More Cards

 

Pocket card as seen here. 

Angled tri-fold card

 

Week of January 29

 

1. The sun was out almost every day. Seems silly, but I could not have taken a similar picture either of the two weeks prior.
2. My pots are glazed and fired. 
3. Now that I remember what the sun looks like, it was a good time to finally string my CA treasures!
4. Jen, Jo, and I drove north for a Grandma visit. (Jo at 12 weeks)
5. Sunday lectio
6. Also, our parish synod small group started meeting. No pics.

Week of January 22

 

Week of January 15

 

This week in pictures (left to right, top to bottom):

1. Lyngdals had an extra ticket at the last minute so I went to Funny Girl at the Orpheum with them. The female lead had a great voice. I’m curious to watch the movie.

2. The next day was my Wednesday date with Jo and Jenny. Between getting home late and leaving early for Becker I was a little sleep deprived, but it worked out. Totally worth it. 🥰 She’s 10 weeks here.

3. On Saturday I took a wheel throwing pottery class with Deb Lindahl and Lisa Bickford. It’s harder than it looks; certainly harder than a 2 hour class can remedy, but it was fun and in a couple weeks I can go pick up my two mediocre pots, all glazed and ready to become pencil holders. I would have taken a pic, but it’s a nasty mess and washing wasn’t convenient.

4. At my last confession I was directed to try more effort at Mass prep (although how that will keep me from being distracted by the GIGANTIC SCREENS, I’m not sure). Anyway, I am indeed prepping better by spending time with the scripture and a Lectio exercise that is funneling into these little images. It’s like journaling, but not the kind I hate doing. 3 weeks for 3, so far.

5. The table is covered with papercraft stuff being transformed into cute cards. I’m pretty sure my traditional Super Bowl party will be happening, hopefully with Jen.

6. I finished my 2nd smocking project- this time a dress for Thea. I’m finding the hardest part is turning a smocking project into a sewing project. There are no patterns made specifically for that and it’s a challenge to risk several hours of embroidery to a make it up pattern.

Bird Nest Card

I used instructions from this Wreath Fold Card

To make my own version.

Fits in a 6.5 x 5” envelope.

Used a 2.5” circle die to cut out the center of the card base.

2” and 2.875” together to make the circle supporting the nest.

Medium dark brown and Kraft paper cuts of the wreath/nest pieces

Glued it all in place and blotted on brown “Vintage Photo” distress ink.

Bird is navy and grey, also coated in distress ink.

He’s glued on with foam core tape with a little knot of raffia underneath.

 

Baby card

Die cuts
Bib hangs loose and is “tied”  on with embroidery floss in a clover hitch through the top holes and glued down on the back.

 

Making Cards

 It must be January because the table is a mess of paper and paper tools. Because coming up with designs is harder than making the cards, I’m recording ideas here.

Fun birthday design. I found the idea on instagram. Basically, think of the starting page as a 5x3 grid. The big one is 2”x2” squares, and the others are 1.5 x 1.75” rectangles. Two of these are going to February birthday grandkids.

Simple embossing folder and die cut numbers.

This one is a pop-up fold. Embroidery floss tassel, die cut letters, triangle pocket for cash inside. I started with a 9.5” square of letter weight to get a 5” finished card. Instructions are here.

https://youtu.be/VxWNuRW6UyM

Felt Cookies

Pretend tea party food for Maddy’s 5th birthday.

Peanut butter sandwich cookie

Wafer cookies

Iced sugar cookies with sprinkles

Iced sugar cookies with sprinkles

Iced sugar cookies with sprinkles

Oreos

Raspberry Linzers

Meringues

Hot glue a cardboard base

Stitch them all together at the top while applying a line of hot glue to the inner edge of each "petal".  Add a little stuffing before closing up the last one.

Jesse Tree Ornaments

To go with The Jesus Storybook Bible. They uploaded out of order and since I am using an iPad it’s probably easier to type the list than move the photos.

1. Bible
2. Sun and moon
3. Apple and serpent
4. Ark and rainbow 
5. Tower of Babel
6. Stars
7. Ram
8. Girl holding heart
9. Coat of many colors
10. Burning bush
11. Red Sea
12. Ten Commandments 
13. Jericho trumpet
14. Pitcher of anointing oil
15. Slingshot
16. Sheep
17. Mended heart
18. Parchment and feather pen
19. Lion
20. Whale
21. Treasure chest
22. Mary 
23. Baby
24. Angel
25. Star

All are made from felt, mostly cut using dies and a cuttlebug.

All are hand sewn. The ribbon loop is hot glued between layers. (I didn’t find craft glue to be very effective.)

I also printed, laminated and bound a little reading guide to go with it.

Finished in time for Advent, 2019 and given to Holly’s family.