Goodbye Gifts for the Ladies

I recently resigned from my current job.  I worked in a relatively small office, and so, everyone knows everyone.  Even though I didn't work with everyone, I still talked to them either before the weekly staff meetings, lunch gatherings, or office activities. There were only eight ladies (excluding me) in the office, and so I made each of them a rose with a personalized tag.  This was not part of the plan, but Michael's had a Cricut cartridge sale, and so I bought the new Giant Flowers cartridge.  These roses turned out AMAZING.  They took a lot of work, a lot of glue, and a lot of paper.  However, seeing how happy the ladies were when receiving their rose was well worth it!

Paper: Recollections

Technique/Tools: Cricut Giant Flowers, Memento ink pads, spray mists

Others: Green flower tape, wire, wood floral stems, Christian Dior Forever and Ever perfume

Lace Up Thank You Card

There has been some drama going on with my maid of honor dress. After I took my measurements, I saw the size chart she was using to put in my dress order. The dress she ordered for me had a waist-size 2 sizes too small. So I asked her, "Are you sure?!" She said since the dress is empire waist style, I don't have to worry. 

When I went for my fitting after the dress came in, it didn't fit. It zipped up, but only if I was to stand all day and not breathe! Due to the dress style, not a lot of fabric can be 'let go'. Therefore, they have to change the zipper up to a lace up back. I was so pissed. To try to make it 'not as bad', the dress lady was saying it's the trend, it's more elegant, and a lot of girls like it. 

I am not like 'a lot of girls'. I bought this $187 dress so that I can wear it more than once. Now with a lace up, it will be tougher. Plus, they were going to charge me $120 in alterations, but then discounted to $80. But my friend's mom (aka mother of the bride) helped me lower the alteration cost to $60, and offered to pay for my alterations. So therefore, I made a card for them. Obviously, its design is based on the dress.

 

Paper: Bazzill, Me and My Big Ideas, scraps

Stamps: Katie & Co

Techniques/Tools: Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers

Embellishments: eyelets, ribbon

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Original Post: March 26, 2009

Due to the recession and lack of projects, I was laid off, and today was my last day of work. In a way I'm glad because there will be another round of stressing "Will it be me?" Now that's out of the way, I will have to plan out what I should do next.

I love my team. They were just a bunch of awesome people. I will miss them dearly. I made cards for those who were still around (contractors were gone a few months ago). So in total, 37 cards were made. I made them all within two nights. I seriously should consider a handmade card business.

Only 35 are shown here, because I already gave out two without taking the picture.