Thursday, April 12, 2012

Doilies for Mom

Today's post is a quick and easy card I made for our monthly team meeting swap.  This month's challenge was to create a Mother's Day card using at least one of the many doily products in the Stampin' Up catalogue.  My thoughts immediately turned to the beautiful Flirtatious DSP and this card practically designed itself!  Have a look...

Mother's Day card for HSS113 featuring Flirtatious DSP with sentiment from the Delightful Dozen stamp set.
Super simple, eh?  Clearly the DSP is the star of the show on this card, but there were a  few little details you might have missed.  Firstly, I cut and then embossed the scalloped edge on the bottom of the melon mambo mat behind the pink focal piece.  LOVE  those Edgelits and coordinating Adorning Accents embossing folders!  The flower was created by layering two five-petal-flower punches one on top of the other.  Before doing so, I scored a line down the centre of each petal to add interest and texture.  The leaves are two petals from the same flower punch done in lucky limeade.  The white doily in the centre of the flower is cut from a strip that I had punched using the lace ribbon border punch...I just trimmed out the little flower in the pattern.  The final detail on the flower is one of the fabulous fabric covered brads from the Summer Smooches promotion...so fun!  Its hard to believe the only stamping on this card is the sentiment from the Delightful Dozen set...such a great set!  Now, as it turns out, this card works for this week's challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  Head on over and check it out and then play along!

On another note, in case you missed the news on Tuesday, Stampin' Up has added several new items to the online Clearance Rack...including the 5-petal-flower punch (among MANY others)!  You can get it now for just $13.79 (CDN)...what a deal!  Click HERE to check it out and see the other bargoons to be had!

5 comments:

  1. Such a fancy card and that DSP certainly does steal the show, it's a MUST have on my next order!! :) Love the scalloped embossed detail and your sweet flower too. Thanks for playing along this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

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  2. Oh the details on your card are absolute perfection. I love the bright colors, the layout, and the attention to detail. Thank you for adding your sweet card to the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge. Elizabeth

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  3. So many pretty additions to your card! I love the embossing, and that you centered the pattern on the pink DSP perfectly in the little center section. Your layered flower is a beautiful embellishment, too. So glad you joined the challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments!

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  4. Very pretty card! Love the embossing and paper you used. I love that flower also. Will have to give it a try. Thanks for playing with us this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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  5. Beautiful layers and textures! You did a great job with the colors, embossing and die cutting. So much texture and dimension. Thanks for playing at Hand Stamped Sentiments.

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