Mailbox Box Card with Queen & Co. Love Letters set

 It's obvious, but this card was inspired by the Lori Whitlock Silhouette Mailbox box card that I made and posted recently. I like a little more depth to my box cards, though. I've been making my own box cards for years, so I created a cutting file from scratch that was more suited to my preference for a deeper box card.

I had ordered the last Love Letters set from Queen & Co., and was looking forward to getting it, even if it was after Valentine's Day. It was to be delivered Saturday. I wasn't sure what would happen because of the weather, and also because the ceiling caved in at our local post office. However, it came. My Valentine Mailbox box cards (referred to above and shown recently) seem to be taking their time to get through the mail system to their intended recipients. It took 10 days for my sister to get hers.

Anyway, I thought the Love Letters set would be perfect for a mailbox box card, so I created the cutting file and made it this morning.

Winter Card....Because We Actually Got Serious Winter Weather

I live in Texas. We get very little winter weather most years (if any). This week we got a rare and particularly overwhelming winter storm that knocked out a lot of the Texas power grid. The temperatures dropped to single digits, which is practically unheard of here. Half of the wind turbines froze, and the other sources of energy didn't fare as well as hoped, either. One of the two nuclear reactors had to be shut down when something froze, and the gas, coal, and oil production diminished significantly, too. We had rolling blackouts, although some folks just lost their power and didn't get it back. Our newlywed son and his wife were among those who lost power for over 56 hours. After being without power for 14 hours, and getting colder as evening approached, they braved the roads and the drive to get to our house. We had rolling blackouts (one hour off, one hour on), but not nearly as bad as some had to endure. We stayed relatively warm. Now we are under a boil water advisory, too. Thankfully, so far our pipes seem to have come through it okay. One of our neighbors had to have his water shut off due to a burst pipe.

With snow still outside that has lasted a few days instead of just a few hours, I felt like making a winter card, which is a rare thing for me. The colors actually look better together in real life. I don't remember who makes the snowman stamp or the sentiment, but I used Queen & Co. Foundation dies and Simple Stories Winter Farmhouse Snowed In paper (of course). I used Wink of Stella on the white fur of the hat and on the snowflakes. I popped the snowman and added a few rhinestones.

Valentine Mail Box Card

I made this for my youngest DDIL's mom, who sent me a care package when my DH was in the hospital. People who let me know they cared made such a difference.

I created it with a Silhouette cutting file by Lori Whitlock.