Celebrations of Life
Tissue alert! Portions of this post are difficult to write and may be difficult to read. Let's start with the fun and happy. This weekend we will celebrate our grandson's 5th birthday. So naturally I had to make a card, but what kind? Robots, dinosaurs, cars/trucks, or something else?? Well, we are going to Lego World this weekend for his birthday, so I decided to make him an appropriate card, and the tickets will be inside. This is just an example of how some simple paper shapes can take on a life of their own! So much fun, and even a hidden joke for his mom on the back 😉 And then there's the flipside of this coin... We lost a dear friend last week, and she was laid to her eternal rest this week. Cathy was the very definition of an artist soul. If it involved color, she was doing it. Painting (watercolor, acrylic, oil), fiber arts (embroidery, spinning, knitting, crochet, weaving), and paper crafting. ...