Mother's Love/Watercolor Thank You April Play Day Project!

This was a project we made at April Play Day.  Although we were using Mother's Love stamp set, not everyone needs a Mother's Day card, so I designed the project to use the same cardstock pieces slightly different so everyone could have a usable card to take home.  Here is the Mother's Day card:

The inside of the Mother's Day card looks like this:

To make this card a non-Mother's Day card, I used the Watercolor Thank You stamp.  This is what I came up with:

Pretty awesome, right?  And the inside looks like this:

Here is my recipe for these cards:

STAMPS:  Mother's Love, Watercolor Thank You

CARDSTOCK:
     Lost Lagoon:  4-1/4 x 11, scored at 5-1/2
     Mossy Meadow:  4 x 5-1/4
     Whisper White:  3-7/8 x 5-1/8
     Flowerpot DSP:  1-1/4 x 3-7/8
     INSIDE:
          Mossy Meadow:  3-3/4 x 5
          Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8
     SCRAPS:  Whisper White

INK:  Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Real Red

ACCESSORIES:  Oval Framelits, Big Shot, Mossy Meadow Cotton Ribbon, Pearls, Magnetic Platform, Sponge, Paper Snips, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Pearls

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy stamping,
Linda

Mother's Love Clear Stamp Set

$30.95

Watercolor Thank You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

$8.95

Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

$8.50

Flower Pot Designer Series Paper

$10.95

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Ovals Collection Framelits Die

$26.95

Big Shot

$99.95

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

$39.95

Mossy Meadow 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon

$8.95

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

$4.95

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Paper Snips

$9.95

Glue Dots

$4.95

Stampin' Dimensionals

$3.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

Window Lattice Card

The card I am sharing with you today is one of our April Play Day projects.  I saw a card made by Brenda Weidman on Stampin Connection (her blog is http://canadianinkoutsidethebox.blogspot.com) and knew I had to copy it.  I didn't have the same stamp sets, so mine is a bit different!  Here is the picture:

Here is my recipe:

STAMPS:  Pocket Silhouettes, Vintage Vogue, Charming, Well Scripted (retired)

CARDSTOCK:
     Whisper White:  5-1/2 X 8-1/2, scored at 4-1/4
     Bashful Blue:  3-1/2 x 3-1/2
     Whisper White:  4-1/4 x 5-1/2 (to cut lattice from)
     Whisper White:  3-5/8 x 4-7/8
     Wild Wasabi:  3-3/4 x 5
     Scraps:  Whisper White, Wild Wasabi

INK:  Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango

ACCESSORIES:  Daffodil Delight brads, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Lattice Die, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Sponge, Glue Stick

Thanks for looking!

Happy stampin and scrappin,
Linda

April Play Day Cards

For our April Play Day, we made cards for the ladies in our lives, Mothers, Sisters, and Friends!  Here are our projects:

PROJECT ONE:

This card was greatly inspired by a beautiful card by abstampin on Splitcoast Stampers.  My recipe is:

STAMPS:  Heard from the Heart, On Your Birthday
PAPER:  So Saffron, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla, Razzleberry Lemonade DS Paper
INK:  Melon Mambo
ACCESSORIES:  Build-a-Brad, Scallop Edge Punch, Sticky Strip, Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Big Shot, 1/2" and 1-1/4" Circle Punches

PROJECT TWO:

This Post-it-Note Holder is a perfect little gift for that special friend, Mother or Sister!

STAMPS:  Tiny Tags
PAPER:  Tea Party DS Paper, Whisper White Cardstock
INK:  Pretty in Pink
ACCESSORIES:  Coaster, Post-it Note Pad, Binder Clip, Corner Rounder Punch, Tombo Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Medium Jewelry Tag Punch, 1/16" Circle Punch, Linen Thread, Very Vanilla 1/4" Grograin Ribbon

PROJECT THREE:

Project Three was a Swing or Flip Flop Card, which we made as a Mother's Day Card.  I really liked the way that this project turned out!  The flowers were stamped twice, watercolored, cut out, and popped up with dimensionals.  Here is the other side of it:

I think the double sided card is extra neat, and I love the way that it stands up!  I followed the excellent tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers to make this card.  My recipe for this card is:

STAMPS:  Blooming Beautiful, Teeny Tiny Wishes
PAPER:  Bashful Blue, Kraft, Watercolor, Bashful Blue DS Paper
INK:  Black Stazon, Watercolor Crayons
ACCESSORIES:  Aqua Painter, 1/4 inch Bashful Blue Grograin Ribbon, Dimensionals
SIZES OF PAPER:  Bashful Blue 5-1/2 x 6-3/4, Kraft 2-7/8 x 3-7/8 (2 pieces), Watercolor 2-3/4 x 3-3/4 (2 pieces), scrap Watercolor, Bashful Blue DS Paper (4 each of each size) 1-1/16 x 1-1/4, 1-1/16 x 2-9/16, 1-1/8 x 4-1/8

PROJECT FOUR:

We also made the Awash with Flowers card shown in my Milwaukee Swap card post.  It is the one with the scallop circle on the front!

This was a fun month, and I really liked the projects!

Thanks for looking!
Linda

Monday Morning!

This is the Mother's Day card I made for our Mother's last week. I used Stampin Up's BLOOMING WITH LOVE stamp set, Bella Rose DS paper, and Riding Hood Red and Kiwi Kiss cardstock. I was very pleased with the way it turned out. I am still experimenting with watercolors; my favorite technique is to use reinkers and my aqua painter.

My son, Brian, helped me set up this blog while he visited for Mother's Day. I am not a computer genius, but my kids know a lot, so I call them when I get into trouble!!! It was great to have both of my children here for Mother's Day. Brian, Kim and Jeremy fixed a fabulous lunch of grilled pizza (three kinds--tomato and fresh mozzerella cheese, pear with walnut, and chicken sausage with apple), grilled fresh veggies, and chocolate eclair cake for dessert. Thanks, guys! You are the greatest!