Tea Together Mothers' Day Card

A sweet Mothers' Day card using the Tea Together stamp set and coordinating dies

This card is for my Mother-in-Law - here in Australia we celebrate Mothers' Day on the 2nd Sunday in May.

I'm not sure how celebratory she'll be feeling, or even how we can best celebrate but this is a start.  In the last month she buried her first born child  (and only daughter) and turned 90 two days later during an Easter spent in lockdown.

Despite the emotional devastation, she's soldiering on and constantly expressing her love and gratitude to the family.

Since she has very little sight left to her, I always try to make her cards texturally interesting.  So the white layer is embossed with the Coastal Weave 3D Embossing folder and the cup is embossed with the retiring Country Floral embossing folder - I then coloured and cut out the cup and attached it to the saucer with some Mini Dimensionals.

I coloured the white Flax Ribbon by dipping it into a little bit of water dyed with several drops of Melon Mambo reinker and waited for it to dry before attaching to the card.

I shortened the length of the Stitched Label die by using this method.

The rose was stamped onto Crushed Curry card with Memon Mambo ink and then coloured with watercolour pencils and an aqua painter before cutting out with the coordinating die.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All available for purchase in my online store

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set

$38.00

Tea Time Dies

$37.00

Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder

$16.00

Country Floral 3D Embossing Folder

$16.00

Watercolor Pencils

$27.75

Aqua Painters

$20.00

Card Stock A4 Crushed Curry

$15.25

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

$6.00

Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Flax Ribbon

$12.25

Let It Ride - Galloping Horse

There are a few people in my life who love horses and so I felt compelled to purchase this stamp set when I saw it!  This card will be for one of my nieces.

Let It Ride stamp set in the 2019 Occasions Catalogue

I coloured this piece with watercolour pencils and an Aquapainter and layered it onto my card with Tranquil Tide cardstock and Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - All supplies available for purchase in my online Store

Let It Ride Cling Stamp Set

$42.00

Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper

$47.00

Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock

$14.75

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Watercolor Pencils

$27.75

Aqua Painters

$20.00

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

$58.00

Jet Black Stazon Ink Pad

$15.75

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Carousel Birthday Twist & Pop

I love the Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper and have been guilty of storing it rather than using it: #loveitchopit !!   I also had a spare Twist & Pop card left over from demonstrating at our last card-making gathering.

The ferris wheel image is echoed in the background paper

The image and greeting are stamped with Basic Black ink onto Very Vanilla card.  I added some sponging with Soft Sky ink as well as some edging with Basic Black ink.  I partially cut the ferris wheel with a Layering Circle die (using the Out of the Box technique to preserve the cupcakes) and adhered it to a larger Soft Sky circle that I'd edged with black ink. 

I stamped, coloured and cut more cupcakes and popped them into position with little pieces of Foam Adhesive.

The dimension on the cupcakes and the greeting can be seen from the side

There are many great tutorials available for this clever fun fold

I decorated the inside of the card with more of the Cupcakes & Carousels paper as well as some Bermuda Bay layers on the four central panels.

I stamped the horse four times with Basic Black ink on Very Vanilla card, coloured them with Watercolour Pencils and an Aqua Painter and then cut them out.  I did give the poles, the manes and tails a base coat with a Soft Sky Stampin' Write Marker before adding a little shading with the Bermuda Bay Watercolor Pencil.

I stuck them to the panels at different heights to (hopefully) give the impression of the horses going up and down on a carousel.

The horses are grey with pale blue manes & tails.  The colours for their livery are taken from the paper

I stamped the tents with Basic Black ink onto the patterned paper and then again onto Soft Sky card.  I cut around the Soft Sky tents and glued them into position.

The area of writing a greeting is a piece of Very Vanilla card, cut with one of the Lots of Labels dies and edged with Basic Black ink.

The horses are at different levels to give the appearance of a carousel

 
Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - To visit my online store, click on one of the product images below (Australian Residents only)

Carousel Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142832]

Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

[142744]

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

[141705]

Lots Of Labels Framelits Dies

[138281]

Neutrals 12" X 12" Card Stock

[131187]

Card Stock A4 Soft Sky

[131292]

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

[131286]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

[131181]

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

Foam Adhesive Strips

[141825]

Stampin' Trimmer

[129722]

Fast Fuse Adhesive

[129026]

Aqua Painters

[103954]

Touches of Texture Flap Card

This card is entered into the Crazy Crafters Project Highlights this week.  Click here to take a look at all the amazing cards and vote for your favourites! 



On Wednesday I shared this card and promised to share another card today that is similar ... but different.  Well, here it is.

The front flap is raised with the tassel

I stamped the flower with Smoky Slate ink onto Smoky Slate card, which gives a softer, more subtle effect.  I used the same three Stampin' Up Watercolour Pencils (Basic Gray, Basic Black and Whisper White) but in a  looser more sketchy way.

At the beginning of the process.  I had deepened the colour of the stem and defined the leaves a bit.

To raise the flap on the card, I added some layers of Very Vanilla cardstock and Cupcakes & Carousels paper cut with oval Stitched Framelits.  I cut two from the patterned paper and sandwiched the tassel between them with pieces of Foam Adhesive.

Since I added a tiny pearl to the centre of the sequin on the bow, I also added some tiny pearls to the centre of the flower to tie things together a bit.

At the last moment, I decided that I wasn't happy with the marriage of the Smoky Slate floral piece with the warmer tones of the Cupcakes & Carousels paper and embellishments! So I picked up the Daffodil Delight pencil and added a few strokes to the flower and a light smudging to the background to warm it up a bit.  I'm still kicking myself but I do think it helped.

You may be asking yourself - so what's under the flap? This is ....

A little bit more stamping under the flap

A piece of Very Vanilla cardstock simply stamped with Basic Black ink and lightly coloured with a Basic Gray Watercolour Pencil.  The sequins in the corners match the one on the front of the card.

Some matching flowers appear inside the card, this time stamped in Basic Gray ink for a softer look.

Thank you for visiting today.  Do take a look at all the great cards in the Project Highlights!
'Til next time!
Stephanie


Product List - To visit my online store, click on a product image below (Australian Residents only)

Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143251]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

[142744]

Urban Underground Specialty Designer Series Paper

[142783]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

[106550]

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Cupcakes & Carousels Embellishment Kit

[142767]

Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119247]