{"id":375,"date":"2018-04-14T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/articles\/cards-for-mo\/"},"modified":"2020-08-26T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T06:28:27","slug":"cards-for-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/cards-for-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Cards for Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nHello!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nI am&nbsp; showcasing the newly released Craftangles&nbsp; stamps and stencils today!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nI had so much fun making these cards!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nThe illustrations by Seema Sinha are just fab,<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nand I had fun conceptualising the sentiment stamps along with the HNDMD team.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nFor the first card, I created a background using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craft-supplies\/stencils\/craftangles-6x6-stencil-stacked-blocks-ctcs75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles stacked blocks stencil<\/a> and Tim Holtz mustard seed distress ink.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nI stamped the illustration on a piece of white card stock and watercoloured it.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nI then used the Lawn Fawn &#8216;polaroid&#8217; die to die cut the image as well as the polaroid frame in black.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nI heat embossed the word MOM in white to make it pop.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nI also used the same stencil and ink as the background to create a background for the illustration.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\nI adhered these die cut pieces to the card base, stamped the sentiment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craft-supplies\/stamps\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-dad-you-rock-ctps52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from Craftangles &#8216;Dad you rock&#8217; stamp set<\/a>) and added some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/index.php?route=product\/search&amp;search=sequins&amp;description=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles sequins<\/a> to finish the card.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mom-impossible.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1172\" data-original-width=\"864\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mom-impossible.jpg\" width=\"293\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nFor the second card, I started by creating a background using the Craftangles &#8216;diamond fade&#8217; stencil and Tim Holtz &#8216;Cracked pistachio&#8217; distress ink.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nOn this, I stamped the sentiments (from Craftangles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craft-supplies\/stamps\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-wonderful-mom-ctps51\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Wonderful Mom&#8217;<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craft-supplies\/stamps\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-happy-mothers-day-ctps56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8216;Happy Mother&#8217;s Day&#8217; <\/a>stamp sets) using Memento London Fog ink.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nTo add some humour, I stamped, coloured and fussy cut the graduating cookie (from Lawn Fawn) and adhered it using 3Dfoam tape.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nI finished the card using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/index.php?route=product\/search&amp;search=chip%20board&amp;description=true&amp;bfilter=a26:625;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chip board embellishments<\/a> from Craftangles and pink hearts from&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nLetz Craft.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nJust for fun, I gave the cookie mom, rose tinted glasses!!!<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mom-passed.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1256\" data-original-width=\"864\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mom-passed.jpg\" width=\"275\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nFor my third card, I decided to use the newly released Craftangles &#8216;Pretty plaid&#8217; paper pack for the background. Here too, I stamped the image on piece of smooth white card stock, watercoloured it and then die cut it using Lawn Fawn&#8217;s polaroid die.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nThis time, I added some fun foam to the die cut to give it some dimension and interest.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nI added the sentiment from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/craft-supplies\/stamps\/craftangles-photopolymer-stamps-dad-you-rock-ctps52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;the Craftangles &#8216;Dad you rock&#8217; stamp set <\/a>and some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/index.php?route=product\/search&amp;search=sequins&amp;description=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Craftangles sequins.<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nI then adhered this panel to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hndmd.com\/papers\/cardstock-pads-and-sheets\/craftangles-cardstock-12-by-12-225-gsm-set-of-10-sheets-kraft-ctc-05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kraft card base, also from Craftangles.<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mom-happiest-place.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1150\" data-original-width=\"864\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/mom-happiest-place.jpg\" width=\"240\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nI love how these cards turned out.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nI will be showcasing more products from the Craftangles April release in the next few days, so stay tuned!<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nI hope you feel inspired to try out these&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nnew stamp sets!<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nThanks so much for stopping by..<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nHave a great day!<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\nParu Mahtani<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello! I am&nbsp; showcasing the newly released Craftangles&nbsp; stamps and stencils today! I had so much fun making these cards! The illustrations by Seema Sinha are just fab, and I had fun conceptualising the sentiment stamps along with the HNDMD team. For the first card, I created a background using the Craftangles stacked blocks stencil&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/cards-for-mom\/\" class=\"button button-primary\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Cards for Mom<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","neve_meta_reading_time":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3,587,455,577,4,84,287,608,430,397],"class_list":["post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-inspirations","tag-craftangles","tag-craftangles-chip-board","tag-craftangles-paper-pack","tag-craftangles-sequins","tag-craftangles-stamps","tag-craftangles-stencils","tag-diecutting","tag-mothersday","tag-patterned-paper","tag-rubberstamping"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craftadda.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}