Greatest Mom!

Yes it's another Mother's Day card! I can't help myself! and when there are numerous challenges asking me to do them, how can I resist! I really tried to push through on this one and use accents, cuts, and colors that I normally would not. Of course I spiced it up with things I do normally use but that's ok too!

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #12 and Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #57 both asked for Mother's Day cards. Scrappy Moms Stamps Terrific Tuesday Challenge wanted us to use the Paisley cartridge. and finally Paper Sundaes Challenge #66 was a sundae bar where the toppings were sparkle, pearls, die cuts and/or the color yellow!

To start out I do not have the Paisley cartridge but I did remember seeing a paisley cut in Stretch Your Imagination so I decided to use that. and to be honest, I've always just passed by that cut, never thinking I'd actually use it. and I think it really added a neat dimension to the card! again, cuts and colors completely out of my comfort zone! To satisfy the Paper Sundaes Challenge I used sparkly paper, the paisley die cut and obviously yellow. I'm kinda sad I don't own any pearls! I would have LOVED to use them! I put some stickles in the holes of the paisley cuts, used the Victorian Photo Punch for the corners and the ribbon is from Celebrate It. I love how the purple just pops on the card! Thanks for looking!

Mother's Day!

I'm having so much fun making these Mother's Day cards! It's only 2 weeks away!!! I made this card tonight for a few challenges. The first is Peachy Keen Stamps Let's Face it Friday Challenge #13 which was to create a Mother's Day Card using Peachy Keen Faces! Cricut Cardz Challenge #71 was also to create a Mother's Day project. And finally More Than Favors CCCC #14 was to create a project using the Indie Art project. Here's my latest Mother's Day card.

I am getting more familiar with my gypsy. I used Indie Art for the flowers and Stretch Your Imagination for the flower pot. The flower pot is the layer part of the image. I used the hide feature on my gypsy to hide the flower so I could weld the shadows of the flowers to the pot. I added some Peachy Keen Everyday Character Faces to the flowers and used the ek success Victorian Photo Corner punch. The sentiment is computer generated. The tag is from Gypsy Wanderings. I added some eyelets from Making Memories and a little ribbon. I have to admit it started out not really being my favorite card but I think it's growing on me :)

Some more moms day cards

I just had to post these because I think they are gorgeous! I love taking a card that I've done before and just changing the colors around a little to see what I can come up with (that and I have about a half dozen friends asking for Mother's Day cards!) Anyway these cards are very similar to the previous MOM ones. I just used different colors, flowers and models. All of the models are from Forever Young.

Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge 49

Wow this card got the best of me! I think I was trying too hard to do it the way I initially envisioned AND to include Peachy Keen Stamps. Problem is I only have 1 set of those fabulous stamps! So I came to the conclusion that I cannot have both. So I went with the card design that first popped in my head w/o stamps. Here is the sketch we were to follow for the Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge 49.

and here was my take on it :)



LOOK OUT! I found the glitter at the craft store! I am totally in love with this card! I love the sparkle! I love the colors (maybe I should try to break away from pink and brown though!) It may have taken me a few days but I am completely satisfied with the final product!

Here are the details!
I made the card 4x9 so it would fit in a standard business envelope. The girl is from Forever Young (I seem to always revert back to this cartridge when I think Mother's Day). The MOM is from George and Basic Shapes so I could get the shadow layer. I used Glossy Accents and sprinkled Martha Stewart Coarse Glitter on the top layer. The flowers are from Imaginisce. I added some hemp cording and a button to fill in the void on the end. The picture really doesn't do it justice. This card has some sparkle!!! My new favorite I think!

A Forever Young Mother's Day

I'm having so much fun making Mother's Day cards! No matter which challenge I try to enter, I find myself making a Mother's Day card to fit it. Same holds true for Paper Sundaes #62 which was a photo inspiration challenge and Two Scraptastic Gals CCCC #11 which was to use the Forever Young cartridge. Oh my gosh this is one of my absolute favorite cartridges! I love each sassy little model and the flowers are gorgeous and so easy to work with. This time I found myself working around this sentiment I found in my stash (I have absolutely no idea where it is from). Here is what I created.



I used Forever Young for both the model and the flower. I welded their shadows together using the gypsy, then just layered the card stock. The model is cut at 4 inches and the flower at 2.5. I used some scrap paper I had lying around, added some ribbon to the center and hung the sentiment with a brad. I tied a bunch of cording that I had around the flower too. I also used Glossy Accents on the LOVE part of the sentiment. Not sure how it came out in the picture. Thanks!!

Spring Mothers Day

I am literally on a mission this weekend! I made a list of certain challenges I wanted to do and have been checking them off! I've also really been in a Mother's Day mood lately. So I combined that with the Cricut Cardz Challenge #67, to make a spring project using only the colors pink, green and white!



I first stamped the background using Hero Arts Real Pine stamp in a pink ink. I cut the flowers from Sweethearts, layered them and tied ribbon around them. The sentiment is computer generated. This is a pretty basic card but I think it's so bright and cheery!

Embossing 101

The title should say it all! I'm fairly new to the world of embossing and learning more each day. I've been trying to add it to my creations here and there to give them a little more flare and dimension. Today's card is no exception. I saw this quote on numerous cards, layouts, and in magazines and couldn't wait until Mother's Day to use it. So here we have an early Mother's Day Card! I absolutely LOVE how it turned out, glittery, sparkly, elegant, really just how I envisioned! So I've decided to enter it in the Paper Sundaes Challenge #61-Embossing and Amber's Crafts and Stuff Challenge #1 Stashbuster/Anything Goes.



I embossed the background with D'vine Swirl and since I'm not completely familiar with embossing powders and inks, I decided to stickle the entire thing! Probably not the most time or cost effective but I think it worked :) The frame is from Sports Mania of all cartridges and I used the Recollections border punch. The quote is computer generated, matted and pop-dotted. I added the bow and some doodling to finish it off.