Happy Birthday MOM!

We interrupt this blog post for an important birthday message............

I want to wish a very happy birthday to one of the most important people in my life, my MOM. (She won't really get to see this, since she doesn't have a computer and probably wouldn't know how to use one if she did......but I'm posting anyway.)

My mom and I are very close; we call each other on an almost daily basis. Their phone was out recently for over a week and it really bothered both of us. She went to my aunt's house so that she could call to let me know that she and Dad were ok. If Mom hears that some member of my little family is in need of ANYTHING......and I mean ANYTHING, she does whatever she can to help see that the person gets whatever it is.

I'm very thankful that my kids are of an age that they can now really KNOW my MOM and one of the sweetest things they can do is tell me that I am just like her. She is one of the hardest working people that I know, even though she is now in her late 70's. I could just go on and on, but I won't...........



Anyway.....



I really wanted to make Mom a SPECIAL card, one that was as special as she is.........so I dug out my new stamps, an embossing folder, my heat gun, and some embossing powder and set to work..........

THIS......is the BEAUTIFUL result........

I think it turned out GREAT! It was a simple card to make, but each of the little elements comes together to make it a very special card for a very special woman. I used an embossing folder to dry emoboss the background with a subtle dotted texture, but what I really love is the ribbon and the heart charm that I added.

Another thing I love is the word "MOM". You can't tell very well from these photos, but I heat embossed that portion of the card. Yep, HEAT EMBOSSED! That gives a subtle glossy look to the letters. I used to think that heat embossing was really hard and time consuming, but I have learned that it's not really that difficult. As a matter of fact, both of the recent cards that I have posted use heat embossing.

Lot of people find heat embossing to be a bit.....shall we say.......intimidating. Well, if you are one of those people, stay tuned to this blog. My next stamping technique video will try to get rid of some of that intimidation. In it, I will lead you step by step through basic heat embossing and will try to make it as painless as possible.