Thank you Card for Myself
Hello my crafty friends,
Long time, no see! I know the title of this blog post seems so narcissistic. Please allow me to explain how it came to be! I was recently laid off. And honestly, with all that's going on in the world, I would not say I was surprised. It made me sad and I reflected on where I was and how far I have come. This made me grateful- to everyone who was supportive as well as not so supportive. And it made me grateful to myself- I picked up myself and walked a path no ancestor of mine had taken so far. I moved countries and now I have a loving husband, food to eat, clothes for this harsh winter. I am honestly humbled. I needed to thank myself for being brave, for having the strength to fight all the chaos and anxiety, and for just picking myself up every time I felt drowned in sadness.
So, here is something I dedicate to myself:
I first started with just finding an inspiration. Here is the link to November card challenge at Altenew. I used the color pattern to create a background piece with layering and stamping but ended up. not liking it.
Then I decided to create a CAS card with a coffee mug as the focal image. And drew a basic mug like so:
I used Crayola crayons to color them in. I used some leftover papers that I got second hand from a kind man. The paper has some texture but it got lost as I used water to move the colors. I used the same crayons in different shades on Altenew 3D floral die set leaves. I am in love with my wandering jew plant and I thought it was nice to have blue-pink leaves.
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