52 Card Project 2021: Week 20: Family

Almost everyone in my extended family is fully vaccinated, and so my brother and sister-in-law and one of my nieces came out from New York City for a visit. Delia came from Eau Claire. It was wonderful. I have missed everyone so much, especially since we have gathered for years over the holidays. This visit partially made up for how much we missed each other over Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's. We met over the course of three days, eating together, touring the new homes of two nephews and Fiona to admire their new digs, and finally, on the last day, gathering at my sister's lakeside home (Lake Minnetonka). Glorious weather. So much fun.

I could have jammed more into the card, but it was busy enough as it was. Just...smiling faces of family gathering together for the first time in fourteen months. Fiona and Delia are hugging in the upper center of the card. It's not a sophisticated design in the least, but I don't care. I was thinking less about the artistic effect than I was about making a card that reflected the simple joy of getting back together again.

Family



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