Pretty in Pink

Spring is such a beautiful time of year, especially when it is right after the cold, dreary winter storms and such. April brings forth all the soft wonderful colors Mother Nature has to offer just in time for Easter and Mother's Day. When I think of Easter or Mother's Day, I imagine the soft pastel colors such as pinks, blues, greens and yellow. Today I'd like to share a card that represents these colors for Mother's Day.

To create the card and box I used paper from Prima's Rose Quartz collection and flowers from both Wild Orchid and Recollections. I created the focal point by adding patterned paper adhered to a white matte that I embossed using a Dove Craft folder, and then cut a central piece with a Spellbinders die. I used words generated from my computer as the greeting and lots of pop dots to add a bit of depth. The final card size is 5x7.

On the inside I followed the theme of the front of the card and left the oval blank for a personal message.  The hardest part of this card was trying to figure out how to arrange the flowers without interfering with the greeting or the intricate details of the die.

I find with flowers it is much easier to use a box especially for mailing to ensure everything remains in tact. The box is decorated using the remaining paper and a bit of lace and stickers.

That's all I have for you today. I hope this has inspired you to get started on your Mother's Day cards so when it arrives you can sit back and relax.

As always thanks for stopping by.

Sending hugs from Texas

~Lesia

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