Getting Back Into the Swing of Things!

I hope that you all had a Blessed Easter...filled with worship, family, and friends! We had a wonderful day, having dinner at our home! We also had a fabulous vacation...visiting dear friends in South Dakota! Thanks again Kathie and Mike!

Today is the last day of Spring/Easter vacation...tomorrow, back to school. So, it is time to get back into the swing of things!

Here's a quick and simple Mother's Day design for you. Gorgeous Bazzill textured, raised Polka Dot cardstock makes for a fresh and pretty base. I purchased the cardstock in Sioux Falls, SD--I hadn't seen this texture previously, so excitedly purchased quite a few colors!

Another pretty accent is this cream colored Innoscence Collection Prima--also purchased in South Dakota. I applied the Prima directly from the package to my design, yet believe that these Primas would be perfect to alter with color (look forward to seeing them again!).

A border of Martha Stewart's Wide Flower Bed punch with a self border of dp adds a bit more interest.


The final touch to my design is an Our Daily Bread design's new April release sentiment from the "Happy Mother's Day" set. The little bee is a part of that set as well...I stamped the sentiment/bee with Versafine Sepia ink, then colored the bee and border around the tag with a Copic marker. I then used a Copic blender marker to fade the Copic coloring a bit. A touch of fine glitter, applied then rubbed off, adds a subtle gleam the the bee's wings.



Have a great week! Spring is here!