I couldn't leave y'all hangin' with no Mother's Day well-wishes, so I did get this one post ready before I went on leave.
♥ So happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there. ♥
And if you aren't a mother - and want to be one someday - here's wishing you the best today too....and hoping for your dreams to come true in the future.
Remember I said I wasn't going to make my mother-in-law a Mother's Day card? Well I had *a moment* and decided to not only make her a card, but a gift as well. These moments are rare when it comes to her, believe me, but, she is my husband's mother and my children's grandmother so I gotta suck it up every once in a while, KWIM?
So here's more of that Marrakech paper by BasicGrey. I thought it looked kinda folk-artish which my MIL is in to - she's not a pink frou-frou kinda woman. So I made her a set of 4-cards all the same with different FRIEND sentiments on them. I am totally lovin' the
Friend's 'Til The End set from
Papertrey Ink.
And here's her gift all packaged up. I love the final product when these are all packaged up like this. I foresee whacks of these little sets going out for Christmas this year ;)
And this last card - hmm...how can I explain. So I submitted this for publication - and it was accepted - that's great, right? Not so much. I didn't read the fine print - it was for an e-zine. Who the heck wants to be published in an e-zine? Not me, that's who! LOL So anyway, I sent them my card - and then come to find out they are working on not being an e-zine but being a print pub. I don't think they had it all together, all I know is I made this card and now it's gone and who knows where it is - ha. So I'm gonna show it to y'all anyway! This card is made with part Verve and part Papertrey stamps - my mother-in-law is a Bible-thumper...this card was inspired by and for her...and it's my entry in to a little Verve contest celebrating the women in our lives.
Here's wishing you all a wonderful Sunday with your mother...or your kids - or just the people you love; it's a special day indeed.
23 comments:
It so beautiful. I like that.
I love the gift for you MIL, it loos like a perfect gift for Christmas too!
I love the last card, the colors and paper are gorgeous, and the scripture is my very favorite!!! Looking forward to seeing it in the ezine and the publication ;-)
You have a restful and Happy Mother's day my friend!
Lovely gift set, Michelle.
Several years ago I decided I wanted a recipe published in a magazine, so I sent a few in and never heard a word back. 2 years later (yes, 2 YEARS and I wasn't even a subscriber anymore) I get a magazine in the mail with a post it note telling me what page my recipe was on. A few months after that I get a hardback cookbook in the mail with a note telling me what page my recipe was on. Talk about a nice surpirse! So, maybe your card will end up on the cover of a brand new publication. Wouldn't that be awesome!!
Have a great Mother's Day!
Uh, I meant nice SURPRISE not surpirse. hee hee
Happy Mother's Day Michelle!
I love the things that you made, and I hope the recipients will too. Very lovely indeed. And I hope that you are enjoying your day!
Happy Mother's Day!
Once again you've outdone yourself for your MIL.
Congrats on the publication. Everyone has to start somewhere, and it looks like yours is in an e-zine. Bigger and brighter things will come your way before you know it.
Love the "diary" look w/that embellishment.
These are soooo sweet! Great little gifty! I love them. :) The PTI booth is one I will be looking out for at CHA--for sure. :)
Your MIL gift is super nice and I hope it is much appreciated as it deserves to be. Your e-zine card is gorgeous! How exciting to be published no matter what the venue!
Congrats on making it through the torture of making a mil gift. I love it. Happy Mothers Day chicky.
Wow! The gift set foe your MIL is fantastic, Love that paper Basic Grey too!
Your Pub card is awesome, maybe we will see it in print one day!
I am sure your MIL loved your gift! It turned out gorgeous!!!
I love your pub card...great colors! I have a few of those plastic card boxes sitting here waiting for end of the school year gifts :) they do make ya look good , don't they?
I hope you had a Happy Mother's Day...that stinks about your card being gone.
What a sweet little gift for your MIL! I am sure she loved it.
Love the gift set you made for your MIL...it's always nice to have a card on hand.
What a great card! Love the hinge embellie you added to the card. Congrats on getting your card published. What a great way to become well-reknowned!!!
I know it's been busy with the grand opening of the Digiments site but hope you were still able to enjoy Mother's day! Feel better soon!
Hi Michelle. I hope you had a WONDERFUL Mother's Day! What a sweet gift set. Those cards are great. And, I can totally see why your card got accepted; it's FABULOUS!
amazing work!
i like them alot ;)
your gift is just so pretty! those cards are perfect!!!
and the 'published' card is wonderful as well. will be on the lookout for it! :)
Great cards and projects!!
LOL....published is published, girlfriend! Consider this the first stepping stone to your mounting success! First e-zines, than print, then the WORLD!!! Congratulations!!!
HAHAHA, I keep getting sidetracked from my original thoughts...new ones keep replacing it so fast!
I can see why it got published (in any form!). The card is BEE-YOO-TIFUL!!! Congrats again!
Love both of these! Thanks for playing! :)
Okay waywaywaywaywait! First of all, your cards are beautiful! Second of all, on card #4 what did you use for that beautiful rose?!!
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