Thursday, May 5, 2011

Mother's Day Bits

Hi all.

Firstly...I have a small boast. Thanks (in part) to Debbie P, I have had and received comments from my first international folk!!!! I joined a blog hop this week for TCM and their beautiful new stamp release. Long story short, my 2 new visitors are from the US...so I feel very special and privileged.

This week, my kids have had a Mother's Day stall at school. I made some 3 x 3 note cards (a size I do not do often) and was chuffed with how they turned out. I actually found out that I used a lot of scrap DSP and offcuts....so perhaps may dabble more in the future.

Now in Sydney (since before Good Friday) we have had a LOT of rain and very few days of sun in between. I had to take these pics on a towel, as there was nothing dry around I could lay them flat on where the light was good!!! Here are the tags I did.



And a close up in groups......









I continued my compulsion with not making two the same. I also (I think) started out too enthusiastically. I stamped the large rose from Fifth Avenue Floral on the CS, then realised it was too flat and plain. I nearly chucked them out...then had an epiphany.




I decided to use the first image as a silhouette for the rose from "A Rose is a Rose" set. Worked a treat!! Don't you ALWAYS get the best ideas at 2AM????

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day on Sunday. I am putting the finishing touches on my MIL's card and I hope to share that with you soon.

Given all the bits and pieces, I am not going to list all of the supplies used. However if you have and questions, please feel free to leave it int he comments and I will answer.

Til next time,

Lynda xx



9 comments:

Helen Williams said...

Lynda these are great.
Have a great mother's day tomorrow.

Andrea L - EnchantINK said...

Congrats on going international!!!!! Woo hoo!!! These are fab little cards ... and cute to boot! Hope you have a lovely mother's day! Thanks for all the beautiful comments you have left for me recently. I just had to pop by ... even though no time for blurfing just yet! Hugs xxaxx

Jenny Hayward said...

These are great Lynda. You churned them out!!
Hope you have a lovely Mother's Day!
Jenny xxoo

Patrice said...

Great job on all those little cards. Have to say I love all the flowery ones best, maybe it's the soft colours....hope the stall went well.

Happy mothers day my friend! Hope you're being spoiled silly today.

x

Sonia G said...

I cannot beleive that those international people don't know about your blog. I guess you've just opened the gates! Congratulations!

Love the different 3x3's and your fifth ave and rose epiphany!

Cheers
Sonia

Julia Aston said...

What a wonderful set of little cards! love all the colors, flowers, owls, and pretty designs! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and leaving me a comment - I'm glad to have found you blog!

farmhouse-story said...

these tags are adorable, lynda! i esp love the roses--have a great weekend:)

Sue from Oregon said...

Tons of fun Lynda! I love that little owl...so very versatile! Thanks for popping in to say Hello today!

Cheryl said...

WOW these cards are so beautiful.....I love them all!!!
xx