Happy Mother’s Day

It’s Mother’s Day and I have a card to share. Actually, there are two versions of this card. In the other version, the “Silly Goose” is headed in the opposite direction. My card is a very scaled-back CASE of a fabulous card by Kelly Lunceford. I adore these wonderful Silly Goose dies from The Greetery, and I thought they’d make fun cards for my daughter-in-law and her sister. We’ll all be together for brunch later this morning. 

For the background, I die cut an arch from gingham patterned paper and added it to a white card base. The Garden Gateway die was cut from woodgrain paper, and ink blended to add some detail and dimension. I’ve had this die in my collection for well over a year, and this is the first time I’ve used it. After adding it to the arched background, I die cut almost all of the pieces for the goose and the florals from white cardstock and colored them with finger daubers and a variety of inks. Her hat, the ribbon, and the flowers on the hat were die cut from colored cardstock scraps. 

The florals are both from The Greenery’s latest release: Bigger Botanicals: Jacob’s Ladder and Bigger Botanicals: Oregano. Once everything was assembled, I added the florals to the front of the gate, and finally, the Silly Goose with some dimensional tape. The sentiment is from the Silly Goose Sentiments stamp set and die cut with the coordinating die.

My daughter, Sarah, is getting a Jacquie Lawson animated Mother’s Day card. I didn’t decide to make Mother’s Day cards in time to get one to Wisconsin before today. Tracy and I did find a fun card that showcases paper crafting. Sarah doesn’t indulge in card making but she creates amazing gifts and works of art with her Cricket machine. I think she’ll like the card, and Hannah is sure to be a fan. I gave Hannah some card making supplies two years ago, and she make many cards for her friends and family.

This card is off to Darnell’s NBUS blog to celebrate finally breaking out the Garden Gateway die.