Dear Liza,
We had a Valentine’s Day snow storm, so it was stay-inside-and-make-cookies sort of day. I made a salmon quiche for dinner and we had a lovely, quiet evening.
And for our Valentines cards, we got all arty!
My cards for Auntie Bridgett and Grandpa Nelson were projects I worked on with Ruthie Inman this week.
Soupy watercolor backgrounds were painted, left to dry, and pressed flat under three big volumes of Shakespeare. Then tissue paper and napkins were glued onto card stock and cut into hearts. Then the hearts were glued to the watercolors, and everything got glued to a card and pressed again. It was fun, not terribly exacting, and turned out very well.
Auntie Bridgett’s card to me was also very artsy! It is a line drawing inspired by her latest painting for GiftyKitty, which I just love. It featured cats, coffee, and lots of swoops, hearts, and spirals.
And I get to color it any way I like!
Hooray for love, cookies, and art!
Love,
Grandma Judy
Dear Liza 