FROM MY HEAD TO-MA-TOES

One of my favorite things about summer (and there isn’t much about summer that I love) are home grown tomatoes.  Of course, I don't have a garden because that would require me to be outside and have to reach under some leaves to retrieve a vegetable, which I'm very unwilling to do.  ETA:  My unwillingness to pick vegetables from a garden is not because I'm too good for that--it's because I wouldn't want to reach for the same veggie that a critter/slitherer might have its eye on.  My most favorite tomatoes are the ones that my daddy finds in Woodleaf, NC, and he had two gorgeous tomatoes waiting for me last weekend when I visited.  I can't even find words to describe just how scrumptious those tomatoes were!  I enjoyed them so much and decided that I should send a tomato-shaped card of thanks.

I love making shaped cards almost as much as I love a Woodleaf tomato.  As usual, this shaped card and all of its layers were designed and cut with my Cricut Maker 3.  A little fun fact . . . the font that was used on the tag is actually my son's handwriting from many years ago.  I don't remember how he created the font, but I remember the process of writing each of the letters--uppercase and lowercase.  I had my own font at one time, but it disappeared from my computer during an upgrade years ago. I remember the process involved writing each letter and any symbols you wanted on a printed piece of paper. Each character had its own small block. It wasn’t fun having to re-write the alphabet upon realizing that one or two letters didn’t connect properly, but it was neat being able to type your own handwriting.

This card clearly demonstrates that you don't have to spend half a day and add lots of layers and embellishments to send some happy mail.  This sweet little tomato made my parents' day--almost as much as they made mine!