Mother's Day Cards 2020

With Mother's Day just around the corner, I decided to make a couple of fun interactive cards.  I just love this fun slider card.  I always mount mine on a regular card base so that I can write in it and not on the back, but this is the cards I made my Mom and MIL this year.  I hope they know how much I love them! 

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2020/04/shopping-our-stash-419-happy-mothers-day.html Mother's Day
https://cardztv.blogspot.com/2020/04/cardz-tv-anything-goes-challenge-113.html AG

Mother's Day Card

I finally jumped on the metal die cut band wagon.  I have been scrapping and card making for years and use my cutting machine all the time.  However, metal dies are something that I have never gotten into...I can cut almost anything I need on my machine and a die is limited to only one size so I never felt a need.  Well, I found a group online that uses unbranded dies.  One thing that I love about dies is the intricacy that they have that just isn't the same when cut on my machine.  So finding a bunch of cheaper dies, I thought it would be fun to have a few flourishes, frames, and flowers that I could cut quickly for projects while my machine is cutting other items.   This is my very first die cut card.  I think it turned out nice.   With that being said though, 2 of the 8 dies that were unbranded did not cut but the ones that did, cut so nicely!  Still waiting to see if the company will do anything about the ones that don't cut or not so we shall see if it is really worth it or not.  Of course the 2 most expensive ones were the 2 that didn't cut.  Hmmmm.... anyone else had that issue?

https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2019/03/challenge-575-feminine.html feminine

Pop and Twist Happy Birthday Card

I have been seeing these pop and twist cards all over the internet.  I made a couple for Christmas but my Mom had a birthday coming up and I thought she might think it was fun so I made a birthday card for her.  These are so fun...to make and to give!  Plus the yellow papers on this card are all left overs from other projects so a win/win all the way around.  Happy Birthday Mom!

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2018/10/challenge-468-digi-do.html digi stamp
https://alwayshappybirthday.blogspot.com/2018/10/reminder.html birthday
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2018/10/himcr-374-super-scraps-saturday-october.html scraps
https://counterfeitkitchallenge.blogspot.com/2018/10/october-2018-challenge-1-whats-your.html using my cutter for just about everything is my scrappy power - LOL
http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2018/10/cardz-tv-anything-goes-challenge-69.html AG

Embossed Rose Card

Ok...so I ordered a bunch of the cheap embossing folders from China and I have to say, I love them.  They do a nice job and this one was only about $1.30.  It took a while to arrive, but it is so pretty.  I ordered like 15 of them so I just had to play with a couple since they just arrived.  Love how it looks on this card.  Hope you can see it.  The disadvantage of using my phone versus my camera but look close.  The white is embossed with the prettiest rose folder.  I think this one is my favorite out of all of them I ordered!  I love it!

http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/2017/06/challenge-93-embossing-heat-or-dry.html dry embossing
http://avenue613.blogspot.com/2017/06/challenge-198-anything-goes-optional.html AG
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2017/06/himcr-305-feminine.html feminine

Tree Card

I needed some generic cards for my stash....you know the ones you can use for anything in a pinch....well since they were having a challenge at Die Cut Diva's I decided to use their April sketch for their challenge and get these done.  I think they turned out nice.  :-)  I decided to enter it into these challenges also....

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-290-always-anything-goes.html AG

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/2015/12/are-you-warm-and-cozy.html Summer is always warm and cozy!

http://avenue613.blogspot.com/2015/11/challenge-152-anything-goes-woptional.html AG Paper piecing

You Are Beeutiful Card

I am just in love with this card!  Isn't it so much fun?  This is a cut file from Treasure Box Designs and I just love it.  I made it with the "Mom's are Beeutiful" title, but made a couple more with the title "You are Beeutiful" so it would be more versatile.  It turned out so adorable.  I'm going to give one of these to my Mom for Mother's Day.  I'm sure she will love it too!  So excited.  :-)  I'm not normally a card maker, but have had so much fun lately making a few new cards.  Fun fun!

