Thank Ewe Cards

Hello friends. My son recently graduated from high school and you know what that means; lots of thank you cards to make. I love this adorable set from Reverse Confetti called Spring Pals and thought it would be perfect for what I had in mind. You'll find most of the products that I used at the end of this post, if you feel inspired to do some shopping!

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I started by using my Misti stamp positioner to stamp multiple images on Neenah cardstock. There's a coordinating set of die cuts for these stamps, however, I used my Brother Crafts Scan N Cut to make quick work of scanning and cutting my images.

I also heat embossed the sentiment, popping it up on 3L crafty foam tape for dimension, as well as the lamb.  My flowers were colored with Copic Markers and that cute little grass stamp was inked up with green dye ink.  By the way, I failed to mention the grass stamp is from another stamp set by Ink Blot Spot called, Get Grounded. It's currently out of stock (as of this writing) at Simon Says Stamp, but you can also purchase it directly from Ink Blot Shop.

I have so many people to send thank you cards to, so you'll be seeing more card sets from me soon. I hope I've inspired you to get crafty! Thanks so much for popping in today!

Terri

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Remembering Mom

It's been awhile since I've blogged and I thought it was time that I shared why. Mom has been in bad health for awhile and two months ago, she had a stroke. I made the decision to step down from a couple design teams, to spend time helping my dad take care of her.  Of course, the whole pandemic thing took place and life got even crazier. A couple weeks ago, Mom came home with hospice, from a rehab nursing home and passed away peacefully last week.

This will be my first mother's day without her and it's going to be hard for all of us. I'm so thankful to have another very special "second mama" in my life. It's my mom's best friend, June. When we first moved to Alabama, over 40 years ago, and being a military family, as kids, we met what would become our best family friends in the world.  Just down the street, my siblings and I met Cindy, Mike and Jennifer. We hit it off immediately and they were also a military family. Both of our families retired in the same town and lived close by and before long, my parents met their parents and well....the rest is history. 

(FTC Disclosure: as an affiliate for various companies in the craft industry, I will receive a small commission for purchases made through my convenient affiliate links.  This does not affect your purchase price.)

All these years later, both of our families are still best friends. Wedding, babies, holidays.... they're our family. It was especially hard on June to say goodbye to my mom as she lost her husband just a few short years ago, as well. Since I can't send my mom a card this week, this Mothers' Day card will go to my second mama who I love just as much.

For my cardmaking friends, let me share some details. This tulip stamp set is one of my favorites, from Crackerbox & Suzy Stamps. That company holds a special place in my heart.  A few years ago I guest designed for them. I went on to join their design team and eventually designed my first stamps with that company. It means so much that they took a chance on me and allowed me to fulfill a dream.  So, I hope you'll hop over and look around and maybe send a little business their way.

They're having a 20% off sale right now and their flower stamps are included in that sale so that's an added bonus!

Shop, here.

I also used my Misti and a masking technique to get that "field" of flowers, water coloring with my Altenew pan watercolors with a water brush, on watercolor paper. Some paint splatters and Sparkletz gemstones from Buttons Galore, round out the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy Mother's Day. Cherish your loved ones!