Hello and happy Mother's Day to everyone who either is a mother, has a mother, or both. (I think I've covered just about everyone there.)
I finally have a few minutes to post some cards I made this week. First up is a card inspired by the gorgeous Muse card my friend Michele created to inspire us. Here is Michele's amazing card.
I was inspired by the flowers, purple (!!) and that embossed circle grounding Michel's focal point.
I white embossed my sentiment on a banner cut from Royal Velvet card stock. My vase is vellum, and the flowers are from Winnie & Walter and I stamped on water color paper, fussy cut and then painted with Plum Pudding ink.
It is difficult to see in this photo, but I used a stitched oval to impress a shape surrounding my vase and flowers.
I am also linking this card up at Card Concept #54: Spring Flowers and Addicted to Stamps and More #192: Make Your Mark.
My next card was inspired by the sketch at Retro Rubber #37, but unfortunately, I missed the posting deadline. No matter, because the sketch was still very useful as inspiration. I realized that I am lacking in masculine get well cards, so I stamped a plaid pattern to play along at Addicted to CAS #87: Plaid and made 2 cards with that plaid. They are almost the same, but I will show them both here anyway.
I used the Plaid Builder set from PTI in Green Parakeet, Hawaiian Shores and Pure Poppy. I still have one more piece of this plaid pattern, so stay tuned to see it in a future card.
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Your flower card is gorgeous, Joyce! I love that W&W image and the vellum vase is such a lovely soft touch. Awesome plaid stamping on the other two cards - I can never stamp lines that straight!
ReplyDeleteAwesome set of cards! I love the designs.Thanks for joining us at The Card Concept!
ReplyDeleteI need a mountain of exclamation points to make you know how much I love this card, Joyce - it is so simply beautiful!!!!!! You had me at vellum, and you know that, right?
ReplyDeleteThank you, my friend, hope your Mother's Day has been wonderful, too!
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Ohhhhhh...just love your guy plaid get well cards, they are so amazing and you are so clever to come up with a great way to add to your stash. Your Muse card is as sweet and beautiful as can be...just love those flowers. Hope you had a fabulous Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards both of them! Happy birthday to you! I saw the blog post on Kim's blog today about your birthday and how talented you are, so here I am your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteXoxo Olga
Your purple flowercard looks great for mothersday! Love the super-CAS style on your second; the plaid-colours look so great! Enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteFabulous plaids, Joyce ... and such a beautiful CAS take on Michele's muse! That single delicate sprig with the soft vellum vase is simply lovely ... I'm amazed that you fussy cut those blossoms! Isn't it astonishing that the same inspiration hit us both ... wouldn't have wanted to fussy cut my busy blooms, although the thought did occur to me!! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteLove your delicate take on the MUSE challenge and the sweet plaid on the second!
ReplyDeleteYour MUSE card is a showstopper and winner ! Wow that is gorgeous! Sorry you missed getting the the second card in on time,love that plaid!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day to you ...I hope your girls spoiled you !
Gorgeous take on Michele's Muse card, Joyce! I love your choice of flowers and the vellum vase is so clever! I also love your plaid pattern on the masculine get well cards...it's perfect for a guy!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you played along with us this week at Addicted to CAS, too!
Love the drama of the pretty purple flowers and the 'clear' vase! Great to see you at Muse this week, Joyce!
ReplyDeleteYour MUSE card is beautiful. Love the effect of the vellum vase - so clever! Love all the white space also - makes one feel so calm. So sorry to hear that you missed the deadline for the plaid card. Your plaids are great.
ReplyDeleteDarn - I mis-read; you missed the deadline for RetroRubber, not the plaid challenge.
DeleteBeautiful! Wonderful take on the inspiration! Thanks so much for playing along with a the Card Concept!
ReplyDeletePerfectly plaid! Thanks for sharing at ATCAS!
ReplyDeletelove the beautiful vase of flowers and the zingy plaid pattern on these fab get well cards
ReplyDeleteYour vase of flowers card is lovely and so peaceful!! That plaid card is just plain FUN!!
ReplyDeleteWow, Joyce. Your card for Muse is so lovely and peaceful. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThese are both so fantastic Joyce!! Love your CASE of Michele's card, that stamp from the W&W set is gorgeous in purple. And your plaid card is brilliant, really love the colour combo and your stamping is so straight. Always wonderful to see you at ATSM!!
ReplyDeleteLovely interpretation of Michele's card. Thanks for playing at TCC!
ReplyDeleteThe stamping of that plaid pattern was done so perfectly, Joyce and the colours are beautiful!!! Love the simplicity of your cards - very striking!!!!! And your take on Michele's card is just great!!! The vellum vase is lovely and the flowers are very pretty!!!! Beautiful!!!
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I love plaid!! your super CAS card is super!! and I think your Muse card is stunning!! I always get inspired by how you use your vase dies!!
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Gorgeous vase of flowers, Joyce; perfect for a thinking of you card. Crushing over your duo of plaid cards; just the 'right' amount of plaid to jazz up the white space without distracting from it (hope that makes sense).
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Such a beautiful flower card - love the bouquet! Thanks so much for playing along with us at The Card Concept.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards love them all. Your plaid cards are perfect CAS and great stamping. Thanks for joining us at ATCAS.
ReplyDeleteOh my, such a lovely case of Michele's card - so soft and classy!! Those plaid cards are wonderful and the colors are terrific!! I hope you are well!!
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