Did I say, "Last of Neebish?"

Last week I finished an order for 45 cards for the women on Neebish Island, Michigan - and was glad to put them in the mail and get them off my desk!  They received them yesterday and the response was so great, my motivation was revived...and in an attempt to clean off my desk, ran across some leftover "islands."  Thought I'd make a quickie and get started on the new orders already coming in.

Color Burst U.P. card

Michigan's Upper Peninsula bodes a rustic lifestyle - with a history of copper mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula.  With its rough winters, its people are resilient.  In the summer, who wouldn't enjoy relaxing in the beauty of Lake Superior - dessert for the eyes.

Join me over the next several weeks as I make cards celebrating the rustic lifestyle of da U.P. - my first card using Color Burst and some aged copper embossing.

Home Sweet Home - Neebish Island

Attention Islanders!  Today I am featuring the first set of cards made for a fundraiser (August 13) on Neebish Island, Michigan - and I'll be back this week with encore greeting cards for Neebish Island.  Islanders can now share home sweet home with all their mainland family and friends.

Neebish Island Cards

Morning, All! 

For the third set of cards for the Neebish Island fundraiser, I started out with scraps from my U of A pile and worked from there.  I love to crate red, white, & blue cards - and these are perfect examples of making scraps stretch, as my pile is rather low.

Enjoy!

This is how I do Neebish

I was asked to make card packs for a fundraiser on Neebish Island, Michigan.   First set...

Scraps to Treasures Blog Hop - Frozen

Hi Everyone,

Greetings from Scraps to Treasures. We are having a wonderful time today, showcasing beautiful projects created with the song "Let it Go" from the movie "Frozen" in mind.

I actually considered skipping this hop, as I had not seen the movie - so from the start was not inspired.....and I am too busy making cards to fill an order for a gift store in Copper Harbor, Michigan (it's not the end of the world - but you can see it from there!)  However, after reading the lyrics, I did realize I could get two jobs done with my scraps and glitter.

In one sense, this was a no brainer - FROZEN describes Copper Harbor for 11-1/2 months of the year!  One line in the song provided the inspiration for today's card:

And I'll rise like the break of dawn.  

So my card uses a free svg from Jenny's Crafty Creations - a sun ray cut from scrap yellow floral paper.  The white background is embossed cardstock left over from wedding cards I made a few years ago when the bride decided to cut her invitation list in half after I had all the cardstock cut and embossed.  The glittered embellishment is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (copper, of course, for Copper Harbor) - simple card, but will certainly end up being a thank-you card for someone left home to water the plants. 

Have a great weekend!