Flowers for Mother's Day...

I was able to put together a half dozen Mother's Day cards for the thrift store this past week and this is one of them.

I know it looks black, but the card base is actually a deep purple. I used a couple of stamps to create the sentiment on the white oval.

The flowers and leaves were cut with some unbranded dies that I purchased recently. I really like all the detail that is embossed into them.

I added some ink to the edges of the yellow flower and to the centers of the pink flowers.

The pink flowers have a tiny hole in the center of each layer, so I joined them together with a tiny green brad.

The inside of this card has a simple stamped sentiment. I was in a hurry so no extras on the inside of this one! When I looked at the photo, however, I thought I should have put one of the pink flowers inside, too.

Mother's Day cards always sell really well at the thrift store, so I will be making a lot of them.

My own mother passed away from brain cancer 30 years ago. She was only 68, so quite young by today's standards. I still have three elderly aunts that I try to remember each Mother's Day with a card. I've begun to think about what kind of card I'd like to make for them, but I haven't nailed it down yet.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl