Mother's Day Card

Recently one of my friends asked me to make her a Mother's Day Card and this is the card I made for her. The design is based from a previous card I made, but I have changed up the colors to make it different. It features patterned paper from the Secret Garden paper pad by Bo Bunny, embossing, lace and paper flowers. The sentiment stamp is by Hero Arts and was stamped onto white cardstock with Rich Razzleberry ink by Stampin' Up!. I think it turned out lovely and I hope her mother loves it. Wishing you a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Challenges entered:

• Aud Sentiments: Feminine + Sentiment
• Cardz 4 Galz: Ribbon or Lace
• Cute Card Thursday: Anything Goes
• Watercooler Wednesday: Feminine Anything Goes

Floral Frame Mom Card

This weekend is Mother's Day and this is the card I made my mom. The Floral Frame stamp and die set is by Taylored Expressions and the flowers were colored with Copic markers. The letters for MOM were cut with my Cricut machine. Picking the colors for this card was the hardest part but I think it turned out pretty. Thanks for stopping by and if you're a mother of a human or a fur baby... I wish you a happy Mother's Day this Sunday.

This Floral Frame Mom Card is entered into the following challenges: Crafting By Designs - Mother's Day, Crafty Creations - Anything Goes, Crafty Gals Corner - Add a Flower, Cute Card Thursday - Flowers and Pause Dream Enjoy - Anything Goes.

Garden Bunny Mother's Day Card

Hello! I hope you're having a lovely and calm Sunday. It's laundry day here at my house, but there is always plenty of time to sneak in some crafting while the washer and dryer do their jobs. This Garden Bunny Mother's Day Card was made with several challenges in mind.

The challenges include:

• Catch The Bug: April Color
• Sketch Saturday: Sketch
• Crafty Friends: All Things Cute
• Suzy Bee's: Anything Goes w/ Lady/Girl Twist

With Mother's Day quickly approaching, I decided to make a few extra cards to give my hubby a choice for his mother. We always have conversations about the rabbits in our yards, so I thought this Garden Bunny image made the perfect choice. Using Very Vanilla cardstock the image was printed, colored with Copic markers and then die cut using a stitched square die by Lil' Inkers. It was then matted to a slightly larger piece of Pear Pizzazz cardstock. The patterned paper on this card is from the Easter Greetings collection by PION Design and was adhered to Perfect Plum cardstock. Using Memento black ink the Happy Mother's Day sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set was stamped onto Very Vanilla cardstock and punched with the word window punch. It was then layered to a punched piece of Perfect Plum using the modern label punch. The final touch was three 4mm Lime Sorbet sequins from Pink Posh. That's it! 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! 

Mother's Day Card with Cats

Happy Wednesday! This afternoon I met my hubby for lunch and then ran a few errands. When I got home I made this Mother's Day Card with Cats using this weeks sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches. I love the sweet stamp from the Mulberry Wood collection by Crafter's Companion, it was colored using Copic markers. The patterned papers are by Pebbles from the Garden Party paper pad. Some twine from The Twinery was added along with a bitty butterfly and Mother's Day sentiment both from Stampin' Up! That pretty much sums it up.

This card is also entered into the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp: Make It Girlie
• Quirky Crafts: Raining Cats and Dogs
• Alphabet Challenge: D is for "Dots"
• Show Us Your Pussies: Furrything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Mother's Day Card with Flowers

Hello and happy Thursday! This morning I created this Mother's Day Card with Flowers to play along in the following challenges:

• Color Throwdown: Colors
• Crafty Gals Corner: Die Cuts or Punches
• Aud Sentiments: Anything Goes

Most of the supplies on this card have been retired and in my stash for at least couple of years, maybe more, with the exception of the new Happy Mother's Day die cut by Impression Obsession. It's a lot of fun to buy new supplies but I have many favorites that I still love to use. The flowers on this card are from the retired Secret Garden stamp set by Stampin' Up! and they were stamped with Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry inks. My go to leaf die is the retired little leaves Sizzlits die and I've used retired designer series paper in Night of Navy. The oval stitched die is from Avery Elle and that's about it. I want to thank you for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Gingham Flower Mother's Day Card

Good day crafty friends! This morning I was up pretty early for me and I decided to remake a Mother's Day card design I originally created in May of 2012. Click here for the original post. For this Gingham Flower Mother's Day Card I used completely different colors and added a butterfly but otherwise kept everything else the same. I love seeing the same card with different colors, it really does change the look. This one is definitely bright and cheerful.

