Mother's Day Card

Happy Mother's Day 2016!  I made a couple Mother's Day cards for my two daughter-in-laws!

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"

I used  Operation Write Home's card sketch #17 for this card.  The heart image is from the Silhouette store and the designer paper was purchased from Etsy (digital paper).  The sentiment was computer generated and sized to fit my card.  The top panel is mounted with foam tape.

Inside view of card

Inside view of card.  Thank you for stopping by today! ~ Marilyn

Mother's Day - Spirelli Technique

I saw a technique/tutorial on the Operational Write Home website that I had learned and forgotten and just had to try it out again.   The technique is called spirelli and involves wrapping twine or floss around a scalloped object creating interest and texture.  The tutorial can be found here.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Spirelli Technique

Here's how I made my Mother's Day card:

• Mat 1 (wallpaper pattern) = 5.25" x 4".  Design Paper from DCWV Mainstreet Stack.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink.
• Mat 2 (solid blue) = 3 1/8" x 3 1/8".  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink.
• Mat 3 (light tan checkered) = 3" x 3".  Design Paper from DCWV Mainstreet Stack.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink.  Liquid Pearls Baby Blue added along top and bottom.
• Scallop 1 (solid blue) = 3" cut from basic image set found on Cricut Imagine.    Edges inked with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink.  Scallop mounted with foam tape.
• Scallop 2 (polka dot design with floss) = 2.5" cut from basic image set found on Cricut Imagine.  Light blue Friendship Thread (found in children's section at Walmart) wrapped around every 8th scallop edge.  Center of scallop is a tissue paper flower stick-on found in the dollar section at Target.
• Mat 4 (under sentiment) = cut to sentiment size.  Edges of mat inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Sentiment (Happy Mother's Day) = from Hero Arts Celebrate Everyday stamp set.
• Leaves = from Marvy punch.  Design Paper from DCWV Mainstreet Stack. Edges inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Butterfly = from Martha Stewart punch.  Design Paper from DCWV Mainstreet Stack and is from scrap of background wallpaper design.
• Ribbon = from Michaels.

Inside of card

Inside card design:

• Mat 1 (wallpaper patter border) = 5.25" x 1.5".  Design Paper from DCWV Mainstreet Stack. Edges inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Mat 2 (tan checkered) = 4.75" x 3.5".  Design Paper from DCWV Mainstreet Stack. Edges inked with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
• Mat 3 (solid beige) = 4.5" x 3.25". 
• Butterfly = from Martha Stewart punch. Design Paper from DCWV Mainstreet Stack and is from scrap of background wallpaper design.