More Blog Candy: Paper Potluck 2

Yes, for those of you who believe in second chances, I'm doing it again.  Between now and 7:00 p.m. CST on Saturday, May 10, please leave me a comment at the end of this post sharing your favorite Mother's Day gift idea (either given or received).  You'll automatically be eligible to win over fifty 6 x 6 pages of 2-sided patterned paper.  Paper Potluck I's delicious papers are on their way to Colleen--congrats, again!  For mailing purposes, domestic US only, please. 

In Paper Potluck 2, Stampin' Up!'s retired designer series paper (similar but different from Paper Potluck I):  Linen Prints, Dashing and Wintergreen.  There are also some inclusions (that are pretty groovy) that are not Stampin' Up!  Click any photo to zoom :)

Here are some close-ups.   Hugs and Happy Mother's Day! . . . . Mary

Comments

[Mary]

My favorite Mother's Day will be this year, as it's the first with our new grandson, Chase. Can't wait til tomorrow til I can hold and snuggle him, hoping he smiles for us! He's 12 weeks old on monday, and he's changed and enriched my life so much already! Thanks, Mary, for the chance at the blog candy again!

[melissa]

my favorite gift is a weekend home alone :)

[Cheryl McAskill]

This year I made ALL my cards for my mother and my sisters. My Mother's I stamped and colored. My sisters I did pretty much the same as you. I picked their fav colors and matted them and added a silk flower adhered by brads for centers. Simple yet elegant. Thanks for your sight. I am learning!!!

[Annette Pagnusat]

My mother is getting older now, almost 80, and really appreciates that we come do the 'spring cleaning' yardwork and plant the annuals. Thanks, Mary, you INSPIRE me in many ways!

[Jennifer]

My favorite Mother's Day would be a day spent with my husband and daughter, and any gift my daughter chooses to create or get for me. Thanks for the chance for such awesome candy!

[Karen H]

My favorite Mom's day was the year we gave our now deceased mother a "mother's ring". It contained a birthstone for each of us (4 children). The best part for her is that we each chipped in to buy it -- and we were all in high school! Boy, we really had to empty our piggy banks for that ring!
Happy Mom's day to all.

[sarah]

Hey, I'm not stupid. I give my moms Longaberger baskets . . .

[Carolyn Sharkas]

Mary, spending time with my family is probably the best gift, especially if my two teens aren't arguing, LOL. The gift I would love to get would be to once again tell my Mother that I love her. I love Mother's Day, but it is very bittersweet for me, since my Mom passed.

[lakind (Lisa)]

My mom (79 years young) loves to receive gift cards from our favorite grocery store, Wegmans. She also enjoys the cards I make for her. She showcases them on her half-wall for a month or two and then carefully puts them back into the original envelope they came in, and gives them back to me! She hates throwing them away and knows I like to keep samples! So I have every card I ever made for her! I just yesterday brought home 3 of these cards! She's so sweet!

[Lyn Collins]

Awsome blog candy! Thank you for offering it again! My favorite Mother's day gift was from last year. I gave my Mom and my Mother-in-law a flip book photo album - which they loved! They both carried it around for quite awhile showing it to all their friends.

[kathy amstutz]

I would LOVE to win this blog candy but, even as I'm a mother of 2 adult children & 5 grandchildren, I can't remember a favorite Mother's Day; they've all been my favorite in their own way. Just having my children remember the day is gift enough!

[Susan S.]

My favorite Mother's Day memory is my four young sons attempting to make choc. chip pancakes and serving me in bed! Oh what a mess the kitchen was and the house smelled of burned chocolate, but the smiles on their faces was priceless!
Happy Mother's Day to all you MOMS!

[Grace Lange-Way]

Hi Mary -

My favorite Mother's Day gift of all time is a block of wood with my youngest daughter's photo Scotch tapped to it with two nails in the back so it can stand up like a photo frame. She was five when she made it, she is now 37 and it still sits right on my sewing machine table where I can look at it all the time. Around the photo, in now faded letters, it says "Mom, I love you!" AAAWWWEEEE

[Donna Coffman]

Having a beautiful sunny day to take a walk, and then out to eat. No cooking or cleaning, no worries.
I love paper it can transform any ordinary object in minutes.
Thanks for the wonderful ideas on your website.
Donna

[Tara Kieniner]

Great papers! My fave Mother's Day gift is anything hand-made by my kids. So cute and sweet!

[Menda]

Mary thanks again for the opportunity to win such a wonder. Love paper. Oh Random one pick me pick me:) My fav M Day gift was an explosion box I did for my Mom that had her whole life in pictures inside. It came out beautiful and she absoulutly loves it.

[Sue Virtue]

Click on my name to link to the checkbook cover I made for my Mom this year. If you look in my gallery, you'll see a picture of the back as well. I think it's my favorite because I know how much she loves her little dog Pepper!

[Linda Wince]

I know that spending time with my 2 grown sons is the best gift no matter what the day, but to go out to eat and not cook is a wonderful treat! AND OF COURSE, finding time to stamp!

[Mary]

Wow, I have to get in here (and I promise to not count my comment in the random draw) . . . so many wonderful ideas (even brought a few tears on some). On an emotional level, I love just spending a quiet day with my family. From the materialistic side, I'm hoping to get a new bicycle. I have decided to go more "green" in our home (trendy yes . . . but good health habits, too). It would be such a fun way to hit the farmer's market (guess I would need a basket, too), zip to the zoo or tool around the neighborhood. We'll see . . . . I'll report back after Mother's Day.

[Ramona]

What a great topic Mary! I love planning special days for my mom, and one of our best Mother's Days was brunch and a day spent exploring a nearby topiary garden. It was beautiful this time of year and gave us special memories for years to come!

[N]

A Mother's Day giveaway...count me in! LOL My favorite Mother's Day gift is anything my children make me...honestly. I love to see their creativity and listen to their poems they write for the occasion. It's definitely what the holiday is all about! {SMILES}

[Jennifer Love]

My favorite "mother's" day gift was my puppy! I have furchildren so last year, I got a new puppy for Mother's day. :)

[kearneykrafter]

I'm all about a 2nd pot luck giveaway!!! My favorite way to spend mother's day is to bake a big breakfast for my family, and then have my 2 boys help me plant my annuals in pots! How much better does that get??? Thanks for the chance a delicious paper!!

[Sheri D.]

I am a new Mom and this will be my 2nd Mother's Day so I don't have a lot to share. We had take out and just spent the day together at home. No chores, just relaxing and laughing.

Thanks Mary!

[Christina]

Well, I'm not a mom, and I usually just get my mom what she asks for. I'll share our card tradition, though. Since I started stamping, I've asked her what she wants in her card - and she'll tell me which stamps or theme she wants...just like a SCS challenge! It's makes her card that much more personalized and fun to make.