4.29.2014

Calendar Girls - Mother's Day ♥



Good Morning, blogging friends! 
I cannot believe it's almost May!
Before we know it, it will be the SUMMER - yes! 
I can't wait!  That not only means having my babies home (yay!)
from school but a much needed break for me - hee hee!
I love the summer so much ♥
 
 
 
But I'm getting ahead of myself!
I'm actually posting my Calendar Girl card (a day late - shhhh!)
Carol was our hostess this month and her theme was to create a card with a Mother's Day
theme and use the color pink or red.
About my image:  It's really an old stamp that I saw and just HAD TO HAVE,
seriously, like 8-9 years ago!
I spied it in a card magazine and tracked it down - they were unavailable
and I sat and watched ebay for forever.  One day, it popped up!
I had 2 of my friends along side me watching it and luckily, I was the only bidder - so my .99c treasured stamp means the world to me and I was
glad to ink it up (again!) for this challenge.  I stamped it in
Kiwi Kiss to offset the colors in the paper ~ it just didn't look right
in my Momento black ink.  It felt right to put some matching color on it
since it's a 'stand alone' stamp.  Up close, as you can maybe see,
it's very Monet' - a tiny series of little dots!  Love it :)
I spied this GORGEOUS color combo challenge at
the Cupcake Inspirations blog and just had to use it!
I also followed the sketch at Paper Players #193 this week, super pretty ♥
 
 



 
 
Carol asked us to share a special memory about our mom ~
one thing that stands out amidst many wonderful things about her is that she can multi-task in the most wonderful manner! 
Growing up in a military family, we not only moved around all the time,
but she was a wonderful baker, chef, seamstress, party planner, etc!
In between sewing handmade dresses and clothes for me,
clothes for my dolls and the dolls themselves, but was always making
a blanket, quilt, wedding cake, the entire bridal party dresses, foods for
parties, etc!  I don't know how she managed it all ~ I'm barely able to get
meal on the table at night with all the food groups covered, LOL!
I love my mom and she's an amazing lady,
always someone I aspire to be like in many ways ♥
 
Be sure to stop in and see what the other Calendar Girls made
with this wonderful theme!
I'll enter my card into The Paper Players 193
 
Big Hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

29 comments:

  1. Such a lovely card Kelly. Thanks for sharing your memories of your mom - what a delight!

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  2. Kelly, this is lovely. I totally like the DP and the colors. The yellow from the image makes fits great.

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  3. What a beautiful card!! I love, love the stamp!! How awesome you were able to track it down!! The papers are so gorgeous!! Love it!! Have a great day :)

    Lisa
    A Mermaid's Crafts

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  4. What a beautiful image and sentiment.....and card! So lovely, Kelly! Glad you were able to get that image!
    Lynn

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  5. Kelly--your card brings tears to my eyes. I have never seen that image or heard that saying--but it is wonderful and so true!

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  6. Kelly, your card is gorgeous! I definitely see why you had to have that stamp. WOW! What a treasure it is with that incredible saying!

    Love your color scheme and the placement of the bling. Perfect card! And great story about your mom, too!

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  7. Without a doubt, our mom's are super heros! Beautiful card!

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  8. The colors are really pretty together and feature your shopped for very hard stamp well!

    The card looks great and your mom sounds amazing!

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  9. Wow, wow, wow, your card is amazing I can see why you needed to have that stamp. I just love your card. I'm pretty sure you inherited you moms mad multitasking skills...Your mom sounds like a wonderful lady, just like her daughter..thanks for sharing. Great job on the challenge my friend..

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  10. This is just so Lovely Kelly. I love that image.

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  11. Beautiful card- loving the color combo- you are such a Whiz kid at colors and DP! What a fab story about finding the stamp- at the right price. Oh- your Mom sounds like a Superwoman- kinda like you : ) Bless you!

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  12. Kelly this is an absolutely beautiful card - I can understand why you wanted it that stamp :-).
    Love the card you have made and the way the colours have come together.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  13. Oh my, I can see why you just had to have this stamp, it's incredible! Love the color combination too, so pretty.
    Your mom sounds like Wonder Woman! I can see why you aspire to be like her, and I think you are!
    xoxo

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  14. What a wonderful card and I love that image. I bet your Mum was thrilled to read this tribute!
    Hugs
    Carol x

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  15. Your card is absolutely gorgeous!!!!

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  16. Very pretty! Thank you for joining us this week at Cupcake Inspirations. Good Luck!
    - Sandy, DT Sweetie

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  17. Kelly, your stamp is gorgeous! I like that you stamped it In a color other than black. Those papers so pretty. I love the colors.

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  18. I love that image and sentiment! And the words describing your mom were lovely. Like you, I'm looking forward to having my kids home all the time for summer!

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  19. I love the sentiment on this fabulous vintage image, Kelly! I see my own mother in your description of yours!!

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  20. Awesome sketch you used Kelly! I love the colors too...very nice my friend!!!

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  21. Oh, I'm so glad you found your $.99 cent stamp that you loved so much. It is really special. What a pretty card with a lovely sentiment. You put your cards together so beautifully with your papers.

    Mothers are so special, aren't they?

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  22. So lovely! That stamp is a find! The sentiment is very touching too!

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  23. Beautiful card and a nice tribute to your Mother!

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  24. Very pretty, Kelly! I absolutely love the image and the paper. You did a wonderful job with the sketch. Thanks for playing with The Paper Players!

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  25. What a wonderful memory of your mom, Kelly! Love your beautiful mix of papers and that stunning image. Thanks so much for joining us this week at the Paper Players! :)

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  26. What a beautiful card !!! Thank you so much for joining us at Cupcake Inspirations !!! Hope you join us again !!

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  27. Pretty colors, pretty papers, pretty card ☺ Love it!

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  28. What a gorgeous card and the colors are just so vibrant. LOVE your 99 cent stamp!

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  29. This is so elegant and your bargain stamp is lovely!!

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