Last Minute Mother's Day Card

Happy Mother's Day to you moms out there! Hubby and I prepared to go visit his aunt on Friday, whom we haven't seen for a number of years. I contemplated bringing her something, and then it occurred to me that she is a mom, so I should make her a card. 

It was easy to put this card together because I had the water colored Magnolia image already colored and cut out, just sitting on my desk. I added it to one of the Magnolia Lane Large Specialty Memories and More cards (with envelopes) on top of a card from the Magnolia Lane Memories and More Card Pack. 

The Mother's Day sentiment is from Tea Together stamp set. My last bit of silver Mini Sequins is underneath my popped up stamped images. Then some retired Black Sequins for the center of the flower finished off this beauty. The card is larger than my usual cards, so I was able to tuck a 4"x 6" snapshot of my husband and me because she loves having photos of us.

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Tea Together Mother's Day Card

I love everything about this CASEd card! This is the sample that is in the upcoming 2019-2020 Annual Catalog, which is not available until June 4th. (See page 49 of the Occasions Catalog for the stamp set and more samples).  

I used my Aqua Painter and pool of (Calypso Coral) ink for the flower petals and (Granny Apple Green) the leaves. The images were stamped with Jet Black Stazon onto Shimmery White card stock. This card stock works much better with watercoloring than the Whisper White card stock. Of course you can also use water color paper, but I find that it isn't as bright white as the Whisper White card stock.

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set	148779
Price: $22.00

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set

148779

Price: $22.00

(The Tea Time dies used to cut out the teapot, cup and saucer will be offered in the upcoming annual catalog. I got mine *free* as a Sale-A-Bration offering earlier in the year.)

I'm glad you came by today! I hope you have a wonderful day. Be sure to use my Online Store whenever you are ordering Stampin' Up! products. I'd love to be your designated demonstrator.

Pals Blog Hop "Time to Sale-A-Brate!"

Welcome to the Pals' February blog hop. We're so glad you are here because it's "Time to Sale-A-Brate!" Our Design Team created projects using Sale-A-Bration items to inspire you. You may be starting the hop here or coming from a previous Pal's blog. Either way, you've come to the right place. You'll find the full line-up below to help you move, or "hop" along from Pal to Pal.

Happy Wednesday! Initially I was not interested in the Tea Together stamp set in the Occasions Catalog. I didn't think I'd want to stamp the teapot without cutting it out by hand. Then I noticed that the Sale-A-Bration brochure offered the coordinating Tea Time Framelits Dies free with a qualifying purchase. That was all I needed!

I decided to color the rose image, and I'm finding I love our Stampin' Blend markers. I didn't have Lovely Lipstick marker, so I chose to use my Cherry Cobbler light and dark markers.

First I outlined the petal edges with the Dark Cherry Cobbler. Keep the marker away from the very edges so they don't bleed over. Next, I colored over all the petals using a circular motion and the Light Cherry Cobbler. Then, I lightened up the middles using the Color Lifter. The Cherry Cobbler is very similar to Lovely Lipstick, which is the color of the card base. Between the petals and the card base, I have that beautiful Grapefruit Grove Tufted embossing mat, so it's okay if they don't match exactly.

Thanks to my friend, Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards for all of her great tips for using Stampin' Blends!

More inspiration awaits! Use the Blog Hop Line-up below to visit the rest of this month's Design Team. My fellow Pals are excited to show you what they've created. Don't forget to show us some love by commenting on our creations. Mark your calendar for March 13, 2019 when our Hoppin' Pals share their "Spring Has Sprung"projects. Don't miss the fun!

Pals Blog Hop Line-up:  

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
3. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
4. Jeanie Stark at Just Stampin’
5. Rae Harper-Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
6. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
7. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
8. Jill Killeen at The Killeen House Studio Blog
9. Terri George at Stamp Me Crafty
10. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
11. Linda Suarez at All Night Stamping
12. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
13. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
14. Sara Stuart at Sentiments by Sara
15. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin’
16. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
17. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
18. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
19. Lori Pinto at LollyPop Paper and Ink
20. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
21. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
22. Leah O’Brien at Stamping By The Bay
23. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
24. Sue Becker at RnR Stamping
25. Rosanne Mulhern at Heartfelt Stamping
26. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
27. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot
28. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
29. Christine Eck at Dances with Hooves