Mom I Love Your Stories - Finalist for 2026 Louie Awards!
An instant keepsake for Mother’s Day, and a Louie Awards Finalist! The Louie Awards, sponsored by the Greeting Card Association, are often called the Oscars of the greeting card world, and I’m honored that this card was recognized among the best.
The front reads “Mom, I love your stories” above a close-up of my hand-illustrated Textured Tulips bouquet, rich with purples and playful ruffled petals.
Inside, more floral art surrounds the printed message:
“Happy Mother’s Day. I am so lucky that my life story is woven with yours. Thank you, Mom!”
The inside also shares the traditional meaning of each bloom:
Crunchy Cummins tulip: royalty
Dream Touch tulip: dreams
Fringed Blue Heron tulip: affection
Lilac: first love
Parrot tulip: zest for life
This card is for the mom whose stories you’ve heard a hundred times and still love, whether that’s a mother, stepmother, grandmother, or anyone you lovingly call Mom. It’s a card she’ll want to keep.
I treasure family stories myself. I have boxes of letters and cards going back generations, including correspondence between my grandparents and their families in Norway, Sweden, and Poland. Those letters remind me how much our words matter, which is why I designed this card to be saved.
The original drawing took about 30 hours in black ink and colored pencil at 18" x 24", from live flowers grown by Muddy Feet Flower Farm, a woman-owned grower.
When you send this card, you’re supporting an SBA-certified woman-owned small business that works with American family-run manufacturers. It’s printed in Maryland on lightly textured bright card stock, and its envelope is milled in South Carolina and assembled in Wisconsin.
Size: A2
Paper: lightly textured bright card stock, FSC-certified, with 30% post-consumer recycled content
Envelope: white, invitation-style flat flap, 4.5" x 5.75"
Inside: lighter full-color art, printed Mother’s Day message, and flower meanings
Recognition: Louie Awards Finalist, Greeting Card Association
Made in: the USA. The card is printed in Maryland, and the envelope is milled in South Carolina and assembled in Wisconsin.
Packaging: All Vivid Cottage cards are sent without single-use plastics.