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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Mother's Day 2012 Flower Card

Created this Mother's Day Flower
Card using 2 different Cricut cartridges:
From My Kitchen for the teapot & Walk
in My Garden for the flowers.

Got the idea from photo inspiration at
Catch the Bug Time For a Photo Insp
Challenge.

Did some faux stitching. Used  a 
technique I found on Internet to use a
pencil first to draw the lines using an 
index card for straightness & then go 
over the lines with ink pen.

Cut the top of the teapot off to set to
the side of the teapot. Used Tim Holtz 
sander & Distress Ink on the teapot.

Cut the leaves off of the flowers. Felt 
like a Florist arranging the flowers.

Stamped 'World's Best Mother', cut 
it out, attached to a toothpick and 
inserted it amongst the flowers.

Used a studio g clear stamp for 
the ribbon award. Used a BasicGrey 
clear stamp for the Mother 
sentiment in the ribbon center.

Used Chalk-ah-lot Cafe Sky Blue 
chalk mixed with Glossy Accents and
a paint brush like that of a Stipple 
Brush to paint the ribbon award.

Added some gems for bling. Added
ribbon. Attached the ribbon award.



































bling: purple gems

chalk:
Chalk-ah-lot Cafe Sky Blue
mixed chalk with Glossy Accents, painted on
ribbon award with brush like a Stipple brush

Cricut cartridges:
From My Kitchen 3" Tea - teapot
Walk in My Garden 3" Daffodil & Tulip

ink:
Memento Tuxedo Black
Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star - faux stitching

misc:
wooden toothpick - used in amongst flowers

paper:
core'dinations cardstock - 
blue (Marine Blue & Rivulet), 
green & yellow (all scraps)
Martha Stewart playful blue pad - patterned cardstock

ribbon:
Spool O' Ribbon - purple & yellow

stamps:
BasicGrey - A Mother - stamped in center of ribbon award
studio g - ribbon award & World's Best Mother























Tim Holtz Distress Ink broken china
Tim Holtz sander 


Entering this into the following challenges:


2 Sisters 2nd entry 4/14-20  Challenge #87 ~ Flowers

 Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W - (ends Apr-24) 4/11-24 unlim 3rd entry Spring/Summer colours
BasicGrey 4/14-27

Challenge 66 - Spring Colours

Catch the Bug lim 3 1st entry 4/14-21

Time for a Photo Inspiration Challenge!

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Chalk-ah-Lot Cafe 4/15-27

Challenge 8 Use A Stipple Brush


Craft Us Crazy Mother's Day and/or flowers lim 3 2nd entry 4/12-25

Crafty Creations 4/18-24

Challenge #166 YELLOW and your choice color!

Craft Your Passion lim 3 3rd entry 4/16-22

Challenge 106 ~ Die cuts and Punches

Creative Inspirations Paint 4/15-20
Die Cuttin Divas 4/17-23

Challenge #61: Gardens

Do You Stack Up lim 3 2nd entry 4/12-18
Especially Made 4/16-22

Three Flower Challenge!

Hiding in My Craftroom  ?unlim?  4th entry 4/14-21
HIMCR #42 - Super Scraps SaturdayLexi's Creations unlim 3rd entry 4/16-27
Paper Pretties Wed Create card for girls 4/18-24

Paper Take Weekly unlim 1st entry 4/17-23


Prairie Fairy Fridays 76: anything goes unlim 17th ent 4/6-18

Ribbon Carousel 4/17-23

RCC49 Color-a-licious with Totally Stampalicious

Robyns Fetish Challenge~Spring lim 3 1st entry 4/15-20

 Scrappy Moms Stamps  I used a toothpick  4/17-23


Sentimental Sundays 4/15-20 used faux stitching for framing

Simon Says Stamp & Show unlim 3rd entry 4/16-22

Simon Says Stamp and Show Anything Goes!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Sat unlim 2nd entry 4/14-20


Pastels

Stuck On U Sketches unlim 4th entry 4/6-19

April 6- Die Cut challenge "Spring is in the air!"

