Stamping & Scrapbooking

All the flowers, the sun, and the wheelbarrow were made using the Walking in My Garden cartridge from my Cricut Expression.

I cut the blue sky and green grass by hand and glued the pieces to tan cardstock (5.5x6").

To add texture to the wheelbarrow, I "inked" it with black rubber stamp ink (difficult to see in the picture, sorry). I used Colorbox Petal Point inks -- these are easy to use because each individual olor slides right out of the multi-color pack. I just touched the ink pad all the way around the edges of the brown wheelbarrow and the wheel. 

I used black and purple Sharpie markers to dot the centers of the flowers.

My Favorite Glue Pens

Before I glued down any of the flowers, I played with a couple of different arrangements in the wheelbarrow. Once I had the one I liked, it was time to glue. I have used 2 kinds of glue pens that I found at Michael's:

• Tombow glue pen
   
• Sakura Quickie Glue pen

Both are great for tiny things, but I've had better luck with the Sakura, so that's what I mostly use.

Using Tweezers To Position The Flowers

Next are the tweezers. I like Making Memories tweezers for card making. Here's how I used tweezers to position the flowers on this card.

I grasped the flower face up with my right hand. Then, holding it in my left hand, I turned the flower over and used my right hand to hold the glue pen and apply lightly.

With glue on the back of the flower, I took the tweezers back in my right hand and placed it on the card.

I set the flower precisely where I want it on the card, and hold it down with my left hand, squeezing the tweezers with my right to release it.

I can quickly do a lot of flowers this way -- like a little assembly line! Once you're done, just shake the card a little bit to make sure all of the flowers are secured.

Personalizing The Message

I liked this card so much just like this, so I decided to put my Mother's Day message on the inside.

I used the Wild Card cartridge for my Cricut Expressions machine to cut the phrase "Happy Mother's Day" and the little flower border.

I had one extra flower from the front, so I added that too.

Making The Matching Envelope

In my paper stash, I found a purple piece of 12x12 paper with some swirls and paisleys that I liked for the envelope.

Here's how to make envelopes for your cards.

So, happy Mother's Day to my great mom and all the mothers out there!

Here I am with my mom in a New York City bike taxi. (It kind of coordinates with the card... my mom loves flowers, and we are sitting in a wheeled - um - barrow!!) 

Other Wheelbarrow Card Examples

• Wheelbarrow Card Filled With Flowers
   
• Happy Mother's Day Wheelbarrow Card
   
• A Wheelbarrow Full Of Wishes (...And Flowers)
   
• Wheelbarrow Card With Heart Flowers