Global Pandemic: Day 10

It was a good news/bad news kinda day.

Good news: The Governor released figures that suggest social distancing in our state is working. The Apex of our wave of maximum cases looks like it may hit in 21 days.
Bad news: If we're still on the upswing of this, the numbers of people hospitalized may be the upper numbers of the projected range. Which means, we still lack vital equipment.

Good news: I didn't have to cook. My sister had some food delivered to our home. It was well received by all of us.
Bad news: My patience has been wearing a bit thin with both parents in the last couple of days. I've been isolating myself in my room to avoid hurting feelings.

Good news: I received my new credit card today.
Bad news: I can't buy anything with it.

Bad news: COVID-19 has been confirmed in my county.
Good news: We knew it was coming and we are prepared for the most part.

Good news: I feel safe when I hear the Governor talk and plan.
Bad news: I feel like I need a fallout shelter and 20 cases of canned goods when the President speaks.

Good news: I got an art journal page done today.
Bad news: I realized that the project I was working on didn't have a color in it that it requires. Starting over.

I was working in my Color Palette Journal today. Here's the palette I was working with called "Sea Hues".

And here's the page spread I did. You may have seen it on my Instagram.

Unity Stamps for quote, ship, and whale. Rubber Stamp Tapestry peg stamps for clouds and birds in sky. Quick and fun.

Stay safe and well.
Wash your dang hands.
Stop touching your face. (This is Sooooo hard for me!)
Stay Home.
-Wy
If we all just buckle down and suck it up for two weeks, it'll be over quicker. Do you want to just yank the band-aid off or do you want me to pull it sloooowwwlly off your skin ripping the little hairs out as I go? Right.

Global Pandemic: Day 2

So it's St. Patrick's Day.

I started my day with making Irish Soda bread and watching Gov. Cuomo's address to NY about COVID-19. I don't care what anyone says about NY State or it's Governor: he was great to listen to this morning. He was confident, informed, reasonable, and calm. Yes, he was calm. Not abnormally calm, just take-it-in-stride calm. It was so less stressful than watching the headline news where they make every little decision seem like the beginning of the apocalypse. It was nice to hear that he was working with the Federal Govt and President Trump to coordinate the "Plan".

I did not go to work to make chocolate but I will be checking in there tomorrow, I have decided. My other part-time job was kind enough to let me stay home for the next 2 weeks then re-evaluate.

So in between making scalloped potatoes and Irish Stew, I managed to make a couple cards with some green.

These cards were made with peg stamps from Rubber Stamp Tapestry. Love that you get a great look without having to mask every little stamp.

Today was less scary but anxiety level is still at defcon 2.
It's a small improvement. I'll take it.
-Wy
In with the good, Out with the bad.

Treat Boxes

I believe I've mentioned my weakness for tins and boxes. I can't tell you why I originally bought this little set of 4 paper mache boxes or even if I did buy them. They may have been gifted to me. In any case, I decided they had sat in their package long enough.

I had some pumpkins sitting around and they fit just perfect on the lids. The two bright orange ones are plastic buttons and the others are chipboard. The chipboard was embossed with copper embossing powder.

I just used black Dylusions paint on two of them. I didn't bother with the inside. I attached the plastic buttons with multi medium then detailed them with Liquid pearls.

The other two boxes I gessoed first then painted with Dina Wakley acrylic. I added a touch of yellow paper behind the chipboard pumpkins to make the faces stand out a bit more. I just added rubber stamping details to those boxes. I used StazOn ink in purple and green. The circles were just an old Inkadinkado set. The flower was from a set from Rubber Stamp Tapestry. I really love their peg stamps to do backgrounds. These stamps are small enough to look really nice on such small projects.

These are cute little treat boxes. I hadn't thought of it at the time but if I had one more, I'd be able to have a set that matches that little poem/story, "Five Little Pumpkins". I may have to keep that in mind for next year!

Stay tuned for more Halloween projects!
-Wy
"Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate. The first one said, "My, it's getting late."