Mother's Day

Can you believe May is almost half over? This is crazy! My time is just slipping past me!

I've got a card here to share with you. It's my Mother's Day card for my beloved mom. I keep her cards CAS. I think this is a little over done but I couldn't make myself stop! lol I used to go all out with her cards but after the first time I saw her rip the envelope open, peek inside for money and then toss the card aside... never more! My mother is sadly... very materialistic. I think it stems from her growing up in a large, poor family. Not sure... it's not the type of things I discuss with my mother. My mom will be 94 years old on May 26th. Haha... when I was little, I thought my mother's birthday was a holiday because it fell close to Memorial Day and businesses were closed. :) 

So here's my card:

Ssooo... what do you think of the balloons? I colored them from top to bottom and I think I started out pretty good. It got harder as they overlapped more and more as I went further down but I think I did OK for my first time to color balloons "transparent". 

Isn't this the sweetest image? 

I'd like to enter this card into these challenges:

The East Wind: Challenge #6 - Dies Cuts or Punches (freebie image)

Sassy Studio Designs: DTBST #228 Happy Mother's Day

Charisma Cardz Challenges: Challenge #10 - Mother's Day

Inky Impressions Challenges: IIC #158 - Mother's Day

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge: Challenge #62 - Mom or Special Lady

I am a follower of these blogs. The blog layout I use does not allow me to list challenges on a sidebar. Instead, I display badges and / or links here.

This is the recipe I used:

Freebie Image from The East Wind

Colored the image with Copic markers

Daisy border punch from Michael's Recollections line

EK Tools Butterfly Layering Punch

Silk Lavender Ribbon from Raisin Boat

Sentiment: Imagine That! Girl with Mom Banner

Pearl beads, card stock and specialty paper from my stash

I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day either visiting with your mom or that special lady you hold dear to your heart or your children. I plan to visit my mom tomorrow because I will be staying home all day Sunday on the off chance my estranged daughter might show up. I wouldn't dream of missing that! We shall see!

Thanks for stopping by!