National Send a Card to a Friend Day
February National Holiday Hop 2024
Good day, fellow crafters. Today I present to you my submission to the February National Holiday Hop 2024 on Instagram. Today's theme is "National Send a Card to a Friend Day" and we are hopping along between creators using the hashtag #nationalfebruaryholidays2024. If you are inspired and want to contribute be sure to use that tag when you post. It will allow us to see your work. If you want to be involved in the next hop just message @kellys.craft on IG. Our next hop date will be the 14th of Feb and the theme will be of course "Valentine’s Day".
National Send a Card to a Friend Day is an annual observance celebrated on February 7th. It's a day dedicated to the simple yet powerful act of sending heartfelt messages to friends through cards. Whether it's a handwritten note, a personalized greeting card, or a thoughtful postcard, the intention is to express appreciation, love, or simply to brighten someone's day. This day serves as a reminder of the importance of maintaining connections and nurturing friendships, especially in a digital age where face-to-face interactions can sometimes take a backseat. It's a chance to slow down, put pen to paper, and show your friends that you're thinking of them. I hope you enjoy.
I had a few recipients in mind that are very much into the world of Harry Potter when I decided on this design. And while this stamp set appears to be from that world, it is not. I even colored the scarf with Gryffindor House colors just to add a little nod.
To create this card I began with some white cardstock and the left-over inks on my blending brushes from other projects. I gently blended for a light and soft hue to represent an approaching sunset. Next, utilizing multiple stamps from the @heroarts My Monthly Hero set from November 2023, featured left, and some black ink, I stamped my images onto the background panel.
The next step was to add color. For this step, I turned to my Copic markers and Google Images. I still wanted this design to resemble the world of Harry Potter but did now want to go with the obvious choice of creating a Snowy Owl. I settled on making the image resemble an ordinary Barn Owl instead, though as I mentioned I couldn’t help coloring the scarf in my house colors.
Once that was completed I trimmed the background panel down to its final dimensions using the Hero Arts Nested Rectangle die and my Gemini die-cutting machine, as well as a black mat for visual appeal, then adhered them together with double-sided adhesive. I then repeated the process for the composite adhering it to a white card base. I then used some black ink to stamp on my sentiment which also came from the same stamp set. With that, I called the card complete.
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