One of the challenges of sharing my designs online is being careful not to spoil the fun for someone special that might be receiving the item soon as a gift. And so it goes with Mother's Day! These projects were featured in my April Stamp and Sip, but I've been holding off posting them until my Mom received her gifts.
On a positive note, although this Oh So Succulent suite will be retiring soon 😩, I know those of you who own it will be pulling it out to create with for years to come, so these ideas may come in handy down the road. Or even this week, as there are a few more days before we celebrate Mom.
I don't know about you, but I spend a lot of time at craft stores! I'm always looking for inspiration. This plain, $1 wooden frame was an Easter special. I think I got it for 60 cents on sale. Well, add some pretty paper, a few flowers, and voila, a quick gift for mom. I traced the frame on the back side of the paper, then cut it out, and used spray adhesive to glue the paper on.
And of course, Mom needs a lovely card. I made the background design by stamping randomly on cardstock with a monochrome color. This makes every card one of a kind.
And you have to love the faux succulents in a 3D project. So realistic looking.
Here are the color combinations we used to shade the succulents. Listed from top right to bottom left.
1) Garden Green cardstock shaded with Mossy Meadow and Raspberry Ripple ink
2) Mint Macaron cardstock shaded with Raspberry Ripple ink
3) Pear Pizazz cardstock shaded with Raspberry Ripple ink
4) Old Olive cardstock shaded with Old Olive ink and just a touch of Whisper White
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