Mother's Day - part 3

One of my favorite images for Mother's Day cards has always been the "Lily of the Valley" and with that in mind here is the last batch of Mother's Day cards for 2011.

The first card was inspired by a pre-made scalloped die-cut tag (K&Company/E.K. Success). The tag is edged in gold and that set the theme for the gold border around the background paper and the gold ribbon running down the card. The flowers are a paper sticker (Martha Stewart/E.K. Success) and the text is a gold vinyl sticker (Stampendous). The background patterned paper is a pale white on yellow floral (K&Company/E.K. Success) selected so as not to over power the other subtle colors.

The second card uses the idea of a framed image by actually using a die-cut frame (K&Company/E.K. Success). Again I used the theme for the gold border around the background paper and the gold ribbon running down the card. The background patterned paper is a pale yellow (K&Company/E.K. Success) selected so as not to over power the other subtle colors and which is also seen as the background inside the frame. This time I used a combination of two different versions of paper stickers (Martha Stewart/E.K. Success) to create the floral focal point. Again the text is a gold vinyl sticker (Stampendous).

For the third card I created my own frame using a corner and edge punch set (Martha Stewart/E.K. Success) and pastel turquoise colored paper (Die Cut with a View). I created an outline inside the punched panel using blue sticker lines (Mrs. Grossman's Design Lines). The flowers are a paper sticker (Mrs. Grossman's Paper Whispers) while the text was computer generated and printed on clear address labels (Avery).

These three cards are simple in theme and very elegant; which is why to me they fit Mother's Day perfectly.