Happy Belated Mother's Day!

Hi everyone!  My Mother's Day post is a little over due, but that's because last week was super busy for me.  I teach a card class at a local nursing home and had to spend every afternoon prepping for it.  (Note to self:  do NOT wait until the week before the class to start making the kits!!)  So, due to my lack of free time, I had to scramble Sunday morning to work on my mother's card, but I knew as soon as I bought that Penny Black stamp set that I would use this image for her card.  I love that the mouse is completely stuffed, but looks SO happy!  LOL  

I fiiiiianlly used some really pretty Girl Friday papers by CosmoCricket that I was hoarding.  I used kraft cardstock to mat everything and this month's Sketch for You to Try:

I colored my little mouse friend with Copics and stamped the tiny Doodlebug sentiment on the tag. The sentiment is Melissa Frances and I believe the pink ribbon is American Crafts.  Here's a close up of the image:

I got my mom some lottery tickets, and because I was short on time, came up with this quick and easy french fry-inspired box.  I scored the patterned paper into a normal box shape, and then used my Grand Nestabilities (Grand Ovals) to cut out the swoop in the front of the box so the lottery tickets would peek through.  I decorated the box with some more patterned papers and a ticket from Melissa Frances.  The flowers were in my stash (I didn't even know I had that white crocheted flower!  Score!) and the heart embellishment is an oldie from Heidi Swapp, I think.  My boyfriend told me I should have just put the lottery tickets in her card, but he just doesn't understand anything about presentation, does he!?  lol  :)  Here are a few detail shots of the sentiment and flowers:

I'm pretty pleased with how my project turned out, especially since I did it in a limited amount of time!  :)  I hope you all had an enjoyable Mother's Day!  Thanks for stopping by!


-Suzanne :O )

Mojo #85

Hi everyone! I rushed last night to make my mom's mother's day card- I've been spending so much time on the invitations that I've forgotten about my other obligations! :) Anyway, I knew I wanted to make this card really pretty, so I FIIIIINALLY dug into my Basic Grey Urban Prairie papers. This line is so gorgeous, I hadn't had the heart to cut it up, but for my mom, it was worth it! I also used a tag from Around the Block (*love* these tags!), some gems by Darice, more of my best-favorite aqua ribbon (Target's Club Wedd line, that I bought at the dollar store- 15 yards!) and a perfectly-fitting sentiment by Hero Arts. I don't usually get "mushy", but my mom is seriously the best, so I had to use this stamp. Looking back at the card, I'm not sure I would have used SO much lime green, but hind site is always 20/20. :) Anyway, I hope you like this card- I think my mom melted a little when she saw it :D

Thanks for stopping by- happy mother's day to all you wonderful moms out there!

-Suzanne :O )

Use It! #8

Hi everyone! I've been SUPER busy making invitations for the baby shower- I'm only halfway done, but I hope to be finished next weekend. My mom's best friend is throwing her daughter a barnyard animal-themed shower, and I offered to make the invitations (100!) so I've been spending all of my free time working on them. I'll post once I'm finished.

I squeezed in time last night to participate in this week's Use It! challenge. We were asked to make a mother's day card using:

• flowers- check! Petaloo, Prima, and Daisy D's w/ a brad by Joann's
• fibers- check! I used up some swap stash (love this stuff, it's stretchy!) :)
• something metal- check! We R Memory Keepers precious metal letters
• tool not used in a while- check! I haven't used my corner-rounder in a minute

I also used some paper by DCWV- perfect for mother's day! I made this card for Chris and me to give to his mother- I hope she likes it. :)

I hope to be blogging again after the 15th or so, so please bear with me. Thanks for checking in! :D

-Suzanne :O )