Mothers Day

Don't you just love Mothers Day? ...like I told the kids - it's a day I get to get presents without having to be older!
My family spoiled me, as usual - hope yours did too.

I made this little album for my daughter in law for Mothers day - she is such an awesome mommy! Her girls are so well mannered, intelligent, and just dang cute too!
She is also the person who volunteers to do all the work, and goes about it quietly in the background, and never expects any notice or thanks.
I just appreciate her so much, and wanted her to know it!

The album is almost entirely made from a kit from Scrapbook Doodles. I just love Yvonne's kits - they are so cute!






Jennie was very quiet while she was looking at this, so I was a little worried - but she came up later after everyone else had gone downstairs and told me that it was the most awesome thing anyone had ever done for her - Whew!

May Card Sketch ala' Lucy

Happy Mother's Day!
Lucy's May sketch will soon be up, and here is the sample I created for it.
I used Making Memories "travel" papers and flower for it - I loved the exotic look of them! (The rub-on is also Making Memories.) The flower center and the leaves are from Creative Imaginations.
Thanks for looking, and hope you have a lovely day!

Just in case you were wondering.....

...Where I am - well, I am in mourning.
My darling daughter (who I love dearly) has moved back home, and is living - guess where?
...In my scrap-room. This is what it looks like at the moment:

...As soon as I recover from the shock, *sniff* I will salvage what I can, re-locate...somewhere, (probably outside in the trailer), and start creating again.
Thanks for hanging in there with me!

So Lucky....

Can you believe it? I actually made a page today! LOL!
This topic was a challenge at Scrapbook Doodles way back in March, and I finally had an idea for it!
(The old brain just isn't as quick as it used to be, honey.)

As I thought about what makes me feel "lucky" I finally realized that I truly am blessed to have such wonderful daughter in laws. They are each a perfect match for my boys, and do so much to help them achieve their goals. I couldn't have done better if I had picked them myself.
(Actually, I'm going to steal some credit for helping!)

This photo is a favorite (even though it's a little blurry - sorry!)
I love it because they both accidentally showed up wearing the same shirt last father's day. They gave each other a hard time about it all day - it was too funny!
(Ironic that the girls are in the same colors too - this stuff never happens because these kids couldn't be more different!) LOL!

Pubbed again!

The special card issue of "Ready Set Create" is out, and I'm excited to say I have made it into another issue! ...actually, 5 of my cards are in this one!
What a fun thing to wake up to! :)

Everyone's a Critic....

But that's what I get for asking...
My daughter usually gives pretty good advice, so I often ask her opinion if I'm not quite sure which way to go with a project.
I went to her for help with this one today. I asked her what this card needed, but instead she told me it was already too busy and the "Love" brad was in the wrong place, etc, etc, etc...
But, rather than re-do the whole card completely - I'm just going to call it done, OK? ha ha!

This is for Lillybean's Wednesday challenge this week.

Create a card using:

1. the colors BLACK, RED, GREEN, and CREAM.

2. any occasion OTHER than Christmas.

3. make your own FLOWERS.

4. include TRIM.

I used Foof-a-la, Making Memories, and Stampinup papers. The "Love" brad is Provo Craft, the checkerboard one?...I'm going to have to check into that (?)
The trim is a left-over from my sewing stash.

I love the embellishments Melissa makes with old sheet music, but couldn't bear to punch holes in mine, so I downloaded some and aged it with Tim Holtz tea dye ink. (Beethoven's "Pathetique" Sonata - one of my favorites! I was going for a dramatic looking card, so the music might as well match, right?) hee hee.
Anyway, that's my effort for this week.

Oh My Stars!

My daughter in law Libby is such a talented girl! She's been making a lot of these star books lately as gifts for family members and friends - just thought I would share her latest creation with you. This one was for our nephew's wedding.
The papers are Making Memories and Bazzill, I believe the flowers are Heidi Swapp.
Ribbon is MM also.
Cover:


Inside:


View from the top:


Binding:

Awesome, huh?