Paper Cuts

As I mentioned yesterday, the summer swim season is over.  And we DID win our Divisional meet last weekend by a whopping 37 points! WOOHOO!  What a nail-biter…right down to the very end.  It was an absolutely fabulous meet! 

The President of our Board of Directors (who happens to also be our neighbor) asked me to make thank you cards for her to give to the Board and some others for their contributions this season.  I made 20 of these:

You’re Fintastic 1

I used Kim’s super-fun Ocean Friends set.  The fish was stamped on Stampin’ Up’s Ruby Red cardstock.  I used a white pen on the teeth and a black 3-d gel pen on the eyes.  Beneath the card is the coordinating envelope.

My daughter had a fantastic swim buddy– an older swimmer who offered support, encouragement and brought little gifts to the swim meets.   (She just happens to be the daughter of our neighbor/BOD President).  We wanted to give her a little thank you in return for all she did for Katie.  So I made this:

You’re Fintastic 2

I used a 1 3/8″ circle punch to cut out the partial circle and then adhered the fish in the scoop, popping him up on some dimensional boosters.

The inside held an iTunes gift card and a thank you note from my daughter.  I wish I’d taken the picture after she’d written her note.  It was adorable…misspellings and all. 

And while the supplies were out, I also made this one:

You’re Fintastic 3

So do I miss dragging my children out of bed every morning to be at the pool by 7:20 a.m.?  No.  Returning multiple times for additional practices?  No.  Will I miss going to the pep rallies every Friday night?  Um….no.  But I will miss the meets every weekend, even if we did have to get up at ridiculously early hours.  I really enjoyed watching the kids (mine and their friends).  But we went out with a bang and I’ll look forward to it starting all over again next summer…after a nice, long break. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Ocean Friends” and “Tag!  You’re It!” (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Antique Linen Distress  Cardstock:  Prism Black; Stampin’ Up! Naturals Ivory   Patterned Paper:  Cosmo Cricket Snorkel   Accessories:  American Crafts brads, Fiskars Rotary Trimmer/wave blade, Inkssentials white opaque pen, black Sakura 3-d gel pen, 1 3/8” circle punch, sewing machine, dimensional boosters.  All cards 5 ½” x 4 ¼” (or 4 ¼” x 5 ½”).

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