Sunday, July 10, 2011

My Mom's 72nd Birthday Card and Blog Candy!

Hello everybody!  Yesterday was my Mom's 72nd Birthday!  She has severe Alzheimer's so it was kinda sad for me but, she had a really good time.  She got a new TV in her favorite color Lavender!  Here are some pics of her card and envelope.  Mom's favorite treat is Ice-cream so that was the inspiration behind the card.






Recipe: Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge
             Page 35 Ice-Cream Cone cut at 7.5 inches
             Cardstock; Tan, Cream, Chocolate Brown and Pink
             Martha Stewart Score Board (to score lines on cone)
             Medium Brown chalk stick to highlight cone lines
             Small Swirl and Twinkle Star stamps
             Quickie Glue pen and Hot Pink glitter for sprinkles
             Fiskars "Make a Wish Quotes" stamp set
             Month and Day stamp
             My Pink Stamper "Fabulous Phrases" stamp set (sentiment on the envelope)
             Ice Cream scoop patterned paper for envelope
             Miscellaneous Ice-Cream cone sticker and dimensional sticker

And now for the Blog Candy!  I will be giving away everything in the following pic when I reach 50 followers.  To be eligible to win you need to;
  1. Be a follower
  2. Leave a comment with the following information;
  • Your favorite storage tip (I am working on my favorite storage ideas video)
  • Your email address or a way to contact you.
  • And in honor of my Mom, tell me your favorite Mom memory!


*I will pay shipping to the continental US only. If you are the winner and live elsewhere we can work out shipping at that time.
            
List of items;
  1. One Hot Pink Stir and Sip Cup (great for your craft desk they don't sweat and they have a cover)
  2. One small Purple wire bound notebook for craft sketches on the go or lists of craft items needed
  3. One Purple pen with Purple ink
  4. Three tubes of glitter in Pink, Red and Iridescent
  5. One Sizzix Embossing Folder "Stars and Swirls"
  6. One pack of Daisy D's embellishments
  7. 188 stickers for cardmakers
  8. One set Clear Art Stamps "Little Dancer"
  9. One Studio G stamp set "Flowers and Stem"
  10. One Scrappy Cat stamp set "Cupcakes, Sentiments and Bling"
  11. One pack of Inspirables Metal Stickers
  12. One Scotch glue stick
  13. One Xyron tape runner

          
OK let your friends know and let's get to 50 followers!

Good Luck Everyone!

10 comments:

Roxann said...

What a coincidence! My Mom's birthday is today, also! She is 79. Wish you Mom a Happy Birthday for me!
Hugz,
Roxann

Nan G said...

Hi Kelly, I'm a new follower also from Outlawz. Thanks for joining my blog 'froggy designs'. piggy name = Bertie. Storage idea- embossing powders are kept in
4"x4" plastic food container (rubbermaid I think). They have a tight yet easy open lids. won't spill in my travel case. Mom - her laugh and always ready to "go" anywhere! My prayers are with you as you care for you Mom. Sorry long comment. Just joined as a follower.

Cely said...

Yahhoooo! Happy Birthday Lavendar Mom!!! :) That TV must be super cute!

My favorite storage tip is using the ribbon ring for ribbons! I <3 that device and I don't think very many people know about it or use it.

One Mom memory I have is a couple of years ago she asked me to make a "St. Patty" card. It was a couple of days before St. Patrick's day, so I made a card with tons of green glitter on it. When I gave it to her, she looked really confused. I asked her if she liked it and she said she did, but didn't understand why I put glitter on it and shamrocks. Turns out that I misunderstood her and she asked her to make her a "sympathy" card. LOL! We had tons of laughs!

Here's to hoping you make it to 50 really soon!

cely_rohr at hotmail dot com

Lizzie Laine said...

I am a new follower found you on MPS.
I don't really have a fave storage tip, I just use whatever containers I have lying around. That would be mostly tupperware. lol
Favorite mom memory would be talking on the phone late at night.

Thanks for the chance to win:)
ExpressionsByElaine.blogspot.com

ShersL84bed said...

Sweet card. I'm a new follower. My favorite storage tip would be my pegboard. I hang my cricut mats, scissors, embossing gun, cds, tape, pretty much anything with a hole or cord on it. Then for little stuff, I bought little cups that you hang on it and filled those with stuff.
My favorite memory with my mom are the times we did silly or dumb stuff, which we seem to do quite a lot. Over the summer we got our rowboat anchor stuck on a powerline that was in the water and had to be rescued. Once we were rescued the wind pushed us into the weeds and we couldn't get out and we had to be rescued again. That same trip we put the front anchor down and the rope wasnt attached to anything, so we lost our anchor. lol At the time we didn't find it funny, but looking back, its pretty funny now. We have a lot of good times but the ones like this make me laugh.
Smiles Sher
ShersL84bed@aol.com

Sarah said...

Happy Birthday to your mom! My storage tip is to store twine in sugar dispensers. I picked mine up at the dollar tree. they are great because you can easily pull the right amount of twine out and the rest stays contained and looks pretty in the glass containers.
My favorite memory of my mom would be All of them. My mom means so much to me and everyday that I have with her is special.

I am a new follower and you will reach your goal in no time!

Sarah
craftingwithsarah.blogspot.com
craftingwithsarah@gmail.com

Cathy said...

Happy Birthday to your mom:)
I am a new follower. glad to be here. Love pink too! My storage tip is reduce reuse and recycle, I take recyclables, decorate them with scraps and reuse them as containers to store embellishments and such. My mom and I have a lot of great times and memmories, thanks for a chance to win.
mexicopetshop at hotmail dot com

Lee said...

Happy Birthday to your mom! I am a new follower!
I love to use ribbon rings - I just found out about them and love them!
my mom passed away 4 yrs ago and every memory I have is precious - we loved to craft and sew together! thanks for the giveaway.
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Shannon said...

Happy belated birthday to your mom! I am a new follower!
I have a really small apartment, so my craft space is tiny. I will use any kind of organization trick that will keep everything from getting to be a complete mess. I work at a school and the teachers often clean out there rooms and what ever they don't want they put in the break room. I am constantly picking up old paper dividers, containers, boxes.
My parents got divorced when I was 3 and I lived with my dad, so I didn't get to see my mom that often. So any memory that I have of the two of us together is important to me!

Thank you for the give away and congrats on reaching 50!
-Shannon
www.justmonkeyingaroundcrafts.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/justmonkeyingaroundcrafts

Dawn said...

Hi Kelly! I am a new follower. I love your blog and your 2 babies. My storage idea is I saved the silverware holder from our old dishwasher and use it to store my gelly pens, scissors, and markers. Works great and has a handle on it for carrying. My favorite mom memory is when my mom, her mom, and I would get together every Christmas and make sour cream roll out sugar cookies. We had a wonderful time. Sincerely Dawn!
momscrafts42@aol.com
simplydawn53.blogspot.com