Thursday, March 21, 2013

For Momma


     Another one of my kitchen sink cards, but it was for my momma so that's okay.  ☺  I made this card back at the beginning of the month for my mom's birthday with this weeks Mo's Digital Pencil challenge in mind.
     Our lovely Iulia wants to see projects "for the women".  I used Eileen who is perfect for my mom since she is a gardener.  I did a lot of layering,distressing, and inking on this one.  The corner die was cut several times and layered for thickness.  The butterflies were embossed and inked.  Each one of the little flowers was embossed on a mouse pad for dimension and carefully applied one by one with those tiny leaves.
    Hope you like the card and can play along with us this week at Mo's for your chance at a $5.00 gift certificate to Mo's store.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafts and Me--buttons and bows
Crafty Creations--embossing
Inky Impressions--flowers
The Paper Shelter--spring
Simon Says Stamp--Easter/Spring
The Perfect Sentiment--fairies, butterflies
Bearly Mine--anything goes
Crafty Sentiments--flowers galore
Everybody Art--spring
Card Mania--lots of layers
Lexi's Creations--Mother's Day or special female birthday
Love to Create--anything goes
Make It Monday--anything goes
Dream Valley--Mother's Day for got a female
Sentimental Sundays--anything goes
2 Sisters--flowers for springs

     Happy Thursday!  I'm off to take my momma to see lots of pretty flowers.  ☺

Supplies:  Paper--My Mind's Eye, Kraft Outlet Brown Kraft, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card; Stamp--Mo's Digital Pencil "Eileen", Stampabilities "Ornate Textured Background"; Ink--Copics, Versamark, Frayed Burlap Distress ink; Tools--Sizzix Corner die, Marvy Uchida and Martha Stewart butterfly punches, MFT Die-namics Fancy Flourish, Lil' Inkers Stitched Sentiment Flag, Memory Box Tender Leaves; Miscellaneous--Kraft Outlet Hang Tag String, buttons from my stash, Recollections pearls, Diamond Stickles, Stampendous white embossing powder

63 comments:

Grenouille Greetings said...

Love the layout you have chosen for your card today. The perfect papers are beautifully distressed and your embellishements are lovely. Fab colouring too! Hugs, Lesley

Jane said...

Oh wow this is beautiful. I especially love the colours you have chosen.
Hugs
Jane

Ros Crawford said...

Wow!! What a lot of work and it is a masterpiece! Beautiful Tracy

heidy said...

This is gorgeous Tracy,your mum will love it!!
XXX Heidy

KimCreate said...

Tracy, this is so pretty! I love all your layers and the coloring of the sweet gardener lady. Perfect for a MOM card. :)

Carla S. said...

Gorgeous card, Tracy! I love the papers and layers! Outstanding coloring of Mo's great image!

Phi said...

Beautiful beautiful card Tracy. Love all the pretty layers and colours. Just gorgeous.

Lisa Minckler said...

It's perfect, perfect, perfect!!!
Have a wonderful time with your mom and the beautiful flowers. :)

Sue said...

WOW! This is wonderful Tracy. I love the image, gorgeous papers and such beautiful detailing. I like the way you have inked and embossed the butterflies, must remember to try that.
Hugs Sue

Becky said...

wow is right. What a fabulous card! Love the image and wonderful design paper.

Iulia said...

Wonderful card, Tracy; one can see lots of work went into that layering and distressing but with the gardening theme and a bit of "old times" look everything intermingles beautifully. Happy Belated Birthday to your Momma, she's so lucky to have such a talented cardmaker as daughter:)
Hugs, Iulia

Sarah said...

This is such a beautifully colored image ( love the grey hair!). I had to google the gardens; looks like an amazing place to visit. I know you'll have an awesome day! Hugs

Tammy said...

beautiful card as always Tracy. Loving the buttons and butterfly details xx

Hanneke said...

What a wonderful card Tracy! The butterflies and colors are great. Hugs, Hanneke

Nonni said...

I adore your card, the image and your coloring is perfect and so are the colors in the papers. Lovely!

Unknown said...

A wonderfull detailed card which your mom would be so excited about, I know I am! Hugs, Ira
irascreacorner.blogspot.nl

Danni said...

Another WOW card from you!! Love all the embellishments, especially the butterflies! Gorgeous!

Jinny Newlin said...

This has got to be the best palette for springtime, Tracy! LOVE all the layers, and all your fabulous bits and pieces say, "WOW!" Gorgeous!

Lynne Armstrong said...

Hahaha at your kitchen sink comment Tracy :) Even if it does have everything on it but the kitchen sink, it's stunning. I bet your mum loved it! The colours are beautiful.....you can see the love that went into making this gorgeous card :)
Hugs xx

chrilvian said...

beautiful

Debbie said...

The colors you choose are just magnificent and all the layers, and the embellishments are just perfect.

Hugs
Debbie

ScrapSoon said...

Hello dear Tracy,

I just love your card.It looks so sweet and gentle to me.
The layout the papers,and that sweet women with her plant.
Oh boy i wish i could stand like that.
I have totally no green vingers in me.
And the such clever idea to do the flowers like that on the green ...euh..sorry don't know the english word for it,it's late here in the Netherlands.
But it's gorgeous!

Have a great day!
Soon Han X

Joey said...

Absolutely beautiful! gorgeous colourwork. Thanks for joining us at The Paper Shelter. Joey x

Pauline said...

Oh my Tracy, this is gorgeous! I pulled this image out last night, and was going to colour it up but never got around to it. Your colouring is beautiful as always, love your layout, papers and all your added details! Hugs

Sandy said...

