Happy Mother’s Day Card

My project today is a Happy Mother’s Day card with a beautiful flower and brightly colored foliage on a soft blue scalloped layer.  I used the Organic Shapable Poppy, Flower #5 (large leaves), Large Ivy, Small Flowers #3, Nested Rectangle Scallop and the sentiment from the Happy Mother’s Day set. 

The Card Base and Sentiment Layer

• Cut the A2 sized card base using white cardstock.
• Cut the sentiment layer using a large rectangle scalloped die. and white cardstock.
• Apply masking tape around the border of the scalloped layer.
• Apply a blue layer to the scalloped rectangle using a large blender brush and Tumbled Glass ink.
• Stamp the Happy Mother’s Day sentiment on the scalloped layer using Nocturne ink.
• Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the scalloped layer and attach it to the card base.

The Flowers

• Cut three sets of the Organic Shapable Poppy and one set of the Small Flowers #3 using Raspberry Fizz cardstock.
• Place the poppy sections face down on the molding pad and form the petals using the large round stylus.
• Turn the sections face up, push down in the center with a small tipped stylus.
• Attach the three poppy layers together using glossy accents.
• Cut the small flower sections using green cardstock.
• Form the small sections using a small round stylus and molding pad.
• Attach the sections to the center of the poppy using glossy accents.
• Form the tiny pink flowers using a small tipped stylus and molding pad.
• Note:  Check out my paper shaping video tutorials if you would like to see how form my flowers.

The Large Leaves and Ivy

This is the first time I have used my new Color Fuse inks to watercolor since I got them.  I have been so inspired by Allison Arbour’s beautiful cards using the inks to watercolor die cut images.  I decided to see what I could do with them to create pretty foliage for my arrangement and I love how bright and vivid it turned out using three different greens from the Color Fuse Set #11.  Allison is one of the very talented members of the Rubbernecker design team.

• Cut the large leaves and ivy using hot press watercolor paper.
• Spritz a layer of water over the leaves.
• Squish the lightest color green ink pad onto a palette, pick up the ink with a water brush and apply the ink to the leaves. Note:  I use one of my large acrylic blocks as a palette
• Repeat the steps using the two darker green inks to create variegated, natural looking foliage.
• Heat dry the leaves with your heat gun.
• Place the leaves face up on the molding pad and form them using the leaf tool.

Arrange the Leaves and Flowers

• Attach the large leaf section to the card base using glossy accents.
• Apply a good amount of glossy accents to the back of the poppy and attach it to the card base.
• Tuck the ivy sections under the poppy and attach using glossy accents.
• Finish by attaching a few small flowers to the ivy using glossy accents.

Making this Happy Mother’s Day card and using the Color Fuse inks to watercolor. was lots of fun  I have to admit it’s been quite a while since I have water colored and I am a bit rusty. This color combination is one of my favorites and  I have used it quite a bit recently.  Check out my Missing You Card and Butterfly Greeting Card to see other examples.  I sure do appreciate you coming by today and I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day. 

Here are the dies and stamps used for this project.

Nested Rectangle Scallop Die Cut 5028D [ RBB ] 5301-04D Organic Shapable Poppy Die [ RBB ] 5175-05D Flower #5 Die Cut [ RBB ] 5162-02D Large Ivy [ RBB ] 5309-09D Small Flowers #3 [ RBB ] 3311 Happy Mothers Day [ RBB ]

Here are the tools and supplies used.

Perfect Match Raspberry Fizz… [ PPR ] Hot Press Watercolor Paper Pad 9×12,… [ ELH ] Solar White Heavyweight 110 lb – 25… [ ELH ] Tumbled Glass, Ranger Distress Ink Pad [ ELH ] Color Fuse Set #11 [ RBB ] VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne [ ELH ] Life Changing Blender Brush Set,… [ ELH ] Large Fine Point (23637), Pentel Arts… [ ELH ] Twins, Judikins Eclipse [ ELH ] Sizzix Making Tool – Paper Sculpting Kit [ SZZ ] Amazon.com: McGill Paper Blossoms… [ AMZUS ] Mini Glossy Accents, Ranger Accents [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape [ ELH ] Fiskars 01-005452 Recycled Bypass… [ AMZUS ] ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider [ ELH ] Teflon Bone Folder, Essentials by Ellen [ ELH ] Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12×12 [ ELH ] Crossover II Fabric & Paper Cutting… [ RBB ]

Making this Happy Mother’s Day card was so much fun.