Hi...
I just wanted to let you know my pieces are going out tomorrow. I am so sorry they are going out late. The funeral was far away, (a 5 hour drive each way) and so my husband was left mailing them out. Well, DS spilled juice, and the baggies not sealed got the worst of it. There was only one group salvageable! The others had a hodge podge of pieces, but I couldn't replicate anything (different papers, maybe...)
I redid the pieces for I and K. I am not proud of my work; I rushed through it. If you want me to re-do the pieces and send them to you, or send them to individuals, I will be glad to. Let me know - I just didn't want to hold up the train. I wanted to include a picture so you could get an idea of what I mean.
This is Group I (Colors)
Just Keep Swimming...somehow it seemed appropriate today after coming home to wet scrapbook pieces...He didn't even lay them out to dry! Grrr...
Group K (General Cruise)
Here is a close-up of the title.
The title is kind of more like an embellishment. I've had this bookplate idea for a long time, and it didn't look nearly as good as I had hoped. I can re-do the title with the Cricut if you want. Just a normal, matted title.
It is hard to tell, but the one border has flocking over random words (like sand, surf, fun)
If there is anything you guys want me to re-do, or to make better, please let me know. It really wont hurt my feelings. I'm just so sorry this happened. I worked on these since I got in from my business trip at 3:00, and I think I was getting tired. Let me know what you want me to do, and I will check in before I mail it. I still plan on overnighting it. Like I said, I don't want to hold up the group, but I don't want to turn in anything that isn't good enough, either.
I'm sorry again. And thank you all for the prayers! He fought ALS for 4 long years, but those 4 years were way too short. I broke down at the conference. We were talking about patients in nursing homes, wheelchairs, etc. and the speaker had us sit in our seats and not move. We could move our eyes, but nothing else. We just had to sit, and she timed us for 5 minutes. It was a game to see if we could do it. She was trying to show us how hard it is to get comfortable when you are stuck in one position. And all I could think was that this is how he lived the last 6 months of his life, in a chair, unable to move anything but his eyes, even unable to talk at the end. I broke down and had to leave the room! It was the first time I had really cried, and I could just hear him (my cousin) saying, "Haha, you lost!" He was so ornery, but in a funny way. He had a great sense of humor. Anyway, I am going to bed and will look at things with a fresh set of eyes tomorrow!`
Lori B.