Inspirationsbyrachel

Give a man a fish......

Hope everyone is enjoying this 3 day weekend.  The weather in our area is beautiful so you can believe I am making the most out of this holiday.  If you have a chance, hop on over the Cards for Hereos and participate in their blog hop.  It's for a very worthy cause - cards for our troops - it can't get any more worthy than that.  I'm listed on the right side of the blog under Stamping by Rachel.

Today's card includes a digital stamp from Victoria Case.  I decided to use Main Blueberry Designer Series Paper (retired) with this card.  The paper retired about a year ago but I have so much left!  Sometimes I get carried away and will buy 2 and 3 packs of paper if I happen to like the pattern.

Recipe:

• Stamp:  Digital Stamp from Victoria Case
• Paper:  Bashful Blue, Natural White, Maine Blueberry DSP (retired)
• Ink:  None
• Accessories:  Stampin' Write Markers (Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Only Orange, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Blush Blossom), Soft Subltes Brads

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I'm back!!!!!

I am so sorry but I've been neglecting this blog and you!  I've been so busy with a group I recently joined called Business Stampers Coaching Group.  I'll try to do a lot better in the future.

 I received this stamp a couple of weeks ago and have been aching to try it out.  I think it's one of the prettiest flowers in a vase stamp I've seen in a long time.  It's called Hearty Vase and it's from Stamp Oasis.

Recipe:

• Stamp Set:  Hearty Vase by Stamp Oasis
• Paper:  Rose Red, Watercolor Paper, Brenda Walton Designer Paper by K&Company
• Ink:  Brown Versafine
• Accessories:  Ticket Corner Punch, Rose Grosgrain Ribbon

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Happy Mother's Day

This card is for my youngest daughter.  As you can see by the previous card (which I made a couple of days ago), the two girls are complete opposites.

I want to wish everyone a Happy Mother's Day and hope everyone enjoys this day.  We plan to go out for brunch to Copeland's.

I received this from my friend Jane and thought I would share it with you:

Mothers

Real mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it.

Real mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox

Real mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids

Real mothers know that dried play dough doesn't come out of carpets

Real mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just sucked up

Real mothers sometimes ask "why me?" and get their answer when a little voice says, "because I love you best."

Real mothers know that a child's growth is not measured by height or years or grade.    It is marked by the progression of mommy to mom to mother!

Card for my daughter

Today's post includes a Mother's Day card I made for my daughter Deena who lives in California.  One of the bad things about living so far apart is that I don't get to spend very many holidays with her and her family.

No stamping on this card - not even for the sentiment!  One of the things I like about computer generated sentiments is that you can personalize it as much as you want!

This gorgeous paper is from K&Company.  I found this paper at Michael's when I was in Fort Smith attending Michelle Zindorf's brayer class last month.

Recipe:

• Stamp:  None - sentiment computer generated
• Paper:  Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Brenda Walton Designer Paper by K&Company
• Ink:  None
• Accessories:  Label 3 Nestabilities, Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Rich Regal Eyelets

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