Mother's Day Basket

Since many moms get baskets/planters full of flowers on Mother's Day, I pulled out this old Stampin' Up set and made a paper version for myself :)  Punched out some flowers with a wonderful little punch I got in the Michael's $1.50 bin a few years back and succumbed to my Swiss dots embossing folder yet again.   Nice and easy CAS Mother's Day card.

 

What's In It? 
Stamps:  Sentiment (Memory Box), Flower Filled (SU) 
Paper: Pretty in Pink 
Ink: Black, Close to Cocoa, Sage Shadow 
Accessories:  Flower Punch (Michael's), 1/4" Hole Punch, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Raffia, Bling, Dimensionals

Mother's Day JUGS

I loved this JUGS sketch and am coming back to it as I didn't get a chance to play along last week.  Think the round circle was calling my name as it is perfect for adding flowers to (and you know my love/addiction to flowers!).

Sorry about using the PTI flower die again....I'm totally re-addicted to it now that Spring is here and all I can think about is having flowers in my garden again.  I got this cute button die with my PTI order a few months back and just love it!  The ruffled edge adds a nice little something :)

I struggled with which embossing folder to use for the background and finally settled on this brick one.  Not sure it was the right choice as many people tend to associate brick walls with something that is aging, and that is definitely not a message you want to be sending your mother on Mother's Day LOL!

 


What's In It?
Stamps: Beautiful You (Verve)
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Kraft, Certainly Celery, Rose Romance
Ink: Black
Accessories: Flower and Button Dies (PTI), Leaf Die (Sizzix), Scalloped Circle and Circle  Nesties, Brick Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz), 5/8" Saffron Satin Ribbon, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Bling, Black Half Pearls, Dimensionals

Thank You Mom...

This Cardabilities sketch caught my eye so I decided to give it a go and continue on my flower binge...

More Verve goodies on this card.  Just love Julee's flower stamps and her sentiments are second to none.  For the sentiment panel, I combined two sentiments from Because of You, layering "Mom" above the other one. 

Next came some flowers, butterflies and some dots  for good measure (are seeing a pattern here...or should I say are you getting tired of seeing a pattern here??!!).  Just a few more Mother's Day cards to go so hang in there...they will come to an end sooner than later :)

Enjoy your day, and thanks for sharing a bit of yours with me :)

 

What's In It?
Stamps: Bloom and Grow, Because of You (Verve)
Paper: Provo Craft DP (Mike's), Lovely Lilac, Almost Amethyst
Ink: Black, VersaMark, So Saffron, More Mustard
Accessories:  Threading Water Border Punch, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Oval Nesties, Elegant Leaves and Floral Circles Dies (Verve), Seeing Spots Embossing Folder, Half Pearls, Dimensionals

SFYTT Mother's Day Version

This month's SFYTT is a nice easy layout, and the sky is the limit regarding what you want to put in the circle - love it!

Since I'm on a Mother's Day binge, here is one more for you.  Used the loopy bloom dies by Verve for the flowers  and went a bit crazy with the polka dots LOL!  April SFYTT sketch is done - yeah!

Big night tonite, it is the invitational night for soccer tryouts for my son.  He made the cut from the open tryouts and is basically guaranteed a spot on the silver team.  However, there is a chance he could make a gold team...just depends how badly he wants it and how he "shows" at the tryouts tonite....we will just have to wait and see....I'll be happy no matter where he ends up playing, but I do hate waiting to find out LOL!!

Have a fabulous day!



What's In It?
Stamps: Make a Statement, Beautiful You (Verve), Polka Dot Background (SU)
Paper: Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Kraft
Ink: Black, Versamark
Accessories:  Lacy Circle and Circle Nesties, Sizzix Leaf Die (SU), Loopy Bloom Dies (Verve), Seeing Spots Embossing Folder, Circle Punches, Bling, Dimensionals

Love You Mom

I have another Mother's Day card for you today.  A crimped "U" in my cast off box caught my eye so I decided to build a card around it.  Nothing better than an excuse to use my favorite PTI  flower die as well :)

We had a glorious four day stretch of weather, which was beyond wonderful - spring has definitely sprung! For how long, who knows, but we'll take what we can get LOL!

My son and I went to see the Hunger Games on Saturday and it was fabulously done.  The 2.5 hours just flew by and it held very true to the book - something that doesn't happen very often when books go Hollywood.  Needless to say, I'm now reading book two of the trilogy LOL!

Thanks for popping by today - always appreciate your company :)       

 

What's In It?
Stamps: Beautiful You (Verve)
Paper: Recollections DP, Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink, Rose Romance, Tan
Ink: Black
Accessories:Scalloped Circle and Circle Nesties,  "U" Die (Verve), Medium Scalloped Die (PTI),  Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, Crimper, Magenta Grosgrain Ribbon, Button, Twine, Glue Dot, Dimensionals

Casing Myself

Short and sweet today as it's a busy weekend coming up.  I decided to case myself and make a Mother's Day card.  My original card using an MFT sketch is here.  Swapped out the butterflies for a flower, changed the DP and added some ribbon.  Nice and easy :)

Think the hardest part of the weekend will be having to patiently wait for my new Verve to arrive LOL!  Can't wait to create with it next week :)  Have a fabulous weekend!

