Kindred Spirits....."You're Amazing" tin and a little about my hero

I've often joked that I would love to have my own super-cape. Just for fun! With glittery sparkles on it. Some days I feel like I need one, so I can get places quicker, do things faster and just all around be able to FLY!

GinaK Designs just released the new Kindred Spirits line and there's 4 ladies with superwomen capes! How awesome is that!

When I think of a superwoman, my thoughts go to my mom. She truly is a SuperWoman! She's one of my heroes and I'm so glad that Gina came out with this line because I know I'll be using it quite a bit!

Let me tell you just how much of a SuperWoman my mom is.....

My mom was 18 when she married my dad (he was 19). A year after they got married, my sister arrived. I arrived 15 months after that and my brother arrived 18 months after I did. My mom had JUST turned 22 years old and had three children under 3. How she ever came out of all of that while still sane amazes me! (my youngest brother arrived 6 years after my first brother)

My mom worked hard to keep our family fed, clothed and the bills paid. My dad did, too, but my mom was a busy, busy lady. She made matching outfits for my sister and I when we were little. I remember her driving the "school bus" (our family's van) to take us, plus a few other kids, back and forth to the private Christian school we went to in our early elementary years. She ran a natural food co-op buying club for as long as I can remember.

When I was 14, my parents pulled all 4 of us kids out of public school to homeschool us. 3 teenagers and a 2nd grader. I don't know what she was thinking, but she did a good job of it. My parents were also running their own business at the time (a wholesale bakery). We packed up and moved south for a few years and took the business with us and in the midst of homeschooling us, my mom started ANOTHER business (a custom homemade clothing business). There was always an amazing meal on the table each night and desserts to satisfy our sweet tooth.

My mom was present for both of my children's births. I wouldn't have had it any other way. During my son's birth, she was literally holding my husband up as he held me up. During my daughter's birth, she sat by my side and literally held my hand during labor. She walked me through those first diaper changes, the first baby baths, breastfeeding, postpartum stuff, etc.
My mother taught me everything I needed to know about cooking and baking, how to run a successful business, how to cook for 100+ people (we both owned catering businesses at one time) and how to manage my finances.

She truly is one of my best friends. She's amazing. She's super. She's every thing a girl could ask for in perfection when it comes to mothers.

Almost 4 years, my parents moved away from Vermont. They sold pretty much all they had and outfitted a 30 foot sailboat and took off from Lake Champlain, down the Hudson and then into the ocean. They live on their boat year round and now dock in Rhode Island. They're not too far away.....only a 5 hour drive away. 5 hours farther than I'd like, but at least it's not more than that. (By the way, you can read about their adventures HERE and HERE.)

Mom has an amazing food blog (Spatulas, Corkscrews & Suitcases) and shares all kinds of great stories and recipes. We team up together to do the Bake it, Make it & Take it Feature on my blog once a week (I'll have a new one up there tomorrow).

 

My mom was diagnosed with Lupus last year, after many years of health issues and trying to figure out what was going on with her health. She's amazing, even through all of the things she struggles with. She's got a strength that blows my mind. You never hear her complaining about all the issues she deals with on a constant basis. She always has a sunny outlook. She always has a smile on her face. Her sense of humor is always alive and well.

And through all of the things she deals with, she's always thinking of everyone one else. She's one of the most selfless people I know. She has a heart the size of the sun and is generous beyond belief.

Gina's Superwoman stamp reminds me of my mom. I colored it with my mom's hair color and gave her a snazzy red leotard suit.....my mom's favorite color. My mom also likes purple, so I gave her a purple sparkly cape, complete with glitter! And the leggings had to have glitter on them, too.

I used the What's in your Tin? 1 set with Versamark ink and then embossed it in black on top of a piece of patterned paper (from the Pocket Full of Posies stack by Die Cuts with a View). I stamped the Super Mom Naomi stamp with black ink on watercolor paper and then painted it in using my ink pads, some water and paint brush. I used a 2-way glue pen to add some glue and then dusted it with Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I cut the image out and used pop-dots to mount it on top of an Altoid Tin (GinaK carries these in her store and the coordinate perfectly with the What's in your Tin sets.

