“They say” today is National Margarita Day so we may as well celebrate by making A Margarita Card For National Margarita Day 2020. My grandma used to always say “They say…” about fashion, the news, what was popular, etc. and then my dad would tease her and say “Who’s ‘They’?” “They” were very powerful and knew everything! So if “They” and Google say it is National Margarita Day, then we should believe them!
A margarita card is actually very easy to make! Just cut a large circle out of vellum and then cut in half for the glass. I used the Layering Circles Dies and used the largest one. Or you could use two smaller ones and make two glasses clinking together! Sponge some Granny Apple Green ink on the backside of the vellum and let it dry before adhering. I used Sponge Daubers. For the glass stem, just cut a strip of vellum. For the base, just punch an oval or use the Layering Ovals Dies. Use Vellum Cardstock because it is a little bit stronger and sturdier than regular vellum. You can adhere it easily by sponging on some Multipurpose Liquid Glue. That way the glue won’t show through the vellum.
The greeting at the bottom of the card is from the Honey Bee Stamp Set in the Occasions Mini Catalog. I stamped it in Granny Apple Green Ink. The little “splatters” around the card are from the Still Scenes Stamp Set, still available under Holiday Favorites in the Online Store. If you look through your stamp sets, you will find many stamps that you could use for those little sprinkles or splatters! I used three Stampin’ Write Markers to color right on the stamp to get three colors on the sprinkles.
If you like salt on your margarita, just put a strip of Tear & Tape along the rim and dump on some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (or Ice Glitter from the Holiday Catalog 2019 if you have some). If you want to be fancy, color the glitter first with green reinker and let it dry. I didn’t really need green salt, though!
The card base is Coastal Cabana Cardstock with a layer of Granny Apple Green Cardstock. I thought the colors should be festive for National Margarita Day!
And I hadn’t even had a margarita yet today when my fingers got tangled up and my whole post disappeared! If you can’t celebrate today, here is another card idea for Cinco de Mayo, coming up soon on May 5th! I hope you have a good Mexican restaurant nearby where you can go celebrate National Margarita Day, but if not, just make A Margarita Card For National Margarita Day 2020!