Absolutely beautiful Tracy. lots of lovely layers and a fab image. Thanks for linking up with Make It Monday this week.
Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!
Hugs,
Sandy

Renee B. said...

Oh wow Tracy, I bet your Momma loved this! It is sooo beautiful my friend!
Hugs, Renee

Cathy said...

Tracy, I love this card, I so would love to be a gardner but I so am not!!! Love your wonderful colors that just bring this creation to life. Every embellishment just adds the perfect touch to your work of art!!!

Anneke said...

Tracy, this card is really amazing! Love your style :)
Hugs anneke

Nancy said...

So much goodness on this one, my friend! I always love your kitchen sink cards! Lots to take in, and so beautifully done! :o)

Anne-Marie said...

A totally adorable creation....so much to delight the eye, and I particularly love all the layers and distressing, as well as the gorgeous colours. Thanks so much for entering the challenge at Perfect Sentiments, and good luck in the draw!

Lisa Carroll said...

Absolutely gorgeous! So many beautiful details.. you really embellished that image so nicely! Love the buttons. :) Thanks for playing along in our "Easter/Spring" challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp challenge blog! xx

Unknown said...

Another amazing card my friend. I JUST love this one...

Hugs~

Jennifer said...

How wonderful! I just love this lady with her apron! Beautiful layout and the lacy flowers and buttons are a fabulous touch!

Audrey Pettit said...

Soo sweet and so perfect for your gardening momma! Love that image and love all your layers and details! Those tiny flowers and leaves are amazing. Love the heart in the corner, too!

Stacy Morgan said...

Wonderful springy creation for a birthday card its perfect.

Audrey Ernst (hippieaud) said...

Another amazing creation Tracy, your coloring is gorgeous as always and I love all the distressed edges! Thanks so much for playing at Crafty Sentiments and Inky Impressions this week:)

Dawn @ LilyPinkScraps said...

Another masterpiece!! Your kitchen sinks always look so beautifully put together and the wonderful colouring is the cherry on top :)

Ellen said...

Great image! Your coloring is wonderful. Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays. Hope to see you again next week
Ellen

Chris (catt871) said...

This is so pretty! I love the layout and all the papers.....gorgeous! THANKS for joining us at Love to Create challenge this week!
Hugs,
Chris
DT

Mei said...

Absolutely ADORE your card! Love the distressing and the colors you used! It's amazing! Thanks for joining us this week at Love to Create!

Me
LTC DT
Creative Card Crew DT

Sarah-Jane said...

Beautiful card. Thank you for joining us at Dream Valley.
Sarah-Jane xx

Unknown said...

Beautiful card, love all the extras and your layers are great Txx Popped over from MIM to have a closer look

Geri said...

Oh, MY!!! How very beautiful! I'm not surprised, though...since it was inspired by momma! I'm sure she was delighted by this and all the pretty details so lovingly placed! Gorgeous, Tracy!

Tricia G. said...

Gorgeous card!!! Visiting from MIM

Fiona said...

this is gorgeous Tracey...don't know I missed this when you posted it. Love the layout so I am going to knick it if you don't mind...although I expect mine won't have the same look as yours!!

Fi
x

Mau xx said...

Gorgeous layout and love the papers and all the pretty detail.
Huge Hugs Mau xx

Sabine said...

A very lovely card, so many beautiful details. Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations this week.
hugs
Sabine

Lou said...

Hi! love this so much,gorgeous image,colours and pretty papers/detail too.hugs Lou.xx

Tracey T said...

What a beautiful card this is, Tracy. Love your layout and the image is going to the top of my wishlist! Hugs, Tracey x

Sandy S said...

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!

Thanks for joining us at Sentimental Sundays!
Sandy S SSDT

Alljazzed2create said...

Such a fabuloud card.. Love all the layes and embellisments.. Thanks for joining us over at PS..

DT. Pam

Merkkari said...

Hi! Your card is stunning! I love all your details! Thanks for playing with us at The Paper Shelter :) Hugs, Merkkari

Lisa Jane said...

Such a pretty card .I love the flowers
Thanks for joining us at Crafty Sentiments this week
Lisa x

Blossom Cards said...

I love your image on your card thanks for sharing with lexis creations
rachel DT

Jackie said...

Simply fabulous card, I just love all of the layers and details! Thank you for joining us this week at the Crafty Sentiments Deigns Challenge! I hope to see you playing along with us again soon!

Jackie, Crafty Sentiments Designs DT

The Crafty Blonde said...

Lovely card, so pretty and such a great image. Thanks for joining us this week at Inky Impressions Challenge xx

Kim Bell said...

GF!!
Amazing card oh my goodness. You are the queen of layers!! Wow. I know your mom will love this card.

Hugz
Kim

Unknown said...

Your card is awesome! Love every little detail! :)

Jo Nevill said...

Your card is beautiful. I love all the gorgeous, pretty details you have added and your image is super !

Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Challenge this week

Hugs

Jo x

Margaret said...

What an outstanding creation! Love the image and your coloring is always amazing. Thanks for joining us at Perfect Sentiment this week. Good luck!

Lorraine said...

This is really, really gorgeous.

Anja said...

Sorry for being late in commenting your gorgeous card, Tracy! Unfortunately I was little unwell the past few days...
But onto your card: It's absolutely fantastic and I love all the beautiful details! You always have such wonderful ideas! Just love it!

Hugs, Anja

RoseC said...

Tracy, your beautifully colored gardening Eileen looks fabulous on this wonderfully layered and distressed springtime birthday card. So glad to see your entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps digi team's "Buttons AND Bows" challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose