Cards for the Jewish New Year

Today I have been crafting for the Jewish New Year/ 

Rosh Hashana. This important Jewish Holiday starts this year on

September 18, so it is time to try out some cards.

This year I found some nice apples at the

Funky Fossil Design, 

a home based online shop in the UK.

I used the following:

the Bees Knees stamp set

the apple a day stencil,

the loving tree stencil and

the sunray stencil.

The apple is a special stamp, especially handcarved by request

(thank you so very much Donna, I love it!!)

Why is the apple a symbol for the Jesish New Year?

Apples and honey: One of the most popular Rosh Hashanah customs involves eating apple slices dipped in honey, sometimes after saying a special prayer. Ancient Jews believed apples had healing properties, and the honey signifies the hope that the new year will be sweet.

More info about the Jewis New Year can be found HERE.

So for my cards I used oxide distress ink with the stencils

and markers to color the bees.

To get the bees in a circle, I used one of my circle dies and

drew a line around it with a penil (later erased). It did take some

finding out how many bees in the circle.

The sentiment L'Shana Tova is Hebrew for wishing

a Good Year.

The apples in the background are colored with green

and red oxide distress ink and a stencil.

To see how I did this technique with the Sunray stencil,

look below:

I first stamped the apple and covered it with a piece

of post-it note where i had stamped the apple again and cut out.

This is called a mask. Now I lay the Sunray stencil on

top and color with the blue ink.

I know i am going to need a lot of bees for my card, so I colored

a bunch at the same time. I added a little glossy accent

on the winks for some shine.

This is a totally different card with a big apple on the tree

and a bee wondering what is going on.

I am not sure which card I shall mass produce. 

Which one do you like best?

Thank you for looking,

stay safe and

keep crafting.