OWH MWTD - Mother's Day Cards

I usually love the OWH Mid Week Throw Down challenges.  They direct us to make cards that are needed most, or nudge us to make cards for holidays coming up.  I really struggled with this week's challenge - Mother's Day cards.  I lost my own Mom a little over a year ago.  I just couldn't make those cards last year.  This year, it still hurts, but I can deal.  Here is this week's card:

As usual, much better in person than in the photo.  DCWV All Dressed Up stack, silk ribbon, My Favorite Things sentiment, Spellbinder dies, Ranger Ink, Glossy Accents in the center of each flower, Fiskars swirls texture plate. 

OWH Mid Week Throw Down - Happy Birthday

This week's Mid Week Throw Down over at OWH is to make a birthday card.  Here is mine:

I really like OWH Sketch #157, and wanted to try it again with a little different take. 

DCWV All Dressed Up paper, SU Alphabet Soup, Swiss dot embossing folder.