Happy Mothers Day!

To all you Mums out there...

Happy Mothers Day!

I'm so lucky to have two Mums!

Mine and Alan's!

Here's what I made them....

Have to make them the same, because we are all lunching together!

Alan's Granddad is also joining us (92 years young)!

And hopefully I might get a hug from my nephew :)

I hope he has done something nice for my Sis, but we won't hold our breath lol....

at least she'll enjoy our lunch together, even if she didn't get breakfast in bed!

So, focusing on one of the 8"x 8" cards...

I used Tea for Two paper, Flower Trim, and a Paper Doily.

I cut a heart using Hearts a Flutter Framelits in Very Vanilla, and a scallop with the 1 1/4" Punch.

I inked the edges of almost everything! with Pretty in Pink ink and a Dauber.

I added 'faux' stitches with Lucky Limeade pen, around the paper squares.

The heart was pierced using the Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, plus I pierced free-hand in the little scallops.

One of the Teeny Tiny Sentiments was stamped in Early Espresso, punched with Word Window, and added to a punched Modern Label.

Large Pearl Basic Jewels, and a Designer Builder Brad adds the finishing touch.

Phew!

Seems like a lot of 'stuff', but they're worth it!

Here's a close-up...

Hope you all have a lovely day!

Get on yer bike!

Masculine cards are so much harder aren't they?

This motorbike is sadly retired, but maybe it'll make a comeback.

The background uses the open sea.

The greeting is from bring on the cake, ("not just a year older.....but a year better")

and I punched the holes around the bike with the essentials paper-piercing pack. 

welsh cakes!

Create a Cupcake from Stampin' Up!

was just what I needed for Carol's card....

Also used my fave die cuts at the mo...Apothecary Accents Framelits

The new matching Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack adds some detail.

The shapes on the right have been 'adapted'....

the gold background (yes I know it doesn't look gold, but it is! a lovely matt gold),

has had the centre chopped out vertically,

the pink background has been cut horizontally.

The sentiment is another new set...A word for you....

with a cherry on top!