SNS NONTRADITIONAL MOTHER'S DAY BLOG HOP

Scroll down to see my Paper Romance Challenge Day card.  We are making Baby-themed Easel cards!


Welcome to Sparkle N Sprinkle's Nontraditional Mother's Day Blog Hop! Today's hop begins at the SNS Blog, so if you haven't started at the beginning you will want to head over there now, so you don't miss out on the opportunity to win some great prizes!

If you arrived here from Erika's blog, you are in the right place!  The hop list order is also at the SNS Blog, so you can check back there if you get sidetracked or lost along the way.

Hopefully you have been enjoying the beautiful cards presented by my fellow Sparkle Team designers. Our Mother's Day inspired hop is nontraditional because we're displaying cards which honor special women in our lives, whether they are Moms or not. We hope you will enjoy these feminine cards, and perhaps create something special for the dear women who regularly and meaningfully touch your life. I have created these cards for two special friends that work with me at my school and are retiring this year.  I will miss them!

I have two projects to show you today. Both are made with one of my favorite SNS sets, Spring Backgrounds. It's even on sale this month! Be sure to take a peek at the whole set.  On each card I stamped my images using dye inks and then watercolored the flowers. On this first sample, I added Starfire Glitter to the whole flower. Isn't it pretty?

On my second sample, I wanted more of the color variation to show, so I added Starfire Glitter to just the flower centers. Click on any photo for a close-up view!

Both samples have rub-ons for the sentiments.  I have so many of those hoarded, I thought I had better start using some of them! Here is the full card of the second sample in my favorite color shades: PINK!

I hope that you have enjoyed my creations today! If you like what you see on my blog, become a Follower! There is much more to see yet, so head on over to my friend Julie's blog, where I know you will LOVE what she has to show you! She is so talented!

Be sure to leave a comment at every blog along the way, so you are eligible for the prizes! Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see you again! 

Challenges for these cards:
The Paper Shelter - flower power
Simon Says Stamp - Mother's Day/girlie
Creative Cowgirls - monochromatic (second card)

Recipes:

Spring Backgrounds Stamp Set and Starfire Glitter by Sparkle N Sprinkle

Card 1: Pale Plum, Naturals White CS (Stampin' Up!); Zva Creative and Kaiser Pearls, lace trim, Designer Paper from my stash, Pale Plum and Kiwi Kiss dye ink (SU!)

Card 2: PTI White CS, Melon Mambo and Patterned Rose DP (SU!), Textured Pink (The Paper Studio); Melon Mambo dye ink (SU!); 1 1'4" circle punch, 1/2" square punch, Martha Stewart border punch, satin embossed ribbon, Pretties Kit (SU!); Spellbinders rectangles and scalloped rectangles Nestabilities, lace trim