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Hello, friends! Justin Adkins here, and, today, I am sharing a fun way to create a sweet Mother's Day Card using the new Dad/Mom The Best Word Die Set! I am having more fun with the new Paper Glaze Glass as well, and it helps me build a super fun textured look for my background!
Below is a list of Picket Fence products used to create this card:
Dad/Mom The Best Word Die Set
Ocean Waves Stencil
Paper Glaze Glass- Sea Glass Coral
Tropical Breeze Sequin Mix
Liquid Gold Paper Splatter Watercolor
Paper Pouncers- Bright Rainbow
Paper Inking Palette- 5" x 6"
Dad/Mom The Best Word Die Set
Ocean Waves Stencil
Paper Glaze Glass- Sea Glass Coral
Tropical Breeze Sequin Mix
Liquid Gold Paper Splatter Watercolor
Paper Pouncers- Bright Rainbow
Paper Inking Palette- 5" x 6"
Let's get into the details for how I put this card together!
I started with my background. On an A2-piece of light pink cardstock, I used my Paper Pouncers to ink pounce from the bottom of the long edge up with Coral Cabana Ink by Catherine Pooler. Once I had a nice ombré effect, I placed the Ocean Waves stencil over the panel and pounced over the stencil with Party Dress Ink by Catherine Pooler. I then splattered the panel with Liquid Gold Paper Splatter Watercolor and set the panel aside to dry.
Once my panel was dry, I placed my Ocean Waves stencil over it once again, slightly offset from my previous blending. The stencil was already tacky with Pixie Spray from a previous application. I applied a solid layer of Paper Glaze Glass- Sea Glass Coral over the stencil removed the stencil, set the panel aside to dry, and immediately washed my stencil.
When my Sea Glass Coral Paper Glaze was fully dry, I trimmed my panel down to 4.125" x 5.375" and adhered it to a white card base.
The next step was to work on my sentiment. Using the Dad/Mom The Best Word Die Set, I die cut "the", "best", and "MOM" dies from white cardstock.
I took out my 5" x 6" Paper Inking Palette, placed my "MOM" die cuts on the palette, and used my Paper Pouncers to blend the dies with Cotton Candy & Coral Cabana Inks by Catherine Pooler. I then adhered my "MOM" die cuts on top of my panel, and then carefully adhered my "the" and "best" die cuts on top of the "MOM" die cuts, to give a fun layering effect.
I highly recommend using a fine tip glue applicator. I use the Misti Precision Glue Press for all of my liquid adhesive applications and it really comes in handy when working with small dies like this!
I finished off my card by adhering a few sequins from the Tropical Breeze Sequin Mix, and my card was complete!
Thank you so much for stopping by the Picket Fence Studios blog today and checking out my sweet Mother's Day card! I hope this card sparks some fun inspiration on how you can use some of your favorite April Release products to create cards for your favorite Spring and Summer holidays!
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Happy Crafting!
Justin