The greeting is from the Kindred Greetings for Her set, which was made to go along with Gina's new Kindred Spirits line of images. I colored the words separately with a Basic Black marker and stamped them on watercolor paper, cut them out and mounted them onto the patterned paper.

The flowers on top of the tin are prima flowers. The big orange flower was a gift from GinaK. :) The little  red Glitter Dot is also from GinaK's store. This made such a cute, glittery center for my flowers. I mounted the flowers on top with a glue dot.

I like to dress up the edges of my tins with either patterned paper or ribbon. This time, I chose some pink and orange gingham ribbon (from Doodlebug Designs), as the colors matched the flowers on the patterned paper and the primas so well.

I like to use a strip of Sticky Strip (also known as "red line tape") on the ribbon and then tack it down to the side of the tin. This keeps the ribbon in place, keeps it from sagging and gives it an amazing hold. That ribbon is not going ANYWHERE.

This little tin could hold some jewelry, some chocolate, a gift card, cash, a check, etc. What a great way to show your hero how much you love her and how much she means to you.

Happy Creating!

-Stampin' Mama

Comments

[Shawn K.]

Thanks for sharing the inspiring story of your mom! I always wondered where your "amazing" came from and now it's clear!

ShawnK.

[Donna]

Oh, come on now! You've elevated me to saint-hood! Now I have to live up to all this stuff! Sheesh Erika! What is everyone gonna think? That I can work magic? Well, I can, but I've been sworn to secrecy!
Seriously...I had tears in my eyes as I read this. And here I was telling someone yesterday how amazing you are! I guess we're two of a kind ;-)
And just to set the record straight, I'm not really sane. It's all been an elaborate act. Shhhh, don't tell anyone!

[poulsbo florist]

that is so cute!

[LuvLee]

Wow Erika!! All I could think of as I read your post was how lucky you are to have your mom and how lucky she is to have you!! I come from an abusive past and am blessed to have my loving hubby and his very wonderful family. I can see that your mom truly is an amazing and giving soul, and obviously her daughter (and I bet all of her children!) are too!! I envy your relationship, but also enjoy the sharing of it as I hope that's what I'm developing with my children!! The tin is so special and I LOVE the red hair!!! ;)

[Bunny]

Your mom sure is an amazing hero! :)
Every time I see your tins, I wonder what kind of sweet goodies are in there! Cute!

[Carol]

what a lovely tribute to your mom! I know where you get your warm personality from, for sure! Wishing you both a happy day filled with sunshine and all good things:) TFS

[Melanie Muenchinger]

AMAZING tin!!
I'm so sorry to read about your Mom's Lupus, Dh's mother had it, but I'm very glad to read her about her amazing spirit, you can't keep a good woman down!! Thank you for sharing! prayers and hugs,

[Patty W]

Wow... have me in tears ! Hug your Mom for me, Erika... Donna, consider yourself very well hugged! (I see a post from her above!)

Treasure and cherish these moments! My Mother lives in Florida and has suffered through Alzheimers for the last 10 years... right after my Dad passed. She had met my husband and knew him, also met my daughter once.. But, she never truly met my son , at least not before she lost her memory. It's very hard to sit and talk to someone that has no clue who you are and yet, you know she is your Mother.

And... Mother's Day is almost upon us..

Hugs to you both!

[Patty W]

oops...my Dad passed away in 88, I got married in 89 and he never had the chance to meet my husband. My mom started showing signs of problems about a year after he passed...but didn't realize what it was..it just progressively got worse..the last 10, no 12 years have been the worst! Sorry...

also meant to say your Mom is very pretty and young !

[Kim Williams]

What a great way to celebrate your mom! You two sound like me and my mom, I don't think there is anything she can't do. It amazes me the number of friends I have that will say, "You talk to your mom EVERY day?" Yep. Every single one of them, no matter where we are in the world, we connect. Thank goodness for those nationwide long distance plans...lol!

Keep on loving each other the way you do! It is something that no one can match.

[Robb_eeie]

What a beautiful tribute to your Mom, even though I see she's responded in your post by denying it all :) Sounds like you and your Mom were cut from the same cloth ~ and "old saying" my Nanny use to say ~ meaning you and your Mom are very similar....sweet, kind, loving, generous, family oriented, free spirits, and the list continues!
PS: I love your Mom's pretty sparkley cape =)

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