The Magnificent Mrs. G.

 

Summer Break is finally here for my son, Eli.  We're closing fourth grade out on the happiest of notes and looking forward to a fantastic fifth grade experience with the Magnificent Mrs. G.  Our awesome teacher is looping with her students and we couldn't be more thrilled that we to keep her for another year. 

Eli has put her through her paces this year (to say the least), but he's also formed a respect and a bond with Mrs. G. and she brings out the best in him.  With her guidance he's made huge strides this year and there was no way a standard apple, plant, candle or lotion set would ever be thanks enough.  Instead, it was Eli who suggest we head to the bookstore so we gifted Mrs. G. a little fun at our favorite local shop, Read Between the Lynes and the coffee house next door to it.   If you ever have the opportunity to visit The Woodstock Square (made famous by Bill Murray's Groundhog Day being filmed here), be sure to stop in the bookstore.  

Anyway, onto the card.  This is a 6X6-inch square card with a block pattern of my favorite school-themed designer papers.  Eli insisted we add a shiny red apple, so this is cut from my Cricut Explore. 

 

Items	Manufacturer
Cardstock	Bazzill Canvas Texture
Designer Paper	DCWV – American Crafts (Metalic) – Doodlebug Designs (Glitter)
Stamps	Paper Smooches
Embellishments	Bazzil Ribbon & Ric Rac –  Assorted Gemstones
Inks	Close To My Heart (Whisper) – Momento (Black)
Other	Stardust Gelly Roll Pen (Clear) – Tombow Dot Adhesive – Foam Dots

 

Welcome Home

 

 

One of my nearest and dearest friends has just moved-in to a beautiful custom-built home and I couldn't be happier for her and her family.  It's been a long time coming and I'm happy to see them settle in, especially since she's so much closer to me now. 

It was almost a foreign concept to me.  I make cards all the time, but rarely do I actually mail out a card.  I prefer to collect them, and by collect them, I mean hoard them.  That's of what LuckyBug Creations 2.0 is all about -- I've purged, sold and donated to the extreme, only a handful of my original stash remain.  I went from three of the Close To My Heart Large Organizers being overstuffed to one-quarter of one organizer with cards in it.  Not only is this about creating individual pieces of art, it's about sharing it, sending it and passing it along for someone else to enjoy.

 

Items	Manufacturer
Cardstock	Bazzill Canvas Texture and Swiss Dot
Designer Paper	Bella Blvd. – My Mind’s Eye – American Crafts
Stamps	Close To My Heart (Around the Block)
Embellishments	Bazzill Ribbon – Prima Flowers – Assorted Gemstones
Inks	Close To My Heart (Gold Rush, Bamboo, Glacier) – Momento (Black)
Other	Stardust Gelly Roll Pen (Clear) – Tombow Dot Adhesive – Foam Dots



Wishing You Everything Good

Found out that one of the greatest gals I work with has put in her two week notice at the office and will be leaving us at the end of the month to pursue her own craft-based business and time with her lovely granddaughter.  Her fun-loving personality and awesome sense of humor will surely be missed.  Here is the card I created so the team can send her off with well wishes for everything good.

At first glance I'm not sure if anyone else would want to put these items together to make a card, but the color pallet inspired me and I took a smattering of supplies from my stash to create this 6X6-inch square card.  Here is a list of the supplies used...

Items	Manufacturer
Cardstock	Bazzil Canvas Texture and Swiss Dot
Designer Paper	Bella Blvd. – My Mind’s Eye – Doodlebug Designs – American Crafts
Stamps	Close To My Heart (Choose Happy) – Hero Arts
Embellishments	Bazzil Ribbon – Prima Flowers – Assorted Gemstones
Inks	Close To My Heart (Gold Rush, Bamboo, Glacier) – Momento (Black)
Other	Stardust Gelly Roll Pen (Clear) – Tombow Dot Adhesive – Foam Dots

LuckyBug Creations 2.0

I've recently found myself in a creative rut... just not completing the type of work I've come to expect for myself.  Instead of tiny little pieces of art and lovely bits of craft, I've just been going through the motions completing bulk produced sets.  I miss the hours I would pour into one project, where each layer is selected lovingly, each image carefully colored, each embellishment meaningful.  I've done a good job of distracting myself with little challenges and quick projects, but I'm done being complacent with my work.  There was much chaos in the Craft Cave last week, but now that it's done, I couldn't be happier.  The Craft Cave has been reconfigured and is now more Heidi-friendly.  I've reclaimed my workspace.  It's still equipped for having the Ladies over, but it's ready for me to restart my original mission of creating tiny pieces of art. So here we go, a reboot, we're now working on LuckyBug Creations 2.0.