Mom's Tulips

My family immigrated to the USA when I was 8 years old. The Dutch is still in my though! This is the card I will give to my mother on Mother's Day. She has had several strokes and is in the early stages of Alzheimer's but does still have the love of tulips. In fact she is remembering more in Dutch than in English. I made this card for the StampTV color challenge which was to use blue, red and yellow. It is also for the Stampin Sisters in Christ challenge #35 which was to use flowers. And, last but not least, it was for the Flutter By Wednesday challenge which I just discovered! The polka dot paper is from the October Afternoon paper pack called Report Card. I cut out some of the tulip petals and popped them up to give them some dimension.  Thanks for stopping by on this rainy day. 

Beautiful

I have been really feeling yucky with a bad cold these past few days and have fallen behind in my postings. This card I made lst  week for the color challenge on StampTV but never did post it on here. I think I was so busy posting all of my cards for the April Story challenge that I forgot to post this one. Anyway - here it is for the faithful few who actually check my blog. This card was made with Melanie's wonderful stamp set called A Beautiful Life. Being Dutch, I just love tulips. It is unfortunate that they do not grow well in Florida. So whenever a tulip image comes out it is the first in my cart! Melanie's are just the most exquisite and she has them in three sets that all coordinate - I have them all and love them. Today we have an all afternoon celebration for my 4 new granddaughters who all became permanent members of our family these past few months. So we will be going to my son's house for that. The weather is beautiful and I am sure that the day will be also. Thanks for stopping by - more tomorrow!