Best Mother Ever in Blushing Bride Glimmer...

You may think you have seen this duo before... and you are kind of right.... but the card to the left had an over haul... a de-pinking!!!

So Rose Red flowers were replaced by Sahara Sand ones... and the greeting changed to one suitable for Mother's Day wishes...

Much more subtle than the original.... 

But which one do you prefer? The original Friend or the de-pinked Best Mother Ever... 

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Bloomin' Love Mother's Day 5" Square Joy Fold Card with Tutorial

A few stories behind this card... but here is a 12.5cm (almost 5") Square Joy Fold Card specially dressed for Mother's Day...

First off... a Mother's Day card in February!? Isn't this usually the month for Valentine's, Wedding Anniversary and even Weddings at The Craft Spa classes! But this year in the UK... Mother's Day is so early in March that I suddenly realised I had to make Mother's Day cards for classes too...

Secondly... I haven't made a Joy Fold Card for years! Probably about 4-5 years at least.... But I had some papers to use for class... and I suddenly felt the urge! Then I discovered that I was out of large 6" square envelopes... so I had to quickly design a 5"ish (12.5cm really) version to fit in the only square envelopes I had!

And I am liking this shrunken version...the central card being just 3" and really cute!

Simple ... but very effective... and seeing as it is Friday... Fancy Fold Friday! A very quick Tutorial for you....

Recipe
A4 card Crumb Cake 12.5 x 19cm
A4 card Crumb Cake 3" x 6"
A4 card Whisper White 2 3/4" Square (x2)
Papers - Front LHS & Inside LHS - 6 x 12cm (x2 - different papers)
            - Front Back - 12 cm Square
            - Inside RHS -  2 3/4" Square

Instructions
1. Score LANDSCAPE larger Crumb Cake panel at 12.5 cm
2. Score LANDSCAPE smaller Crumb Cake panel at 3"
3. Adhere all parts

If you need pictures/videos to aid you visually... then please just check out the Joy Fold Card Tutorial in the Split Coast Stampers resources section here... the dimensions will of course be different... but the principle is the same...

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Blooming Heart in Silver and Blues...

Another quick share...

Silver glimmer heart... Stamped and sponged numbers...using Number of Years flowers and leaves

Greeting care of Sale A Bration freebie Botanicals For You...

And maybe too many Shimmery White flowers...!

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Bloomin' Heart - the other half!

Here is the other half of that die cut heart from yesterday's post... the outside part!

Well I couldn't let all that Blushing Bride gorgeous glimmer go to waste could I...

Sorry for brief post today... met myself coming backwards!

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Have a heart... a Bloomin' Heart...

Oh my word... this heart is so amazing!

I don't reckon you need to do much else with it... though I do have a few plans!

So this is simply... a Pink Glimmer card die-cut heart...

Some Shimmery White die-cut flowers...

Die cut banner and wording from the Bloomin' Love stamp set...

A few pearls...

And a simple white card with a Sahara Sand mat...

But do you know the best bit... 

It is designed perfectly for adding 3D foam pads under the solid die-cut flower sections... no other glue required... Simples! Though I did strategically add some extra cut 3D foam pads where I could...

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World Traveler embossing folder... a new love!

Quick share of something I have been playing with... this is the first of a series as I tried out a few ideas at the same time!!

Though I am not planning on sharing the full series this week... lots of other things to share first!!

But before I start with the creative details...

If you are local enough - don't forget my Spring Summer Catalogue Launch Party & Pre-Loved BOGHF Sale this week... Wednesday 13th, Friday 15th & Saturday 16th... more details here on my Classes and Events Page. Just contact me to book a place...

The embossing folder was inked up using a dauber and Pool Party ink on the raised sea sections... and where I was a bit heavy handed - I removed some ink from the debossed land sections with a cotton bud (tip)... A bit of a labour of love but not too bad! Then I embossed my piece of card....

I have also used the fabulous Sale A Bration Sky is the Limit (yours for free with a £45 order!)... I REALLY love this one... finding it VERY VERY useful.... even more so than at first sight...

I also used the Bloomin' Love stamp set for the banner... just seemed like the right wording.... A bit of Linen Thread holds the banner in place...

And last  - but definitely not least - and hard to see on the photos - the clear Wink of Stella pen...for the plane, the heart...and the UK (for anyone that doesn't know where I live!) It just gives that last pop required!

Now no chance of me not buying Going Global next then.... just need to be able to get an order in quickly!! Itching to play...

And yes...a new Box Frame Card version... you will be seeing this again soon....

And finally I leave you with a VERY funny fact.... can you guess at my most viewed blog post in the last week...

Yes... it had to be... it was Something Strange for Saturday! The post about nothing...that really only showed how frustrated I was at that moment of time!! Well a few hours actually.... Sorry again for that one!

And it even came up as a link from a search on Google!! LOL!!!

Not sure what that says about my other blogging efforts though... I will try to not be disheartened!!! Said with a true note of British sarcasm.... ( just in case you were wondering...!)

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