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Today's a special day. It's my Mom's birthday! Well, it's also the birthday of the United States; but I'm focusing on Mom -- in a patriotic kind of way, of course! Every year I give Mom a Longaberger patriotic basket and this year I was able to order one that I could give to her on her birthday. I was pretty excited about that, so I felt that I needed to make her a card that would complement her gift!
In addition, lots of the stamping challenge sites that I visit are featuring patriotic themes for their challenges this week, so I thought I'd make a card that would meet the specifications for one of these sites. I haven't participated in a challenge in a while, so it's time to get back to it! I chose the Pals Paper Arts Fourth of July Inspiration (PPA49).
This card features lots of brightly colored flowers which reminded me of the explosion of color that you see in a fireworks display. The flowers rest on Cherry Cobbler cardstock matted with Crumb Cake and Riding Hood Red cardstocks and adhered to a Marina Mist card base. The flower images come from the Punched Posies stamp set (Summer Mini Catalog Level 2 Hostess set), the outline for the Round Tab (on the right side) comes from the Perfect Punches stamp set (NEW in the 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalog) and the sentiments come from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.
I LOVE cards with florals and it just doesn't get any easier with the Punched Posies stamp set when you can use punches to quickly create a stack of flowers! I included Rhinestone brads and a shiny Filigree embellishment anchored with a silver brad as centers for the flowers and to the birthday sentiment to add some pop and shine to the card (also important when you're thinking about an explosion of color!). Speaking of "pop", you'll notice that the flowers are popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals and that some of the flower petals are curved to increase interest and add dimension to the focal point.
The interior of the card was decorated with more punched or cut out flowers and leaves and a sentiment from the On Your Birthday stamp set. Mom may have to share her birthday with the USA, but I wanted to remind her it was HER day, too!
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To complete the theme, the lower left front of the envelope was stamped with more brightly colored flowers.
This is actually the second card I made in this way; the first was made a couple of days ago until I remembered the gift and made the card again in colors that coordinated with the gift. Here's the first card.
This one looks like a burst of Spring!
I hope you are having a great holiday weekend and finding the time to enjoy friends and family. Please remember, in your thoughts and prayers, those whose sacrifices have made and continue to make our country so GREAT.
Stamps: Perfect Punches, Punched Posies, Teeny Tiny Wishes; Inks: Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi; Cardstock: [Mom's: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Riding Hood Red, Whisper White] and [Spring: Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White]; Embellishments: Fire Circle brads, Ice Circle brads, Filigree Designer brads, Neutrals 5/16" brads [Mom's: Whisper White, and Spring: Chocolate Chip]; Adhesives: SNAIL, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots; Tools: Paper Cutter/Scorer, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Fancy Flower Extra Large punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle punch, 5-Petal Flower Extra Large punch, Round Tab Extra Large punch, Butterfly Extra Large punch, Modern Label Extra Large punch, Word Window Large punch; Other: Medium Whisper White Envelope
This is awesome!! I just got this L2 Set and now I really can't wait to play with it. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Posted by: Donna | 07/04/2010 at 10:48 PM
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the explosion of flowers! Thanks for playing @ PPA!
Posted by: Ann Schach | 07/04/2010 at 11:24 PM
Love these cards! I've been looking for a good way to use this set!
Posted by: Yapha | 07/05/2010 at 12:44 AM
Fantastic cards. I love the look of both. The new colors are so great!
Posted by: Ashlee T | 07/05/2010 at 04:14 PM
I just love these cards - so fun and festive! I finally just ordered this stamp set and I can't wait to play with it. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Julie DiMatteo | 07/05/2010 at 06:52 PM
Gorgeous cards. Your mom is one lucky lady.
Sharon L
Posted by: sharon l | 07/05/2010 at 11:29 PM
Absolutely fabulous flowers - love the explosion of color! So glad you play at PPA!
Posted by: Linda Callahan | 07/06/2010 at 04:45 PM
Wonderful job! I brought up the page and instantly said, "Oh WOW!"
Posted by: Kathleen | 07/28/2010 at 04:13 PM