Cherish and Topstitch

Cherish is one of the headings from the Close To My Heart Topstitch Stickease packet. I cherish the fact that the Easter egg is empty. Jesus is alive! He's no longer on His cross or in His cave-tomb. He lives! I cherish the time we spend with family members. Easter weekend was a beautiful time to be outdoors. Redbud and dogwood trees were at their peak. Azaleas and rhododendrons started to bloom. Easter colors were everywhere!

And I love how easy scrapbooking is with CTMH coordinated products!

After finishing these pages, I enclosed them in memory album page protectors, then added a few Flip Flaps on each page to include even more photos from our Easter afternoon and the day at Suson Farm.

I used: CTMH Topstitch paper packet Level 2, Stickease, big Tulip brads and paper clips, Liquid Glass, spring pink button, and waxy flax

Topstitch Mother's Day Card

Wishing a happy Mother's Day to our DD Emily -- mommy of two precious daughters. Ella and Beatrice provide delightful days for her and daddy Christopher, and their toddler and baby antics keep them in stitches! In everything, give thanks (yes, even for the tantrums and teething, but especially for the giggles and glee that the little girls bring to all our lives).

{I used CTMH's Topstitch paper packet, polka dot ribbon, spiral clips, big white brads, Blush, Chocolate, Topiary, and Sweet Leaf inks, blending pen, and stamp sets Simple Beauty (card front sentiment), Delight in Everything (flowers), and With Love (inside sentiment: Happy everything). Lots of pop-dots for the layers. I adapted the card recipe from "Keep It Secret" on p. 75 of Jeanette Lynton's card making book "Wishes." Plaid ribbon from M*****l's.}