Incredible Memories {Mother's Day 2019} Layout

One of the benefits of being so far behind on my scrapping is that I get to revisit photos that were taken when my kids were little, like this Mother's Day celebration in 2019. These feel extra precious because of what the next two Mother's Days would hold: the Covid pandemic of 2020 and the death of my youngest son the week before Mother's Day in 2021. As I was looking on Facebook for what I posted in 2019, I found the story about my middle son, who was going through a very difficult phase at the time, getting out of his sickbed to cut a rose from the garden for me, thus the Star wars themed quote I included. (I know the actual words Luke Skywalker said were slightly different, but I decided to use what I wrote on Facebook). No matter how difficult parenting gets, I have learned to treasure the sweet moments like these.

Recipe:
Background Elements stamp set
Belle Fleur papers (Photoplay)
Flamingo, Garden Green, Black & White cardstock
Flamingo, Garden Green & Black ink
Mars Black fineliner pen (iBayam)
Belle Fleur stickers (Photoplay)
Krafty Garden Essentials rub-on transfers (49 and Market)
Glitter Black enamel dots (Eyelet Outlet)
Cricut Artbooking cartridge: photo mat
Cricut Art {philosophy cartridge: scalloped borders
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge #30

Challenges: Cut It Up #356 Flowers + must include a die-cut; Little Red Wagon #858 May Flowers; Love Those Pretty Papers Anything goes with lots of patterned paper; The Neglected Stuff Challenge - my neglected stuff is the floral paper pack that I have only used four times since I got it in 2020) Triple B  Anything goes including a bird, a bloom, and/or a butterfly (I used all three).