| This Mother's Day, make your mom a homemade | | | | this piece with thesame two coordinating solid colored |
| Mother's Day card shewill treasure forever. These two | | | | pieces of scrapbook paper. |
| card designs are very easy andwill only take you | | | | With your sewing machine, stitch along the inside of |
| about an hour to make. Using your sewingmachine to | | | | the whiterectangle. |
| add accent stitching will give your card an | | | | * You can vary the sizes and orientations of the |
| extrahomemade touch. | | | | rectanglesdepending upon the sizes of your rubber |
| Materials: | | | | stamps. |
| Blank greeting card | | | | ** Before you begin stitching, practice on scratch |
| Scrapbooking paper with floral pattern | | | | paper first. |
| Two coordinating solid colored pieces of scrapbooking | | | | You may need to adjust the tension to stitch on paper. |
| paper | | | | Arrange the two rectangles next to each other on the |
| Creme or white colored paper | | | | card,slightly angled away from each other, and glue in |
| Coordinating ribbon | | | | place. |
| "Mother's Day" rubber stamp | | | | Cut a piece of ribbon the width of the card. Glue in |
| Floral rubber stamp | | | | place withglue dots about an inch from the bottom of |
| Ink pad | | | | the card. Cut anotherpiece of ribbon and tie into small |
| Paper cutter | | | | bow. Use a couple of gluedots to glue the bow near |
| Scissors | | | | the right end of the other ribbon,about an inch from the |
| Glue stick | | | | right hand side of the card. |
| Glue dots | | | | Card #2: |
| Sewing machine | | | | This card will also open horizontally. Cut a piece of the |
| Coordinating thread | | | | solidcolored scrapbook paper to fit the front of the |
| Note: For my cards I chose yellow daisies for my floral | | | | card, and glue itin place. Cut a slightly smaller piece of |
| print andgold, brown, and white for my coordinating | | | | the floral scrapbookpaper, center it, and glue in place. |
| papers. My ribbon waslight brown with dark brown | | | | For the center of the card, cut a small horizontal |
| polka dots and I chose gold ink formy rubber stamps | | | | rectangle fromwhite paper. Stamp "Happy Mother's |
| and gold thread for my accent stitching. | | | | Day" in the center of thewhite rectangle. Glue this |
| Card #1: | | | | piece onto a slightly larger piece ofcoordinating solid |
| This card will open horizontally. Cut a piece of the floral | | | | colored paper. Use sewing machine to stitchalong the |
| printpaper to fit the front of the greeting card, and glue | | | | inside of the white rectangle. Center this piece in |
| it inplace. For the left hand side of the card, cut a white | | | | thecenter of the card and glue in place. |
| piece ofpaper into the shape of a small rectangle | | | | Cut two pieces of ribbon to fit the height and width of |
| (horizontal) and stamp | | | | thefloral paper. Using glue dots, secure one ribbon |
| "Happy Mother's Day" in the center*. Mat this piece | | | | verticallyabout a half inch from the right side of the |
| withslightly larger rectangles of the two coordinating | | | | floral paper. |
| solid coloredpieces of scrapbook paper. With your | | | | Secure other ribbon horizontally about half inch from |
| sewing machine, stitchalong the inside of the white | | | | the topedge of the floral paper. Cut another piece of |
| rectangle**. | | | | ribbon and tieinto a small bow. Use a couple of glue |
| For the right hand side of the card, cut a white piece | | | | dots to secure the bow atthe intersection of the other |
| of paperinto the shape of a slightly larger rectangle | | | | two ribbons. |
| (vertical) andstamp your floral stamp in the center. Mat | | | | |