Hi there wonderful people! I missed everyone last month, but now I'm back for another amazing hop. Hope everyone had a nice Halloween. Now it's time to express our gratitude.
Aren't these images beautiful? I love fall with all its glorious colors and smells. I created two cards for this hop. Here is the first one:
I just adore this image. She seems to be in a peaceful state of mind, ready for whatever comes her way. She is from the October 2023 Kit of the Month, golden glow. I stamped her on heavy weight, white card stock, and colored her with various colored pencils. I fussy cut her and set her aside. Heavy weight green card stock was used for the card base. I took a piece of pattern paper and cut it with a deckle and stitches die by Unity. It is one of my favorite dies by them. I stamped two floral images, also from the same Kit of the Month, onto the pattern paper. Two pieces of acetate ephemera I received as a free gift, were layered over the stamped flowers. I took a piece of leftover paper from when I cut out the main panel and stamped the sentiment on it. The sweet sentiment is from the October 2022 Kit of the Month, change and direction. This peaceful lady was adhered with foam adhesive. Both kits are truly beautiful. I even stamped the floral images on the envelope which is made from mulberry paper.
Now for my second card:
Since Veterans Day is in two weeks, I thought it would be fitting to create a card expressing gratitude for a soldier's sacrifice and service. I always ship military cards for free in my ETSY shop. At the moment, I do not know the names of the two sets I used in creating this card. I will continue my search and add them later. I created a similar card for Veterans Day about 5 years ago. I really enjoy creating cards for Veterans Day, letting the recipients know how much they are appreciated.
Well, that's all for me folks. Next up in our hop is the beautiful and super talented, Jenni.
See you back here in December for another inspirational hop.
Keep crafting in peace,
Dawn
