Mother's Day Planter Card

I recently attended an online card class led by Altenew Educator Liz Ortiz, and I created this little planter with a pocket for a gift card or small note. 

I started by trimming woodgrain cardstock into strips for the outside and inside layers of the planter. Then I trimmed strips of black cardstock for the legs of the planter. I followed Liz's instructions and glued the planter and pocket for my little notecard together. 

Then I decorated planter with flowers I die cut using Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Dahlia April Heather die set. I die cut them in pretty spring colors using papers I had watercolored and/or sprayed with various ink sprays. I assembled the flowers and added them in various places on the planter using Bearly Arts liquid glue. 

For the notecard I placed in the pocket of the planter, I trimmed a piece of pink cardstock to fit in the pocket and added some yellow paper I had sprayed with Altenew's Warm Sunshine Metallic Shimmer Spray to the front. The "Happy Mother's Day" stamp is an old rubber stamp from my stash, and the "MOM" die cut letters were die cut using the alphabet die from Altenew's Creative Cuts: EZ Arrangement Antique Leaves set. The "thank you for the laughs, the listening, and the love" and the "you're simply the best" stamps are from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Magnificent Magnolias project kit. I thought they were the perfect sentiments for my wonderful mom. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful layering die sets like the one I used here. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge - April 3rd to April 30th: ATG with a fun fold project. I'm on the DT and linking up for inspiration 

Allsorts challenge blog: In the Garden (3/3; ends 4/24/26) 

Cut It Up: Colors of Spring (2/3; ends 4/27/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of April showers (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 5/3/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited; 5/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (3/6; ends 5/12/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 4/29/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 4/10/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (4/5; ends 5/11/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Spring Flowers or Showers (5/10; ends 5/17/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of ombré (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: no design paper (3/3; ends 4/29/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Watercolor and/or Spring + a sentiment (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Diagonal from bottom left: encouraging sentiment, free, floral/foliage (3/3; ends 4/23/26)

Inspiration Station: The season (spring) and the colors in the inspiration photo inspired my project (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

 The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26