Hi Girls! Yeah - It's Friday! Lots of things happening here at Cupcake's this weekend! Tomorrow is the 4th challenge at Just Us Girls & I am the hostess :) I will be sharing my video on how to create a tissue paper flower, so I hope you all check it out & hopefully get inspired to play along! Please be sure to visit both the Just Us Girls site & Cupcake's for ALL the details! Sunday evening beginning 5pm EST, I will be hopping along in the Papertrey Ink Annual Holiday Blog Hop. Don't be shy, stop by ANY time this weekend to see what I have been up to. Thanks for looking! Be Sweet!
April, my son's sweet girlfriend wanted me to make her Mom a Birthday card. Well, when they were visiting the other day, April & I sat down & I taught her how to create her OWN card! Here is April, so proud of her 1st card of many I am sure :) She made her card with so much love & gave it a Vintagey look! 
April used this gorgeous orange / rust colored K&Company DP for her background.
To make April's BIG blossom, she inked up the SU French Script stamp with SU Close to Cocoa ink & stamped the image on SU Natural Ivory cs. Using the Spellbinders Blossom die she create the blossom. To give it a Vintagey look, she crinkled it up in her hands then fastened it to her card with a pearly brad from my stash. Inking up a PTI Damask Designs image with SU River Rock ink, she stamped her leaves then roughed up the edges with a distressing tool & repeated the crinkle technique :) April did such an amazing job & I am sooo proud of her! I think I have a new stamping partner :)
My dearest husband has to have a tooth pulled on Monday :( YIKES!!! He has a cracked Wisdom tooth that is extremely painful. For sketch inspiration, I used this week's awesome sketch provided by Card Positioning Systems, CPS138. 
Here is my Vintagey Love card:
To create this BIG blossom, I inked up the SU French Script stamp with SU Chocolate Chip ink then ripped various size circles. To add a lil' more character to the flower, using a sponge dauber, I sponged a lil' SU Close to Cocoa ink around the edges.
Ingredients Used: Stamps: PTI Damask Designs, SU French Script, Fancy Flexible Phrases, Warmest Regards Paper: K&Company DP, SU Chocolate Chip, Naturals Ivory, Old Olive, Mellow Moss, Kraft, Bravo Burgandy, River Rock Ink: SU Chocolate Chip Sprinkles: PTI buttons, Making Memories hardware, SU copper & gold cord, Offray ribbon, EK Success border & oval punch, Spellbinders Labels 4 die
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Ah there's nothing like the thrill of showing someone they can create a beautiful card all by themselves! How fun! Your card is soooo pretty too! Your posts always have the most beautiful ideas, Mona!
What a great teacher you are...my wheels are turning for the next spring retreat....
I agree with Sue, isn't it fun to see someone learn a craft right along side.
Your creation is beautiful as always and definitely a different spin for you...really love it!
Wow, Mona, what a great story. I think it's wonderful that you are exposing others to this great hobby. I bet you are a wonderful teacher!
Both of your cards are drop dead gorgeous! So feminine and elegant. Your flowers are quite the statement!
Hi Mona! I love that you are teaching your amazing techniques to your son's girlfriend. She is so lucky; I wish I could learn from the master as well. These cards are both so stunning! You always do a remarkable job! Thanks for sharing!
PS: Sorry to hear about your husband! Hope they don't hurt him too bad on Monday!
Wow!!! Your card is AMAZING and BEAUTIFUL!!!
Absolute beauty! Your card is delightfully vintage and stunning!
Well, your son's girlfriend is beautiful! She has the knack for this, don't to think? Her first card is just gorgeous! I'm sure she's been bitten by the bug. YOur card is just stunning as always. I just adore your big vintage bloom and the all the vintagey details. Your style is just incredible!
blessings,
Kim xXx
I think you are gonna have competition soon! Your son's girlfriend seems to have this design stuff figured out! Great job teaching her; it must be rewarding! You guys both did a great job with these cards. Your's is especially elegant! I love the flower and also your leaves are perfect!
These are both truly magnificent cards! Wow! I can't get over how beautiful they are! Fantastic design!
I just love that flower Mona! Both cards are beautiful, tell April she did a beautiful job. Her Mom is lucky to get a card that was made with love from both of you. It is so nice that you were able to share your love of card making with April. I will have to check out the JUGS site tomorrow. ~Diane
April this is truly stunning! What a GREAT card - of course with Mona as your "teacher" you are starting in the advanced school of stamping! LOL LOVE it - Mona - how sweet of you to share April's creation - I love your card also - clever idea to just tear circles! How fun to have a new stampin partner.
AW Mona! Thank you so much for teaching me how to to make the beautiful card. I had so much fun doing and I had a lot of fun hanging out with you as well! I cant wait to do it again!!!
Much Love
-April
She did great! Those are both gorgeous!
Just saw your CPS card! Stunning! Also LOVE how you stamped on the leaves! LOVE the vintage feel!
Hi Mona--Nice to see April. She is a beautiful girl. You must have taught her well. The card was very nice. Love your vintage like flowers and the leaves added so much. Keep up the great work. Sue
Well, I think you know by now how I feel about your beautiful vintage card style! I think it's so sweet that you are sharing your TALENT with April! Please tell her that we love her card too!
Looks like you girls had a fun time cardmaking! I wish you were local so I could learn from the master. Still, I think it's great following you here and learning so much indirectly and getting tons of inspiration... Did I ever tell you how happy I was when I found your blog? Amazing!
Thank you so much for leaving a sweet comment!