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Pretty Mother’s Day
Treat the leading lady in your life with these lovely designs by Ann-Marie Vaux
Our mums deserve the best no matter what
time of year it is, but Mother’s Day is the perfect excuse to show her just how much
you care. And nothing is more thoughtful than a card handmade with love! These projects
are ideal for beginners who are just starting out with stamping, but they’re also great for advanced crafters looking for a simple
yet effective last-minute make. As Ann-Marie says: “Stamping does not have to be hard, but it does have to be fun!”
Stamped flowercard
Kit List
White card blank
Black permanent ink pad Watercolour card
Distress inks, various colours Stamps: Happy Mother’s Day sentiment, Mum sentiment, large sentiment background, small pattern Watercolour brush
Layered flower dies
Small circle punch Adhesive 3D foam pads
SKILL LEVEL 33
1
Use black permanent ink to
stamp a Happy Mother’s Day sentiment along each edge of the card blank. Cut a square of watercolour card that will fit inside the stamped edges.
Pick three colours from
the distress ink pads and add one line of each colour onto the watercolour card layer. Use a watercolour brush to blend the colours.
Using a large background
colour to the die cut flowers using the distress inks.
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a Mum sentiment onto others.
5
Using black ink, stamp the large background stamp onto some of the petals and
Punch out some mini circles
6
from white card to cover the flower centres. Stamp over these in black ink using a small pattern stamp.
7
8Use 3D foam pads to attach
Layer the flowers to build
sentiment stamp and a black permanent ink pad, stamp over the coloured layer, in either a random or uniform pattern.
dimension, and secure with glue. Stick a mini circle in the centre of each flower using 3D foam pads.
the coloured background layer to the front of the card blank, in between the stamped edges.
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from watercolour card. Add
Die cut seven or eight Arrange the flowers on the card
flowers in various sizes
front, and when happy with the placement, adhere to the card.
Helping
HAND
X ‘Think outside the box’ is a term that is thrown around a lot, and it can be quite scary to do that when you are in your craft comfort zone – especially when it involves over-stamping and mixing colours! These projects contain lots of ideas for creating a colourful and eye- catching card especially for Mum, and they’re great for showing off your creative skills.
X When making the heart aperture card, remember to only attach elements around the outside of the aperture so that they do not stick to the inside of the card.