A friend has commissioned several cards from me and we went through themes for what she wanted. She has two mothers due to remarriages and one mom loves music and flowers and the other likes her gin and tonic as well as flowers. This is the second of the two cards, you will get to see the other one soon. In the meantime I looked at a few challenges and the challenge at Inkspirational has Fold as the word prompt and Crazy is our Fame is as usual all about stencils with the addition of flowers. I feel fortunate that I was able to make a card that works both for the recipient and for two challenges. As I was thinking about doing a fun fold it was a no brainer to make it part of the Inspirational challenge.

I began by doing the card front. As it happened I had a previously stenciled scrap piece leftover from something I did last year. I cut it the size I wanted and added it straight to the card front. Taking a white scrap I used a homemade circle stencil and lost shadow ink to create the illusion of some bubbles. I backed this piece with some holographic paper to get a sparkly border. Several stamp sets are involved in this card. They are, YNS, Penny Black, CTMH, Joy Clair and Hot off the Press. The sentiment on the front was added inside the bubble and I added a few lemon/lime slices as well. This piece was added on top of the stencil portion. The fun liquor bottle was die cut in several layers then glued together for dimension. It was coloured using mainly Prisma Pencils and Spectrum Noir markers. The glass was stamped with Lost Shadow and I added ice cubes as well. Added a bit of colour to the liquid after which I adhered both images to the card front before adding Nuvo Crystal drops to give the illusion of glass and liquid. For the inside, I added two additional stenciled panels backed with the same holographic paper. Stencil used is from Simple Stories. Before gluing I sprayed some shimmer to them using a product from Imagine. I cut the band for the folds and scored. Then I also cut some pieces for the stand up panels and did the same to the white CS, as I had done on the front, stenciling some bubbles. I cut this piece into 4 and added each to the yellow pieces. On separate scrap CS I stamped the florals and the two alcohol related images. These were coloured, fussy cut and then added to the bubble panels. I had seen a video of how to assemble a card in a style similar to this one, and I used the idea shown to assemble mine and get things in the right place. I added a white panel to the back of the card for a personal message. Of course, now I can’t find the video I borrowed from so cannot attribute to the demonstrator. I do know she is located in Great Britain.

This card has taken me at least 10 hours to create, but the friend who commissions them is always so thrilled with the results, it is worth the extra effort. I had fun doing it and am happy with how it has turned out. The problem is going to be what I do the next time she asks me to create for her. LOL.

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