A tailored thank you and some big news...

This thank you card started with a pre-made card blank. I added a coordinating striped mat and then dug out one of my oldest dies -- the Cuttlebug "With Gratitude" die. I used it to cut out the "thanks" and then used some Lifestyle Crafts nesting dies (frame #8) to cut the stacked labels.

This Cuttlebug die is a really old one--it was actually one of the first dies I ever owned--but I still like it. I haven't used it in a long time, so it was fun to dig it out again.

While the ribbon and the biggest square die-cut look black in these photos, they are actually a very dark green. They match a dark green stripe (which also looks black) in the patterned cardstock. Sure wish I could get truer colors when I take photos!






And now for my big news: I turned in my notice yesterday that I will be retiring at the end of June. My DH and I plan to use the next few years to travel and see some more of this great big country of ours. Of course, we may also take a few trips to other countries, but we will focus a good deal of our time visiting all those places in the U.S. that are currently on our bucket lists. I plan to continue blogging as best I can. I know many people take their computers and blog from the road. We'll see how that works for me.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day!
Cheryl