Gingham Flower Mother's Day Card Supplies: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz and Daffodil Delight cardstock from Stampin' Up!, retired Gingham Garden dsp from Stampin' Up!, Fiskars Three Petals corner punch, Blossom punch by Stampin' Up!, Cricut machine, 1" circle punch, 7/8" scallop circle punch, corner rounder, Honeydew twine from The Twinery, Papillon Potpourri stamp set and Bitty Butterfly punch by Stampin' Up!, Mother's Day sentiment stamp by Paper Inspirations, Classic Stampin' Pad in Island Indigo and Crushed Curry, Basic Pearls, Night of Navy Candy Dot and Stampin' Dimensionals.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Clear it Out: Theme- Springtime, Stash- Add a Flower
• Always Playing with Paper: Colours
• Simon Says Stamp: April Shower bring May Flowers
• My Sheri CRAFTS: Mother's Day Flowers

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Mother's Day Card with Lace

Happy Tuesday! It's time for a new challenge at Tuesday Throwdown and this week we want you to add lace to your project. Our lovely sponsor is Ribbon Resource and they generously provided the design team with the lace used on our creations. I've used a beautiful 1" white lace that was really easy to work with and perfect for all kinds of projects. We would love to see your creations with lace this week! You have until mid-day on Monday April 4th to link your creation. Click here to check out the wonderful inspiration from the design team and for all the challenge details.

The patterned paper on this card is one of my new favorites by Bo Bunny called Secret Garden. I paired it with Rich Razzleberry cardstock from Stampin' Up! along with the retired Brocade embossing folder for the white embossed area. The green leaves were die cut using Sour Apple Bazzill cardstock and the paper flowers and polka dot brad are from The Paper Studio. Using the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set by Stampin' Up! the Mother's Day sentiment was stamped using Blackberry Bliss ink. That sums it up. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
• Crafting From The Heart: Anything Goes
• Crazy 4 Challenges: Purple

Floral Thoughts of You Card

Good day crafty friends! I have another card to share with you and this Floral Thoughts of You Card is intended for Mother's Day. I have several cards to make for this occasion because there were several lovely ladies in my life growing up that influenced my life in a positive way. Several years ago I started sending them cards on Mother's Day just to let them know I was thinking about them.

To create this card I decided to use some of my favorite but soon to be retired supplies by Stampin' Up!. The Polka-Dot Pieces stamp set and the Flowerpot dsp work really well together. The only other supplies used were coordinating ink colors, bird builder punch, white twine, a scalloped edgelit die and a retired heart charm. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day.

My Floral Thoughts of You Card is entered into the following challenges:

• SU-Only: Mother's Day
• The Pink Elephant: Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner: Stripes and/or Polka Dots

Watercolor Rose Card

It's getting late but I really wanted to share my latest card with you! This Watercolor Rose Card was made using this weeks Tuesday Morning Sketch. I love the simplicity of the design and the oval focal point. I didn't use a sentiment but I imagine this card will be used for Mother's Day. To watercolor the rose I stamped the Inkadinkado image onto watercolor paper using StazOn Jet Black ink. I used my Aqua Painter brushes by Stampin' Up! with Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Gumball Green and Old Olive classic stampin' pads. The scalloped oval was die cut with a Spellbinders die using Pool Party card stock. I used green and gold Smooch Spritz on light yellow card stock and the punched the elegant butterfly. It added a really nice shimmer and then I added the three small pearls. The baroque patterned paper is from my stash and the polka dot green is from the Epic Day dsp by Stampin' Up!. Well, that about sums it up. Thanks for stopping by!

