I have a lot of Mother’s day cards to make for various people (including my mum and my mother in law!) I decided it was about time to begin, being ever so organised. Last week the lovely Paper Puff posted about her Mind the Gap card, which was inspirational!
I investigated the cardmaking cupboard to see which things I could use for a ‘gap’ card. The Docrafts Folk Floral range came up trumps (hope the flowers smell nicer than that-sorry, I’ve spent all weekend listening to my children’s toilet humour!) and I chose a pretty decoupage. I was on a roll, then a minor disaster struck. (Lack of planning came back and bit me on the bum!) Not one of my card blanks was right for the job, as they needed a fold at the top with a long front. It’s rare that I make my own base cards as I have about six billion of varying sizes, colours and weights. (Mr C would confirm that this is only a slight exaggeration of the exact number and there *may* even be more than that!)
I used my super duper heavy weight water colour paper and trimmed it to make an A6 size card. I placed the first layer of the decoupage on the front and decided, roughly, where to place the gap. Choosing colours carefully (you can’t beat flowers/spots and stripes together!), I cut the backing papers to fit both parts. I then attached the decoupage using double sided tape and built up the layers.
As always, the ribbon was an afterthought. Normally I’d place a ribbon where the gap was so I had to think a bit more, but I knew it needed ‘something’. Being a special card, the ‘something’ had to be a bit fancy, and there’s not much more extravagant than two layers of ribbon. I finished with a knot rather than a bow because a two layer bow is beyond my capabilities (maybe I should work on that).
Of course, no card is complete without my ‘trademark’ single gemstone. (I’d maybe have used more than one but only one flower had a centre that looked right with it!)
I think it looks very pretty, though Royal Mail will be rubbing their hands together with glee at the postage costs thanks to the big knot and the decoupage.
How’s your Mother’s Day crafting going? What are you making?
Thats lovely
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Brilliant! I love what you have made! I am still to do my Mother’s Day cards, and I can’t do double bows either. You are not alone!!
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Thank you for the inspiration! I may be brave and try the double bow, but a knot cut on an artistic wonk will suffice (for now at least!)
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Honestly (and not just because I can’t do it either!) I generally prefer a simple knot!!
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Aw sweet card Mrs. Craft.
What have I made? So far nothing. But I’ll be getting there, hopefully tomorrow. eeeek!
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Good luck! I am at work 4 days this week so I’ll be rushing in the evenings. Not to mention putting together a job application and helping the in laws move house. Thank goodness for coffee! x
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Ahh, life can be grand sometimes, eh? 😉
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What a beautiful card! It makes it so much more special when the card is lovingly made by hand too! I was laughing when I read about the ‘6 billion’ stash because I am totally willing to believe that could be true! 😀
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Thank you, I think the scariest part is facing the truth 😂
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I love this. I keep perusing your posts about card making and so yes, I’m interested. I guess maybe I’ll get into yet another craft. I was recently asked if I know what I have in my bead and metal stash and if I ever plan on making some more beaded things, though. So there’s that, especially since I stuck out my tongue and said “no, I do not know what I have for beads, but they’re there just in case.”
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Haha, I know what you mean about ‘just in case’. Hope you get to make something. 😊
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With the beads and metal? Some day. I’m busy making things though! Just imagine what would happen if I got into the cards thing. I almost can recite my yarn stash by heart!
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You’d be far too bust to go to your day job!
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Love the beautiful card. I need to get myself going on the card making once again….this is good inspiration!
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Thank you, good luck!
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Wow! Stunning!!!
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When do you celebrate Mother’s Day? Here in the Middle East we celebrate it March 21st, so tomorrow! Hehe
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Hehe, March 26th this year! I don’t know about you, but ours moves according to Lent, it’s always on the 4th Sunday.
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Ours is always March 21st. 🙂 Happy Mother’s Day to you, your mom and mom-in-law!
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Thank you, and Happy Mother’s day to you and those you are celebrating with!
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I love the ribbon! 😊
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Beautiful 🙂
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Lovely!
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Very nice 🙂
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This is so pretty. I really like the Folk Floral range, pretty without that hint of twee some florals have. I had to be organised with my mother’s day cards, my mum’s off on her jollydays so I wanted her to have the card to take, and mother in law is in Hull so it has to be posted
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I love that range too. I still have some to make, but the person I’m making it for is stopping at our house at the moment!
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That’s not easy. I can manage to wrap presents in front of a recipient, but I think making a card would be a step too fdar
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They are going on Saturday to their new house so I shall make one on Saturday night! Or one night after they’ve gone to bed.
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It’s beautiful 🙂 I quite like the look of the knot-rather-than-bow and I might just try it on one of my cards at some point.
I’m terribly behind: I planned to make some mother’s day cards to sell in my shop, but so far I haven’t even made one for my own Mum so it’s not looking very likely!
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Thank you, I like the knot for a change too. Hope you get your cards finished!
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Beautiful!
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