Today is Mother's Day in the United States which this year falls on my birthday, and thanks to some wonderful planning, is also the day of Hannah's baptism.
I have four cards to share today, and will be back in a day or two with a belated Monday Memo post. We'll be on the road heading home tomorrow.
First of all, the card for Hannah. I've known what I wanted to do for this card ever since I saw Betsy Veldman's card when "Petite Places: Church" was released by Papertrey Ink. There's likely to be another baptism in the family in the next year, and I'm thinking this will be my "go-to" design for baptisms.
I stamped Hannah's name on the envelope with a new-to-me stamp from Concord and 9th, "Perfectly Penned" in a light gray. Hannah's nursery is pink and gray so it's an appropriate combination. I used the same gray to stamp the details on the church.
The card base is the "A2 Vertical" die from Papertrey Ink that I was anxiously awaiting to arrive before we left for Chicago. All the other dies and stamps are also Papertrey Ink: "Petite Places: Church", "Scene-It: Skyscapes," "Banner Styles," and a stitched oval from the "A2 Noted" set.
I also have three Mother's Day cards to share. One for my mother-in-law:
This is another card made totally with Papertrey Ink products. A friend loaned me her "Butterfly Hope" cover plate which pretty much makes the card all by itself. I die cut it from Plum Pudding cardstock and again with the dotted vellum. I added a small tag and some berries from the "Beautiful Berries: Spring" set. The sentiment is from an older anniversary set, "Pretty Peonies. "
One for Betsy:
And yet again, a card created almost entirely with a die, Papertrey Ink's "Mix and Mat: Scallops." The banner is from a My Favorite Things Blueprints set.
And finally, for Sarah.
I recently purchased the Papertrey Ink Mini Market Kit, "Lovely Laurels." With the exception of the bows which came from the "Gathered Garden" dies, the whole card is from the kit. I love the way the wreath is a partial die cut. The sentiment on the preprinted patterned paper seemed perfect for a mom who's celebrating Mother's Day as well as her daughter's baptism.
Sarah's also participating in a church musical this afternoon. She plays the part of God, which I find pretty amusing. I think she likes the role because she's up in the balcony where no one sees her, and the part does not require a costume. Adam is also in the play, but I'm not sure what role he plays. Between the church service and the play, Caleb has a soccer game, so we have a full day planned.
Here's wishing every mother, whether or not you're officially celebrating Mother's Day today, a wonderful day!
