Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 157 for Mother's Day

Hi folks,

back with the last of this year's Mother's Day cards. For this one I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #157 from a few weeks ago.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine
• stamps: Verve "Because of You"
• half-back pearls from my stash

Hope you are all having a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!

Sketch For You To Try - May 2012

Hi folks,

back today with another of this year's Mother's Day cards. For this one, I used the May 2012 Sketch For You To Try shown below

And here's the card

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine
• stamps: Verve "Because of You"

additional challenges for this card:

• One Crazy Stamper May Challenge: Mother's

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a great day!

Card Patterns 164 for Mother's Day

Hi folks,

Happy Mother's Day to all of you who are celebrating today. I still have a few of this year's Mother's Day cards to show you so for the next couple of days - I'll be making Mother's Day last a little longer.

For this one, I used Card Patterns Sketch 164

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Marjolaine
• stamps: Verve "Because of You"

additional challenges for this card:

• One Crazy Stamper May Challenge: Mother's
• Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #185: I Love You Mum
• Shopping our Stash #51: Use Three or More Designer papers

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

Even more for Mother's Day

Hi folks,

back again today with three more of this year's Mother's Day cards. For these I used Mojo Monday sketch 239 from a couple of weeks ago.

I didn't go round OR square with my card. I stuck with my usual card size and made these three cards.

This one was sent to my brother's fiancee.

This one to dearly beloved's step-mother.

And this one for a friend of mine.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Curio
• stamps: Verve "Because of You"
• ribbon, buttons and floss from my stash
• EK Success Scalloped Scallops border punch

additional challenges for these cards:

• One Crazy Stamper May Challenge: Mother's
• Raise the Bar #104: Mother's Day Cards
• Basic Grey Challenges #68: Anything Goes!

Hope you are all having a wonderful day!

More for Mother's Day

Hi folks,

so for Mother's Day, I make Mother's Day cards for more than just my own Mom.  I used this week's layout from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (#158)

Here are the two cards I made with this sketch.

This one for my sister

and this one for my dearly beloved's Mom

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: Basic Grey Curio One of my fave collections from Basic Grey. I have it in BOTH 6x6 and 12x12.
• stamps: Verve "Because of you"
• half back pearls and paper flowers from my stash
• Spellbinders Petite Circles

additional challenges for these cards:

• Make it Monday with The Kraft Journal: Cards for Her
• Lollipop Crafts #79: Mama Mia
• Going Grey with Scrap-Creations: Happy Mother's Day
• The Sisterhood of Crafters: May Flowers
• One Crazy Stamper May Challenge: Mother's

May Viva La Verve Week 1

Hi folks,

my other half and I celebrated twelve years together earlier this week. For those of you who would like a little giggle....here's a photo of us on Star Wars Day a few days earlier -- being goofy.

I used the May Viva la Verve Week 1 sketch  for the layout for his card and some of my newly acquire Verve (thanks to winning the April Viva La Verve challenge!)

This is the card:

I like how it came out.

card details:

• finished size: 4.25 x 5.5 inches, kraft cardstock base
• patterned papers: My Mind's Eye "Paris & Co" from their sixbysix line (very newly acquired - first time using it)
• stamps: Verve Love Notes and Wings of Love
• recycled twill ribbon and a button from my stash

additional challenges for this card:

• Paper Pretties Monday Challenge: Use Ribbon

Hope you are having a wonderful week!

For Mom for Mother's Day

Hi folks,

with Mother's Day just around the corner I guess it is time for me to share the cards I made this year.

This one is for my Mom.

card details:

• finished size: 6x6 inches, CTMH Chocolate cardstock base
• patterned papers: Jillibean Soup "Dutch Mustard". Since my Mom likes yellow, I HAD to use these papers.
• stamped image: "Big Shoes" by Mo Manning for Stamping Bella. I didn't realize that I coloured it so much like the image on the product page until I linked it up! Coloured with Copic Markers (E000, E00, E01, YR09, YR15, Y11, Y21, Y23, Y32, Y35, E50, E51, E53, E57, E59, E27, E37, E35, YG05, YG06, YG07)
• paper flowers from my stash (Recollections)
• Spellbinders Labels Four and Labels Four Small
• brown floss for stitching also from my stash

challenges for this card:

• Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge #184: layout
• Stamping Bella Bellarific Friday: Stitching
• Card Crafter's Circle #21: Mum's the Word
• Tuesday Throwdown #97: Motherly Love
• Paper Sundaes #119: Mother's Day
• Sentimental Sundaes #101: for a special woman
• One Crazy Stamper May Challenge: Mother's

Hope you are all having a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by!