Monday, November 23, 2009

Spread Sunshine

So, Ohio, for all its wonderfulness, starts being gray and dreary in November and stays gray and dreary until March. Last winter, I would look out at every gray and dreary day and say, out loud, "What a beautiful, sunshiny day!"

You'd be amazed how lying to yourself works. Give it a try. I really was happier last winter than in any previous winter since we moved here.

As I was perusing photo files trying to decide what to back up, I found this card that never got posted:




Can't you just taste the citrus? When I put on my critic's cap, I know this card isn't perfect (somehow, the black box and sentiment seem totally separate from the citrus slices, but I'll be darned if I can think of how to unify them right now other than drawing the box in yellow, and I'm not sure that would look good either).

When I put on my sunshiny day cap, however, I think this card is SWELL!

I'm wearing my sunshiny day cap today. My critic's cap is buried in a bin in the basement with my summer clothes. It's much easier to be critical when the sun is shining.

It's a beautiful, sunshiny day here in Ohio (at least in my head). I hope this card makes your day sunshiny, too!

Supplies
stamps: PTI Be Fruitful, Hero Arts sentiment
paper: PTI white
ink: darned if I remember
accessories: rhinestones, black Micron pen, ruler

9 comments:

  1. I love this card - don't think it looks disjointed at all.

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  2. Very cute and bright card.
    I love how you photograph your cards, it really brings out the best in them!
    Thanks for sharing the sunshine!

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  3. Love it! So sunny & cheerful. Don't change a thing!

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  4. I think this card is perfect! Just what I need to see as the rain is pouring down! And I really like your philosophy. I am going to adopt it here on the wet coast. (Vancouver's weather is like Seattle's). My husband will think I'm crazy, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing either.

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  5. you make me smile!! and so does your card. I have no idea how to make it any more perfect than it already is!!

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  6. This neck of the woods is sunshiny too (not!!) It sounds like you're suffering from S.A.D. I get it too. I found something that is distracting me...working to make my home comfy and presentable. It's a hard job, but it really needs it, lol.

    Keep smiling, brave lady.
    Hugs

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  7. It's a sunshiny day here in North Devon,UK .... I lie too!!! We are having a wet wall to wall grey winter so far so I think I will adopt your great way to look at life to get through the next few months. Reading your blog is a real sunshiny place to be too especially with cards like this one ... please keep that critics hat firmly buried.
    TFS

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  8. Well I love it. I think the bright, kicky colors are perfect. We are having an unusally cloudy day here, but I have on my sunshiny cap, too.

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  9. The card looks yummy! The bright colors are perfect.

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