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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Serendipity Stamps March Blog Hop - Mother's Day


Welcome to the Serendipity Stamps March blog hop.  There are usually two a month.  Last month we threw in one extra to show you the new scroll egg and scroll heart stamp/die sets.  I was excited that one of the random winners came from a comment left on my site.... Congratulations NanaConnie!  Today our challenge was to create a Mother's Day card  that included a dimensional flower.
I hand made the pretty rose flower in the center of my card following a tutorial I found on line from Clare Buswell.  The technique requires several circles cut from a polyester fabric and heated until the edges curl.  I used a pearl bead with rhinestones wrapped around it with a wire for the flower center.  I added a few gold leaves and smaller flowers to fill it out a bit.  I slightly bent the leaves to give them more dimension.  You can see the flower tutorial here:  http://www.thehybridchick.com/2010/09/fabric-flower-gift-box/

I decided on this pretty teal blue because it is my mom's favorite color.  I added lots of gold embellishments including embossing the letter stamps to make it even more elegant.  This stamp is also beautiful colored, but I think the embossing really shows you all the beautiful detail of the stamp. 
Serendipity has an entire set of floral embossed letters that you can purchase individually or as a set.  For this card all you need is the letter M.  Imagine all the other words you could spell out for a pretty wall hanging.  Maybe someone special's name?

I appreciate you stopping by to have a look at my card.  I hope you will hop on on over to the other DT member sites and see what they came up with for this challenge.  Simply click on their names listed here: 



Thanks and have a great day!

Jeanne

Supplies Used:
Serendipity Stamps Letter "M" 512E
Patterned Paper:  Echo Park Life is Good Collection Grandma's Quilt
Embossing Powder:  Zing Gold
Dies:  Spellbinders Classic Squares, Foliage
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7 comments:

  1. Deborah FringsMarch 7, 2012 at 1:01 AM

    Wow - this is just wonderful. I love the colour and that flower is fabulous. Your Mom will love it!

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  2. PaulineMarch 7, 2012 at 1:06 AM

    What an absolutely wonderful card! I can see it in a frame on a wall, it's just gorgeous! Stunning letters, and the fabric bloom is stunning in this deep turquoise! Your mom will love it!

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  3. Amy MarieMarch 7, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Very pretty! Love those letter stamps and how you made the flower the O!

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  4. MiriamMarch 7, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    This is stunning Jeanne! Love the gold and turquoise together.

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  5. Cathy WeberMarch 7, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    Yow, this is good! I love the shape of the card, those monogram letters in gold. Those gold leaves are gorgeous. No one does foil paper like you Jeanne! That is the prettiest flower...ever. I missed that tutorial, but you nailed it. Beautiful job.

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  6. MarybethMarch 8, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    My goodness! Such a pretty card that I hope will go directly into a frame. Those letters are so pretty and perfect for a mom. Funny to see the gold I just cut some gold yesterday, don't you love the way it cuts.
    Stunning card Jeanne!

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  7. UnknownMarch 13, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    Lucky Mom! This is an eye-catching card for sure. Love the teal flower and how you used it and those stamps are awesome.

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Your comments make me smile! Thanks!!