Bloomin' Lovely

So, here I am with my MOST difficult card make of the year - Mother's Day!
My Mum does not do cute and girly, and as you know, I am florally challenged,
so this was a tough one.
I was thrown a lifeline, when I saw the Mother's Day Set at Digi Stamp Boutique.

I used a sentiment and vase of flowers from the set and combined it with the tea cup, from Coffee Break.  The images were coloured with Copics, cut out and popped up on foam pads.

I added some glitter and gems and some white gel pen on the flowers.
Am I the only one that struggles with a white pen - it never seems to flow properly for me, no matter what I do? Have you got any tips for using one?

 I also used a couple of flowers from a ribbon strip. I cut them out and attached them to a punched flower. If you bend the petals of the punched flower up, it supports the lace flower and makes it look better than just lying flat.

Challenges.
Digi Stamp Boutique - March
Digi Galore - Mother's Day
One Stop Craft - Mother's Day
Cupcake Craft - Sparkle
Creative Creations - Just For Mum
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations -  Mother's Day

• Digi Stamp Boutique images, Mother's Day Set and Coffee Break
• Pink Petticoat Digi Paper - Woodgrain
• Copics, Stickles Glitter, Ribbon, Crystal Gems
• Lace Flowers