Thanks for everything, you all.

Like many other people, I am home, hiding from other people. I go out once every 2 weeks for groceries, and once this last week I ordered a take-out meal from an actual restaurant.  I'll admit it, I was tired of my own cooking.

I am so grateful to everyone who is making social distancing possible. Personally, I'm glad I can work from home, and still order stuff online and have it delivered to my home.  So, yay US Postal service.  They are being threatened, so everyone do your bit and buy stamps!

This week I made 2 thank you cards using newly acquired dies. 

I wasn't going to get the Spellbinders' Truckin Through the Seasons die because I already have the Queen & Co truck die.  But I'm a subscriber to Spellbinders' Small Die of the Month kit, and this month's die set are add-ons to their truck die.  Sure, they can be used alone, but what's the fun in that?

So, with the new truck die (and additional tailgate sentiments), I made a thank you card.  I embossed the tree background with a Darice embossing folder, added flowers to the bed of the truck, and, my specialty, rhinestone tail lights.

Then, I made a quickie card using the patterned paper that was lying around on my table.  The birds are unbranded, and the "thanks" word is from Lawn Fawn.  The birds have the tiniest rhinestone eyes!  

Funny thing, I watch a lot of YouTube videos, and several of them are about assembling trucks. There are videos on both the Queen & Co. trucks and the Spellbinders truck.  For some reason, no one is using the words "tailgate" or "fender" .  Several of the crafters have called the tailgate a license plate, and more than one have referred to fenders as wheel covers. I can't wait to hear what they are going to call the trailer hitch on the bumper.

My dad used to yell at the TV, now I'm yelling at YouTube. Ok, so maybe I have been home alone too long. I'm not going anywhere and YouTube can't hear me.

Best get the bunnies outta my system.

Yes, bunnies again!  The bunny die is from Spellbinders, "24 Carrot", and the paper is an old one from American Crafts.  I must have gotten it from Tuesday Morning, then.

More bunnies!

I'm at home but I'm still working 40 hours a week. There's not any EXTRA time for card making, but I did put another bunny card together.

This bunny, and his big carrot are cut with Spellbinder's Small Die of the Month for March 2020 called "24 Carrot".  The scalloped panel behind the carrot is from an older Spellbinders die, big scalloped ovals, large, I think.

The pattered paper is old and the cover is gone, so I don't know what it is. The gems I stuck on are from Amazon.  The card base is part of the old Paper Studios set that I'm trying to use up. And finally, the bunny stamped on the envelope is from an old Lawn Fawn set. The inside says "Happy Easter", of course.

COVID-19 madness.

Yes, that's me in a face mask I made from quilting fabric. It has a twist tie along the top edge for shaping and a pocket opening if I care to put in a filter.

I have a new respect for health care professionals who have to wear these things and actually breathe and work in them. They are freaking HOT. No wonder hospitals are kept so cold.

The first prototype was too small for my face. Or perhaps I put too much pleating in. Anyway, I plan on making a bunch of these for myself and others.

At this time there has been no local call for them, but several hospitals in other parts of the country are desperate enough to ask for donations of them and publish instructions.It's only a matter of time before people start scalping others for these too. Let's not talk about folks hoarding basics like hand sanitizer (understandable) or toilet paper (WTF?)

I'm going to be working from home for the next 2 weeks, then I'll be back at the library working in the mostly empty building.  Staff is divided in half and each is 2 weeks at work and 2 weeks at home.  The public is limited to phone in reference and curbside pickup of materials for the next few weeks or months.

Everyone, please do your part and stay back and safely away from others.

Bunnies!

Bunnies!  These bunnies are part of the March Spellbinders'Small Die of the Month.  They call it a kit sometimes, but it's really just the dies. And what dies they are!

This is the first time since I've been subscribing that I've used the dies in the same month I got them. Heck, it's the same week, too!

The paper is left over from a Simon Says Stamp kit from several years ago.  I seem to recall there were bunny peeps in that one.

I have had the photo realistic grass in my stash since my scrap booking days, about 10 years ago.

I was so inspired that I brought out some paper I've had that long and used some of it up, too.  Actually it's leftovers from the "throwing them together" post from the last time. Who am I kidding?

I made the envelope with the printed side inside so that it would be easy to address and put through the mail.

 

Just slapping them together now

In an effort to pretend that I'm dipping into my old paper stash, I put together this card and made a matching envelope.

The die cut buildings with trees has been in my die cut cup for a few years, too. The paper is from an old My Mind's Eye pad I got at Michael's.  It's thin paper that I originally got for scrap booking.

In other news, I bought an entire card  kit in order to get the ONE poinsettia die that has captured my imagination.  The rest of the kit is OK, after all it is Spellbinders. But an entire kit for one die? And Christmas themed, at that?

I'm really round the bend now.

Back to flowers, one more time!

This one escaped the photo process yesterday, so here it is. It's the last of the My Favorite Things' Stitched Flowers cards, at least for a while.

Like the little bees?