Here is a card I made for my good friend Michael for New Year's Eve. He lives in Las Vegas and we recently reconnected on Facebook (of course). I wanted to make a manly card but also in keeping with the holiday and I really liked the way it came out. He just got it yesterday (late because I wrote the wrong zip code) however he loved it. Doesn't that make you so happy when you send someone something unexpected and they love it?? I felt great knowing he was going to be displaying it in his office.
I've been a bad blogger lately. I haven't updated my blog in at least 4 weeks. School and getting used to teaching 150+ kids and keeping track of all the paperwork that goes along with all of that has kept me pretty busy.
I have been crafting some and I will post pics soon. I will also post pics of my classroom. It keeps changing much to the chagrin of my kids but hey.......I'm embracing change in 2009.
Love you. Thank you for all the kind words of encouragement and the prayers. Special thanks to Stephanie @ withagrin.blogspot.com and Kathryn @ thescrapbeach.blogspot.com.
Since I began my teaching career {2 weeks ago....lol} I've come across some great people who have really taken me in and allowed me to become apart of their family of educators. One of those special people is Sherry. She's an incredible spirit and so funny. In that time I've also found out that her beloved sister died from breast cancer recently. It's been a really emotional time and Sherry has been very strong yet vulnerable. I'm so priviledged to know Sherry and just a small bit about her sister but her devotion to her sister and her family is so inspirational to me. She's also a fabulous teacher who really loves our kids, as do I.
I say all this because I've been eying a cricut expression for a while now. Saved up for it and have been sitting on the funds for quite some time just wondering if I really want to spend the money. Provo craft has just given me a reason; if not to support the Susan G. Komen foundation, but to support a fabulous person who has been directly affected by the disease of breast cancer. I will be purchasing the pink cricut.
In this video Robyn - The Pink Stamper unboxes her pink Cricut Expression.
Enjoy and be blessed.
Provo Craft has created a special pink Cricut[R] Expression and a custom YourStory[TM] kit designed to foster awareness around breast cancer. The pink Cricut Expression will also come with a pink cartridge
containing images and designs specific to breast cancer awareness; the YourStory kit, which includes one album cover, three sticker sheets and 11 double-sided pages, will contain similar images and designs. Provo Craft will donate $50 per pink Cricut machine and $10 per YourStory to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation when purchased at any Michaels store from August 15 to October 31.
If you have not seen the creations from Becca Feeken you have been missing out. She is extraordinary and that is no exaggeration. You have to see these ornaments. How fun would they be for a project with the girls over hot chocolate? And cheap. Gotta love that and Gotta love Becca at Amazing Paper Grace.
So what's been up with me: My first week of teaching has been a blast. What fun it is (can you tell I'm in a christmas mood) to actually do what you know you are supposed to be doing. Between crafting {which I am totally having withdrawls from right now} and teaching life is really good right now. Thanks to everyone for all their encouragement. It means a whole lot to me.
It's been an extremely exhausting and exciting week. I began my training and professional development for the upcoming school year. I've been organizing my classroom and my has it been a task. I come home every night exhausted and motivated for the next day.
Since I journed into the education field by means of an Alternative Certification I have a mentor for this year. Her name is Janis and she is a life saver. If it were not for her I don't know if I'd be as excited and confident as I am about the impending school year. She is the coolest, sweetest, nicest lady and she's right next door to me so her proximity couldn't be better. She is a true gem.
I decided to make this card just as a thank you for being so nice and helpful to me, and for also telling the truth about what I can expect my first year. It's been a journey for me and I'm glad she's taking the time to help me reach my goal.
Well that's it for now.
Supplies: Note card from michaels, PP from American Crafts Teen collection, stamps from WRMC teen angst - Arm stamp, Letter stamps are from ??? {Sorry}.
The weekend is here and I'm so glad. This is the last weekend before I go to work as a teacher. OMG. I can still remember my middle and high school years and to think I'm a teacher now. How funny is that? Boy does time fly. Well I am on my way to adulthood as I begin my search for my first home. How excited am I? Well I'm watching season 2 of Sex in the City and since I am Single in my city it's only fitting that I create my very own bachelorette pad. Trump the traditional and make my own way. Well here is a card that I made from a very good friend of mine. Steven. I missed his birthday party because I overcommited myself again. I will do better. I hope he likes it.