My Watercolor Rose Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch
• Use Your Stuff: Flowers
• Pause Dream Enjoy: Flowers
• Paper Pretties: Mother's Day/Spring

Gingham Garden Mother's Day Card

Good evening! My May is always really busy, but I found a little time tonight to create this Gingham Garden Mother's Day Card. The Gingham Garden dsp is a sneak peek into the upcoming new Stampin' Up! catalog. I can't wait for the new catalog to be released! It's full of wonderful new products and fun new colours. The Gingham Garden dsp coordinates with the following colours:

• Daffodil Delight
• Island Indigo
• Melon Mambo
• Night of Navy
• Pear Pizzazz
• Whisper White

To create this Mother's Day card I've used this weeks Mojo Monday sketch and combined it with a couple other challenges. 'ABC' Challenges is hosting a fun Tic Tac Toe challenge this week and I picked designer paper, twine, and pink card stock for my card. The Pink Elephant has a Mother's Day challenge and I'm linking this card to the Make It Monday anything goes challenge. Thanks for stopping by!

Gingham Garden Mother's Day Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Night of Navy and Island Indigo card stock and Gingham Garden designer series paper.
• Stamps: Mixed Bunch stamp set and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, Blossom punch, 1" and 3/4" circle punches, Scallop Trim border punch, Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Corner punch, Island Indigo twine, rhinestone basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Floral Mother's Day Card

Hello and Happy Monday!!! My Monday always includes catching up on laundry from the weekend. The one thing that is great about doing laundry on Monday... is it gives me time to play in my craft room. It helps that my washing machine has a very long wash cycle. By they way... have you looked at the calendar lately? It's hard to believe that Mother's Day is only a couple of weeks away. I thought I would take the opportunity to create this Floral Mother's Day Card using this weeks sketch from The Paper Players designed by Ann Schach. Then I used two more challenges as inspiration, 'ABC' Challenges has a Mother's Day theme this week and Paper Playtime has an embossing challenge. I'm also linking this card to the anything goes challenge at Make It Monday. Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic week!!!

Floral Mother's Day Card Supplies*:

• Paper: Very Vanilla, Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, and Gumball Green card stock and Print Poetry dsp paper stack.
• Stamps: Secret Garden Stamp set by Stampin' Up! and Happy Mother's Day sentiment stamp by Hero Arts.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pad in Midnight Muse.
• Other Stuff: Big Shot, Fancy Fan embossing folder, Secret Garden Framelits, Bitty Butterfly punch, pearl basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.

*All supplies by Stampin' Up! unless noted.

Happy Mother's Day Card

Good morning! With Mother's Day quickly approaching I decided to create a card using this weeks color challenge at Sunday Stamps. The colors are So Saffron, Wild Wasabi, and Not Quite Navy all by Stampin' Up!. When creating this Happy Mother's Day Card, I wanted to use the Full Heart Punch because it is very neglected. Using Not Quite Navy ink, I stamped the flower from the Betsy's Blossoms stamp set and then used the heart punch to create my focal image. Of course, it wouldn't be complete without a butterfly, punched using the Bitty Butterfly punch. I added a little bling for some sparkle and did some stitching for detail and that's the story behind this Happy Mother's Day Card. Thanks for stopping by!


Stampin' Up! Supplies:

• Paper: Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, and Wild Wasabi card stock and So Saffron dsp from the Subtles DSP patterns paper stack.
• Stamps: Betsy's Blossoms clear mount stamp set and Itty Bitty Wishes wood mount stamp set.
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in Not Quite Navy and Wild Wasabi.
• Other Stuff: Scallop Trim Border punch, Full Heart punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch, Big Shot, Fancy Fan embossing folder, rhinestone basic jewels, and stampin' dimensionals.

My card is entered into the following challenges:

1. Sunday Stamps: Color
2. Flutter By Wednesday's: Anything Goes using a Butterfly or Fairy

Mother's Day Gingham Floral Card

Well, I thought I was done with Mother's Day cards until my husband requested I make another.  Today I read about the Moxie Fab World Gingham Challenge and I decided to incorporate gingham into my husband's Mother's Day card request so I could participate.  When I started looking through my paper stash I didn't have a lot of gingham to choose from.  Given what I had to work with I'm really happy with the way this card turned out.  If you want to check out other cards entered in the Moxie Fab World Gingham Challenge just click on the link.  Who knows maybe you will decide to enter the challenge.  Have a creative day!

