I can't believe I have my mom's Mother's Day card finished. I'm trying hard to make cards ahead of time, and right now at least, I'm doing pretty well! This card was a real departure for me. I wanted to play around with vintage-ness and not use a sketch. I thought Stamping Sisters in Christ's challenge to not use any patterned paper, and Just Us Girls' challenge to use the emboss resist technique both would lend themselves well to what I was picturing in my head. Aqua Mist and Ocean Tides are my mom's favorite colors, and last year's card was Ocean Tides, so . . . the color was an easy choice. I went with white on white too, because I like the look of it when the white is embossed. I have to give a shout out to Diane Jaquay on this card--it wouldn't have been possible without her. Why? Because I won some lovely blog candy from her several months ago, and the doily is something from the goodies that I've been hoarding. Also, she's been using amazing flowers like the one here, and thanks to her I've ordered some (and that lace too, come to think of it) from Frog Feathers on Etsy. Thanks for the enabling, Diane! :-D Here are the details:
Supplies
Stamps: Verve--Thankful Blossoms
Paper: PTI--S.S. White
Ink: Versamark; PTI--Aqua Mist; E.P.--Filigree Clear
Misc.: Embossing Folder--Sizzix; Border Punch--EK Success; Doily--stash; Flower and lace trim--Frog Feathers; Pins--Maya Road; Ribbon--PTI; Pearls--Prima; Corner Chomper
24 comments:
Oh I really like this! Your colors are beautiful, no wonder they are your moms favorite. Very soft and feminine and vintage. Thanks for joining us this week at Stampin Sisters in Christ.
So dreamy Jill! Love the bloomer and the stick pins, sigh...such a lovely card!
Oh Jill, I love the vintage feel to this. So pretty and soft.
I'm late in mailing your swap package out, but it will go soon I promise!
Lovely card Jill. Love that flower and with all the texture you've created, patterned paper is definitely not needed.
Ooh, this is really pretty. I love that flower especially.
Ooh gorgeous! Love the white on white with splash of Aqua Mist, the different textures and the beautiful flower!
I'm always happy to enable my crafty friends lol! Jill, your card is really exquisite! I love the white and aqua combination, it's so soft and feminine with all the frilly, lacy touches you've added!
This is gorgeous!
Love the colors...
and that flower and ribbon is absolutely FABBY!
Perfect.
Jill, there is just so much fabulousness here!!! Where to start?!! WOW!!! Love the colors, the rose, and the piece de resistance, the lace wrapped tag!!! Oh la la!!! Great work! Thanks for playing along with JUGS!!!
Oh so beautiful! It's soft and feminine and gorgeous! Thanks for joining us at Stampin Sisters in Christ!
Oh my goodness, how beautiful and elegant looking!! I just LOVE it! Thanks for joining s this week over at Stampin' Sisters in Christ! Hugs and blessings, Sabrina
Gorgeous! I love the embossing on white, too. It's so elegant! That flower is fabulous!
Holy WONDER of swoon-a-liciousness! THIS is outstanding! The kind of work that I could stare at for a LONG time - positively exquisite! Thanks for sharing this EXTREMELY inspirational piece with JUST US GIRLS! Yipeeee!
WOW, Jill. This card has so many super details, but the flower is just amazing. The many layers of goodies really creates such an elegant card.
So soft and beautiful, Jill! I love all the vintage touches.
ROTFL! the comment down there on another post about your Brady Bunch Grand Canyon camping name. Hilarious. Love that episode - when Bobby and Cindy put the beans in the little metal thing for the Indian boy. Anyway....I love this card...that flower is fantastic...and with the doily....it's so classic and pretty and the colors are just delightful.
Just beautiful! I adore the aqua on white. Thanks for joining Just Us Girls!
Blogger truly hates me at the moment. Lets see if I have luck posting a comment for you this time. thrird time lucky...
Just wanted to say this is an amazing card. I bet your mom was totally wrapped in it. Just gorgeous! Such strikingly beautiful color combo. Gosh. So inspiring!
So soft and BEAUTIFUL!
Lovely, Jill! The aqua and white are so pretty and I love the details you added. I agree, I love the white on white too!
Love all the white and aqua colors! :)
Love this card, Jill - the combo of white and aqua is just perfect and the softness of all those layers is finished off beautifully by the flower. I do not need any more flowers, I do not need any mroe flowers....
love that flower... swoon :)
WOW- what a beauty! I love the frogfeathers flower and that gorgeous color combo...
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