 

What's In It?
Stamps: Amuse, Bloom and Grow (Verve) 
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Certainly Celery, Rose Romance, Pretty in Pink, Country Drive (Echo Park) 
Ink: Black, VersaMark 
Accessories:  Scalloped Circle and Circle Nesties, Martha Stewart Border Punch, PTI Flower Die, Verve Leaf Die, Crimper, Magenta Grosgrain Ribbon, Button, Twine, Glue Dot, Dimensionals

CAS Mother's Day Card Round One

 Trusting you all had a fabulous Easter weekend. Ours was busy, but very, very enjoyable. Always fun to spend time with family and I am so blessed to have such amazing in-laws :) 

This FTL sketch intrigued me so I decided to give it a try.  Think my tank was low after our busy weekend as I had a tough time with it...or maybe I just don't have enough DP options to make it work LOL!  Now that's an excuse to go paper shopping if I ever had one!

Not totally satisfied with the end result, so the competitive side of me says I may just have to give it a second go round to see if I can improve on it.

Thanks for the visit :)



 What's In It?
Stamps: Hero Arts
Paper: Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Going Grey
Ink: Black
Accessories:PTI Flower Die, Crimper,Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Scalloped Circle and Circle Nesties, MFT Daisy Die, SU Border Punch, Black Half Pearls, Dimensionals 

Rise Up

Saw this You Tube video on another blog and absolutely loved it!!   Needless to say, I want to learn the routine LOL!



The joy and power of Christ's resurrection.....priceless...   Enjoy :)

Mojo Throwdown

This week is contest week over on the  Mojo Monday blog so the housework took a back seat to getting a card done before the weekend craziness hits.

I combined it with this week's Color Throwdown as I have the MME line on the photo and it was a no brainer as to what papers to use.

I love Verve's Words of Wisdom set and this sentiment was a perfect fit for the space I had.  I cheated a bit by adding a yellow butterfly, but made up for it with the turquoise ribbon - or so I tell myself  LOL!

You already know about my busy weekend so I won't be around until it is over as my craft area is also our spare room and with company over for three nights, that means I don't get to stamp...the upside, I can spend some time reading the Hunger Games trilogy :)

Thanks for sharing a bit of your day with me and I'll be back with a new card as soon as I can.

 

What's In It?
Stamps: Words of Wisdom (Verve)
Paper: Stella Rose (MME), Dusty Durango, So Saffron, Certainly Celery
Ink: Black
Accessories:  Circle Nesties, Flutterby Die (Verve), Leaf Die (Suffix), Scalloped Border Punch (SU), Crimper, 5/8" Turquoise Satin Ribbon, Button, Black and Green Half Pearls, Twine, Glue Dots

A Friend Is

 
Sorry to have been quiet here this week.  Last weekend was a very busy weekend and I'm still emotionally recovering from it (in a good way).

The CCF reunion was simply amazing :)  Caught up with friends I haven't seen or spoken to in years, and to have hundreds of people spanning four decades of alumni in attendance is a tribute to the vision and discipleship training we all received under Brady's tutelage.  My heart was full to overflowing and still is :)

I managed  to squeeze in this week's Verve sketch before the Easter weekend rush begins (we are hosting and  have company for three days).  I combined it with this week's ColorQ challenge and though I'm not totally satisfied with the outcome, I simply adore the sentiment - particularly poignant based on last weekend's reunion.  Lots of fingerprints left on my heart :) 

Chef Jeff (aka my hubby) will be cooking a big ham from our local butcher, scalloped potatoes and some veggies with a side of sweet potatoes brought by my mom and dessert made by my daughter and Jeff's mom.  I will proudly be sous chef and clean up girl LOL.  Looking forward to a great family weekend and the celebration of Easter's victorious message of the death and resurrection of Christ!  It will be particularly special as the God Rod Team (synchronized rod movements to a song) my son is a part of will once again be performing to Arise My Love at both Sunday services.  It is a powerful song that makes me cry every time I see them perform it and I have already stocked my purse with extra Kleenex LOL!  Toss my son's weekend soccer tournament into the mix and this weekend is going to be crazy busy.  Think I'm going to need a weekend to recover from the weekend!

Thanks for dropping by today and have a blessed Easter!

 

What's In It?
Stamps: Verses Rubber Stamps
Paper: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink
Ink:  Black
Accessories:  Scalloped Circle and Circle Nesties, Seeing Spots Embossing Folder, SU Border Punch, Flutterby Die (Verve), Striped Ribbon (SU), Buttons, Twine, Black Half Pearls, Glue Dots, Dimensionals