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