Intentions

I made this card for an online pal that I've been meaning to send a thank you card to. I've been trying to create something different and something that I liked, but I couldn't find anything that really stuck with me. Last night I was watching the Celebrity Apprentice and put together some Basic Grey Phoebe papers on cards, along with some ranger glaze, then some brown ribbon and the flower. I loved it, but realized that it needed some stamping. So I set about to make a conversation bubble, then realized I had conversation bubbles on some American Crafts paper. Pulled out a sentiment from my Hero Arts stamps and stamped, then embossed. Put everything together.
But something was off, really off. I couldn't figure out what. Something just made me not want to send this to the really dear person. So I decided to take it to work, with the intention of sitting it on my desk to see exactly what it was that the card was missing (by the way, it was one of the first cards I've actually be able to cut down from a sheet of 8 and 1/2 by 11). I don't normally do this, but I have before...it just seemed right.
And then I heard the news. A very dear work friend with a pacemaker might have had a heart attack yesterday. She asked her son to take her to the hospital. She was a bit out of sorts last week, and said she felt dizzy. But she did play nicely along with my belated practical joke. She fell yesterday, too. They're running tests today, but she'll probably get another cath tomorrow morning. I spoke with her on the phone and she sounds good, heck she's only 52. But I started crying and tried to stop and then it hit me. "I have a card," I said to her coworker. So we put it out and people have been signing it. It's nearly full and I haven't even signed it yet. And what kills me is that I normally have tons of cards sitting at the desk, but cleaned a few weeks ago and got rid of them. No one seems to have Get Well Soon cards around here, so this was like the perfect thing.
Now I'll go home and start working on a card for someone that I need to thank. And I have a feeling that this one's purpose will be a little bit more defined and skewed towards a thank you.
I'm still a bit in awe. I mean, I didn't intend for it to be used in this way, but it just felt right. And I knew something was off. Do they call this type of thing divine, or am I reading too much into it?
Tonight I plan on some Scrap n' Telling--with the winner of the contest, some reviews and other stuff. Have to write at some point, too. This weekend had a lot of writing, which is good. I'm shooting for being 1/4 done by Wednesday's meeting, hopefully I can hit 35 pages at the meeting Wednesday, which would be lovely.

Update!!!!

Hello everyone,
Sorry it's been such a long time since I've posted. There are some really exciting things coming down the line, and I have a few more videos for you--actually 6. I think I'm going to work on the lighting and try something different with the next batch I make, but the 6 will keep you satisfied for a while, right?
I'm still doing my blog candy contest, and I hope to extend the contest until 29 March, that's this coming SUNDAY. The contest will officially close at 3 PM EDT (that's noon for you west coast USA folks).
You may have noticed that I've changed my website layout and color scheme. I wanted to try something different, maybe get back into the web design/development mindset. That's right, I was a web developer for about 2 and a half years right out of college and I loved it. It was fun and rewarding.
I'm also loving the people I follow. I've been reading everyone's blog, but I haven't made time to comment, and that's my fault. I seem to have over committed myself (if you know me, you know that I tend to do that), but I'm getting caught up.
I signed up for Script Frenzy this year, that's a program (like NaNoWriMo) designed to get you to write a screenplay in a month's time.
I've been a participant for the last 3 years. I've managed to write a script and finish it every year. It's been very rewarding. This year, I took a step and have decided to head the Akron region. Firstly, because no one else was and Secondly, because there were no closer groups. I'm excited to get my script written, and really excited to see where it goes (okay, so I know where it goes) and how I get there, process-wise. Still have to make my scene notecards and my rough outline, but it will be awesome, I think.
My script idea is called 'Firth and Consequences' and I picture it as a film, hollywood or indy style. That's all for now, but you probably have an idea of something in the film based on the title, but that's all I'm giving you know.
Anyway, stay cool and keep crafting!