Hello everyone and thank you for stopping by,
This year
feels like it’s just rolling away. I can’t
believe it’s May already and time for another super fantastic bragging rights
challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu. This
month’s challenge is near dear to us all because we celebrate our amazing Mothers. Whether your mom is still here or gone on and
hopefully at peace, it’s always a great opportunity to show how much our moms
are appreciated and thought of often. For my design team project, I wanted to keep
it very traditional, soft and simple. I
made a 4 ¼ x 5 ½ tent-fold card using the Altenew stamp and die set Build-A-Flower:Rose. This set is just amazing! You can make some of the most beautifully
detailed roses and leaves. To make this card, I started with some #110
white card stock for the base and the front panel. I used some regular old #65 cardstock to
stamp the layered rose. I think from
now on I’m going to start using Neenah Classic again. Although my roses came out beautiful, I think
using a better quality paper will make them even better. I suggest you use whatever is cost effective
for you. As you can see, using the #65
card stock worked just fine. The sentiment
is an old JustRite Clear stamp set-“All in The Family Large Sentiments”. The sentiment is stamped on Spellbinders “Savory
Labels” die. I used Versa-Fine ink to do
all the stamping. I added a small touch
of clear Wink-of-Stella to some areas of the rose and the leaves. I finished the outside of the card with some
very old clear drops. For the inside
again, I wanted the card to be very simple, so I stamped Happy Mother’s Day and
added a piece of vellum (adhered with Vellum Tape) over the top of the
sentiment. I popped the flower up on
foam tape as well as the sentiment. I made
a coordinating pink envelope to go along with the card. I love how it turned
out. I hope you enjoy it and give it a
try. My card was inspired by Amanda at Lolli Lulu
Crafts; you can watch her YouTube video here.
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen for using Altenew’s layered
stamps. Amanda makes it look so
effortlessly! I used all the colours of Altenew inks in the video (the littlecubes). The only colour I did not have was
the “Evergreen”, so instead I used Tim Holtz’s Forest Moss and it was perfect. Well, until next time…Happy Mother’s Day to
all the moms and mom’s to be…
Joyce Ann,
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Sorry for the crazy glare but this was the best photo to capture the sparkle from the Wink-of-Stella. |
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