Thank You, Mum

I was delighted to receive an email from Tiffany Kao of Paper Garden, inviting me to participate in their Mother's Day Cards challenge. Tiffany also sent me a sample pack of various cardstock - all in lovely springtime colours. I used the gorgeous Aura Lavender for my card base and letters (which I did colour a shade darker).

I recently won Pix's Favorite stamp set in the Mama Elephant stampede (thank you!) and couldn't wait to ink it up for my Mother's Day card. I did some masking to create my little scene and then coloured everything in. The stamped sentiment is from the same set and stamped on my blended ink background.

I used Mama Elephant's Framed Tags for my frame and finished things off with my "Mum" letters (cut from old Provo Craft dies) and some Pretty Pink Posh droplets).

Please head over to Paper Garden to vote for your favourite card! (Although the Inlinkz information below says you can vote here, you need to go to Paper Garden to do so.) I'd be thrilled if you voted for mine, but please choose the one you like best.

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Products used:

Paper Garden Aura Lavender Cardstock	Mama Elephant Pix's Favorite - Stamps	Mama Elephant Framed Tags - Madison Avenue	Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB Smooth Solar White Paper
Memento Tuxedo Ink Pad	Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock	Distress Ink Pad - Mowed Lawn	Distress Ink Pad - Tumbled Glass
Ranger 2 oz Mister Bottle	PPP 4mm Clear Droplets

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I (HEART) Canada

Happy weekend! I've taken a small hiatus from crafting in order to finish a course I was taking and am thrilled to be back to take part in the Paper Garden Canada Day Card Challenge! Tiffany even sent me some fabulous cardstock and envelopes, some of which I've used on my card. All of the red you see is Aura Scarlet Linen cardstock (which has a slight texture that I LOVE) and the white is Aura Solar White, a fabulous cover weight cardstock just perfect for card creations.

I found this sweet little girl from My Scrap Chick and did make a couple of minor alterations to get just the look I wanted for my card. I embossed the mat with a cloud background and then got out some of my favourite My Craft Spot products to finish things off. (Even though My Craft Spot is no longer in business, I love the products and still think they're the best out there!)

I used Tiny Banners metal dies for the little banner at the side and Small Alphabet metal dies for the letters to spell "Canada". At the top, I added die cuts for the I (HEART).

Please check out all the fabulous creations made by the rest of the participants in the Paper Garden Canada Day Care Challenge and even join in the fun, if you'd like. There's also an opportunity to vote for your favourite. Of course, I'd love for you to pick my card but you're welcome to choose the one with which you're most taken.

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