A Special Day for Mothers

After struggling with the  2-day off and on service with our service provider, we think we now have internet again. Just in time to say to all the mothers: Happy Mother's Day.

I have heard from both my offspring so i will retire tonight a happy woman.

This mother and child are freebies from Jamie.

So Artful Challenges - Fragrance

This is an altered png b&w image of a stained glass window from Dover Publications. I have placed over that the image of a pastel painting I did. The pastels were painted through the openings in a brass template. (Enlarged, everything looks fuzzy. That's because of the chalks.) I figure that the blossoms that attract the hummingbirds must have some sort of fragrance. Hope this one is ok for the challenge. So Artful challenges us to use the prompt: fragrance.

Mrs. Sallie Rhea in her new fishing hat

Mrs. Sallie Rhea was invited to participate in the 4th Annual 2-Fly Fishing Tournament as a guide for one of the wounded soldier-fishermen. She purchased what she hoped would be an appropriate chapeau.

Her warrior-fisherman did beautifully on the stream and ultimately took home one of the awards.

More about the Project Healing Waters organization, sponsors of the 2-Fly tournament, can be seen here. My own picture of the warriors and their guides is on my other blog,

The challenge for 4x4 Friday is Hat-itude. My background is actually a photo of the Rose River. Mrs. Sallie Rhea is one of my ancestors. I doubt she ever caught a trout, especially on a fly.

Rainbow Lady and Colour Create

Khaki, aqua, cream and brown are the colors that Colour Create has chosen for this week's challenge. And Rainbow Lady has us using our own created backgrounds instead of designer paper. I spend most of my craft time making backgrounds so this was just up my alley.

The background consists of Moon Shadow mists and Pearl Ex mica powders.

Key to my heart: flowers

This tag is for two challenges, both requiring a real stamp (heart): Tag it On  (key) and Wednesday Stamper (flowers).

Happy Birthday and Orange, Blue, Black

I hope this card is orange, blue and black enough for Paper Minutes challenge this week. With the Happy Birthday greetings, it should satisfy the requirements for Crazy Amigo challenge (Birthday). This is my Li'l Redhead, who usually wears a red and white shirt and has a tan straw hat.

TMTA - green

Here is my digital ATC using a background from ACF, some Dover butterflies, and two of my ancestors as postage stamps. Think Monday Think ATCs has some interesting green entries this week.

A Lovely Bouquet - Anything but a Card

This arrangement of artificial flowers is one that I designed for my entry hall. One Stop wants us to show art that is anything but a card. So Artful wants us to show a lovely bouquet. So this is my entry for both challenges.