How to Make a Sweet Spring Mothers Day Bicycle Card

Roll into Mother’s Day with the sweetest floral Bicycle card and bring those delicate details to life with this handmade card creation!

Today’s card is from our designer, Maurilia, who is bringing us a fresh and sweet mother’s day card using our Bicycle Die. Maurilia said, “This card is inspired from our summer bike rides in our neighborhood.” We love how this card turned out, and adore the soft color palette she used, bringing all those sweet spring vibes.

Die cut a bicycle from yellow cardstock from 2205 Abundant Bouquet 6×6 Paper Pad using 5209-01D Bicycle die. Die cut seat, basket twice, bike handle and circles from kraft cardstock. Die cut tires and kickstand from black and inner wheels from white cardstock. Adhere all bicycle elements to create a bicycle. For stability die cut bike frame from kraft cardstock and adhere to back of bicycle.
Die cut flowers from yellow, purple and white cardstock using 5811-03D Sunlit Blossoms. Die cut leaves from green cardstock using 5709-05D Spring Greenery #4. Arrange and adhere the leaves and flowers to each basket. Adhere each basket to the bicycle, one in the front of handlebars and the other behind the seat.
Cut a 4 1/2 inch wide panel by 2 inch high floral cardstock from 2403 Botanical Daydreams 6×9 Paper Pad, coming soon. Cut a 4 1/2 inch wide by 1 inch of green cardstock from the same paper pad. Also die cut grass from green cardstock using 5210-02D Grass #2.
Assemble the scenic panel onto white cardstock beginning by adhering the floral panel to the bottom. Apply green panel above floral print. Die cut twice a scalloped edge using 5218D Rectangle Combo #3 OPC. Cut the longest side of scallop trim and adhere additional trim together for stability. Adhere this trim in between the green and floral panels. Adhere grass die cuts onto green panel.
Stamp Mother’s Day greeting on top left hand corner using 3417 Mother’s Day Set Stamp in black ink.
Adhere bicycle below sentiment.
Complete card by making a frame. Use yellow cardstock from 2205 Abundant Bouquet 6×6 Paper Pad to cut panel the same size as your folded card. Die cut a window using the second biggest frame from 5003D Classic Nested Rectangles to create a yellow frame. For stability, die cut another frame from white card stock and adhere to the back of yellow frame. Add foam tape to the back of the frame for dimension. Adhere frame to your folded card.