Day 117: Mother's Day Butterfly Card

Sunday is Mother's Day!  don't forget to call your mom!

and, yes, i'm late in making my card, because i have to mail it to my mom in Hawaii.  it's okay.  she'll understand.  i'm always late!  she forgives me because i remember to call. :)



and, she'll forgive me because i made her a card this year instead of going out and buying one.

to make mom's card, i cut a plain white 8.5 x 11 inch card stock in half and folded it lengthwise.  the hydrangea flower is stamped right in the middle of the card.  the flower is from the Stampin' Up hostess Because I care set and is inked with marina mist (for the blooms) and old olive (for the leaves).  the butterfly is from the Stampin' Up clear stamp set, Nature Walk, and it's inked with tangerine tango.  the clear stamps work better when layering because it's so easy to see the placement.  very important with the butterfly being ON the flower.

i stamped the "happy mother's day" from the Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes set onto white cardstock and punched it out using the Stampin' Up modern label punch.  i layered it on top of green cardstock punched out with the Stampin' Up decorative label punch.  then i added a bit of bling (self adhesive rhinestones) to both the left and right sides of the sentiment.

added some blue and white gingham ribbon about 3/4 inch from the bottom.  then i layered some orange rick rack (which i adhered using my trusty Xyron sticker maker.  the sentiment got put on medium zots and placed on top of the ribbons. 

i made two of these for both my moms. :)  i'm sure my husband's mother will love it too. 

Happy Mother's Day!