Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Mother's Day

There have been a number of Mother's Day challenges lately and I've been racking my brain trying to decide what I want to do.  Do I start with a sketch?  Or a special paper?  How much sentiment do I want on the front? 

Along came the sketch from Mojo Monday.  I wanted something that would include flowers for the My Sheri Crafts challenge.


Then I went to a DSP from Papertrey Ink, called HodgePodge.  I had some Core-dinations that went with it and a card was born.  The Fantabulous Cricut challenge said to use your mother's favorite color and this is close.  She wears a lot of pink and coral.


The card is 5 1/8 by 7.  I laid out the entire card on Design Studio to get the right sizes.  The large circle and heart are cut from George and the flowers from Sophisticated in 2 sizes, 3 layers.  I printed the sentiment on the computer and cut the banner by hand.  Everything was inked with Tattered Rose Distress Ink.  I used a metallic paper for the "ribbon" but added some sparkle embossing to the heart to give it even more shine.  Pearls were added for flower centers.   I think my mother will love it.

The other challenges I am entering this in are  Exploring Cricut and Celebrate the Occasion.

12 comments:

Heather Cooper said...
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Heather Cooper said...

So pretty! I love coral! Your flowers are great and the whole design very balanced and attractive. It caught my eye in the MOJO gallery

Glenda said...

Beautiful card Bobby! Great job with the sketch! Love your papers, colors, and the gorgeous flowers! Thanks for sharing with us at My Sheri Crafts!
Glenda
http://glendascards.blogspot.com/

Diane said...

Love your card! Thanks so much for joining our challenge at Exploring Cricut.

Sherrie K. said...

Beautiful card!! I love the pattern papers you used in this project!! So pretty!
Thanks for joining us in the challenge at FCCB!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

Sharon said...

Oh so very very pretty!!! I'm sure your Mother is going to love it!! The colors and cuts are awesome! Thank you so very much for joining our challenge at Exploring Cricut!!!! :)

Patti said...

Beautiful card, love the colors, actually love everything about it!!

JeiPi said...

I love this! It's so beautiful and balanced, really made me smile. I'm new to paper crafts and it seems a lot of people benefit from sketches. Maybe I should look into them if it means standing a chance to produce something this charming. Thank you for sharing!

Cindy Beland said...

BEAUTIFUL job with your Mother's day card!Thank you for joining us over at FCCB this week!:)

Megan said...

Such a pretty card! Thanks so much for joining us at FCCB this week!

Lucianna Dilsaver said...

Very pretty, your color combo along with the beautiful DP's made for a clean and fabulous card! Thanks for joining us this week @ CTO for our "Mother's Day" Challenge :)

Esther said...

Very sweet card!
Thank you for joining CTO this week!