Metal leaves earrings and bracelet set

I lost one of my favorite earring last summer while we were camping and searching did not yield any results but understandably there was a lot of ground to cover!!!  For Christmas I asked for some metal leaves to recreate another set.  My sister, Sylvia, complied and I am really happy with the leaves she chose.  They are a bit more shiny and bright than the last ones but still simply elegant.  My ears are sensitive so I had on hand silver wires so it was just a matter of removing the two leaves from the strand and adding them to the wires!  There were four more leaves on the strand so I have pondered for a few days what I might do with them.  This morning I decided to make a bracelet!!  I attached a clasp and two split rings and it was long enough to go around my wrist!  So I have a new set of leaf jewelry which I will not be wearing to go camping!!!   I am so very happy with them!!  Therese

All occasion card featuring a bright heart die cut layered with a white one, a strip of vellum and a coordinating hand decorated background

I am still making cards for sending our thanks for the season's blessings.  I started with a white card and envelope set.  I trimmed a blue layer and then added a hand decorated background from my stash. It was created a while back using watercolours and plastic wrap.  I trimmed it to width, tore it in two and then trimmed the bottom to fit on my blue layer.  I glued them in place then added a torn strip of vellum which I folded to the back before adhering this layer to my card.  I added a white heart die cut (CB) to a larger heart die cut (SX) cut from some hand decorated paper which I made with inks and a large brush.  I used a white glue in a fine tipped bottle to adhere my white heart to the other one.  I mounted this focal element to my card front using 3D foam tape.   Therese