Mother's Day Gingham Floral Card Directions:

1. Make card from cardstock or use ready made card.  Finished size: 4.75" x 6.5".
2. Trim purple cardstock, corner punch all edges (Fiskars decorative corner punch, Three Petals #01-005488), and adhere.
3. Trim patterned paper, measure and mark corners, punch with a 1" circle punch, and adhere.
4. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock, round corners with corner punch, wrap and secure  twine, corner punch and ink edges of gingham paper, layer, and adhere.
5. Cut leaves with Cricut machine, adhere leaves, punch flower layers, adhere layered flower with dimensionals and adhere rhinestone.

Mother's Day Butterfly Card

If you're still looking for inspiration for a handmade Mother's Day card here's one more example.  The layout design for the Mother's Day Butterfly card is pretty simple.  I heat embossed the butterfly stamped image but if you don't have the tools or supplies for that a stamped image works just fine.  If you can't find the perfect stamp you can always use a butterfly dimensional sticker.  Get creative and have fun, your mom will love it!

Supplies used: Recollections black folded card, The Paper Studio patterned paper (Moire Fleur-Floral, item #465005), Recollections patterned paper (Black Small Dots), white cardstock, Core'dinations gemstone cardstock (Rose Quartz, GX-GEM380),  Inkadinkado butterfly rubber stamp  (60-00048), Hero Arts Mother's Day sentiment stamp (C2962), VersaMark watermark stamp pad, Recollections embossing powder in Party Pink, Hero Arts chalk ink in Grass, Offray ribbon, and Recollections rhinestones.

Mother's Day Butterfly Card Directions:

1. Make card from cardstock or use ready made card.  Finished size: 4.5" x 6.25".
2. Trim patterned paper, ink edges, and adhere.
3. Trim polka dot paper strip, ink edges, layer with gemstone cardstock, cut a strip of ribbon and adhere to paper strip, cut a 8" piece of ribbon and tie bow at center of attached ribbon, trim ribbon as needed, and adhere to card. 
4. Stamp butterfly with VersaMark stamp pad, heat emboss, stamp sentiment, ink edges, and adhere.
5. Adhere rhinestones.

Mother's Day Handmade Card

Here is one last Mother's Day Handmade card idea for this year.  In case you've missed my other examples here are links to them:

• Pink Zebra Mother's Day Card
• Stampin' Up! Mother's Day Card
• Handmade Mother's Day Card
• Mother's Day Bird Card

Don't wait!  Get inspired to make a Mother's Day handmade card.

Supplies used: White cardstock, Island Indigo cardstock by Stampin' Up!, Sizzix Texture Boutique, Cuttlebug embossing folder (Perfectly Paisley, 37-1619), Martha Stewart Crafts ink stack (colors used: blue dusk, and stem green), ColorBox pigment stamp pad in Ocean (15201), Inkadinkado paisley rubber stamp (95784), Hero Arts Mother's Day rubber stamp (C2962), classic stampin' pad in Lucky Limeade by Stampin' Up! (122935), Stickles in Crystal by Ranger, Blossom punch by Stampin' Up! (125603), Offray ribbon (sku # 388241), small scissors, and stampin' dimensionals (104430).

Mother's Day Handmade Card Directions:

1. Make card with cardstock or use ready made card.  Finished size: 4" x 5.5".
2. Trim island indigo cardstock slightly smaller than card.  Trim white cardstock slightly smaller and emboss using Sizzix Texture Boutique.
3. Use ink stack and ocean pigment ink to accent raised parts of embossed cardstock.  Wrap with Offray ribbon, layer, and adhere to card. 
4. Stamp paisley image with Lucky Limeade, cut out paisley image, and accent with crystal Stickles, let dry or use heat tool to accelerate dry time.
5. Stamp sentiment, layer, and adhere.
6. Punch blossom, accent with ink, adhere, and adhere paisley cut out with dimesionals.

Stampin' Up! Mother's Day Card

Mother's day is quickly approaching with only two weeks left to make that perfect card.  I found my inspiration from card sketches from Paper Crafts Magazine on Pinterest.  Wherever you find your inspiration your mother is sure to love a handmade card.

Supplies used:  Ivory cardstock, patterned paper by Stampin' Up! (Ice Cream Parlor designer paper and quick accents pack, 122242), sentiment stamp by Paper Inspirations (F10521), Inkadinkado clear stamps (Floral Flourishes, 97633), dye ink pad in Royal Blue by Stampabilities, classic stampin' pad in Lucky Limeade by Stampin' Up!, buttons from the Ice Cream Parlor collection by Stampin' Up! (123612), thread and needle.

