Card: Susan's farewell

 This is the completed card I created for a traveling nurse who is moving to Montana. She is loved by everyone who works with her. Every spare moment she spends in the employee breakroom knitting a gift for a friend or family member.

I wanted this card to act as a souvenir of her time in Austin. I used Adobe Photoshop Elements to create a postcard full of signature images of Austin (longhorns, capitol building, wildflowers).

 Topped with blue crystals that guide the eye to the embellished heart wrapped with the proverbial bonds of friendship that will endure time and distance.

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Embellishment: Heartstrings

For the card to follow I had to incorporate the recipient's love for everything knitting. As I do not knit I had to think a little outside of the box. I had to look at re-purposing some of the supplies I had.

The only thing I purchased was a skein of yarn, and I don't even know if that is what you call those things. I had a hard time knowing what was for crochet and what was for knitting.

I painted a chipboard heart (Maya Road) with brilliant red acrylic paint. Added a little texture with a foam brush. My thought was to embody the paraphrased quote "best friends are tied together with heartstrings. The closest thing I could think of to resemble knitting needles was some headpins I had in my stash. TA-DAH!

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