Monday, May 9, 2011

More Mother Love...

Hi bloggin' buddies! :)

Spring is the word of the week here in Maryland. We are having the most absolutely perfect weather. We generally sleep with the windows open here, and I can't tell you how much it delights me to wake to the sounds of birds chirping. I really can't think of much in the world that makes me more upbeat than a beautiful spring day.

This week, our rhododendron is finally in full bloom. I have to tell you, it is the largest rhododendron bush I have *ever* seen. Everything I've read said that rhododendrons only ever get 4-8 feet tall, but ours is pushing 10 or 11 feet! That has to set some kind of record, right?!







(In all honesty, it probably needs a bit -- or a lot-- of pruning, but I can't bear to cut it!).

Since I'm in a pink mood, I thought I'd also share another card that I put together for Mother's Day.

This card was for my mother-in-law. I again pulled out the MFT Die-namics (the rolled flower and the layered label) to make quick work of this card.



I inked the edges of all of the layered dies to make the colors pop a bit and pasted them and my rolled flowers on the card front. I finished it all off with a bit of waxed twine and some tiny letter stickers.





Thanks for stopping by! Hope spring is springing up near you too!

Enjoy your evening! :)

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Mother's Day! :)

Hello out there!

Just popping in to wish all the wonderful women out there a very Happy Mother's Day! I hope that your loved ones are near by and that you get to spend a beautiful day loving them.

I couldn't be with my mom today, but I wanted to share the card I made for her with all of you.



I used the rolled flower die from MFT to cut out and assemble some pretty orange roses and popped them on a background of yellow and green papers, with a touch of lace. The last touch was a cute little sentiment pennant and some hand-cut leaves that I inked up a bit. Easy peasy. :)







I hope all the mothers out there have a beautiful day. Go pig out at brunch or something! :)

Love you mom! You're the bestest!

Enjoy your day. Thanks for stopping by.

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