I made a cool Mother's Day card with my Stamping club, but my mom is in the Club! I wanted to make her a card she hadn't seen. My wonderful upline showed me this awesome Flower Pot card, and I knew it was perfect for my mom! First of all, the card is so cool! Second, my mom has TWO green thumbs, and knows a lot about plants. This card reminded me of her, and of all the fun I had with her in the yard as a kid. I actually liked weeding the vegetable garden!
Anyway, this card is so easy to make! I used half a sheet of Kraft cardstock, cut 5.5x4.25 inches. Score at 3.5 and 1.5 inches. Fold at the 3.5-inch score, and trim a little away from the fold toward the top corner. This will give you the slanted edges of the flower pot. Fold down the 1.5-inch piece, and finish with the Eyelet Border punch. Sponge a darker ink like Close to Cocoa on the pot to give texture and dimension. Tie ribbon around the top of the pot - I used Kiwi Kiss 5/8" striped grosgrain. You've now made a "pocket" for your insert!
Cut a piece of Kraft cardstock 4.5x2.5 inches, and a piece of Whisper White 4.25x2.25 inches. Adhere the white over the Kraft. This is where you'll write your greeting. Use the Cherry Blossom embosslit with the Big Shot to create the flowers - quick, easy, and sooo cool! The colors I used are Pink Pirouette and Baja Breeze. Use Stampin' Up! Little Leaves in Kiwi Kiss with the Big Shot. Hole punch the center of the flowers, and insert a silver brad in each. I used SNAIL to adhere the flowers and leaves to the top of the greeting insert.
Slide the greeting insert into the flower pot, and voila! A note of caution: Before you adhere your flowers and leaves, get the envelope you're going to use and place it underneath. This way, you can make sure you're not placing the flowers and leaves so high that it won't fit into the envelope!
