Sympathy Card

 Good morning, I hope?  I understand that Sandy has stalled, so will be continuing to wreak havoc on many today.  I hope you are all holding out warm and dry and that any damage to your homes is minimal.  I’m worrying about my niece in New Jersey.  At least living in a high rise should mean that she stays dry! (and please don't tall me if I'm wrong about that...)

I know that we all think that sympathy cards are the hardest to make, but when I realized that I needed a card for the family of a long-time friend, this came immediately to mind.  This man loved and raised horses, and I knew this was perfect for him.  He would have loved this picture.

I have lost the name of the digi artist who drew this wonderful horse.  I’m sorry, I would really love to give her credit.  I thought I knew who it was, but couldn’t locate the picture on her blog or anywhere else.  If you can help, please do.  I’d like to thank her again.  (I should add that that's not a crease in the bottom corner, but a reflection, sorry.)

I used a lovely Kraft paper to print the image on, and the base is a lighter shade of Kraft.  I decided on no embellishments, I think the image is enough.  I did make another version on white.  I think I'll add a touch of color to the horse on that one and perhaps some jute twine.  We'll see.

It is a warm morning here in Montana, very welcome after two weeks of freezing weather.  The weather person is predicting a temp in the mid-50's today, which should do wonders for melting off the 3 or 4 inches of snow that are still on the ground.  My cat spent the night outdoors and after eating went right back out this morning.  He hasn't stirred outside in the last two weeks!  I think he's probably a better predictor of weather than the weatherperson, lol!  Anyway, this cold spell almost made me think I was living in North Dakota again, where the cold and snow begin in October and don't leave until April.  Can't say that I miss that!

My prayers are with everyone in the east or mid-west today.

SiskiyouSue

Challenges I'm entering this card into:

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Well, here goes nothing.  Jessi and I spent 4 days crafting together and ended up wishing there were a better way to share the things we make with each other.  We want to invite any of you who wish to do the same.  It's so much more fun to share with people you know and love.

Right now I'm into papercrafting, including cardmaking, scrapbooking and other things.  Of course there is still sewing, and I have a dresser full of fabric and so forth to prove it.  I will admit, however, that I am really loving working with paper.  I have always loved the tactile sensations from different kinds of paper and am fascinated by folding and constructing with it.  I bought my first Cricut cutter in August, 2010 (last summer) and was instantly hooked.  That little machine now resides in my classroom where it is used by one student regularly and others as needed.  In November my lovely husband bought me the Cricut Expression (if you're concerned about colors, which I am not, it's the plum version).  Wow!  I just love it.  I haven't bought a single card since then, made several Christmas presents, and could easily play around every day.  I have jokingly told my husband that he'll have to get a new camper, one of the toy-hauler variety that has a garage.  He can put his motorcycle in part of the garage, but I'm going to retrofit the rest into my craft-room-away-from-home.  Surprise, he looked at me like I had grown a third eye in the middle of my forehead!  lol

Okay, one more thing.  I plan to post pictures as often as possible of things I make.  Those I post today were made from August until now.  Unfortunately I didn't keep pictures of everything.  There were several that I wish I had photo-ed.  Oh, well!  An old lady is allowed to forget some things!