I hope this week's issue finds you happy and healthy!
We all got covid last week, so we're not exactly healthy here, but I am happy to have all my chicks around me in the nest as we weather this together. Thankfully, it seems to be a mild case for everyone.
The weirdest thing for me about covid (besides the red scratchy werewolf eyes--did you know that was a thing?) has been losing my sense of taste and smell. If you've never experienced that before, let me just tell you it saps a good deal of enjoyment out of fall, food, and life in general!
I have great hopes that my sense of smell and taste will return before Thanksgiving dinner (I got one tantalizing whiff of lasagna last night!!) but the experience has reminded me of how quickly life changes and becomes emptied of joy.
I have friends and family members whose lives have recently changed dramatically from loss, cmedical diagnoses or financial upheaval, and I can imagine it is like suddenly losing one of your senses. Once the initial shock and grief is over, the world is still flattened, monotonous and unenjoyable.
Your handmade card and the words you write inside it might be like that tantalizing whiff of garlic and ricotta was for me yesterday. A reminder that things will be good again someday. That this, too, shall pass. That will we come out again on the other side and stand again with our face in the sunshine.
And this time we won't take the simple pleasures, like the taste of perfectly brewed morning coffee or the bursting sweetness of a clementine, for granted.
Put your creations in the mail this week, my darlings! Your card might be just the encouragement they need to keep trusting that there will be joy again. And in the meantime there are people who see them and care about them.
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The December Suite Sampler will feature Snowflake Splendor! Subscribe by Dec 1st to order this month's box for just $29.
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Start a card ministry in your church!
You want to use ALL your talents for the Lord, right? Well, cardmaking is definitely one of those, and it creates the perfect opportunity to minister in your congregation. Not only will it bless those who receive a tangible reminder that someone is praying for them, it will be a wonderful source of fellowship as you gather to make cards.
I've compiled a bunch of tips and aspects to consider as you begin a systematic plan for reaching out to those in need with encouragement and hope.
November's Class of the Month makes five cards plus three bonus layouts to make sure you get the most from every stamp and die in the bundle. Get it free with a $35 order when you use the monthly code!
Paper Pumpkin is Stampin' Up's surprise subscription crafting kit by mail, and it's never looked cuter than the December sneak peek! Teddy bears, bear hugs and cupcakes?? Sign me up! This kit will make 12 cards and envelopes. Sign up by the 10th of the month. Click the button below to see your subscription options.
If you are in a hurry or just plain need card designs that take limited supplies, you'll love the Ready to Make It? category on my blog. Cut your design time in half by starting here!
See what I made with my November 2020 Suite Sampler! I had so much fun with the easy cards and pages this box helped me pull together. The paper went a really long way--I still have some left! And it was a blast to play with foil, velveteen and embossed specialty papers, all without having to purchase full packs of each. If you haven't tried Song of My Heart's Suite Sampler monthly subscription box, you are missing out on a real treat!
About Your Demonstrator Friend:
Lyssa Griffin Zwolanek is from Watertown, Wisconsin, and a very blessed work-from-home mom of two special teens. She is a lifetime crafter with 15 years of experience as an Independent Demonstrator for Stampin' Up, a rubber-stamping and scrapbooking supplies company based in Utah. Lyssa has received multiple awards, incentive trips and national company honors both for business achievements as well as her paper-crafting artistry. A Top 100 Global Demonstrator for overall performance, Lyssa's blog has had over four and a half million visitors since it was founded in 2008.
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