So Very Grateful Mother's Day

Here’s another one of my favorite stamp sets, So Very Grateful, which yes, has also been retired. It’s such a cute set, and another great one for watercoloring. I did notice in the hostess section of the new 2014-15 SU catalog that there is a similar set called I Like You.

I had fun creating my own curved digital sentiment using a cute Google font called "Butterfly Kids" that looks like handwriting. I stamped my floral image using Stazon black and watercolored the flowers and leaves onto Whisper White CS and fussy-cut them, so that they could be dimensionalled onto the card front. I used my blender pen and reinkers for coloring, using Crisp Cantaloupe and Pool Party for the flowers, Pistachio Pudding for the leaves and Summer Starfruit for floral centers.

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SUPPLIES:

PAPER: Whisper White CS, Strawberry Slush CS

INK: Black Stazon, Crisp Cantaloupe, Pool Party, Pistachio Pudding, Summer Starfruit

SS: So Very Grateful, digital sentiment

PUNCHES: Scallop Edge

ACCESSORIES: Blender pen, jewels-rhinestones

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Tea for Two Mother's Day

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(there's too many fun promos to list them all here)

May is a month of birthdays along with Mother's Day for us. I've been trying to get a head start on some of these upcoming cards now and because the new catalog is just around the corner, I want to try and make want these cards from the supplies I have on hand...kind of my last "wahoo" with the 2012-13 supplies.

I punched filter paper colored with Calypso Coral reinker and alcohol, to create the paper flower embellishment.

Supplies:

CS: Whisper White, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, Tea for Two DSP (129311), Filter Paper (129393)

INK: Calypso Coral reinker, Basic Black

SS: Teeny Tiny Wishes

BIG SHOT:Fancy Fan EB Folder (127751), Little Leaves sizzlit (114511), Itty Bitty Banners framelit (129267), Large Scallop edgelit (127019), Delicate Designs EB Folder (127023)
PUNCHES: Blossom (125603), Boho Blossoms (119858)

ACCESSORIES: Rhinestone Jewels (119246)

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Mother's Day Card Share

I hope that all you mom's out there had a great Mother's Day. Ours was a bargain deal Mother's Day, but there was no economizing on the fun, food and time spent with family. What's a bargain Mother's Day, you're asking? Well, Starbuck's had all their Frap's at 1/2-price from 3-5 pm, Friday through Sunday, so we got in on that deal around 3 pm. Then if you had a coupon (which Adriel had), Pei Wei's was offering a free Mom's entree for Mother's Day, so we headed over there for dinner. Yum, yum!

And here's the beautiful Mother's Day card Adriel created for me. The DSP is retired from several years ago, I loved this paper...loved the colors and patterns. She white embossed the Medallion stamp onto the DSP...I think it looks like a doilie. Pretty cute, don't you think? She also used the Four Frames stampset and Decorative Label punch. I'm not sure how she made the flowers...I think they're one of our Big Shot flower dies, but I haven't verified that fact yet. I love the sponging and distressed look...Great job, Adriel. I love it!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting. Hope that you've had a great start to your week!

A Pocket Photo Brag Book

From Heidi...One of the ladies that came to our SAS last month generously shared this Pocket Card pattern with me, and I really enjoyed creating this little book based on the pattern. Thank you, Susan! I changed the dimensions a little, so that I could include a gift card holder in one of the pockets. The basic pattern dimensions are: 5-1/4" x 10-1/4", scored at 4, 8, 8-1/4". My finished dimensions are 4-1/8"x5-1/4" and fits inside an A2 envelope.

Instead of using an envelope for the inside pockets, I made my own using DS paper. I created this as a Mother's Day Photo Brag-Gift Card Holder Book (whew! that's a mouthful). I printed the inside greeting and then snailed it into the inside flap of the card. This would make a great gift for someone...with little pictures included in the photo card envelope and then a gift card in the other envelope. What a fun project! This will be a fun thing to do at one of our Stamp Club/Project Classes. Thanks for looking.

Cardstock and Ink: Pacific Point, Barely Banana, Rose Red, Old Olive, Whisper White, Basic Black

DS paper

Stamp Set: Little Pieces; Seeing Spots; Yummy; All Scallops (I also used a non-SU acrylic stamp set for the belly band)

Accessories: Punches - Scallop Edge, Tab, various circle punches; Old Olive ribbon, rivets, brad