Sunday, May 8, 2016

Happy Mother's Day!

Good morning and happy mother's day to all the mothers out there! I have a couple of Mother's Day cards to share today. My first card was inspired by the photo inspiration at The Card Concept:
I was also inspired by the card sketch at Paper Issues:

Here's what I came up with. I have had the lilac stamp for some time, but I don't know if I have used it. I always feel like it is a little small, but I found that if I stamped it multiple times, I could make it a better size. I drew the stems with a Distress Marker. I went for a clean and layered style and used stamps, paper, and an embossing folder to create texture and interest.

Next up is a card using the current sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch:

I was also inspired to use my Cricut by the current challenge at Bitten by the Bug, which is to use a bouquet/vase cut. I used the tulip and vase cuts from the "Walk In My Garden" cartridge. I cut the vase from glossy cardstock and then colored it using alcohol inks. For the background of my card, I used a background stamp and a similar ink color to create a tone on tone pattern. I used some gold spray ink for the splatters.


6 comments:

  1. Stamping the lilacs multiple times is a great idea to get a bigger, fuller image!

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  2. I love the coloring on your base and how you created the spatters on the background. Thanks for joining us at BBTB2.

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  3. Fun cards, the lilacs look gorgeous! and gorgeous take on the second card as well, thanks for joining us at the Card Concept.

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  4. Very pretty cards! Thanks for joining us at the Card Concept!

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  5. Pretty cards! Great take on the sketch!

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  6. Beautiful cards. They were certainly made with lots of love. Thanks for joining us at bbtb2 and hope your Mother's Day was great

    Maureen

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