Monday 12 March 2012

Mothers Day

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8" sq

A commission (lol) from my g/children for their Mum. This is bigger than intended because I printed the backing paper the wrong size. Being a cheapskate I didn't want to waste it so used an 8" card blank instead of  the 5 1/2"  -  however could that be considered being thrifty, duh.

The lovely paper is a freebie from Lenascrap a really beautiful collection.
Of course I didn't want to cover this up, it is so pretty, so the design is very simple.





Ribbon, lace and gold brads. The heart is digital made in PPx5




I bought this gorgeous sparkly button and the lace from the local market.



I made the faux 'nestie' in Serif PPx5. I don't have a real one so improvised.





Challenges
One Stop #173 - mothers day with ribbon
Saturday Challenge #176 - no image, just words
The Crafty Pad #161 - mum's the word
CYDA #40 - mothers day
Crafts 4 Eternity #62 - special mum
Crafty Catz # 124 - mothers day
Dream Valley #27 - mothers day
Let's Craft & Create #40 - buttons and bows
Lexi's #60 - mothers day
OCC - tic tac toe - pink, brads, flowers



Thank you for stopping by. Your comments are really appreciated.
Cheers me dears :)


x

22 comments:

downrightcrafty said...

Beautiful creation, thank you so much for sharing your lovely work with us at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge this week
Hugs Kate xx
ps I have candy if you are interested :)

pinky said...

That is just so beautiful, the embellishments look real. Love the ribbon and lace. Thanks for joining us at C4E this week.
Pinky

Mandy said...

Such a beautiful card Irene, thanks so much for sharing it with us at Let's Craft and Create.

carol said...

Beautiful card, i love the paper, thanks for playing along with CRAFTY CATZ this week, x carol

Diane said...

Your Mothers day card is so pretty Irene. Such lovely colours !!

Thanks for joining us this week at The Crafty Pad !!

hugs Diane xx

Kim said...

Pretty card - thanks for joining us at One Stop Crafts this week :) xxx

coldwaters2 said...

Hi Irene, wow, this is stunning, that papers and the sentiment look as if they were made for each other, superb card.
hugs
lorraine x

Tamara Morton said...

Stunning creation, beautifully designed. Thank you for joining us at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge.
Hugs
Tamara

Aunty Sue said...

Beautiful card and thanks for joining Crafty Catz

Janette said...

This is really beautiful, thankyou for sharing it with us at DreamValley.xx

Dawn said...

Such a pretty card, I agree about not covering up all that lovely paper!
Thanks so much for joining us at The Crafty Pad this week for our Mum's The Word Challenge!
Good Luck
Hugs
Dawn xx

Julie said...

Really lovely - you're right that paper is too pretty to cover up!

Thanks for joining us at CYDA for our Mothers Day Challenge, hope you come back and play along with us again soon!

Julie xx

Lin said...

This reminds me of the lovely cards from the 1950s that I found stashed in my Mum's cupboard after she passed away. Charming and quite beautiful. thanks for evoking a special memory of my Mum!

Thanks for sharing with us at Dream Valley and Lexi's Creations.

Lin xx

Beryl K said...

This is beautiful Irene
Beryl x

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

The flowers on that pink is very cute. That is something I would make. Thank you so much for joining in at Our Creative Corner this week!

Anita Houston The Artful Maven said...

I love the beautiful flowers with the pink...nice! Thank you so much for joining in at Our Creative Corner this week!

debbi taylor said...

beautiful card - I love the DSP! thanks for taking part in the crafty pad challenge xxx

Venus said...

Such a lovely card!! simple, yet elegant! Thanks for playing with us at the Crafty Pad.

Hugs,
Venus

Unknown said...

Gorgeous card Irene, beautiful I love the topper
Well done
Hugs Elaine

Sonia said...

This is so pretty. Thank you for taking part in this weeks 'Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge'
Hugs Sonia x

Angela said...

Stunning card, and thanks for taking part in the Crafty Pad Mum's the Word challenge .
Ax

Andie's Space said...

This looks gorgeous. Love your design & those fab papers. Thanks for joining us at Secret Crafter's Saturday Challenge this week.
Hugs,
Andie xx