TSG #70 and SSS #72

I am hoping that I make this just under the wire! I really want to play with There She Goes month long 2 year birthday party. Although I hate combining challenges together I decided I really liked the sketch at The Sweet Stop so I combined it with the TSG Challenge - 1, 2, 3: 1 piece of patterned paper, 2 solid cardstock colors, and 3 emblishments (I hope that paper piercing counts as an emblishment). I really like how this card came out. I just love this DP paper. I decided to combine it with orange.

This card won't be one that goes into the pile...I am going to give this card to one of the kindergarden teachers at school. Her birthday is coming up and as I said I plan on giving cards to all the staff members.

Well I can't believe that I had two posts in one day. I hope that I'll have another tomorrow or at least later this week. I have promised myself that I have to find a balance between work and crafting. I need the crafting time - it's been a real relaxing day and I really enjoyed it!

Hope you like my card too!!

Others' Kindness - Card Patterns #80

I am in the mood to make cards...even though my house looks like a tornado hit it! I am definitely not the domestic godess...I am the domestic devil!

Well I went through some sketch challenges and have decided to play in a few. Let's see how much more I can do tonight and into the night. For the first challenge I decided to play at Card Patterns. I liked the sketch and it's simplicity.

I've created this card for Katie, a coworker. Our district decided to come up with a "teacher-friendly" lesson plan system online. There was their first mistake. Most teachers that I know think an overhead projector is incorporating technology into their classrooms. Some of the teachers I know struggle at turning on a computer! I'm pretty technology savvy, and this system was far from "friendly." It had me in frustration tears. When I worked for Qwest one of my jobs was to take new systems and figure out how to "break" them. Katie promised that the Lesson Planner could not be broken...guess what?? I broke it! Our technology department was stunned - imagine that!!

Katie is a sweetie, although she is trying to learn the system herself, she came after school on Friday to give me a hand with where I struggled. We both walked through it and it was a success. Now I feel better and am at the point where I can help the teachers around me. The system will make my planning life a lot easier! We both walked away happy little teachers. I wanted to thank her for staying on a Friday night and for understanding my frustrations.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like my card.