For My Mom

Happy Monday!

As we are approaching mid-April, I have to start the many cards needed in May.  I'll have to make a Mother's Day card for my mom and her mom, then several birthday cards, including a masculine one that has already started giving me headaches.  This masculine card will go to my mentor and every year I strive to make it better than the one sent in previous years.

I do not want that worry to ruin my entire card making journey for May, so I'll start with Mother's Day cards.  An early start should prevent stress later.  :)  I have always been a fan of window cards because they are super fun.  Then I realized that even my mom has never received a window card from me.  So I was determined to make one for her.

While I was searching for inspiration, it occurred to me that I have not played along with any sketch challenges for a long time so I went online to see the current sketch challenge.  I found this one on Sunday Stamps:

The circle in the middle of the banner presents a perfect opportunity for me to make a window card:

When the card opens, it looks like this:

I love this owl image from Lawn Fawn.  It is oh-so-cute!  It has been a while since I played with my copic markers so I can't help taking them out and color the owls.  My mom is currently in Tokyo, and I'm hoping that she will find a retailer of Copic markers and fulfill my wish list.  (My mom is a shopper, but when she saw my list she wondered if something went wrong and almost fainted when I said that was actually my shortened list.)   I'm still debating whether I'll stamp or write "Happy Mother's Day!" inside the card.  I guess I'll make the decision when I'm about to send it out.

When I first saw the sketch I thought I would use a circle as the window, but then I thought a heart shape would be better because, it's for my mom!  And red polka dots will be appropriate for the heart inside the card.  I like that the red polka dots make a big contrast with the blue plaid pattern on the card front.  I hope my mom will like it too!

My card is linking up to the following:
Sunday Stamps - see sketch above
Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Use a Sentiment
Incy Wincy - Color Me Wonderful
Our Crafty Corner - Anything Goes

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