Hello Fellow Stampers ~
Is everyone staying sane?? It has ended up being a little bit busier Saturday than I had originally imagined, what with being cooped up and all.
Today is my mother's 78th birthday!!! And a strange birthday it is turning out to be for her indeed. It makes us all a little sad. But we are making the best of it that we can. My brother and sister-in-law stood on her front porch this morning and sang Happy Birthday to her and brought her a little "mini" cake, dinner all planned and ready, and of course, some presents to cheer her day!! And she's been receiving LOTS of phone calls!
I originally had planned on her being here with us for dinner this evening; but we decided this morning that maybe she should just stay put for now. I struggled with some grocery shopping for her this morning (that is truly a nightmare these days!!); and then I went over this afternoon to take her a birthday gift . . . and of course, a hand made birthday card!
Inspired by something I saw online, I sat down with the Good Morning Magnolia set (one I haven't used in awhile), and created what I hope will feel like "spring" for her and cheer her up on this strange and sort of sad birthday this year!! Coronavirus has certainly impacted everything in our lives!!
This card is cut from Thick Whisper White cardstock, 4-1/4" x 11", scored at 5-1/2".
The main colors on this card are Purple Posey, both in the background layering and on the flower; using stampin' blends in Purple Posey & Highland Heather; Mossy Meadow and Old Olive for the leaves.
In the background I cut a piece of Purple Posey cardstock, 3-3/4" x 5"; then layered over it with a "distressed-edged" piece of Best Dressed designer series paper in a tone-on-tone Purple Posey; and a piece of the Purple Posey Vellum out of the Sale-a-Bration So Very Vellum Specialty Designer Series Paper. Lots of nice texture to the background of this card.
The gorgeous flower is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored; then cut with the Magnolia Memory Dies. Although this flower is stamped on Shimmery White cardstock, I can never have enough shimmer ~ so I added Clear Wink of Stella to the flower petals. 😉😉😉
I layered a scalloped rectangle in the back of the magnolia flower using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies; and tucked behind flower cutouts from the Magnolia Memory Dies again.
Then the piece is finished with a pretty sentiment from the Varied Vases Stamp Set, and cut using the Stitched Labels Dies.
A piece of the Purple Posey 1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon is tucked behind the label.
I picked another stamp set to finish the inside of the card ~ Beautiful Friendship!
It worked like "Perfectly" for this!!
The floral image stamped in the background is done in Purple Posey and just "kissed" to the paper to keep it light.
And the sentiment is in Highland Heather - so pretty!!
I know I don't often post on weekends; but it seems like we could some extra inspiration these days!
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