Stampin' Up! Mother's Day Card Directions:

1. Make card from cardstock or use ready made card.  Finished size: 5" x 6.25".
2. Trim border piece from quick accents and adhere.
3. Trim patterned paper and adhere.
4. Cut 4.25" circle, trim one edge, stamp flourish, and adhere.
5. Stamp sentiment and adhere.
6. Layer quick accents, stitch button, and adhere.

Source: papercraftsmag.com via PaperCraftsMag on Pinterest

Pink Zebra Mother's Day Card

If your mom is hip and cool and you need a Mother's Day card to reflect that, then you are sure to love this Pink Zebra Mother's Day card.  This design is very simple to duplicate because it doesn't take any special tools or punches to create.  All supplies were purchased from either Hobby Lobby or Michaels.

Supplies used: Recollections black folded card, patterned paper by The Paper Studio (Pink & Black Zebra, #184069 & Texture- Light Pink, #686683), white cardstock, sentiment stamp by Paper Inspirations (#F10521), Colorbox chalk inkpad in Blackbird, Recollections black glitter tape, and glitter flower brad from Spare Parts set by The Paper Studio (#661256).

Pink Zebra Mother's Day Card Directions:

1. Trim patterned paper, ink edges, and adhere to card.
2. Trim white cardstock and pink paper, ink edges (optional), and layer.
3. Stamp sentiment and adhere.
4. Trim glitter tape, cut small hole for flower brad, peel backing off of glitter tape, attach flower brad, and adhere to card.

P.S. This card also makes an awesome birthday design!!!

Mother's Day Bird Card

This card is perfect for a mother who loves birds.  The design is simple but the bird focal point really makes this card special.  The bird punch and stamp set used is from Stampin' Up!  Being a bird lover myself this was one of the first things I purchased from Stampin' Up!  If you decide you must have it click on the link provided to browse their website.

Supplies used:  Tan cardstock, cream cardstock, Random Collection designer paper by Crate Paper (#RD989),   Stampin' Up! Bird  Builder punch  (#117191)  and  Language  of  Friendship  stamp  set   (now discontinued), ColorBox Cat's Eyes dye inkpad (Coffee House collection, colors used: Cookie Dough, Dark Cherry, and Atlantic Blue), ColorBox chalk inkpad in Chestnut Roan, Hero Arts sentiment stamp (#C2962), Cricut machine and Cricut Straight from the Nest Cartridge, Xyron Create-a-Sticker, and Sticky-Doos from The Paper Studio.


Mother's Day Bird Card Directions:

1. Make card from cardstock or use ready made card.  Finished size: 4.75" x 6.5".
2. Trim denim patterned paper, ink edges, and adhere.
3. Trim accent patterned paper 2" x 2.75" each, ink edges, and adhere.
4. Cut out or punch scalloped design, ink edges, stamp and punch bird pieces, use Xyron create-a-sticker on bird pieces.
5. Position the branch and adhere, stamp bird feet, and adhere bird body.
6. Stamp sentiment, ink edges, and adhere with sticky-doos or foam tape.

Handmade Mother's Day Card

Mother's Day is Sunday May 13, 2012.  This gives us one month to create the perfect handmade Mother's Day card.  The rose is a wonderful symbol to do just that.  I love how a rubber stamp and a few markers can turn a stamped image into a work of art. 

Supplies used: Recollections pink folded card, Madeline Collection patterned paper by Prima Marketing, white cardstock, aqua cardstock, Cricut machine, Straight from the Nest Cricut cartridge, Inkadinkado rose stamp (#90575), Hero Arts sentiment stamp (#C2962), Craft Smart dye ink pad, Copic Markers (Dark Pink RV34, Rose Mist R83, Sea Green G12), and Recollections rhinestones.

 Handmade Mother's Day card Directions:

1. Trim and adhere patterned paper.
2.  Cut a 3.5" background design with Cricut machine, or use a die cut shape or punch of your choice.
3. Stamp and color image, ink edges with marker, layer, and adhere.
4. Stamp sentiment, ink edges with marker, layer, and adhere.
5. Adhere rhinestones.