Magnolia Mood Card Idea - Stamped Treasures

Today I’m sharing this Magnolia Mood card idea. This is the card that I created for my Mom for Mother’s Day. We didn’t get back from our holiday until Sunday so we celebrated a day late. I was searching only for some inspiration and I came across the Global Design Project colour challenge (#GDP445) and decided to stamp along with #stampinthroughthecatalog and use the Magnolia Mood bundle.

Participating in a challenge is a great way to jump start your creativity which I really needed after being away from my craft room for a week. Here’s what I ended up with.

Pretty Peacock and Petal Pink are two of my favourite colours but I never would have thought to combine them with Moody Mauve without the challenge! That’s another great thing about challenges – they help you to step outside of your comfort zone or provide you with ideas you may not have considered otherwise.

Measurements:

Thick Basic White: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
Pretty Peacock: 3-3/4″ x 5″ and scrap for die cutting
Petal Pink: 3-3/4″ x 5″ and 1″ x 3-5/8″
Moody Mauve: scrap for die cutting; 3-3/4″ x 5″ for inside
Basic White: 3-5/8″ x 4-7/8″ and scrap for die cutting banner
Moody Mauve Jute: 10″ separated into strands
Moody Mauve Dots: x3

The Details…

I started by stamping the smaller magnolia flower, using Petal Pink onto the same card stock to create a subtle pattern.
Then used a blending brush and some Petal Pink ink to go around the edges.
To add a little texture I embossed it using the Eyelet EF and then took my snips and went around the edges. Then splattered with the dark Pretty Peacock Stampin’ Blend.
I also did the edges of the Pretty Peacock card stock and then layered those onto the card base.
The greeting was inked using Pretty Peacock and Moody Mauve Stampin’ Write Markers and stamped onto a white banner cut from the Stylish Shapes dies.
I die cut several of the leaf images from the Magnolia Mood dies from both Pretty Peacock and Moody Mauve card stock and created a little cluster behind the greeting.
Before adding the greeting with dimensionals, I separated the threads of a piece of Moody Mauve jute and tied a bow. That was added to the card using a mini glue dot and then the greeting added over top.
I finished it off by adding a few Moody Mauve in color dots.

I carried over the stamped & embossed Petal Pink card stock to the inside of the card. Normally I don’t matte the inside layer of my card but I happened to have a scrap of Moody Mauve on my desk and just went with it.