Mother’s Day is probably the busiest day of the year for Flower Shops, with the exception of Valentine’s Day. 

I know that my Mother enjoys getting flowers on any occasion or a just because occasion.  So along with the cards I created, I also created 3 vases of flowers; one for my Mom, one for my DD and one for my DIL.  I know that these will last much longer than the fresh ones.

I used a number of the new colours in these flowers and the vases.  Can you guess which ones?

Ok, I used Bermuda Bay, Burnt Brown Sugar, Pistachio Pudding, Strawberry Slush, along with a retiring colour, Baja Breeze and the Designer Series Papers Stack.

The vases are recycled and I used a mixture of white acrylic paint and reinker to give them their colour. Once you have mixed the paint colour to the shade that appeals to you, pour the paint mixture into the vases and swirl and roll to cover the inside of the vase. I found that the acrylic paint should be too thick or it takes quite a bit of time to cover the inside of the vases. 

After the paint adheres to the inside of the vase, turn it upside down to have the excess paint drain out.  Turn the vase right side up and you can let it dry or put it in the oven and set the temperature at 350 degrees and bake for 10 minutes.  Turn the oven off and leave the vase cool down in the oven.  Remove the vase when the oven is cold.  If you remove the vase to soon, it may crack.

Decorate the outside of the vase as you wish.

These flowers and vases would be great to give to anyone at anytime or maybe even give one to yourself.

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Happy Mother’s Day

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Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday, May 12th and it’s a day to celebrate our Mothers and it is also a day to celebrate those that nurture us.  We all do not have Mothers but maybe we have daughters, daughter in laws, sisters, nieces, grandmothers or maybe it’s even the one next door that check up on us to make sure that we are doing ok.

Mother’s Day has been celebrated for centuries throughout the globe, however, the first modern celebrations for Mothers was started in 1908, with formal recognition of the day taking place in 1914.  In the beginning, the celebration was to recognize the Mother of the family and not others.  Hence the spelling of Mother’s Day as opposed to the plural, Mothers’ Day.  However, over the years, the celebration of Mother has expanded to include many.

Gifts for Mother’s Day have centered around flowers especially in North America.  Here in Canada, Mother’s Day flowers are abound as many people start planting their gardens for a summer with colour.

Along with the Mother’s Day card I have to share with you, this card also uses some new products from the Stampin’ Up! 2013/14 Annual catalogue that will be available to start order from on May 31st.  

This card uses the new background stamp, Wildflower Meadows which also has a matching embossing folder.  The embossing folder can be purchased separately.

The flowers and leaves on the stamp were colored using Stampin’ Up! markers, and while it took a bit of time, I am happy with the way the images turned out.

Stamps: Wildflowers Meadow, (c – 129168, w-129165 2013/14 Annual Catalogue), Celebrations (Retired Hostess)

Paper: Whisper White, Burnt Brown Sugar, Gingham Garden DSP

Ink: Rose Red

Accessories: Big Shot, Wildflower Meadow Embossing Folder, Markers: Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearl Jewels, Vanilla Flower Trim

I used a couple of other new products, the Burnt Brown Sugar card stock the the Gingham Gard DSP which is so bright and cheery.

When giving a handcrafted card, sometimes we don’t put a verse on the inside.  However, some find it difficult to find the words to convey the meaning, so a good source for wonderful verses is the internet.  I copy and paste on a piece of card stock and then insert into the inside of the card with adhesive.

This is a verse that I found on the website Verse 4 Cards that permits you to download verses for free. 

For all the times you gently picked me up,
When I fell down,
For all the times you tied my shoes
And tucked me into bed,
Or needed something
But put me first instead.

For everything we shared,
The dreams, the laughter,
And the tears,
I love you with a “Special Love”
That deepens every year.

Happy Mother’s Day

Here is the link to the website: http://www.verses4cards.co.uk/mothers-day-poems.html

Happy Mother’s Day and Happy Stamping.

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There are so many ideas that you can incorporate for the front of the card and then it’s easy to also decorate the inside of the card.  So often we forget about the inside.  So for display purposes, the recipient of the card has the choice to either display the front or the inside.

Flowers are always a favourite gift for Mother’s Day and so why not put them on the front of the card. They will last for a very long time and bring back the memories of the gift and the celebrations of Mother’s Day.  What about Easter?  There is a lily image in this set that would be perfect for an Easter card and then there is the daisy to celebrate Spring.  The possibilities are endless with this stamp set.

Card Front

I used a great technique on this card to make the flowers appear to be delicate and airy.  First the flower images were stamped with Versamark on Sahara Sand and embossed with White Embossing Powder.  After the flowers were cut using the Secret Garden Die Cuts, the petals were painted with Whisper White Craft ink and the Aqua Painter.  You will need to let the craft ink dry but if you are impatient, use your Heat Gun.

Next, using the markers and the Blender Pens to color the petals.  It is fairly easy to shade the petals where the shadows may lie.  Start with the dark colour and then blend out to the middle and end of the petal.

Card Inside

The sweater was cut using the All Dressed Up Framelit and cropping the bottom part of the dress and cutting down the middle and adhering to the dress.  Rhinestones were added for some bling and of course a flower punched with the Itty Bitty Punch Pack and a rhinestone in the middle sets off the full outfit.  Ohhlala!!

Stamps: Secret Garden (c – 129144, w- 129141, p17 2013 Spring Catalogue),

Paper: Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Sahara Sand, Lucky Limeade, Sycamore Street DSP

Ink: Whisper White Craft, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Big Shot, Secret Garden Framelit Dies, Card Base Pop ‘n Cuts , Dress Form Pop ‘n Cuts, Dress Up Framelits, Lattice Bigz Die, Little Leave Sizzlits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder,  Versamark, White Embossing Powder, Markers: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Rhinestones, Blender Pen, Aqua Painter.

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Thanks for stopping by.

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