Three's A Charm - Mother's Day Post

WELCOME EVERYONE AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!! Please join in and hop along with us for 3 days of FUN FUN FUN!! Check out our blogs each day for new and creative projects & a chance to WIN special prizes aka BLOG CANDY!!

The complete LINE UP is listed below just in case you happened upon this blog hop by accident and would like to start from the beginning and work your way through the hop!!

To anyone interested I am offering BLOG CANDY.  To become eligible to WIN my prize you will need to complete the following 3 things: 

1. Click to FOLLOW this blog

2. Go to this blog's FACEBOOK page and click "LIKE"

3. Leave a comment below and check back June 1st to see if you are the winner!

We are PROUD &  EXCITED to announce that we have very SPECIAL guests in our Blog Hop Line Up just for you.  Michelle from Queen of my Craftroom and her Design Team Members, Christy from Stinkin Cute Paper Piecings, Ann from Creative Kuts Designs and Members of her Design Team, Diane from The Super Paper Divas and her Design Team Members, Melissa from KaDoodle Bug Designs, MOMz Design Team Members, and so much more...

GRAND PRIZE!! 

Melissa from Kadoodle Bug Designs has donated 1 FREE pattern as part of our overall GRAND PRIZE.  Melissa is also posting a sales special on her website for her patterns to anyone interested so please check it out!  http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/  To be eligible to WIN please click LIKE on her KaDoodle Facebook page during the HOP.

Christy from Stinkin Cute Paper Piecings would love to give away a $10.00 gift coupon code to use on their website for the hop as part of the overall GRAND PRIZE!! Christy will email the winner the coupon code that will take off the $10.00 in their shopping cart.  http://www.stinkincutepaperpiecings.com/.  To be eligible to WIN please click LIKE on her Stinkin Cute PP Facebook Page during the HOP.

Ann from Creative Kuts would love to donate a $15 dollar Gift Certificate to the store http://www.creativekuts.com/.  To be eligible go to the Creative Kuts Facebook page and click LIKE during the hop.

Corrine from Celebrating Ordinary Moments will offer one FREE printable Olivia Bear pattern as part of the overall GRAND PRIZE package.

HOP AGENDA:

Friday, May 6: Spring Theme

Saturday, May 7th: NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY.

Today all the blogs in the line-up will be scrapbooking in our 24 hour CROP til U DROP event. We will post new projects as we finish them before moving on to the next project, so keep checking back and see what we've made. We are inviting all of our FOLLOWERS to join in and crop along with us! You have the option to post your very own completed projects on the Celebrating Ordinary Moments FACEBOOK page throughout the day and possible WIN a prize!!

Sunday, May 8th: Mother's Day Theme

HOP LINE UP:

Corrine/HOST~ http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/

Colleen~ http://cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Diane/SUPER PAPER DIVA~ http://thesuperpaperdivas.blogspot.com/

Lisa~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/.

Tracey~ http://traceyctmh.blogspot.com/

Bella~ http://thescrapbookshoparoundthecorner.blogspot.com/

Ann/CREATIVE KUTS~ http://www.creativekuts.blogspot.com/

Laura B~ www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com/

Susan~ http://www.itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/

April~ http://www.curlsngrins.blogspot.com/ - YOU ARE HERE

Carol C~ http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/ - YOUR NEXT STOP

Nicolette S~ www.beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/

Kacee McVic~ http://youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com/

Christy/STINKIN CUTE PP~http://stinkincutepaperpiecings.blogspot.com/

Linda T~ http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/

Shawnee~ http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Deborah~ http://www.scrappingmamma.net/

Melissa/KADOODLE BUG~ http://www.facebook.com/kadoodlebugdesigns

Celebrating Ordinary Moments~ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Celebrating-Ordinary-Moments/184967978193658

And now, for my post...

My Saturday didn't go exactly as planned.  After my morning yard sale, I was going to make a few layouts and a beautiful card to share for Mother's Day.  I didn't expect what I would find in a box of books as I was cleaning out my garage.  I came across a book I had purchased for my grandma last spring, planning to give it to her for Mother's Day.  Shortly after that purchase, she succombed to a short battle with cancer and I was never able to give it to her.  When I read through the book entitled, "What If There Were No Grandmothers?" I thought about my girls who would remember very little of my grandma who raised me.  I then wondered to whom I would give the book.  It wasn't exactly something my mom would relate to.  I then thought of my pastor's wife.  She was also raised by her grandmother and, seeing her interact with her grandkids, I knew she was the type of grandmother this book was written for.  Many of us will celebrate our mothers on Mother's Day, but many of us will celebrate other special ladies.  This is for one of those other special ladies, our pastor's wife.

 This card is made with the Magnifique Papers and Blessed Stamp Set from Close to my Heart.

Your next stop is Carol C at http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/.

Thank you for taking the time to HOP with us.  It has been our pleasure to present projects specifically made for this hop.  Please take the time to leave comments on all the blogs during this HOP.  Your ideas and suggestions help improve our blogs, web sites, Facebook pages & future hops. Thank You!