Jeany Stamps: Basket of Blooms Birthday Card

Monday, October 5, 2020

Basket of Blooms Birthday Card

birthday card with embossing and stamped basket of flowers

This card had a lengthy journey to make as it was a birthday card I made for my mum in the UK. Travel disruption has had a pretty big impact on the postal service timeframes with fewer flights taking mail from Australia to the UK. I had to be super organised to get this one in the post several weeks early in the hopes it would arrive on time. It was a day late, but she loved it anyway! A handmade card is always worth waiting for.

birthday card coloured with stampin' blends, stamped basket of flowers, embossed background

I used some thick Whisper White cad for my card base. This card is exactly the right weight for a standard sized card, keeping your card standing up nicely. I made a background using the Greenery embossing folder and Soft Seafoam cardstock and the Basket of Blooms stampset to create the little basket of flowers. My mum is a keen gardener and this basket reminds me so much of the trug she used to use in the garden when I was small (she probably still has it).

The basket and flowers were stamped and then coloured using Stampin' Blends. I absolutely love the effect and depth you can create using these alcohol markers. Fussy cutting all the little flowers was a labour of love, but it was for my mum and she's worth it!