It's Your Day, Mom!

Happy Mother's Day! In honor of Mother's Day, I've got a Mom card to share with you.

I did some heavy distressing with my Distrezz-It-All, sandpaper, a rasp, ink, and water. I love distressing!!! All the dp, including the smaller rectangle with the text on it, came from an old K&Co. paper pad. I was following Color Throwdown's current color challenge and needed a rose color, and didn't have anything that was just right, so I went with the closest color, embossed it, sanded over that, then inked over it. The main sentiment is a Flourishes' stamp. The black matting behind it is a Splendid Circles die cut. I love that with the circle die cut inside and the black edges crimped up, it looks like a bottle cap. Neat! ;)

On the inside, I stamped one of the rose images from Flourishes Sweet Nature stamp set, by stamping off once first. I didn't worry about getting all the excess ink off, as I think the darker areas add to the distressed look. I decided not to put a sentiment inside yet, as I think would work for several "Mom" occasions.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a crafty week!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Mojo Monday #292 (MOJO 292)
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #219 (Black Accents--I used black & white twine, black matting, and a black flag)
Color Throwdown #241 (CTD241)

~Hugs,

 

Stamps: Sweet Nature, Tiny Flowers & Tags (Flourishes)
Paper: Life's Journey (K&Co)
Ink: Distress; Versafine; Versamark; Copics
Dies: Splendid Circles, Labels 14, Std. Circles Lg (Spellbinders); Banner Stacklets 1 (Taylored Expressions)
Accessories: Parisian Edger (EKSuccess); Corner Chomper; Decorative Tile embossing folder (Cuttlebug); sandpaper for distressing; embossing powder (Ranger & Adirondack); twine (The Twinery); pearls; brads; sewing thread; Distrezz-It-All; mini staples
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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Sunny Hello

I've got a card today that uses one of the images I've recently colored since my Copic classes. See if you can spot the blooper I made on this card. I'll tell you what it is at the end of the post. ;)

I've had that cute Elisabeth Bell stamp for awhile, but have been too intimidated to color it until now. I can see areas that could have been colored better, but all-in-all, I like how it turned out.  The yellow pearls in the corners are made with a Pearl Pen.

You can see the layers a little better in this photo. I lifted the image layer with layers of crimped cs, and popped the "sun" up with a foam dot. 

The inside is blank for plenty of room for personalization.

Did you spot the blooper? Well, the little girl is facing the yellow "sun" die cut, but the shadow under the umbrella would have been cast with the sun a little bit behind her right shoulder. Nit-picky, I know, but ever since my Copic classes, I'm more aware of things like that. C'est la vie, right! :) 

A BIG Happy Mother's Day to all you beautiful mothers out there! 

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday #258
ColourQ Challenge #188
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday #219 (Black Accents--I used black matting)

~Hugs,

Stamps: April Showers (Elisabeth Bell Designs); Sunny Days (Verve); April Showers (Flourishes)
Paper: Tangerine (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Copics; Distress; Memento; Versafine; white gel pen
Dies: Classic Squares Lg & Sm, Peony (Spellbinders); Dainty Lace Border (MFT Die-namics)
Accessories: Pearl Pen; sewing thread; foam dots
Size: 5.5" sq.

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A Letter

I've been busy for the past several days making fabric covered boxes for my daughter's birthday party, and I finally finished late this afternoon, so I had to rush to get a card made for Flourishes Colorful Creations Challenge. I hope I'm in time!

I'm entering this in the Flourishes Colorful Creations Challenge, if I'm not too late ;) (FLLCMay13)

Thanks for stopping by and have a fab weekend.

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Stamps: From the Desk Of (Flourishes)
Paper: Kraft; Shine (Design House Digital-Karen Funk) 
Ink: Distress; Versamark
Dies: Labels 3, Creative Page Tabs (Spellbinders); Classic Bookplate Template (Tailor-Made Dies-Spellbinders for Flourishes)
Accessories: Ribbon; Prismacolor pencils; Gamsol; rhinestones; Copic marker; pins; beads; sewing thread; white embossing powder
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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Mother

Hi there! I've seen several pretty cards lately that have lots of patterned dp layers, so I thought I'd give it a try with the Viva la Verve April 2013 Week 4 sketch and {PIN}spirational Challenge #55 inspiration photo.

Isn't that inspiration photo adorable! :)

All the patterned papers have white ink sponged along the edges, I did some sewing, and added a couple of trims. The word "Mother" was heat embossed with white.

The sentiment on the inside was created in Word, printed on a transparency, and rubbed onto the cs, and I did some doodling with a red Sharpie and a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the weekend!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Viva la Verve April 2013 Week 3 Sketch Challenge (VLVApr2013)
Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #71 (RRR71): Sparkle, Bling, and Ribbon
(Pin)spirational Challenge #55

 

Stamps: Mother (Studio 112); inside sentiment created in Word
Paper: For Her (My Mind's Eye); Vintage Damask Digital Paper (Print Candee)
Ink: Distress; Colorbox; Sharpie marker; white gel pen
Dies: A2 Matting Basics A & B, Ribbon Banners, Labels 18 (Spellbinders); Ribbon Banner Die, Classic Label Die (Verve); Banner Stacklets 1 (Taylored Expressions)
Accessories: White embossing powder (Zing); pompom trim (Fancy Pants Designs); lace; twine (The Twinery); rhinestones; buttons; Stickles; sewing thread; foam dots
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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Serve the Lord

Hi there! My friend, Lori, gave me some beautiful napkins a few weeks ago, and I used one of them to make this card. It's sealed with Sparkle Mod Podge. It was a lot easier than I thought, and I love the look.

The blue pearls on the left side were made with a Pearl Pen.

The color is more accurate in this pic, and the big jewel is much more sparkly in real life. :) See all that sparkle on the napkin!

A lot is going on on the front of the card, so I left the inside simple.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge #152 (ODBDSLC152): Needle It! (Piercing)--   [UPDATE: ODBD Shining the Light Challenge Award Winner!]
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Happy Mail (a "just because" card)
Really Reasonable Ribbon #71 (RRR71): Sparkle, Bling, and Ribbon
Tuesday Morning Sketches #196 (TMS196)
Color Throwdown #240 (CTD240)

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Stamps: Serve the Lord (Our Daily Bread)
Paper: Paper Napkin
Ink: Memento; Distress
Dies: Classic Rectangles Lg, Labels 25 (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Textile Texture embossing folder, Decorative Tile embossing folder (Cuttlebug); sparkle jewel; Pearl Pen; paper piercing tool; Mod Podge; Sparkle Mod Podge

Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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