Peony Dream Mother's Day Card

With Mother's Day around the corner, I thought I'd work on my last of three Mother's Day cards I want to make before May 12. I've already made a card for my amazing mom (see my post here: Carrie's Custom Cards: 3-Panel Mother's Day Card for Creative Creases #79 (carriescustomcards.blogspot.com) and my lovely daughter-in-law (see my post here: Carrie's Custom Cards: Mother's Day Teepee Card for Creative Creases #81 (carriescustomcards.blogspot.com), so now it's time for a special card for my wonderful mother-in-law. 

To make this card, I used the instructions for Connie Stewart's Diamond Gatefold Card found here: How To Make A Diamond Gate Fold Card: Beginner Friendly Too! (youtube.com). I chose some pretty double-side pattern paper and created the card base. Then I used Altenew's CAF: Peony Dream die set to make a pretty peony using vellum, glitter gold card stock, and a scrap of yellow card stock. I used scraps to make the leaves, also. These Craft-A-Flower sets are great for using up my snippets!

After adhering the layers of the peony with liquid glue and foam tape for some of the layers, I added the flower and leaves to the front panel of my card. For the inside of the card, I stamped "Happy Mother's Day" and die cut it using a Gina Marie Designs stitched hexagon die. Then I added another leaf from the Peony Dream set that I die cut in vellum and the same glitter gold card stock I used for some of the layers of the peony on the front of the card. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #81 (secretstamper.com): ATG with a fun fold (ends 5/10/24)

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG or add one or more flowers (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week, 2/10 for the challenge; ends 5/5/8/24)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of Sweet Treats (3/6; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG with option of A Splash of Color (ends at the end of the month) Top Rocker April 28-May 5

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (3/6; ends 5/15/24)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Feminine (1/5; ends 5/6/24)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge: ATG (2/5; ends 5/1/24)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting (doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com): Thing 1: ATG Thing 3: yellow, green, and pink from the photo Thing 2: entered Beautiful Blossoms, Creative Creases Challenge  and the Paper Funday (1/4; ends 5/5/24)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (ends 5/10/24)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/2/; ends 5/6/24)

Gem of A Craft Challenge (pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com): ATG (ends 5/3/24)

Allsorts challenge blog: Use a stencil or ATG (ends 5/4/24)

As You Like It Challenge: Clean or Fussy and Why: I definitely prefer fussy! Bring on the layers! I think a card looks extra special with lots of layers/embellishments! (2/3; ends 5/1/24)

Doodle Challenge (rabiscochallenge.blogspot.com): ATG (ends at the end of the month) Winner 5/9/24 Paper Shelter prize

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Diagonal: Flowers, free, die cuts (1/3; ends 5/9/24)