Monday, April 22, 2019

KSS - Let's Make a Scene - Mother's Day Kitchen Table

For today's Let's Make a Scene design sponsored by Kitchen Sink Stamps, I have created a Mother's Day kitchen table still-life scene featuring the KSS Hydrangea Multi Step Clear Stamps and a sentiment from KSS Whole Family Clear Stamps.

As a child I can remember my grandmother and grandfather always coming to visit at our house on Mother's Day, and they always brought my mother a beautiful potted hydrangea.
Some years it was pink and some years it was purple. So every third year or so, I carry on the tradition by featuring a hydrangea on my mother's card on Mother's Day.




I started first by stenciling a wallpaper design on the cardfront  using Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide. The stencil is by Heidi Swapp. I then added wood plank designer paper from My Mind's Eye on the bottom fourth of the card. Next I stamped Mom on the die cut jar and added the bow before securing it to the card front. 

Now I was ready for the hydrangeas. Here is the Color Recipe I used to create them.

The Flowers
Layer 4 - Stampin' Up Blackberry Bliss
Layer 3 - Memento Sweet Plum
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Highland Heather
Layer 1 - Memento Lulu Lavender

The Leaves
Layer 1 - Memento Bamboo Leaves
Layer 2 - Stampin' Up Old Olive
Layer 3 - Memento Olive Grove

Sentiment - Stampin' Up Blackberry Bliss

I want to share a little something that I do when fussy cutting that I think makes a great difference in the look of the card.  I always sponge the edges of the cut out pieces in a medium tone color to insure that no white from the cardstock shows. 

After I had finished the sponging, I glued down the leaves and the small hydrangea and all the leaves to the card front. The finishing touch was to pop-up the large hydrangea with dimensional.

I am entering my Mother's Day card in the following challenges this week:




Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 578 - Flowers


Be inspired by more beautiful Kitchen Sink Stamps creations on the blogs of the Kitchen Crew linked below.




Thank you for your visit and sweet comments!! I hope you will be inspired to join in on the layered stamping craze!!

12 comments:

  1. Growing up, my parents had a friend that lived down the street and she actually grew the beautiful hydrena's. I've never seen anyone else that could grow them....but they looked so much like the image on your beautiful card! They bring back a lot of memories for both of us yet in different ways. Love your card.
    Lynn

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  2. What a stunning card Lynn! I love the gorgeous stamped hydrangea's and the stenciled background is beautiful! Your mom is going to cherish this card!

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  3. A very beautiful creation for our April showers bring May flowers challenge! Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations this month and good luck!

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  4. I so love hydrangeas!!! This past year, I planted a few of them in my yard, and I so look forward to them blooming (if it ever warms up here). I love your beautiful colors and the sweet story about your mom!

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  5. A beautiful Hydrangea image for our 'Showers and Flowers' theme at Stamping Sensations challenge, many thanks for joining in.

    B x

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  6. Lynn, this is so pretty - I'm loving the mason-type jar and those gorgeous flowers!

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  7. Lovely work,
    Thank you for Joining us at My Time To Craft and waiting to see next time.

    Hugs
    Meena MTTC DT

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  8. SO PRETTY, Lynn! You did a WONDERFUL JOB in creating a scene! I LOOOVE FLORALS!!! ;) INKY HUGS for coming over to visit! ;)<3

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  9. It looks beautiful. I love the colours. Thanks for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
    Pinky

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  10. Beautiful hydrangea card. Thank you for sharing with us at My Time to Craft, and hope you can join us again soon ~ Janice DT

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  11. Lovely card - great colouring. thank you for joining
    us at Pattie's Creations Design Challenge.

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  12. Very pretty Lynn, I remember a neighbor while growing up that had a huge hydrangea bush. Love the addition of the bow around the jar... Lovely scene my dear

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