CASology KITE

I’m finally back to blogging today with a card design for the CASology KITE challenge.  What better way to welcome spring and feel inspired than with a kite themed card?

I kept this design quite simple (…because, after all, that’s just my style)!  I love this silhouette set from Mama Elephant.  It’s a older, retired set, but I still often find myself reaching for it.  I used the little girl image, stamping it directly onto the card base with black ink.  I shortened the string image a little by placing a Post It note over the girl from the wrist down.  The kite image was stamped in yellow before being fussy cut and popped up over the string with foam adhesive.  This added a little bit of dimension to the overall design.  The simple sentiment was then stamped, finishing the card.

I wonder if you are finding more time to stamp and craft these days or, if you’re like me, have found yourself immersed in an entirely new daily routine that doesn’t allow for much creative time?  With four children to homeschool and everyone eating and interacting all day long, the daily family dynamic is much different than a couple weeks ago and I find I’m needing a little more sleep than normal!  We’re getting the kinks worked out little by little.  It feels like it’s a bit trial and error, but that’s the only way to figure out what does and does not work for our family!

How are the rest of you doing during all this?  I sincerely hope you are finding a new daily routine that keeps you feeling grounded.  I find that if I have the morning routine in place, the rest of the day can fall as it may and I still feel like I succeeded.

Keep your courage,