Do you have a special lady in your life that is like a Mother to you? This stunning card creation is for her!
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and we have been sharing many beautiful card ideas here on the blog. Today’s card is no exception. Marla has created a special card for Mother’s Day celebrating those guiding lights in our lives that have been like a second mother to us, but…is not our birth mama. We adore the dimension of her florals and that soft stamped background on the pastel purple. It’s such a beautiful card that can be used for so many occasions, but today, we are making it with those other-mamas in mind. Let’s get crafting.
- Die cut a piece of lavender cardstock using our 5141D Nested Rectangle Scallop w/Holes die.
- Stamp in two corners using our 37004 Sketch Flower Stamp and Orchid ink.
- Cut a 1 1/2″ x 4.75″ strip of pattern paper. Marla used a beautiful floral piece from our Welcome Spring Paper Pad.
- Add a detailed edge to the strip of pattern paper with one of our 5807-02D Floral Edge Cut dies.
- Wrap the strip around the center of the lavender cardstock
- Add foam tape to the back of the panel.
- Attach the finished panel to a 4.25″ x 5.5″ top folding card base.
- Create two ink smooshed panels by adding ink mixed with water to your work surface. Ink one panel using white watercolor cardstock and our Melon and Juniper inks . Ink the second panel using white watercolor cardstock and our Lavendar and Orchid inks. Smoosh the panels into the ink and water mixture until you achieve the desired coverage.
- Die cut the flowers several times using our 5811-02D Whisper Blossom die and the inked cardstock.
- Add splatters to the petals using Dr. PH Martins No Bleed paint and our Orchid Ink and water.
- Assemble the flowers using two of each size and offsetting each layer.
- Add detailed shading to the leaves using an alcohol marker.
- Finally stamp your sentiment using our Orchid ink and our 37008 Beautiful Day stamp.
- Use the coordinating die to cut out the stamped sentiment and two additional times.
- Adhere all three layers for dimension
- Adhere the flowers and sentiment to the layered card base.