Mom's Day Card

I painted a blue daisy flower for my Mom's mother's day card.

Her favorite color is blue.

I used a piece of 140lb rough water color paper measuring approximately 4.25 x 5.5 inches.  I sketched it lightly with a pencil and then painted it with my Stampin Up Wonder Watercolor  Crayons.  Using Marina Mist as the main color with some Night of Navy and some Not Quite Navy.   The leaf colors were Always Artichoke and More Mustard.  The center is More Mustard.

Once completely dry I traced around the flower and leaves with a black permanent marker. 

I mounted the flower onto a half sheet card of Marina Mist card stock.   I added white and medium blue seam binding below the flower by punching a slit in the fold then wrapping them around the card front and knotting in the front.

A white insert was added to the inside.

Mother's Day Card

I made my Mom a card for Mother's Day.

I used paper strips in blues because that is her favorite color. I glued them inside a black color printed frame on the card front. Most they were trimmed to 1" wide or less. I added a length of blue rick rack along the top adhered with Quick Dry Adhesive.

I added an oval greeting with 3D foam tape above a piece of floral designer paper in the bottom right hand corner.

Mosaic Monday - Blooms & Critters

Here's a few photos from the weekend. 

Pink and yellow tulips in Mom's vase for Mother's Day.

A soaked chickadee sitting on the bird feeder.  It rained non stop for 2 days.  There was water everywhere.

The shrubs have finally burst into flowers. 

The Red Winged Black Bird at the Heritage Wetlands.  I just  missed the pelicans so another trip is in order.

Squirrel on the wooden frame in the yard at Mom & Dad's. I don't know why he is not soaked like the birds.  He moves fast so he may be skipping the rain drops.

Sharing with Maggie at Normandy Life who hosts Mosaic Monday #40.

Mother's Day Card

I made a card for my Mom.  I generally have followed the commercial approach to Mother's Day and made pink cards but my sister reminded me a while back that Mom's favorite color is blue.  Very true.

I watercolored a flower then mounted it to a turquoise layer.  I added a black frame with a Sharpie marker.  Then mounted it to a true blue card.

I placed the vellum clear embossed greeting across the front.  Made holes with a push pin for the tiny black brads.  I trimmed the greeting to the edge of the card with scissors.

I am spending the day with my Mom.


Wishing all mothers a wonderful day.

Tea and Mother's Day Event

I'm sharing the page of my Tea Time Calendar for May.

It features a white bone china teapot by Mantles Kingsbridge.  It's matched with a  Royal Worcester fine bone china tea cup and saucer the pure white Serendipity pattern.

My sister helped me with this table scape and we added  a peony in a crystal vase.  It is a beautiful pink and it adds a bit of height to the table.

A white cloth napkin with a crystal napkin ring.



We hosted our Mother Daughter Sister Friend event on Monday night.  You will recall that I blogged the tea cup coasters I made earlier this year.  We had 80 attend who enjoyed a wonderful roast beef dinner.



We decided to use teapots as center pieces for the 10 tables.

The teapots featured as follows:

a navy one from Ikea,
a Japanese with a wrapped handle,
the cute pink one,
an earthenware glazed in bright colors
a ceramic one in bright green with white flowers,
an elephant in a shiny black glaze,
a blue and white tall one,
a classic Brown Betty,
a clear glass with a fluted body and
a Bone China Royal Albert Petit Point pattern.

Here's how our tables were set up with the cute tea cup coasters.  Each coaster had a pink tag which shared this message.

"A gift for You to help you encourage others.
A teacup coaster to place under
your daily cup.
Should God place someone on your mind as you relax and enjoy your cup.
Make a call, send a text or email, give a card, or plan a visit. Stay connected."

We provided coloring pages and word scrambles as activities for the young ladies who attended our event.

I brought one home and colored it as a way to unwind after a long day.

I chose bright colors with yellows and pinks and purples being featured which were our colors for our event.

I love this fine porcelain tea cup by Adeline.  It features pink and yellow chrysanthemums with gold accents.  The top is not round and features a wavy top edge.

The tea pot is white porcelain by PC.

I added some books in the background along with a vase of pink roses to repeat the pink in the photo.  

I brewed Jade Citrus Mint green tea leaves in my white teapot.  I enjoyed a wonderful cup of tea this afternoon.

  





Sharing with Jann at Daily Cup with Mrs. Olson who hosts Share Your Cup #248

Bernideen's Tea in the Garden

Ruth at Antiques and Teacups - Mother's Day Tea Battenburg Cake

Blue Green Mom's Day

I made this card to help out my sister who needs Mother's Day card for sale next weekend.
I started with the watercolor piece.  I simply wet the paper and use my water brush to drop color onto it. I started with the blue then added the green for the leaves.
Once dry, I trimmed the piece.  I wrapped a turquoise string on the left and tied it with a bow.
I added a clear embossed black greeting on vellum across the top and taped the ends to the back.
I chose a piece of turquoise card stock and press embossed it with a Provocraft with leaves in opposite corners. I just embossed the right hand side.  I adhered this layer to the front of a green card. 

Mother's Day Card

I made this card for my Mom for our celebration today.  I love her and want to let her know.

I started with the designer paper in pinks, greens and dark greys. I cut it down to leave a small border of the card front of deep pink.  I cut the Stampin Up Apothecary Framelit from the reverse side of the same paper.  It needed something to make it pop so I added a layer of textured ivory card stock.  I added the label die cut mounted with 3D foam tape.  I added the greeting colored printed in Regal Rose and edged with the ink pad.  I added just a bit of color on the ivory rectangle with a Q-tip dipped onto the ink pad.  Like the subtle effect.

Happy Mom's Day!!

Card Club - March - Mother's Day

This is my Mother's Day card for card club.  This is the first card I made using this paper. I cut the glitter paper with the Tim Holts Cabinet die. I glued the glitter decorative die cut to the card front.  The solid corresponding shape was cut with the TH Mover Shaper for the cabinet die. I embossed the solid die cut with the Cuttlebug Victorian embossing folder.  The greeting is color printed to coordinate with the color of the glitter paper. It was die cut with a Spellbinder circle Nestabilities. I glued the greeting to the top of the embossed solid colored die cut.  Wrapped the ribbon around the solid colored die cut below the greeting.  Trim ends. This layer is adhered with 3D foam tape on each corner and the top of the half circle over the glitter decorative frame die cut.

Card Club - March - Button Flowers

I designed the three flowers in Corel Draw. I printed the greeting and flowers on one quarter sheet of white cardstock. I cut the blue scallop border with my Die-namics die. I trimmed both to leave a small border of card. I trimmed the greeting from the remaining piece and glued it left of the blue border. I added my white ribbon across the stems of the flowers. I adhered my 3/8" pink buttons with small Zots to the centres of my flowers.

Again, a lot of color combinations. Red flowers with blue centres, yellow flowers with purple centres, and blue flowers with red centres.