Welcome to the Pals Blog Hop for April 2016.  We are thankful you stopped by to take a look at our new 2016 Blog Hop monthly themes.  This month we are featuring projects that are all about our families. This is a great time of year to think about what to make for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or upcoming graduations. And, family vacations are just around the corner… how would you want to remember those special family moments? We hope to provide you with lots of ideas and that you enjoy our creations.

You may just be starting the Blog Hop or may have come from the previous link from the Line-up on the Pals Blog Hop listing shown below.  The full lineup will help you move along from blog to blog so you may see all the projects.

Here’s my Clean and Simple tribute to my Mom.  She was a very beautiful woman who always wore a bright smile.  There was an understated elegance about her and she was a wonderful role model for my sisters and me.

When I sat down to work on my card for Mom, I went straight to “Night of Navy” and “Blushing Bride”.  These colors remind me of her… classy and elegant.  When I saw the “First Sight” stamp set in the recent Occasions Catalog, I loved this sentiment.  I’m so glad I have the opportunity to showcase it for the Hop today.

I created my own little slice of DSP using the grid stamp image from “Timeless Textures” (stamped in Night of Navy), and the vine image from “First Sight” (stamped in Blushing Bride).  The pretty patterned paper is from the “Love Blossoms” DSP Stack.  A little Scallop Tag punching and, of course, a few sequins brought me to a nice finish.

Here’s the inside sentiment from the “First Sight” stamp set…

To continue with the hop, please refer to the Blog Hop Line-up below. We hope to see you on next month’s Pals Blog Hop! 

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Jackie Diediker at Stampin’ Jackie
3. Michelle Gleeson at StampinMojo
4. Katy McGloin at Just Fun Stamping
5. Sherrie Gross at Stampin’ Sunshine
6. Peggy Noe at Prettypapercards
7. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
8. Debra Simonis at Deb’s Stampin’ Grounds
9. Wendy Klein at Doggone Delightful Stampin
10. Jennifer Michalski at Stamping Serenity
11. Kalyn Shubnell at The Stamping Chronicles
12. Becky Volpp at InkBlossomwithBecky
13. Patti MacLeith at Papercrafts by Patti
14. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin Space
15. Pam Dotts at Clearly Southern Stampin’
16. Beth Beard at My Little Craft Blog
17. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
18. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
19. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
20. Debbie Mageed at Secret Stamper
21. Denise Hoepfner at The Mountain Magpie
22. Maggie Mata at Maggie Made Cards
23. Natalie Bradley at NatalieBradley.com
24. Pamela Sadler at Stampin Pink Rose
25. Karen Zaring Browning at Karen Zaring Browning
26. Susan Itell at Simple Stampin’
27. Debbie Crowley at Expressivley Deb