As I sit here in my studio, I can see many people walking or jogging by. The cutest vision today was a little one holding balloons as she walked with mama and nana down the street. What is it about little ones that makes you smile and feel such joy? Thank you God for that special, little moment.
I had many cute images from my friend, Jan. These little birds come from a set called, Tweet Friends by My Favorite Things.
The cut piggy come from a set called, Bad Influence by Honey Bee Stamps.
With pretty paper given to me by my friend, Emily, I made a 12 card, One Sheet Wonder. I had some silver ribbon, given to me by a friend named, Donna. I guess the only thing that's mine is the background papers.
I made these Thinking of You cards. I thought with everyone staying home a card might bring some sunshine into some lives. What do you think?
Do you know someone who would love a card? Let me know who and I'll send a card to them.
The lily and lily pad were stamped with versamark then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then I colored the images with my aqua painter and ink pads.
Check out the old lady here. This is another stamp that I borrowed from Jan. She is from a set called, Never Too Old, by Art Impressions.
Jan and I both had the idea to add false teeth to our cards. Here's the second one I made. This lady comes holding a balloon on a string, and wearing a party hat. I didn't want a birthday card, so I cut off her hat and balloon. I found a hat image online and added it to her head so it covered the odd shaped head left when her hat was removed.
I played around with making some quilt cards to use dsp scraps. I like how these turned out. I have about a half dozen more that need to have images or sentiments added to them.
The You Make me Smile, card was an experiment with a new ink from Wendy Vecchi and Ranger that when stamped and dried should pick up the metallic colors when put through a laminator. I guess there's a learning curve here. I didn't get very good results.
I will try again. You're told to put 15 ml on the ink pad then wait 15 minutes or so until it gets a bit sticky. Then you stamp with it and let it dry. I found there was way too much ink on the stamp pad. Each time I stamped, I got a whole lot of ink even when I barely set the stamp on the ink pad.
I tried to dry with a heat tool, and that didn't work. I left stamped images and sentiments overnight thinking they'd be dry. Not so, they still weren't dry.
We got to talk to Ben today. What a bright spot in my day! He asked how it was staying here 24/7. I asked him, "How do you think it is being with your father 24/7?" "Bring me drugs, alcohol and lots of chocolate!" Both he and Tim liked that.
With these crazy times, even the simple things like seeing your kids and hugging them is so missed. It's especially important to keep our distance from Ben and Rachel since they have to continue to go to work. Rachel is a pharmacy tech and Ben is a psychology tech in a hospital. He said right now they are full with high maintenance patients. My kids come in contact with many people in a day. Tim and I being over 60 must stay at home and keep busy.
I'm trying to figure out some things I can do to keep my Stampin' Up business going. I am going to try to make a video making a card or project. Maybe I can have virtual classes for my ladies.
We'll see what the next week brings.
This past week, we had three turkeys wandering around in the woods behind our house. We don't see turkeys very often. We might see them once or twice a year. We were trying to figure out where they had come from and where they were going.
I've been listening to Lauren Daigle songs today and this one spoke to me. I have a peace about all that is going on around us. That peace comes from God. He's the only one to depend on each and every day whether there is an emergency or not. He remains constant, and loves us all very, very, much.
Blessings of the Day: Tim got the bathtub broken up and carried out to the garage. We are healthy and maintaining a cheerful spirit. Why? I've never had such an easy schedule. I can stamp, read, nap, watch tv, stay in my PJ's and just about anything else I want to do. This is looking more and more like a staycation! I'm thankful for the peace and quiet time it gives me. How about you?
Thanks for stopping by.
Blessings,
Bensarmom
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