HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOTHER!

Hey, everyone!!

I wanted to wish my mother THE HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY EVER today! I love and adore my mom! She is the kind of mom who always put her kids first. There were 4 of us and I know that my mom did without MANY, MANY times so she could give us things. I remember that we had delicious meals that she made right when we got off the school bus. Mmmm! I know that we had popcorn and cool-aid when we watched movies as a family at night. I can remember sitting at the table for hours while she told us fascinating stories from her childhood. We would laugh so hard! She taught me to celebrate every little thing...not just the big things! I remember so many good and wonderful things about her and I am so thankful I still have her. One of my dearest friends lost her mother to cancer and even though she is in the arms of Jesus I know it has to be so hard to not have her. I do not even allow myself to imagine how that must feel! The older I get the more I need my mom!

My mom loves strawberry pie! Mmmm! I do, too! LOL So I try to make her one for her birthday. Here is the one I made for her this year. It's SIMPLE to make but delicious, too, and yes, I cheat! LOL I get a store-bought pie crust, even though I have a wonderful recipe for an amazing crust from my home ec days! I take the strawberry gel and fresh strawberries, cut and tops removed, mix it up in a bowl and pour into the baked crust. Sometimes we add cool whip and sometimes we don't! So yum!

This is the card I made my mother. The sentiment is from The Angel Company and it's called Celebration Time! I stamped it in Palette Hybrid Bordeaux ink. I used my Clever Lever Marvy punches for the large circle and scalloped circle.

Here you can see the shimmer on the sentiment that I created with my Stardust Clear Gel Pen. You can purchase those supplies from The Angel Company. Let me know if you'd like to order the new catalog! It's amazing! Some of you have already requested one and I will be sending them to you soon!

Angel Hugs,