Hello and thanks for viewing my Mother's Day Card for my mother-in-law. My mother passed away in 2000, so my mother-in-law is the one that I get to lavish cards and gifts on...
I wanted to create a card with vivid spring colors so I decided on pink, red and lilac with white as an accent. The layers are all paper pierced and the foreground is cuttlebugged with the swiss dots embossing folder. All the flowers were stamped and some were even colored with Gamsol Magic on top of stamping to intensify the color. I also stamped the leaves on a light green cardstock with mellow moss ink and cut them out, too. I added interest to the flowers with a white signo pen with dots, dashes, etc. I popped up some of the cut out flowers with pop dots. The sentiment is SU and is stamped in Stazon black on white cardstock, and sponged around the edges in Lovely Lilac (although it's hard to see in the picture). The oval hardware plate is from JoAnn's and colored with a red Sharpie pen (thanks to Faith for that great idea...why don't they sell these things in color?). I added a little bling to the hardware with Signo white dots (another Faith inspiration) and pink rhinestone brads. I finished the card with a stacked ribbon of pink satin with white & red polka dots.
Do you think my mother-in-law will like this?
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2008 GMT Views: 1049
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Sat, May 10, 2008 @ 8:54 PM
Of course she is going to love this!! Beautiful colors and so much detail -- outstanding card. I am sorry your mother passed on this year -- it is hard to go on celebrating this wonderful day, but I see you are truly lavishing your DML with your love. God bless you! (and I am sure your Mom is watching and is very pleased!)
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Tue, May 13, 2008 @ 9:06 PM
Linda, I'm sorry I didnt see this before Mother's Day ` I'm just not online as much, so unfortunately, I missed this one.
This is so wonderfully fabulous. To think you've created a work of art for your MIL is truly awesome. I am so taken by the words 'love you' as your sentiment. How many DILs can say or even write those words to their MIL! How precious you are for crafting such a gorgeous card for another's mother. I am so sorry for your loss. Loosing a mother is a difficult time in life: There's so many memories and there's so many times we all just need a mom to talk to. I know that making a card for someone other than your own mom must have been a hard thing to do, but oh, your mom would be so proud of your kind and thoughtful nature: she taught you that! this is simply one magnificent card on so many different levels. My complements.
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Mon, May 26, 2008 @ 5:42 AM
Very beautiful card!
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