Tuesday Throwdown Recycling  toothpick  unlim 2nd entry 4/17-23
 
Use It Tuesday unlim ent 12th entry 4/9-20  Challenge #29: Anything Goes

Victorine Stamps Anything Goes unlim 1st entry 4/18-

36 comments:

  1. Great project and nice use of chalk with brush! Thanks for playing along with us at Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe!

    Tammylee

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    1. I figured since it was new to me using a brush that size I would do something small for first time.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  2. Very pretty - great color combo. Thank you for playing along with us at Scrappy Moms Stamps!

    - Mel

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  3. Melissa this is adorable-love the medal idea its a nice touch!!

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  4. So pretty!!! Love the popped up flower can! :)Amy

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  5. What a super lovely card, loving all the dimensional aspects of the flowers and the tea pot. Thanks for sharing with us at Lexi's Creations this week!

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  6. Very pretty!
    Sweet cut choices!

    ~Leah

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  7. You did such a great job with the photo inspiration!! This is just beautiful!! The flowers are gorgeous :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  8. Absolutely loving this card. This is fantastic... I love how you created so many layers. Thanks for joining us at DYSU.

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  9. Gorgeous creation....thanks for playing with FFF!
    xxx Margreet

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  10. Very pretty card, love all your die cutting

    Thank you for joining us at BasicGrey Challenges again this week.

    Hugs,

    Jo x

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  11. So pretty, love the colors.
    Thanks for joining us at DCD this week.
    Gerda
    http://cardscreations.blogspot.com

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  12. Adorable!! Love the watering can and die cuts and all the gorgeous dimension!! Thank you so much for playing along with us this week at made especially for you!!

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  13. Lovely project! Thanks for playing along with Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe!

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  14. SO CUTE!!! Love that can and I LOVE the stamp!!! And I love your take of the photo challenge!! Great job Melissa!!!

    Thanks for joining us at ME4U!

    Crafty Hugs,
    Jessica
    www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

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  15. Gorgeous card! Lovely having you participate in the Creative Inspiration challenge ....

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  16. wonderful card! thanks for playing this weeks Bugaboo challenge at catch the bug!

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  17. So unique! Love the happy colors, your design is fab! So glad you joined us at Aud Sentiments!

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  18. Great Mother's day card! Love the colors you used! Thanks for joining us at HIMCR!
    Angela
    HIMCR DT

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  19. I love the way that you have interpreted the inspiration photograph! Thanks so much for linking up to our Bugaboo challenge at Catch the Bug this week. I can't wait to see what you create for our next exciting challenge starting tomorrow!
    luv'n huggz
    Jen Leeflang
    Bugaboo DT

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  20. Love all the cut work and such a great intrepretation of the image this week. thanks so much for joining us at Bugaboo this week.

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  21. Very pretty Mother's Day card! I love your interpretation of the photo inspiration!

    Thanks for joining us in this weeks challenge. I hope you'll join us again next time. Good luck!

    Becky G

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  22. Beautiful Card! I love the flowers. Thank you so much for sharing and joining in at HIMCR DT An'Jenic!

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  23. What a lovely spring card!! Thank you for joining Robyn's Fetish Challenge! xx Lilia DT

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  24. What a pretty Mother's Day card! So sweet, and looks great. Thanks for entering DCD this week--Pat N.

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  25. Super cute card!
    Thanks for playing along with the Die Cuttin' Divas this week!
    Candy
    http://candyscraftcorner.blogspot.com

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  26. Love this, love those die cuts! Thanks for playing at RCC.

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  27. Great card. I need to get ready for this holiday as well:)

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  28. Love this card, Melissa! Sorry to be so late with my comments. Thanks for entering our challenge at Tuesday Throwdown last week and I hope we'll see your work again this week.
    NanaConnie DT

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  29. What a cute cute card! Thank you so much for joining us!!
    ♥Tammy

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  30. Such a pretty card design. Nice use of the stipple brush. Its so nice to see your designs at the Chalk Ah Lot Cafe!

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  31. Lovely cards - great bold colours! Thanks for joining us at Basic Grey Challenges this week, Juliexx

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  32. Oooops, forgot to also wear my Lexi's Creations DT hat when I commented before. Still love it!
    NanaConnie DT

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  33. GREAT card!!! Love the flowers you used! Thanks for playing along with the Scrappy Mom's

    hugs,
    Sarah

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