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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Happy Hydrangea Mother's Day





I love hydrangeas, as does my mother.  Mother's day is next Sunday here in the US, so it's time to make mom a card. I have had this Happy Hydrangea set from PTI for a long time, and I have never shown it any ink.  In an effort of trying to use some of my stash that has been neglected, I checked out this week's Shopping Our Stash Challenge. This week's challenge is "Opposite Day" - to make something that's opposite your usual style.  So I pulled out my Happy Hydrangea set, and some PTI inks and went to work.  I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch #184 for the layout of my card.  I have been leaning toward Clean & Simple for quite a while - I don't use a lot of layers.  This card has 5  layers, and through it is still rather CAS, that number of layers are not my usual.

After stamping the hydrangea panel, I added a little Platinum Stickles to give my hydrangeas a little sparkle.  Not sure that I love the different sizes of stitching on the rectangle vs the fishtail die cuts,   but I decided to leave them as is and call it a card.


The Pink Elephant Challenge this week is Anything Goes, so I am posting this card to their gallery as well.

Thanks so much for stopping in today. Have a great one!

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6 comments:

  1. cmMay 2, 2015 at 9:31 PM

    Your hydrangeas are gorgeous, Stephanie; the stickles are a lovely added touch. The difference in the stitches isn't something I noticed, so my view: lovely as is! Your mom will adore this, as do I. Need to get working on my Mom's day cards!
    Hugs~c

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  2. KarrenMay 3, 2015 at 2:17 AM

    This is a beautiful Mother's Day card - the hydrangea panel is gorgeous! Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  3. Chana MalkahMay 3, 2015 at 3:16 PM

    Very pretty card! Thanks so much for accepting the challenge at Shopping Our Stash!
    Hugz,
    Chana, DT

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  4. DonnaMay 4, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    Ohhhh Stephanie this is soooooo pretty!!! Thanks for playing along with the SHOPPING OUR STASH crew this week for our "Opposite Day" challenge!

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  5. Kim SMay 4, 2015 at 8:51 PM

    Your strip of flowers stands out beautifully on this clean card!! The sparkle is a nice celebratory touch. Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  6. Kara LynneMay 7, 2015 at 9:55 PM

    Beautiful hydrangeas! I love your colors and what a great design using that sketch!

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