to kick off the weekend, i took last friday evening to make some special mother’s day cards for the special mama’s in my life. (yes, i realize i was a bit late in getting these made…)

i tapped into my blank cardstock stockpile and was so excited to get to use my new paper source poppy cards… i had picked up a set of the a6 size a while back and thought mama’s day was the perfect opportunity to use this new and fun color. blended with a couple of my scrapbook papers, i came up with some bold floral designs that were capped off with some of the fun brads i had in my stash.

the first card i started on was for my mama…using a great small white and poppy floral (from a martha stewart scrapbook paper series) and my cricut give a hoot cartridge, i made a great 3-1/2″ flower with the white and poppy floral pattern. wanting some layering on the card, i also cut out the same shape in a solid white at 3-3/4″ in size to give some dimension.

this one was finished off with the layering of the flowers and touched off with a floral brad from my collection. (shockingly enough i had accents that matched the poppy of the cards perfectly!)

the card-making continued on with cards for my bonus mama and my mother-in-law…all very special women in my life. i wanted slightly different looks for all of the cards and wanted each of the cards to reflect a little bit of each’s personality. the cricut was a must-have for these two additional cards – both using the give a hoot cartridge – and using some of the different edges and flower patterns available. and finishing each off with a brad for the center of the flower.