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe289.html shaped card
http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/2015/03/craft-it-up-link-it-up-green-linky.html use some green
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/03/pile-it-on-59-green.html use green
http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2015/03/show-it-off-saturday-and-luckiest-st.html show it off
http://www.4craftychicks.blogspot.com/2015/03/4cc-236-green.html use green
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/03/challenge-252-always-anything-goes.html anything goes
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2015/03/challenge-363-die-cuts-and-punches.html 

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2015/03/himcr-190-freestyle.html AG
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/2015/03/82-green.html green
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/03/challenge-96.html anything goes
http://scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.com/2015/03/challenge-37-anything-goes.html anything goes

Happy Mother's Day Card 2

Here's another Mother's Day Card.  Very similar to the first one, but a little different.  :-)

http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2013/05/fun-friday-mothers-day-challenge.html Mother's Day

It's Your Day Card

I had some leftover pieces from my Mother's Day cards so I decided to make a "It's Your Day" card for my Grandmother.  Since she's not my "mother" I titled it, "It's Your Day!"  I love using my stash and my scraps....a win, win every time!  I hate the old grey stamps....I can never get them straight, probably because I had to cut them myself and the bottom isn't straight....hence my crookedness.... Kinda like the "There was a crooked man who had a crooked house...." anyone remember that story!  LOL.  Have a happy day!

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/05/anything-goes.html anything goes
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2013/05/challenge-268-something-blue.html blue
http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/agnes-nsd-post-challenge.html Mother's Day
http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/2013/05/weekly-challenge-stash-it.html stash it
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2013/05/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-109.html flowers

Happy Mother's Day Card

Here's one of the cards that I ended up with for Mother's Day.  The flower is from Miss Kate's Cuttables but it's a pretty common flower.  I actually have a quickkutz die very similar to it.  Glad to finally have these done as Mother's Day is fast approaching! 

http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2013/05/sos-100-mothers-day-or-pink.html Mother's Day
http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/2013/05/challenge111-april-winner.html Mother's Day
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2013/05/ptt119-mothers-day.html Mother's Day
http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2013/05/monday-post-96-for-mom.html for Mom - there prize this time is the CUTEST set of stamps EVER!!!!  I love them!  I'm crossing my fingers AND toes!
http://scrappyfrogschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-choice-challenge.html free choice
http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/05/pile-it-on-18-for-mother.html Mother's Day
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/challenge-19-anything-goes.html anything goes
http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/2013/04/my-sheri-crafts-challenge-109-mothers.html Mother's Day
http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com/2013/05/challenge-64-for-mom-or-special-lady.html Mom
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2013/04/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-108.html Mother's Day
http://www.scrappymoms-stamps.blogspot.com/2013/05/terrific-tuesday-challenge-mothers-day.html Mohter's Day
http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/winner-announcements-challenge-19.html flowers
http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-pink-elephant-challenge-tpe198.html Mother's Day
http://www.twistedtuesdaychallenges.blogspot.com/2013/04/2tc49-fifth-tuesday-free-for-all.html free for all

Happy Mother's Day 2 Page Layout

Here's my two page layout to go with my Happy Mother's Day 1 layout.  I love how these little bears turned out....love the frog and turtle with Peachy Keen face and even the little ladybugs.  I also LOVE these colors together.  So spring and so very cute!  Have a wonderful day!

http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/2013/04/happy-mothers-day-stamp-release-day-at.html Mother's Day
http://www.2creativechicks.com/2013/03/mothers-day-challenge-1.html  Mother's Day
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2013/04/himcr-92-yellow-green-pink.html scraps (I always use scraps to make my paper piecings and borders....I scrap 8.5x11 so I always have border pieces around)

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2013/04/dlart-thankful-thursday-april-linky.html april link
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/04/challenge-43.html pink green
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2013/04/flowers-with-lili-of-valley.html flowers
http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2013/04/ptt115-anything-but-card.html anything but a card
http://cameocreationschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/04/spring-has-sprung.html spring
http://pinandtack.blogspot.com/2013/04/spark-your-creativity-now-challenge-8.html anything goes at Spark Your Creativity
http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/theme-challenge-at-bugaboo.html catch the bug - ladybugs
http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/04/peachy-keen-challenge-13-15-photo.html color challenge - pink, blue, lime green, green, white.
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com/2013/04/challenge-14-good-morning-everyone-we.html things with wings (ladybugs)
http://thatcraftplaceblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/animal-challenge.html animal