May 10 2008
Happy Mother’s Day!
I’d like to wish all the moms out there a very happy Mother’s Day. In fact, whether you’re a mom or not, I hope you’re having a darn fine day!
I made this card for a friend at work who requested a card for her mother-in-law. When I asked if she had any preferences as to the look of it she said, “do you have any clowns?” ???!!!
I replied, “for Mother’s Day?” ???!!! We both laughed. “Uh, no I don’t have any clowns but I have this iris I’ve been working on.” I showed her the partially colored flower. Thankfully she thought it was pretty and asked if I could use some purple in the design. Trying to suppress the image of purple clowns, I told her I had a nice amethyst that would look good with the pink…and we settled on that.
This is my Siberian Iris from Flourishes. You may not be able to see all the dimension in the photo, but the iris is stamped, colored and cut out four times. I cut out the whole image first, then each layer of petals was cut out and adhered one on top of the other with sections of foam mounting tape. The petals were lightly sculpted in the process by bending them around my finger. The coloring was done with soft chalks and sprayed with three coats of a glossy sealer. The glossy coating added some substance which allowed the sculpting to better hold its shape.
The background is made with Flourishes’ two Damask stamps:
- Damask in Craft White ink on amethyst cardstock for the upper background
- Damask Reverse in amethyst ink on white cardstock for the lower background.
The vase was created with my key tag punch (one end sliced off) from a left over piece of the Damask background. I sponged the edges and bottom of the vase with amethyst ink to give it the illusion of a slightly rounded shape. The white hearts on the sage border are from Harlequin and Accessories.
I’ll be back tomorrow to answer some questions about my stamp room. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday! Moms — bless your hearts!
- Stamps: Siberian Iris, Damask, Damask Reverse, Harlequin and Accessories
- Paper: Almost Amethyst, Whisper White, Sage Shadow
- Ink: Palette Noir, Almost Amethyst, Craft White
- Accessories: Ribbon (from Flourishes), silver cord, pink heart eyelet, key tag punch, Scotch brand foam mounting tape, Stampin’ Pastels (soft chalks), spray gloss sealer
What a super wonderful Mother’s Day card for your friend!!! You have such lucky friends!!! I love your use of both Damask stamps, but that layered flower is over the top!!!! Great coloring, as always!!! Such soft and pretty colors!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Gosh, I wish I was your friend. I would LOVE for you to make a card for me like that!
Beautifully done…every single detail. Four layers sounds like a lot of work, but the extra effort really is evident! Totally gorgeous!
This is a gorgeous card!! I love the extra work you took to make the layers it is Stunning!
Gasp! This is the most perfect Mother’s Day card! What a gorgeous, dimensional creation! You did a fantastic job on that paper tole Iris, and the coloring is lovely. Very clever use of the key tag punch for that vase. What a lucky woman to receive this for Mother’s Day. And to think, she could have had a clown card instead! Maybe that’s an inside family joke. Linda
this is a stunning card! All your effort shows in every little detail. Simply Beautiful!
Have a wonderful day today as well!
Leslie, I cannot even tell you how much I enjoy getting your email updates!!! It is a treat for my eyes every time!! I know I haven’t been commenting (shame on me) but I have been continually amazed by your creations!! This is just beautiful!!
Leslie, this is so gorgeous, the dimension is incredibly beautiful, I know your friend was excited to give her mother-in-law such a beautiful card for Mother’s Day. The pastels are beautiful with this image!
This is the most gorgeous Mothers Day card!! Your coloring and dimension look absolutely stunning, and what a great combination of stamps! Happy Mothers Day sweet Leslie!!
This is gorgeous. I love the dimension.
OMG Leslie, this is so gorgeous! Your flower is paper tole art! Love the depth and dimension and the colours are so beautiful!
Leslie, I love this Iris, and you and Dee are going to make me want to get it…this is a beautiful card and I know your friend was pleased for sure! Your coloring is so awesome as well.
Pinky
Leslie, this is amazing - YOU are amazing!! WoW!!! I can’t stop looking at this, it is so gorgeous!!! And, your coloring just blows me away!! Just beautiful, my friend!
*STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Beautiful, lovely coloring and the dimension is terrific!
Gorgeous!
Happy Mother’s Day to you as well!
Wow, what a work of art……no clowning around with this gorgeous dimensional flower
I can’t even imagine how gorgeous your card must be IRL. Your card will be treasured forever. TFS
This card is awesome! Your colors are perfect, and the flower itself is just stunning!
This card is so lovely!! The image and your coloring of it is beautiful!
Wowza!! This is fabulous. I love the way you have sculpted the petals to give the flower a perfect and soft 3-D effect. And as always your coloring is spectacular.
Beautiful card - love the colours.