EightyEight-Susan and Steve

ThirtyEight-My First Assignment (Part One)

My mom asked me to make her a thank you card to give to a friend of hers and she wanted a turtle and butterflies on it. Stay tuned to part two to see the butterflies. Finding a turtle stamp was much more challenging than I thought it would be, two craft stores and (way) too much money later, this one was the vest I could find. Anyway, in an effort to feel a sense of accomplishment I am saving the envelope for part two and another day down...

Two-Sharing the Gratitude

Yesterday I attended the birthday party for my eight year old cousin, Janine. While she was opening her presents she asked her mother to write down who gave her what for her thank you notes. I was impressed by this behavior from a (very) recently turned eight year old so I decided to go home after the party and make her some personalized thank you notes to send out.

So far one of my favorite techniques is using special markers to hand-apply the color to a rubber stamp instead of simply swiping it on an ink pad. This allows for multiple colors instead of just one. Also, in the middle is an actual sticker that I created with the help of a "sticker machine" that my friend Amy bought for me over eight years ago that I never used, but held onto, until a few weeks ago. The sticker can be used as a seal for the envelope. I just have to work on actually measuring and whatnot so my placement is a little cleaner. Rulers? I don't need no stinkin' rulers!

One: Grateful

 

I am thankful for so many things in my life and I am thankful for the support of some of my fellow 100 Dayers for being supportive of my idea of exploring my new crafty hobby rather than trying so hard to be a capital A Artist. That's not to say in three weeks (or less) I will get fed up and grab my camera or notebook again. But for now I will be simply making cards. So merci beaucoup Neha, Susan, and Susan!