In April 2019, as I was preparing to leave one job (and institution) for another, I ordered these beautiful personal calling cards from Paper Source; on each is printed my name, address, email, cell, and blog address. In April 2019 my blog, this very blog, had been long neglected, and my putting the blog address on these calling cards would surely -- so I thought -- motivate me to actually keep the blog alive because as I transitioned from one job to another, I shared these calling cards with many contacts. With these calling cards I was committing my future self to maintaining this site.
Well, it's clear how this plan shook out. I can count on one hand how many posts I've done since April 2019. Yeah, sure, there was a little pandemic thrown in there, but still -- sigh.
Now it's March 2022 and I have just left that new-in-spring-2019 job... to take a break, the first actual break of my adult life, one that's been needed for many years. As I embark on this break I find myself again reaching into that stash of calling cards, still with this blog address on them, to share my contact info with people I will no longer see in the workplace, or really, on the Zooms these days.
Oh man -- I have, somewhat unwittingly, upped the ante with this neglected blog! I'd better add something more recent...!
All the while I've been crafting a good amount, though often at the last minute and under some sort of duress. I haven't even taken photos of most of my creations, let alone chronicled them here. There just wasn't enough time. But now... now maybe I have time.
This weekend I pulled together a small batch of cards for St. Patrick's Day. This really was a small batch -- enough for my closest friends and also for some fellow crafters. I got them into the mail this morning and I hope they arrive on or before March 17. Time will tell!
This stamp set, and its coordinating dies, are favorites from Pretty Pink Posh.I won't share all the rest of the details or supplies here but if anyone 1) actually reads this post and 2) wonders about any of my supplies, just shoot me a message and I'll get back to you. Can we just take a moment to behold the magic and power of Stickles? I used Goldenrod all over this card... took a long time to dry but my goodness... GORGEOUS.
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