Easter Blessings - tulips

I used my old DD Tulips

and Abundant Joy stamp sets

from Stampin' Up! to create this card.

 A bit of mulberry paper and 

an old eyelet were used to 

accent the banner.

The newest item I used on this card

was the gingham embossing folder. 

Lovely Lilac and Gumball Green inks.

Thanks for looiing =) 

Shiplap Hello Card

I'm quite happy with the way this card turned out!

Even the imperfectly heat embossed greeting

is just fine with me since it is a somewhat

rustic feeling card design anyway.

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!, 

many of which are no longer available.

Thanks for looking =) 

Wreath on White Card

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!, 

many of which are no longer available.

Thanks for looking =) 

Shiplap Birthday Card

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!, 

many of which are no longer available.

Thanks for looking =) 

Wreath on Kraft Card

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!, 

many of which are no longer available.

Thanks for looking =) 

Sign Of The Times

Face Masks

After going back and forth as to if I should make
simple fabric face masks,
I decided to go ahead and do it early this week.
How timely since now they say we should wear them....
I had just enough elastic left over from a long ago
project to make 8 of them. I have plenty of
cotton fabric to make more, just no elastic 
and that is hard to come by right now
(like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, etc)

I have been reading for weeks now that they
didn't really work and only sick people should be wearing them.
It always seemed to me that even the well should wear them,
no matter how simple they were, something has to be
better than nothing. 

The original plan was to donate them to a local

organization that was in need,

but as I was making them I thought 

maybe I should keep them for my 

immediate family instead.

The cases are jumping where we live.

There are even cases in the surrounding 

more rural counties, so scary!

I expect the governor to order everyone 

to wear one at some point.

We've been on a state wide

Stay At Home order since Mid March

and most businesses were

ordered closed at the same time. 

Schools were already closed.

Below is a link to the information I used.

I really like the database they set up

so you can find organizations that are

in actual need of fabric face masks

if you want to make and donate some.

This is helpful in getting them to the 

places that can really use them.

https://www.deaconess.com/How-to-make-a-Face-Mask

The web site below has information about why
we should all be wearing masks and
has a couple of ideas of how to make simple ones,
no sewing required
https://masks4all.co/
#masks4all

THANK YOU
to the healthcare workers,
first responders
and all of the other essential workers
that are working to keep our country going,
all of us safe.

Stay safe and healthy everyone!

Baja Scallops Sympathy CAS Card

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!, 

many of which are no longer available.

Thanks for looking =) 

White Butterfly Sympathy CAS Card

Most supplies used were from Stampin' Up!

Lawn Fawn stitched square frames dies

Thanks for looking =) 

This card is a CAS Favorite at

Splitcoaststampers!

White Wedding CAS Card

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!, 

many of which are no longer available.

Thanks for looking =) 

This card was a CAS favorite at

Splitcoaststampers!

Baja Birthday CAS Card

All supplies used were from Stampin' Up!, 

many of which are no longer available.

I think the colors used were Pool Party,

Cool Caribbean and Not Quite Navy.

Happy Everything stamp set

Thanks for looking =) 

The governor of our state has extended the Stay At Home Order through the end of April. I expected as much. I know it is difficult for so many people, but it needs to be done to hopefully help slow the spread of this awful virus.  It's scary. Things will never be the same....
Stay safe and healthy, friends.