I've been remiss for a long time for multiple reasons but I hope to improve during the month of October. October 1st is a Monday, so new week, new month, new goals, right? Nothing too lofty, just improving on previous days and finding a groove that isn't a rut.
First of all, here is a simple card completed as a birthday card and now in the mail. The stamp used for the card was from Altenew's Dearest Friend stamp set. I used Zig Clean Color markers on watercolor paper. The spattering was intentional, done with Distress Oxide ink and water mixed on an acrylic block and flicked around the floral image.
The banner on the envelope flap is from Swing Borders by Mama Elephant, the lettering done by hand.
I had another family birthday recently among the great-nephews and one great-niece. This time it was the great niece and she truly is great. I give them cash, but never a check or just bills in a card. Search this blog for Money as Gifts to see other presentations. There are many ways to create a money lei. I've seen directions for as few as three bills per flower to seven. If this inspires you, look up cash lei and decide which directions will work best for you. I used green curling ribbon to tie the flowers onto a dollar store lei, a leftover from a luau party a few years ago.
I love Halloween, both the macabre and the whimsical, heavier on the whimsy. I don't see my grandchildren daily because school seems to be important and gets in the way. 😉 That doesn't stop me from repositioning my friend Bonita every day in case the kidlets do come over. Bonita's name is pronounced Bone-needa, reversing the syllables would be Need a Bone said as a question Need a Bone? or perhaps as an emergency I NEED a BONE! although I'm not sure what that emergency might be. I digress. Often.
Today she is guarding the stairs and reminding me not to go upstairs empty-handed. She could help out instead of being bossy, but many things slip right through her fingers.
