"If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse."
-------Naomi
Today I am sharing a Mother's Day card for my dear Mom-in-law. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful MIL. She enjoys vintage items, so the logical choice for a vintage look is Graphic 45.
I used a complementary color scheme for my card...if purple and gold counts as such! This Dearest Mother image is from the G45 A Place in Time May pages. I used one of the tan calendar pages as my backing and some K&Co. purple patterned paper for the background.
I used my spectacular Gwyneth Flourish from Memory Box with shimmery gold cardstock. Again, you can see how the tendrils curl and lift on their own. Love it!!
I stamped and heat embossed my Victorian Butterfly image in gold onto some subtly patterned cardstock.
You can see a hint of the paper's shimmer amidst the embossing in this photo:
For the flower cluster, I used Prima and Pink Paislee flowers. I added some Biscotti Perfect Pearls and a bit of lavender watercolor to the largest flower. Also, I added a stick-on pearl center to one.
The purple ribbon roses were a thrift store find. Hooray!! I can't remember how much the whole spray was (which includes several more blossoms) ..... something like 25 cents. :)
I finished the card with some lovely May Arts shimmery metallic purple sheer ribbon.
Pretty!!
Hope you enjoyed my vintage Mother's Day card. I think my Mom-in-Law will love it.
We will be out of town for most of the next week, so I will be absent from my blog. Will you miss me? I will miss you!!!
Have a lovely week!
<3
Janis
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This is so beautiful!! I love the vintage image!! The flowers and embellishments look fabulous!! Thanks so much for playing along at Craftin Desert Divas!!
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I love the image you used and you made a really beautiful frame for it. Thanks for sharing your work with us at Artistic Inspirations this week and good luck with the challenge. Hugs Maja, DT
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful!! I love the image!! Thanks for joining us @ Red Rubber Inspirationals!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful Mother's Day card! The detail and colors used are perfect with the main image. Thank you for joining us at the Red Rubber Inspirationals blog this week! Lynda -DT Champion Red Rubber Designs.
ReplyDeleteI love this beautiful purple card. It just speaks the words mother to me.
ReplyDeleteOh this is such a beautiful card! Love the details, and the butterfly is wonderful! Thanks for joining Brown Sugar this week :)
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Such a beautiful card!! Love all the details!
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