Flower Cart Mother's Day Scene

Supplies needed:

Project Recipe:

1. Cut cardstock, designer paper, foil sheets, and Adhesive Sheets pieces to the following sizes using a Paper Trimmer:
   - card from Melon Mambo Cardstock at 5-1/2" x 8-1/2" and scored at 4-1/4"
   - 4" x 5-1/4" of white leaves and stems on faded pink background design from Unbounded Beauty 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
   - 3-1/8" x 4-5/8" from Melon Mambo Cardstock
   - 3" x 4-1/2" from Basic White Cardstock
   - 2" x 2-1/2" of gold from Textured Metallic 12" x 12" Specialty Paper
   - 1-7/8" x 2-3/8" from Adhesive Sheets
   - 2" x 2-3/4" from Crumb Cake Cardstock
   - 1-1/4" x 2-3/4" of white leaves and stems on faded pink background design from Unbounded Beauty 12" x 12" Designer Series Paper
   - 1" x 2" from Melon Mambo Cardstock
   - 1-1/2" x 2-3/4" from Crumb Cake Cardstock
   - 1" x 2-1/4" from Basic White Cardstock
   - 2-3/4" x 3" from Basic White Cardstock

2. Adhere the large rectangle of white leaves and stems on faded pink Unbounded Beauty Designer Paper to the front of the Melon Mambo card.

3. As you are ready to stamp using the Flower Cart Set, place the cardstock on the Stampin' Pierce Mat. Using the mat will help you get a cleaner image each time you stamp. Put a piece of Grid Paper on top of the Mat to protect it from ink.

4. Mount the cobblestones image from the Flower Cart Set on Block B. Ink it up with the Crumb Cake Ink Pad. Stamp it repeatedly across the very bottom of the horizontal 3" x 4-1/2" white rectangle. Remember to re-ink the stamp each time. Let the bottom edge of the image go off the bottom edge of the cardstock. Let the images overlap if necessary to completely stamp the bottom edge.

5. Mount the "happy Mother's Day" sentiment from the Flower Cart Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Melon Mambo Ink Pad. Stamp it on the horizontal 3" x 4-1/2" white rectangle so it is as close as possible to the right edge of the rectangle and is about 1/2" from the top.

6. Adhere the stamped white rectangle to the center of the 3-1/8" x 4-5/8" Melon Mambo rectangle and then to the center of the card front.

7. Pick out the open cart awning die from the Flower Cart Dies. Put it on top of the 2" x 2-3/4" Crumb Cake rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces if needed.

8. Pick out the more detailed cart awning with stripes die from the Flower Cart Dies. Put it on top of the remaining small rectangle of Unbounded Beauty Designer Paper on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so you will cut out the awning. Don't worry about getting all the support poles, you will be cutting them off anyway. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces if needed.

9. Use Paper Snips Scissors to cut off any bits of support poles from the bottom of the designer paper awning cut out.

10. Adhere the cut down designer paper awning cut out to the top of the Crumb Cake awning cut out so the designer paper awning is centered over the cardstock awning as shown.

11. Pick out the small set of three awning stripes die from the Flower Cart Dies. Put it on top of the 1" x 2" Melon Mambo rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces if needed.

12. Use Multipurpose Liquid Glue to adhere the three Melon Mambo awning stripes to the designer paper awning cut out as shown.

13. Adhere the layered together awning cut out to the front of the card on the left side of the stamped white rectangle so it is very close to the top and left edges.

14. Mount the cart box image from the Flower Cart Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Crumb Cake Ink Pad. Stamp it on the 1-1/2" x 2-3/4" Crumb Cake strip.

15. Pick out the matching, open cart box die from the Flower Cart Dies. Put it on top of the stamped cart box on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is centered over the image. Run through the machine.

16. Peel the protective backing off of the Adhesive Sheets rectangle. Adhere the Adhesive Sheets rectangle to the white side of the gold Textured Metallic Specialty Paper rectangle. Be sure to leave the other protective backing in place for now.

17. Pick out the more detailed stand and set of two wheels die from the Flower Cart Dies. Put it on top of the gold rectangle on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so the gold side is face up. Run through the machine. Use the paper-piercing tool on the Take Your Pick to remove the pieces.

18. WITHOUT ADHERING, lay the cart box, stand, and wheels cut outs on to the left side of the stamped white rectangle on the card front to figure out spacing and placement. The stand and wheels should overlap the top of the stamped cobblestones a bit and the cart box should cover the base of the awning poles.

19. When happy with the layout and placement, adhere the pieces in place one at time by removing the protective backings from the stand and wheels pieces and using Stampin' Seal to adhere the cart box.

20. Mount the line of four flower pots image from the Flower Cart Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Crumb Cake Ink Pad. Stamp it on the 1" x 2-1/4" white rectangle.

21. Pick out the matching, open line of four flower pots die from the Flower Cart Dies. Put it on top of the stamped flower pots on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is centered over the image. Run through the machine.

22. Adhere the flower pots cut out to the front of the card so the bottoms overlap the tops of the stamped cobblestones, the left edge just overlaps the right edge of the back wheel cut out, and the right edge is about 1/4" from the right side of the white rectangle.

23. Mount the line of plant leaves with open spaces for flowers image from the Flower Cart Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Old Olive Ink Pad. Stamp it on the bottom of the 2-3/4" x 3" white rectangle. WITHOUT RE-INKING, stamp the image again on the top of the white rectangle. Leave room around each image to cut it out with the die.

24. Mount the line of flowers image from the Flower Cart Set on Block H. Ink it up with the Pretty In Pink Ink Pad. Stamp it inside the open spaces of the lighter green leaves on the top of the white rectangle. Clean the stamp using the Simply Shammy and/or Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner and Stampin' Scrub, but leave it on the block.

25. Re-ink the line of flowers image on Block H with the Melon Mambo Ink Pad. Stamp it inside the open spaces of the darker green leaves on the bottom of the white rectangle. Clean the stamp using the Simply Shammy and/or Stampin' Mist Stamp Cleaner and Stampin' Scrub and put it away.

26. Pick out the matching, open line of flowers and leaves die from the Flower Cart Dies. Put it on top of one of the stamped flowers and leaves images on a platform on your Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine so it is centered over the image. Run through the machine. Repeat with the other image.

27. Use Stampin' Seal to adhere the Melon Mambo flowers and leaves to the top of the cart box on the front of the card.

28. Use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere the Pretty In Pink flowers and leaves to the top of the flower pots on the front of the card.