One day for mother is not enough!

     Don't you wish it was Mother's Day every month or so?  I keep getting asked: What would you like to do?, What do you want to eat?, Where do you want to go?, What would you like?  It's so overwhelming!!!!!  All I really want is to spend time creating in the craft room.....ALONE.....(is that so bad?) 

     Actually,  I spent plenty of time in there today, and tomorrow I'm lucky enough to get to go to the MegaMeet in Novi.....which means I get to go to Archivers, check out a stamp store I've never been to, AND  get to spend the entire day with a dear friend!  I think I'm good....I'll probably end up doing whatever they want to do to make 'me' happy! :)

This was a card I developed for a swap that I attended last month.  It originally was just a front, but I decided it would make a very pretty card for my mom, for Mother's Day! 

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Hope you're inspired!  And wait until you see the next one.....it's so pretty!  I think you'll really like it!

Nicole's Baby Bear

This card was made for a wonderful gal who had a baby shower last weekend.  I'm sure she knows I made it just for her, but I thought I'd share it with you!

This card involved sereral techniques including distressing, glazing, using liquid aplique`, punching, stamping, and color blending.  It was such a pleasure to do for such a lovely mother to be!  Hope you like it!

Love this stamp from H & M Stamps of the mom holding the bear!

There was even a slot for the gift card!

The envelope of course!

The bear is 'fuzzy' by using liquid aplique`.

Both the heart in the center and the 'dream come true' tag were made to look like an epoxy sticker using Glossy Glaze.

I found this cute little bear at Kohl's and put it all together in a recycled Barnes and Noble box that's covered in tissue paper that I found at the Dollar Daze.  I tucked in a 'mama' gift (what could be better than a little Sizzix cradle die), put on a bow and called it good!