Vintage Mother's Day Card

Okay, this was a last minute card and it 's still waiting for it's insert  which needs to be done as soon as I have finished writing up this post. So I'll make this a quick one.

I don't usually use ribbon flowers for my cards but as I left it so late to make this card I had to cheat a little.

I chose to do a vintage style Mother's day card for my Mother in Law,  she is 93 years old, so I'd say she is vintage too. 

I know she won't mind me saying that,  she has an amazing sense of humour. Probably due to raising my husband, who is very much the comic.
I love making cards for her, she appreciates them and work that has gone into them so much. It makes it all worth while. I do hope  she likes this one.

I used the Spellbinder Envelope  corner die  to  cut two corners  in cream card and glued them onto a cream card square, then I lightly sponged over the entire background using soft suede ink from Stampin' up . 
The sentiment is from the  stamp set "Occasional Greetings"  I think. 
It's a retired stamp set but it still comes in very handy.

 I die cut the circles for the sentiment/ layers  and cut the butterflies,   inked the edges with soft suede ink and a  sponge,   stamped the greeting and assembled all the layers. 
Lastly I added the  flower and butterfly.

Sew Lovely meets Vintage Vogue Wheel Stamp

I was looking for some inspiration on the internet the other night when I came across card I fell in love with. It was created by an Australian lady called Narelle. 

Narelle makes beautiful cards, they are not five minute wonder cards, she puts a lot of time and effort into her cards and it shows, they keep your interest for ages.

Here I have CASE'd one of her cards, I have not copied it exactly but I probably would have done had I had all  the materials she used. 

Narelle's  card  is just so beautiful it  shouted at me CASE ME, CASE ME...... So I did. 

 I have an Aunt who's birthday is this week and she is a serious sewing lady. 

(I  wrote serious sew er first  but then realized you may confuse it with waste water and it's by products, yuck! .) 

Anyway this card will be perfect for her.

I will leave you Narelle's website  link at the end of my post so you can visit her website and all her wonderful creations.

Here's a list of  the items  I used to create this card.

Vintage vogue wheel stamp ,

 Button button stamp set,

 Sew Lovely

 Established Elegance,

Always artichoke dsp,

Always artichoke card stock,

Always artichoke ink pad,

Very vanilla seam binding,

Large green pearl brad

Very Vanilla card stock,

Circle die,  and circle punch slightly different sizes,

Boho punch  I used the smallest of the three flowers on this punch. 

Three self adhesive flat back pearls.

Sponge dauber for edges,

Victoria lace from SU

Tiny bronze safety  pin.

 As promised here's the  link to Narelle's website  and the original version and inspiration for this card. While there take a look at all her other creations..... Just be warned,  you'll be there for hours, she has so many wonderful cards to look at.

http://narellefarrugia.com/2012/06/26/the-paper-players-101-dynamic-duos-8/