Priscilla's Papercrafts: A "Mother-In-Law" Card

Have your heard the phrase "mother-in-law" card? It's a card that doesn't have a lot of room for writing a message inside 😂

Well, I saw a template for a card on Lisa Curcio's blog and wanted to give it a try. Take a look:

The unusual fold is that there is a strip down the center portion that is the actual part that opens the card:

Hence the reason for the name--there is not much room for a greeting. But the card is so pretty, it's perfect for a little note to someone special. Let's take a closer look:

The card base is just a quarter-piece of cardstock, 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". There's a layer of Basic Black and then the beautiful Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper. But before adhering that DSP layer, we need to add another piece of Basic Black, measuring 2" x 10-1/4", and scored at 5-1/8". This makes the flipped up piece.

Then I added a different pattern of the same DSP, measuring 1-7/8" x 5". And finally I added the decorating--two poppies cut from Watercolor paper that I had sprinkled with Pigment Sprinkles, and the over-lay piece cut from Real Red. The leaves are Mossy Meadow, cut with the same Poppy Moments dies.

But wait! There's more!

I also needed a birthday card for my son, so decided to create a masculine version of this card:

This time I used the Tropical Oasis DSP. The card base is Early Espresso, with a layer of Soft Sea Foam. Then the DSP (two patterns) and some palm trees, from Timeless Tropical.

I inked the palm fronds in Old Olive, and used a Soft Suede marker for the trunks. Then I took a Shaded Spruce marker and "thumped" the fronds, creating a multi-color look for more depth. The trees were then cut with the In The Tropics dies.

Lots of layering on this card: a Whisper White rectangle cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies, some Braided Burlap Trim and a birthday wish stamped with the Label Me Bold stamps, in Soft Suede. And finally that pineapple--the Tropical Oasis Trinkets are SO cute!