Mother's Day Blog Hop

Welcome to the Mother's Day blog hop. We are making some amazing projects that will hopefully inspire you to make some beautiful crafts for whomever you cherish on Mother's Day. If you came here from Kim at Ricketts Cricuts then you are in the right place. If just happened to be visiting me today be sure to start back at Jamie's blog - Crafty Girl 21, so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects!   I made this card for my own fabulous mom.

I decided to try a fold I had never done before.  It think it turned out really spectacular (although I'm not sure you can tell from the picture)! If you want to try one of your own, I found the directions at Stamp with Stacy.

I used designer paper from The Paper Studio (the gems are from them too!) and the flowers are from Oriental Trading.  The sparkle on the hummingbird and the "mom" is Tulip fabric paint. I cut the scallop on the flap with my Fiskars Scallop border punch.The sentiment on the inside is a stamp from Close to My Heart.

The Cricut Cuts:

* Hummingbird - Lyrical Letters

* Mom - Beyond Birthdays

 

Here is the whole line up in case you get lost along the way:

* Jamie - Crafty Girl 21

* Rhonda - Scrap Happens

* Kristen - Fantabulously Pink
* Court - Court's Crafts
* Sonya - Sonya's Paper Trail
* Mari - Made by Momo

* Kim - Ricketts Cricuts
* Tiffany - Sparkled Memories (This is Me!)
* Lisa - Lisa's Creative Niche
* Meighen - Scrappin 3rdees Chick

* Helen -  Crafting Cricut Mom

* Liz - My Which Craft

* Jennifer - Crafty Card Gallery

* Tere - With All My Heart

* Rebecca - Eclectic Endeavours

* Shawnee - Blessed on the Bright Side

* Dee Dee - Scrappin' With Dee Dee

Next up is Lisa at Lisa's Creative Niche (she's got something spectacular for you), but before you go what's a blog hop with out some blog candy?  I have some wonderful mom inspired items to giveaway. My mom loves purple, buttons, and flowers, so you'll find a bit of those things included and I couldn't forget to include some sparkle!

All you need to do it leave a comment on this post.  You don't have to become a follower, but of course I would love it if you did :)  I'll choose a winner on Monday April 25th using random.org. *~*Thanks for stopping by*~*

Another Wedding Card, Blog Award and Hop News

I have another wedding card today!  This one was for the same wedding as the last.  The colors of the wedding were black and white.  I felt this one needed an extra pop of color so I added a bit of red too!

Close Up Of The Sparkle!

The cardstock colors are more true to the close up picture.  I'm still working on getting good pictures of my cards.  I was super excited to use a cartridge I had never used before, Joys of the Season.  The glitter is a combination or fabric paint (doves), Stickles (love) and Studio G (heart). The designer paper is from a dollar pack I purchased at Target.

The Cuts:

* Doves with Heart - Joys of the Season

* Scallops Circles - Forever Young (actually one of the flowers cut at 2 different sizes)

* Love - Beyond Birthdays

Next up ... Another award.  I can't believe it!  I am soooo honored to receive the BFB Award Jenn from Craftyful Gardens. If you haven't been to visit Jenn you must because her projects are amazing!  

The rules of this award are:

1. Post about it on your blog, link it back to the sender and thank them.

2. Pass the award onto those who visit and comment regularly

First I'd like to thank all who follower and comment on my blog!  It was super hard for me to choose blogs for this award because I have so many fabulously dedicated followers.  I tried to find regular followers, but also narrowed it down by picking people who I don't think have this award already.   Thanks so much to these wonderful ladies (be sure to visit them all!):

 * Tami B. - Tami's Craft Connection

* Terri - MyNeed2Craft

* Ruby - Handcrafted Simply by Us

* Tina - Tina's Crafty Creations

Last bit of news (sorry my posts seem to be so long lately!)... I am participating in the Mother's Day Blog Hop hosted by Jamie at Crafty Girl 21. The hop will start at 8:00 a.m. P.S.T on Saturday April 23rd with her blog.  Be sure to hop along with us. There will be some wonderful projects plus, I will have some great blog candy and I am sure others will too. *~*Thanks for stopping by*~*

 

My First Easel Card

I finally made my first easel card!  I've wanted to make one of these for so long.  This card was for a wedding I went to today. It was for the same couple that I made the bridal shower card for a couple of weeks ago.   I found the directions at Robin's Craftroom. It was super easy to make!

 I decided to use vellum again (on the veil).  I cut shadow of the veil in white cardstock and then I cut the layer out in vellum. I only put a small dot of glue on the very tip of the veil so it would stick out a little from the cardstock.  This cut was hard because the cartridge only has four total cuts for it.  It has the bride/groom and the veil.  Each has a cut and the shadow to go with it, there are no layering options.  Therefore, I had to cut the bride/groom twice (once in black and once in white) and then cut the dress out separately and glue it to the black.  I think it turned out really well in the end. The designer paper is from The Paper Studio. The flowers are from the wedding department at Hobby Lobby.  They came in a bunch of about 10 and originally had metal stems.  The silver ribbon is from Wal-Mart. I also used some gems to add some sparkle to the bride and the sentiment that it making it stay up.  

The Cuts:

* Bride & Groom - Potpourri Basket (originally Wedding Solutions) 

* Love - Beyond Birthdays

As always, I love your comments.  I'll have another card up in a few days so be sure to check back! *~*Thanks for stopping by*~*

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