Mother's & Daughters

I scrapped. Can you believe it? I did this a while back and submitted it but it never got picked up.







Dear Faith,

Mother & Daughter relationships can be so tricky and so hard. Look at Mie-Mie and myself. That is a very tumultuous relationship. One I don't care to have with you and have tried so very hard to not have with you. I can honestly say that what you and I share is so different, so special and so very precious to me.

You and I share a bond unlike any other. We talk to each other about things, we are honest with each other about things and we aren't afraid to tell the other exactly how they made us feel....good or bad. I always want this relationship with you. I know that in the coming
years lots of things will change. You will change. You will grow and become more independent than you are right now. The one thing that
will not change is my love for you...ok, except that it will grow right along with you. What I don't want to change is our trust, our ability to
talk to one another about anything and everything & our open and honest relationship.

I know we will argue and I know we will disagree but I always want us to remember to have respect for the other person. After all the yelling
and all the tears...and there will be many shed by both...I want you to know that I am ALWAYS here for you. There is nothing you can't tell me,
there is nothing you should fear. If you talk to me with honesty and respect, I will talk to you back the same way. I am always here to help you problem solve, give you moral support, give you a shoulder to cry upon or just hug you in silence.

Having a close and special relationship with you means everything to me. You are my favoritest girl in the whole, wide world! I have told you that from day 1 and it will never change. We have so much to look forward to and I can't wait to share it all with you. Good or bad, love, I am here for
you. I love you with all my heart.

Always and Forever
Momma

Supplies used:

Cardstock: Bazzill (pink, coral, brown, cream), The Paper Company (Kraft)
Patterned Paper: Graphic 45
Stamps: Technique Tuesday (Ali Edwards), Hero Arts (envelope stamp S5507)
Embossing Powder: Ranger
Ink: Versamark (Tsukineko), Tim Holtz Distress ink (Ranger)
Punches: Martha Stewart
Die Cuts: Silhouette (Silhouette shapes: Filmstrip_border_0841, scallop_border_sm_1238)
Spellbinders (circles)
Buttons: SEI
Pearls and Gems: Hero Arts, Queen & Co,. Kaiser
Fonts: Billabong (title), Harabara Hand (journaling)
Photo software: Photoshop Elements
Printer & Paper: Hewlett Packard
Other: Twine

Hello....Tuesday Trigger & Layered Stamping

I have been blog neglectful again. I apologize. I have been scrapping away. I have a lot of calls I want to enter and I have had not time left to make something add to my blog. I however cleared my desk yesterday to make time for this weeks Tuesday Trigger from the Moxie Fab World Blog. Love this weeks trigger. I love the colors in it. I keep pulling it up just to look at. It's so dang pretty!







I decided to use this as an entry into this months Hero Arts challenge too. The technique this month is layered stamping.

I used the Hero Arts Classic Fabric Design cling stamp and stamped in blue for a tone on tone effect on the background of my card. I then die cut an artisan shape with my Big Shot and a Spellbinders Nestabilities die {Labels #8} in white and then traced it a little bigger in red. I stamped the Hero Arts Tall Flower on the white and then again on some October Afternoon paper and some Basic Grey paper, cut it out and then pop dotted it on the image that was stamped on white. To finish it off I used some Glossy Accents to cover the leaves and added a bow. It's a very simple technique...and super fun. Shari Carroll has a video on it HERE if you are interested.

A little country charm...Tuesday Trigger.

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I am really loving these Tuesday Triggers from the Moxie Fab blog. They have inspired me very much lately. I decided to stick right to the inspiration this week. I made my honey jars out of transparency, then embossed it using my Martha Stewart Score board, then I colored tissue paper with my Copics and outlined the edge of the jars with a Silver leafing pen to give it definition like a shadow. I then used tissue paper to create the "fabric" tops as I didn't have time to dig out my fabrics. I cut a front and back to the jars and put them together with pop dots to give it dimension. They look so cool in person. I will be making more to deliver with my home made Salsa from my garden this year.


**again I apologize for the pictures....my new camera should be arriving this week! ;) ***




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