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Today’s Bloggers’ Challenge is to create a Mother’s Day card for mom or any other special person. Well…silly me. I mailed off my Mother’s Day cards without taking a picture and realizing what the challenge was this week! So…I quickly made up another one, but changed the greeting on this one since I didn’t need another Mom card…just pretend it says Happy Mother’s Day…ok? lol!

I showed you a card the other day made with the Reinker Watercolor technique and this uses the same. I stamped the Soft Summer set Dogwood branch in White Craft Ink, then applied Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it. I used my AquaPainter to watercolor with Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink and Mellow Moss reinkers. I cut it out and mounted it with dimensionals on a square of Whisper White, then layered it on Chocolate Chip. I added some length to the Chocolate Chip layer so I could wrap some Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon around it. I also used a scrap piece of Pink Pirouette cardstock and my Eyelet Border punch along one side. The background is Juntos Designer Paper in a soft Mellow Moss swirl pattern (Juntos is in the Spanish catalog…but YOU can order it, too! One of the designer paper patterns that is on sale this month…buy 3, get the 4th one FREE!) Finally, I layered the Juntos DSP on Chocolate Chip cardstock and added a greeting from Soft Summer in Basic Brown, then punched it with the Scallop Oval Punch. I loved how this turned out and I know my mom will LOVE it! She’s in Florida for a couple weeks on their 50th Anniversary trip, so won’t get it until she comes back.

I’m going to be doing a Punch Class today with my friends about 2 hours away. I love getting together with them. I hope everyone has a great weekend! My upline is having a downline meeting tomorrow, so I’m looking forward to that, too!

Set: Soft Summer
C/S: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Juntos DSP
Inks: Basic Brown, White Craft ink, Pink Pirouette reinker, Pretty in Pink reinker, Mellow Moss reinker
Other: AquaPainter, Clear embossing Powder, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Scallop Oval punch

I think this set, Soft Summer, in the Occasions Mini is SO pretty! Since it is on the first inside page, I do believe it gets overlooked! I purchased it mainly because my mom loves Dogwood flowers (and because Mary Brown twisted my arm! lol). Ours in this area are in FULL bloom and the flowers are so soft and delicate looking!

I used the watercolor resist technique that is SO popular with the Fifth Avenue Floral set right now…I wanted to see if it worked as well with other stamps. Although not as dramatic as the Rose, I thought it worked very well with this set, too! My Technique Class will be doing this technique tonight, too!

I used Pink Pirouette, Mellow Moss and Regal Rose reinkers to watercolor the flowers and cut them out. The base card is Mellow Moss cut to 4 1/4 x 11, folded in half, then trimmed 3/4" off the front. I went back over the trimmed area with my Eyelet Border punch to give it a lacy look. I layered Whisper White over Pink Pirouette and wrapped some Pretty in Pink Striped Ribbon around it before I layered it on the Mellow Moss, right above the Eyelet Border. I added the cut out Dogwood flower over top. Then I trimmed a piece of Pink Pirouette Patterns Designer Paper 1 1/2 by 4 1/2 to place on the inside of the card. I stamped Thanks So Much (from Soft Summer, too) in Basic Brown on Whisper White and punched with my Word Window Punch and place it over the designer paper.

I LOVE how this turned out…the layout was really fun to do! What do you think?

I woke up with a killer migraine…upset tummy and all. Feeling better now and finally able to eat a little cereal. Ugh… I need to finish prepping for my Technique Class tonight! A couple have called to say they are sick…lots of bugs going around. Stay safe!