Hello, friends! Today is the January Blog Hop at Papertrey Ink. Our challenge: take one of your favorite projects from last year and use it as an inspiration for a new creation.
I made this card for my mom for mother's day last year. My mom is also a papercrafter, and she gushed over this card. She kept asking me "How did you get the colors so vibrant?" What can I say? Good quality stamps make all the difference! (And it doesn't hurt to keep your pads well inked, too!) I made this card using Blooming Button Bits and a bright and cheery springtime color palette.
This card measures 4 X 9 1/4, making it the perfect fit for a business sized envelope. I needed the card to be long so that it would fit this fun little gift inside...a car freshener from A Cheerful Giver candle company. I also stamped inside of the card, which I often forget to do.
Are you ready for today's card? Here it is:
I used the same layout, but changed a few elements. For starters, I wanted a soft pastel color palette for this card (October Afternoon Thrift Shop Collection), which I think is very appropriate for Valentine's Day. I also switched out the stamp sets. This time, I used Friendship Jar and Flower Fusion 6. I replaced the scalloped edge with a pink lace edge. The card base is one of my favorites: Rustic Cream card stock from Papertrey Ink!
I also stamped a little flower inside of this card, but I haven't included a "gift" to go inside just yet. After all, my mom reads my blog, and I can't spoil the surprise completely!
Thanks for stopping by the cafe today!
I am SO doing this! I love the flower fusion in the friendship jar!! Just wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration!! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat super cards! Love your new variation- great mix of patterns, stamps and embellishments. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteI've gotta get the Friendship Jar Stamp Set . . . too cute! Great Idea:)
ReplyDeleteTwo lovely cards. The 2nd one is so dainty & feminine. Love how you included the air freshner in the card. Great idea.
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are so beautiful. Your Mom will love this new card. What a great way to use the Friendship Jar. Love that you put a car jar in the first card.
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are AWESOME!!! I couldn't choose a FAV between them; fun to just have totally different looks with the color scheme and little bits of different embellishments, etc.!
ReplyDeleteThese are both so pretty, I love the tall size of the cards! The color scheme of the first one is more my style, but I do love the softness in the second one as well, just fab cards both!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Wendy
OH, these are so pretty! Love both version... the images are fabulous! :o)
ReplyDeletegreat cards!! love the size and shape!!
ReplyDeleteYour comment on my blog made me smile, Mary Rose. You are sooo right! I would constantly be knocking on your door asking you to come over and play :) LOVE both cards, and I am so inspired to make a tall cool one like yours now! The flowers are so sweet, and the papers...oh, you know I am swooning. Two peas in a pod are we!
ReplyDeleteI never remember the inside of my cards! I loooove those OA papers - I covet them every time I see them used. The way you used the Flower Fusions in your jar is genius!
ReplyDeleteThe paper and floral stamp images are a perfect match. the longer card is a really fun idea too! thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWow..... a pretty/soft version 2! Love the tall cards and your use of the Thrift Shop papers!
ReplyDeleteI love both of your cards. ;-) I can see why your mom gushed over the first card, and today's creation is every bit as delightful! Love the doily peeking out and the lace at the bottom. And I am a Flower Fusion FREAK, so I always enjoy seeing those. Love that you stamped inside - I hardly ever remember to do that! Lovely cards. ;-)
ReplyDeleteBoth of these cards are wonderful! I love the tall size and your mix of patterned paper! Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteThese are SO pretty! Love the October Afternoon papers on your new version along with the sweet flower fusion set!
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are great! I love that they fit an air freshener...how clever! And the colors are great on the first and all the neat elements on the second :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards, both are so sweet. I do love the second one best I just do. Soo pretty!
ReplyDeleteBoth are just beautiful! I'm a bold color kinda girl but I truly appreciate a soft and subtle one done as well as your remake. I rarely venture out of an A2 size, but this inspired me to give in to a little variety! TFS!
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