A bereavement thank you note

Wow, not sure why I have such a hard time posting to this blog, but I sure do. It takes very little time to actually do a post but it's mustering the energy that is the difficult part for me. So, my apologies for taking far to long between posts - I'm still stamping and creating just ... too lazy to post about them.

We are doing well since the death of David's dear mother. Needless to say Virginia is missed tremendously. Sunday's are the worse day because come hell or high water she always called to check in and have a good long conversation with her baby son David. I mentioned in my last post that I was going to be making the bereavement thank you notes for the family. The cards the funeral parlor provided were the absolute worse - felt like they were made from copy paper.

Details:
CASEd: Somwhere out there, can't find the original website. Sorry and thank you!!
Stamps: Words to Birds Collage, Memorybox Stamps.
Ink: Basic Black, Classic Stampin' Pad
Cardstock: Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Walk in the Park DSP, all Stampin' UP!
Ribbon: Black Gingham, Stampin' UP!

Thanks for looking and yes HE still stamps!

Final Stampin' UP! Post

Well, I resigned from Stampin' UP! this week. It was time ... just never really came to fruition for me. I kept myself in business as long as I could then had to admit when it was becoming far too much of a burden for the family. I would like to continue to buy SU products occasionally but it will be doubly difficult to pay full retail after having that 20% demo discount.

Perhaps to celebrate my independence from the controversial IDA I went to a brick & mortar stamp store. The store Beautiful Impressions is here in Connecticut. The store is located in a beautiful old building in a town called Westbrook. It was filled with so many wonderful things for stampers, so different from the big box stores. The owner is a woman named Teri (last name escapes me) who was so knowledgeable and helpful (much different than scrapbook stores IMO.) Amongst my purchases was a beautiful little stamp entitled "Words to Birds Collage" by Memorybox Stamps that is so unique. I'm using this stamp for the bereavement thank you cards for David's family. I'll post the finished project soon.

To close up this post I just wanted to stay to everyone who has supported and encouraged me along the road of Stampin' UP! a big thank you and if you're able keep an eye out for me -- I'm not going away!