Soft & Subtle Mothers Day

 SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Flowering Flourishes, Apothecary Art, Oh Hello, Elements of Style, Petite Pairs
• ink: Pink Pirouhette, Basic Gray
• cardstock: Very Vanilla
• accessories: Labels Collection Framelits, Square Lattice folder. Word Window, 7/8" Scallop, Itty Bitty Shapes and Large Oval Punches. Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon

Using Scraps Mothers Day

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Tiny Tags, Hearts a Flutter
• ink: Basic Black, Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight
• cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede. Brown dotted ribbon border not SU.
• accessories: Delicate Doilies Sizzlits, Secret Garden Framelits, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Square Lattice folder, Vintage Wallpaper folder, Large Oval Punch, Flower Burst Embossilit, Bitty Banners Framelits, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Basic Jewels Pearls.

I made this card using all of my leftover scraps - pieces that I had already embossed, punched, or diecut but were not used yet. So it was a piece-mail card!

Mothers Day Poppies

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Teeny Tiny Wishes, A Round Array
• ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black
• cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, watercolor paper
• accessories: acrylic block, mister, reinkers, Honeycomb folder, Scallop Trim Border PunchWord Window punch, Flowers Burst Embossilit; 7/8" Scallop Circle Punch. Ribbon not SU.

Another card using reinkers on acrylic block. Just added a few very small droplets of each color to acrylic block, misted with water, then stamped on watercolor paper.

Bandana Technique Mothers Day

 SUPPLIES:

• stamps: SAB Fresh Vintage, Flowering Flourishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• cardstock: Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
• ink: Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobbler
• accessories: Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen, embossilits Flower Burst, Itty Bitty Banners framelit, Basic Jewels Pearls, Square Lattice folder, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 7/8" Scallop Punch

To make the bandana background, I first stamped the images in Not Quite Navy; then added dots and dashes with Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen. See picture below. Actually very simple, but a little bit tedious (:

Acrylic Block Watercolor Technique

SUPPLIES:

• stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Flowering Flourishes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
• cardstock: Whisper White. Black, White, Watercolor paper not SU
• ink: More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Basic Black, Craft White
• accessories: acrylic block, water mister, mini brads, Word Window Punch, Aqua Painter, Sponge Dauber.

Using acrylic block F 4 7/8" x 6", I added reinker droplets starting with More Mustard in the center, Pumpkin Pie in a ring around the More Mustard, then Cajun Craze in a ring around the Pumpkin Pie. (about 5 - 8 droplets of reinker per color). Misted the block with water, and with the block face up with misted reinkers on it, I placed watercolor paper on top block and pressed. Then used aqua painter and Cajun Craze reinker drops to blend the outer edges of the color that didn't quite get coverage; sponged Early Espresso around edges. 

Stamped Lovely as a Tree and Flowering Flourishes in Basic Black. Stamped JUST FOR YOU from Teeny Tiny Wishes on black using craft white ink. Punched Word Window Punch; added mini brads.