Apr 23 2008
A Southwestern Mother’s Day
Hello! Since Mother’s Day is just around the corner, I thought I’d play a bit with this set from My Favorite Things. My mother-in-law lives in Arizona, so I did a little switch-a-roo on the pot contents.
Happy Mother’s Day-Arizona Style
Before stamping this image from MFT’s Happy Mother’s Day set, I masked off the part of the image with the irises. I had to draw back in parts of the girl’s body as the irises overlapped parts. I had this cactus image left over from another card that used the Ride Em’ Cowgirl set, so using my craft knife, I cut a small incision at the top of the pot and tucked the bottom of the cactus inside.
I picked up the tiny flower punch from the Target Dollar Spot a while back. For each flower, I punched two images, layered them onto the card and attached with a tiny brad. Then I folded in the petals of each top image just a bit. I really like the effect.
To give the card just a bit more of a southwestern look, I added the slanted stitches around the striped block and on the sentiment panel.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day! 
Cardstock: SU Confetti White (base), Papertrey Ink (white) Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Sweet Branch Collection “Hope” and “Blossom” Stamps: My Favorite Things “Happy Mother’s Day” and “Ride Em’ Cowgirl” Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black Accessories: Copic markers, SU black and Close to Cocoa markers, small flower punch, piercing template/needle, Queen & Co. white sprinkle brads, pop dots. Card size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.
I TOTALLY love this! So clever.
Funny because we’re goign to BE in Arizona for Mother’s Day. Guess what I’m caseing? LOL!
Really super cute job!
This is soooo great, Michele! I love the cactus!!! Those flowers are perfect, too!
very cool, michele…love the cactus! the colors are awesome…so are the flowers!
Oh how cute, cute, cute!!! Love your creativity!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh Michele! This is fabulous! Love that you replaced the flower with the cactus! Perfect!!!
Wow, you sewed by hand? I bow down to you…
Your card is beautiful! I love the cactus flowers…so clever you are!
This is so adorable M! I LOVE it! LOVE the paper, colors, coloring, cactus! Awesome!
Oh how cool and creative. I love it.
What a cool idea to use the cactus! That certainly would be perfect for a mom who lives in the Southwest!! Love your idea of the slanted stitches and those little flowers you created are perfect! They actually look like a cactus flower!
So cute and creative! This turned out wonderfully and is such a good idea. A nice reminder that we can use stamps we have in different ways if we just adjust them a bit!
oh what a cute cactus, M! love that teeny flower punch!!
Brilliant!
Well, aren’t you so clever!! This is adorable, I love it!
LeAnne
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Great customization here, Michele! Your mother-in-law will love this!
My mom lives in AZ, and if she didn’t LOVE irises soooo much, I’d definitely be CASEing this card — so clever! On second thought, maybe she’ll have to live with a cactus on her card this year….
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FABULOUSLY clever, Michele!! I love it!
How amazing is this!! I love your switch-a-roo! So will your Arizona MIL!
Oh my goodness…cute idea! Your coloring looks amazing too, and I love your pretty little flowers!!