Today's project was inspired by the novel, A Good Widow, by Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke. I was lucky enough to read this book early as a member of an online review group. This book is one that will keep you up at night just to finish it. I love the way these two best friends write because there is always a little magic and a lot of "what if" that plays out in their novels. While there is no direct magic in the plotline of this story, there is magic in how it's told. The suspense in this novel slowly builds to where you are racing through the last pages to figure out exactly what happened and why. I like the twist at the end. While I believe I'd read anything these two write, I have to say I was happily surprised at how good they did with this genre and hope they explore it again.
This book was released on June 1st, 2017. Take a look on Amazon and see if it's for you! And check out their other amazing books, The Status of All Things and The Year We Turned Forty.
How did this suspense novel inspire this pretty card? Oh, let me count the ways!
First, the setting for this book is Hawaii and that reminds me of flowers and waves. Second, the waves are black because this is a suspense novel (and they used them on the cover too!) I water-colored it because there are a lot of tears and water in this novel. Finally, I used this specific saying because it's something all the characters would say to each other and once you read the novel, you'll know exactly why I chose it!
Supplies:
- Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Old Olive, Melon Mambo, Watercolor Paper
- Ink: Basic Black
- Stamps: Just Add Text (new)
- Big Shot: Big Shot, Cutting Mats, Magnetic Platform, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Seaside TIEF, Rose Garden Thinlits
- Accessories: Glitter Enamel Dots (new), Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen, 1/2 Circle Punch, Glue Dots, Scissors, and Adhesive
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Have a craftastic day,
Stacy
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