Day 10 of the Mothers and Daughters Creations First Annual Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll

Today we are posting the final opportunity to earn blog candy in the Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll. This is also the day where we present part three of our three-part flower challenge. Start your blog travels today at Traditions Central, the MDC Challenge Blog for details and a teaser peek at the Ubersweet Blog Candy prize being unveiled today. We would love to hear about your special memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and other special women in your lives and hope you’ll share them with us. Giovana shares some special memories and photographs on her blog and after you stop by there, head over to Mia’s blog for part Three of our Fabulous Floral Extravaganza. She’ll fill you in on the last part of the challenge and how you can win the gorgeous antique china piece that was the inspiration for Cathy’s floral projects.
Enjoy!

Day 9 of the Mothers and Daughters Creations First Annual Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll

Welcome to Day 9 of the Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll and yes, another opportunity for yummy blog candy. Need a little something extra you can make yourself to add a homemade touch to Mom’s gift for Sunday?
Today's challenge is to make something, frame for a picture or a box to put alittle something in for your mother! So I made these two boxes, one I put bath salts in.

The other a bag of Tootsie rolls.

Who doesn't love candy? But you could put anything in them like potpourri, a candle, bath salts, candy, seeds for planting, jewelery, perfume.....the possibilities are endless!

Don't forget to check out
Leah, Cathy, and Kathryn because they have also joined in with samples, so drop by their blogs for even more inspiration.

Don't forget to link your creations here for your chance to win some blog candy!
Today's give away is some sentiment stamps from Daisy Bucket!




Speaking of sentiments, are you having trouble finding the right greeting or poem for your cards? Look no further than Kathryn’s blog. She’s compiled a blogful of poems, quotes, and sentiments that you can generate from your own computer with her fast and easy tips and tricks.
Enjoy!



P.S. The boxes are Laurens Meaders Timeless Templates.

Day 8 of the Mothers and Daughters Creations First Annual Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll

Today is the regular Thursday Card Challenge at Mothers and Daughters and our blog roll continues with a special treat.

Today Giovana is hosting the challenge so hurry on over to her blog for all the challenge details, some sweet blog candy, and a stunning card to inspire you. Leah, Melissa, and Melita have also created beautiful samples for this challenge so be sure to drop by and check them out!

To play, just post a comment on Giovana's blog with a link to your challenge submission.

Day 5 of the Mothers and Daughters Creations First Annual Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll

Mother’s Day is a time for us to reflect back on the special women in our lives - mother, grandmother, daughter, mother-in-law, aunt, cousin, mentor friend. Today’s special Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll challenge is being hosted by Melita on her blog. Join Melita in making a special scrap page to honor and remember a special woman in your life. Visit her blog for some wonderful ideas and a chance to win some blog candy that says traditions. Laurie and Mia have also posted pages on their blogs, so visit them for even more inspiration and more chances to win today’s blog candy!

Then, visit Tamara’s blog for our second challenge of the day. Old family pictures often have a vintage feel and what better way to highlight them than with vintage styled borders, embellishments, mats, and frames. Tamara takes you through the process of making some wonderful designs for your own scrap book and is offering some gorgeous “vintage” style blog candy as well. Need more ideas for vintage themed designs? Check out the samples for this challenge made by Cathy, Leah and Robin.

Enjoy!

Day 4 of the Mothers and Daughters Creations First Annual Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll

The Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll continues with a challenge hosted by Maria. If you are planning on serving Mom, Grandma, or anyone breakfast in bed, why not make that breakfast tray extra special with a quick and easy decoration, or make lunch, brunch or dinner extra special with pretty, hand made table decorations.

Visit Maria’s blog for all the details and a chance to win some glitzy blog candy (think spring, think BLING).

Cathy, Robin, and Giovana have also made some samples for this challenge. Drop by their blogs for some more great ideas.
Enjoy!

Day 2 of the Mothers and Daughters Creations First Annual Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll

The fun at MDC continues today with a fabulous Scrap Book Sketch Challenge. Robin designed a beautiful page to show off pictures of her grandmother and daughter and shares the sketch for her page with all of us.Drop by Robin’s blog for all the details and a chance to win a Crafty Arts chipboard album.

Melita and Laurie are also posting some stunning pages made from Robin’s sketch. You can see them here…..

And if you need some ideas for journaling, stop by the MDC Challenge Blog. Linda has put together a collection of fund and sentimental poems, sentiments, and journaling suggestions.
Enjoy!

Day 1 of the Mothers and Daughters Creations First Annual Mothers and Daughters Traditions Blog Roll

Thanks for joining the very first Mothers and Daughters Creations Mother’s Day Traditions Blog Roll. You can find all of the exciting details about this blog roll on the main Mothers and Daughters Challenge Blog, where our own Mother and Daughter Team of Linda and Tam will be sharing some very special Mothers Day memories and traditions.
This week Cathy is hosting the weekly card challenge for MDC on her blog, The Seaside Rose Cottage, and she’s offering some sweet blog candy – think key lime and strawberry.Be sure to visit Cathy’s blog for the challenge details and a chance to win some blog candy. You can also see some more terrific cards that Melissa and Leah made for the challenge on their blogs.
Enjoy!

Exciting News!!!!

Cathy Weider a fellow Mothers and Daughters Design Team Member has organized MDC's very first blog roll! This will begin April 30th and will culminate on Mother's Day with a gallery of entries from designers and visitors alike. The theme, Mothers and Daughters Traditions, promises a bouquet of fabulous projects - cards, scrap book designs, gift and packaging ideas, altered projects, and much, much more.


Beginning on Thursday, April 30th, grab your cup of tea or coffee and a sweet roll and join us for our daily posts. We'll share fabulous projects, memories, and recipes, inspirational ideas for journaling scrap book pages and writing personalized messages for cards, and the secret language of flowers. Create a card or a treasure box, embellish a picture mat or a scrap book page, test your knowledge of trivia, or simply share a memory and you could win some of the fabulous blog candy we'll be offering each day. Sweet! Be sure to keep posted for further details!

Have a fabulously scrappy day!