Cards this week are for Sharon who unfortunately has broken both wrists! That has to be the worst kind of punishment for a crafty person. But knowing what a strong bunch of people we are all are there will be lots of ways of getting around two broken wrists.
Today is the first day that I have been able to sit down and concentrate long enough to actually start a card from scratch and finish it. It is a great feeling to achieve something again. So many distractions over the past few months.
For this card I used some water coloured background panels from my stash. I die cut the map of Australia - not forgetting little Tasmania using a Paper Rose die. The little koala and her baby are from Unity Stamps who are donating from this stamp set to a wildlife group who are looking after injured animals here after the horrendous fires. I used a water colour panel to again die cut out the map and inlaid the first one into it. Stamped and coloured Mum Koala and Baby and fussy cut them out. Stamped a gum tree image around the edges of the card using oxide inks. The card was then framed in dark brown, green and finally put on a kraft card.
This card will go in the mail this week and will probably take a long, long time to arrive from very, very far away.
Hope you enjoy.
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Mon, Feb 17, 2020 @ 1:36 PM
What a wonderful card this is Helen! I am so happy to hear you are able to get back into your craft room after all you went through with the fires, heat and rains. This card is just just darling and really feels like a hug from the land down under. I love this creative inlaid map you made, the wonderful stamping around the card, and this adorable mama koala bear and her sweet little baby. What a great card to send to Sharon! ~Karen.