Mother's Day on a Budget

So, I've been all into Threadbangers lately, and who can blame me!?! They have excellent tutorials, including this podcast on paper art! So I watched it and others and decided I would make Mother's Day cards this year. I even made a birthday card for my friend I think looks like a faerie...

I gave both of my seriously apathetic teens a slip of colored paper for each person so they could write a personal message. Then I made some paper flower cutouts. It was really easy to follow Meagan Allen Cole's (of Decor It Yourself) instructions, and fun! After I cut them all out, and some hearts and butterflies (teehee!), I layed them out on cardstock and glued them with a glue stick. For thicker items, I used my glue gun. I love glue guns! :) After that, I used my markers to embellish. I totally used the colored paper from my school... Hell, I pay for that with my tuition...

I think they all came out pretty sweet! I made seven cards total, adding my own personal message. I think its so much better and holistic to make your own cards, if you have the time... I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Here are some of them:

For my Mother:

For my roomie:

For my good friend who is like a mom to me:

Whaddayathink?