Sunday, May 8, 2011

Lilacs for Mother's Day

Soon lilacs will be upon us and I can’t think of a flower I’d rather have last longer in the garden.  This year I plan to cut mine and truly enjoy them in the house.

My card today was inspired by my own French Lilac bush.  I stamped the lilacs in VersaMagic Pretty Petunia & VersaMagic Purple Hydrangea.  The leaves were done in Old Olive & Pear Pizzazz.

The glitter background paper is from Kaisercraft’s Lilac Avenue Collection.  This delicate floral design is just so girly!

The accent pieces are from my Spellbinders Parisian & Fleur De Lis dies for that French flair.

I would like to take a moment to wish mothers everywhere a Happy Mother's Day.  Both my mother and mother-in-law passed away many years ago, but they will be in my heart today.

A close up of the lilacs.

A peek at the glitter paper.

Card Recipe:
Stamps:  Blossoms Abound
Paper:  Solar White Linen, Elegant Eggplant, Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue Collection Designer Paper, Pale Plum, Whisper White
Ink:  VersaMagic Pretty Petunia, VersaMagic Purple Hydrangea, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz 
Accessories:  Basic Grey Opaline Pearls in Lilac & Violet, Nesties Labels Eighteen, Nesties Labels Five, Parisian Accents, Fleur De Lis Accents
Techniques:  Two-Step Stamping 

16 comments:

Connie B. said...

Love the lilac stamp. It works so well with the sparkly paper. So sorry you have lost your mom...We have ours, but lost our dad recently. Our faith holds us up...Happy Mother's Day to you.

Pam~ said...

Another beautiful flower card! Love all the details that you added to this gem! Happy Mother's Day!

Becky said...

I love the smell of lilacs... This is gorgeous Donna.
Hope you are having a Happy Mothers Day.

Karen said...

Oh so pretty Donna. I love lilacs and can't wait until they bloom here. Currently, the leaves are just beginning. I am very lucky to have my mom (who had breast cancer 40 years ago this summer) and my mother-in-law both still with us. We will visit mother-in-law after church and mom later in the afternoon. I am a proud mom of a son and daughter! Hope you have a great day and thanks for sharing another great card.

Stamping for Sanity! said...

I like how the lilacs look textured.
Happy Mother's Day!

KarinsArtScrap said...

wow donna very elegant card soo beautiful.
I like that glitterpaper too.

greetings karin

Sherry Kushibab said...

Happy Mothers Day to you - Oh how I love lilacs!! What a beautiful card, so soft, and those Spellbinders Fleur De Lis dies look stunning on it. TFS

Traci M said...

What a beautiful card...I love that lilac stamp and need to ink it up again...especially lovely with your paper and embellishment choice, Donna!
Happy Mother's Day to you!!

Jennipher said...

Very pretty Donna! I love the decorative edges on the card and great 2-step stamping.

Wanda said...

Very pretty Donna. I love Lilacs too. Happy Mother's Day.

Rhonda Langley said...

I love the different subtle colors of the lilacs! Gorgeous!

Noor Nahdi said...

Oh you have played with my fave colors!!! Definitely this card is stunning :)

Carrie Sampsel said...

What a beautiful card and the glitter paper is fabulous. Lilacs are my FAVORITE flower.:) TFS
www.carriesscrapyard.com

The Mama Monkey said...

Breathtakingly beautiful! Makes me feel calm just looking at it!

Amy Watson said...

I've always loved that stamp set. Gorgeous card Donna!

gale said...

Beautiful!!

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