A Mother's love

I have been so busy with DT posts and my own birthday that I have not had time to share more of my darling daughter's recent 30th birthday celebrations. I shared her card and the anti gravity cake I made for her in this post here if you missed it.

Her actual birthday was on the Sunday and we enjoyed a small family lunch together in a lovely Bistro near to where she lives in Southampton. The Bistro overlooks the Solent and we had the upstairs private dining area.

What a lovely view we enjoyed..........

This was the dining area we had to ourselves, set with a large table. The window that the picture above is taken from is at the far end.

I snapped my 2 children chatting.....

and Daisy had space to move around after she had eaten her lunch

She got a bit hot so she took off her little dress and did a spot of dancing to the amusement of the staff below,

Happy families

I decided that I wanted to make a Moment for my journal which encompassed the whole of my daughter's 30th birthday weekend.
I wanted to include the cake I made, the card, the spring weather etc. This is my own "mood" board I made from my photos;

I also wanted to enter some great challenges around so I included their inspiration too.

So this is how my Moment came together.
I wanted to use the same Noor flower image stamp that I had white embossed on her card, this time I stamped it with violet archival ink. I then gold embossed a foral border. I also used my seaside Memoirs Rubber Dance stamp, again stamped with violet archival ink, this was to remember the coastal lunch we enjoyed together

I  using these Little Claire stamps for the border as they were the same shape as the gerbenas on the tables at her party.

I also stamped this lovely Cherish sentiment using an ancient wooden stamp for my stash. It's a very appropriate definition isn't it.

I painted up a Dusty attic chippie piece, a section from their lacey heart frame, with Decoart crackle paste.

and that was the last of my process photos. Once you start spraying and inking it's very difficult to stop and take photos.

So here is my finished Moment.

I used the same colour distress inks as those on my DD's card. The gold embossing acted as a resist. They are my "Cadbury Dairy Milk" colours from her cake I made :0)

You can see the crackle on my heart frame. I used the same glitter card too.

 I added sparkle medium through my TH heart stencil for love, a Mother's love. I die cut 3 very apt TH words; forever, cherish, family as they sum up that wonderful weekend. The birds on the branch die cut are my newest Memory box buy. They represent those lovely trees we looked out to and spotted birds sitting in the branches getting ready for their imminent nest building. The cycle of life in nature.

 Below you can see the shimmer of the glitter card and the gold embossing. You can also see the Rubber dance sea shells I stamped to remind me of our coastal meal.

When I look at this Moment it takes me straight back to that special weekend. I really cherish these Moments and it's so good to have transformed into art in my Journal. It really speaks to me of the Mother's love I have for my babies, big and small ;0)

I would like to enter my Moment into the following challenges; 

Craft Stamper Take it make it spring flowers

Dusty Attic April challenge their moodboard colours were just perfect for my Moment. I was also inspired by the water effect of the leaves, it looked like crackle...I added crackle to my frame. 

PaperArtsy resists #7

Rubber Dance 1/5 stamp into spring 

A Vintage Journey spring is in the air

That's Crafty all things bright and beautiful

The artistic stamper 2/3  all things distress

Rhedd's creative spirit; April

Card mania 2/5  spring

Noor anything goes

Stamping Sensations 1/3 one for the girls

Sweet Stampin How old? (use a number)

Mixed media world vintage

Simon Says stamp Monday try to resist

Creative card crew use die cuts

WOW embossing powders April challenge

Memory Box anything but a card

Thanks so much for your visits and kind comments. I will be back on Thursday for my 2nd DT post for Country View Challenges.....if you have been waiting to see the pendant I also made for my daughter's 30th you will see it then ;0)

I would like to warmly my newest followers too, it's great to see you sharing my creative journey.

Back on Thursday,

Bye for now,

Jane x