Thanks + Christmas {Uber Simple} Card

Posted on | August 28, 2009 | 17 Comments |

First of all I want to thank everybody for all the wonderful things you’ve written about M. We really appreciate it and after that incident we had a little talk with her and told her how wonderful she is (without giving her a big head — and M’s pretty down to earth so we’re not too worried there) and that if anybody tells her otherwise she should just smile, say “thank you”, and walk away. We did find out that the after school teacher had a talk with the girl. Did her parents find out? We don’t know, we didn’t ask. But hubby went and picked M up again yesterday and the first thing he did was look for that girl. She was there and when they made eye contact (and hubby can look super scary!) she looked down. I guess he gave her the stare a few times and the teacher and him knew that she’d never say such thing again to anybody. I feel like I’ve become drama mama since school started! What next? Hopefully nothing!!!

Up next is the super simple Christmas card. It even has no sentiment! But ya know, I think it looks better without. I just gives it a classy wintery look to the card. I did add some Pink Paislee Pixies on the trees and mounds. You can’t see the glitter effect on the pictures but in real life, this card is pretty shimmery. I love it!! I used regular (Stampin’ Up!) pen glue and then sprinkled the pixies on it. Love it better than regular glitters… less messy!

I hope you all have a great weekend! I get to pick-up my iMac tomorrow. Yeah!! Hopefully it’ll stay well until I save enough for a 24″ one! M can’t wait and hope it doesn’t break again also. Why? Cause this 20″ one will be her computer – for homework she said (like she has any that uses a computer!). She’s such a geek. She said the most fun class in school is computer lab. Wow, she is turning into her momma {::SMILES}.

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Alicia posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 10:08 am.
You just can’t go wrong with this set, it has been around forever, but it always looks so good. You did a great job with it, love the clarity!
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Ashley Cannon Newell posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 10:37 am.
It is classy and is perfect for bulk card-making, especially for a business who gives them to clients because it’s not ‘traditional.’ Good ideas all the time! :) I’m still not sewing yet. I imagine that it will be next year before I really do it…we’ll see!
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~amy~ posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 10:44 am.
gorgeous crisp card savitri…good to hear about the m situation…you’re no drama mama…I call it mama bear mode…it happens :)
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Cindy posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 10:47 am.
This is simply beautiful!
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Travelingmama posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 11:36 am.
I’d still like to smack that kid. What a brat! M is nothing short of BEAUTIFUL! Look at her parents… how could she be anything else??? :-) Oh, and I just wanted to tell you to drop Jovie off and we would love on her! How are things going with your caretaker? Ummm… hello- baby! Of course they want to be held. It seemed that is all Landon wanted the first six months of his life! We carried him ALL day. aRgh! Well, hopefully things are better for both girls!

I love your simple designs too! I’ve been working on a few myself and will be posting more over the next few days. I’ve got another giveaway for today and it’s going to make someone very happy!

Hugs from Morocco!
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Clouds posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 12:36 pm.
You’re not drama momma, I think any mom and dad would feel very protective of their kids if they heard someone say something negative about their kid. I know I would, if I ever had one :o) So, your card is totally elegant and classy (or is that the same thing?) Love the simple clean and crisp look. Love the glittering too, I really need to add more glitter on my cards! I think Cath will really like it :D So, have a good wkend!

HUgs
Clouds :D
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Catherine posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 1:48 pm.
Hopefully the little girl has learned her lesson. LOL on the DH stare down!

I just love this card! It’s so fresh and clean. Thanks for reminding us how beautiful a “simple” card can be. It’s so elegant.
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Cathy posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 7:20 pm.
so pretty!
and i’m sorry about the M incident.
M is beautiful (of course you already knew that) :)
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Mel B. posted the following on August 28, 2009 at 7:42 pm.
M is a beauty! I’ve always thought that biracial children are so beautiful. Children from different races I’ve always thought of as gorgeous they look so exotic! Racism is a very ugly thing…something that I myself deal with daily being Latin. It’s sad to hear that such a young child would say something like that.
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Quirky posted the following on August 29, 2009 at 2:45 am.
Great to hear that M is alright and hope that the girl will keep her attitude in check. I would probably not have handled it that well. I might have scolded the girl. But hey, you did good :)

Love your card, btw. It’s so clean and crisp. I’m thinking of starting Christmas card making as well. Need to get loads done, so I’m deliberating on designs..haha… :) Yours is a great inspiration! :)
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Sarah Martina posted the following on August 29, 2009 at 8:30 am.
It’s a good thing kids are resiliant! We grown-ups like to hold on to stuff! Lol… I think you and your DH handled things really well. I’m not so nice when my kiddos are “attacked” with words or however… I quickly turn into Momma Lion…Lol. Anyhow, I sure pray things are smooth sailing from now on.

Your card is perfect just the way it is. And I’m sure the shimmery look is just dazzling! Love it!
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Maile posted the following on August 29, 2009 at 9:23 am.
Simply stunning!!! Love the glitter!
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LuRae posted the following on August 30, 2009 at 11:04 am.
Like you, all your many reader-admirers, and I know, M is not remotely that “U” word in anyway. You, your husband, M and thankfully the teacher all handled the situation well. Loved the stare down! My guess is that the little girl didn’t exactly mean what she said either. Obviously, she hasn’t learned tact yet, but my guess is that her vocabulary didn’t match her thoughts. (Am I a Pollyanna or what?!?!?!) Perhaps she meant that she didn’t personally care for M’s choice of clothes that day. When I try to go shopping with my teen-age daughters, the clothes I pick out for them are often met with “Mom, that’s ugly!” (Notice the continual need for tact and better choice of words!)

I wanted to mention one other insight that I got from one of your earlier messages — sorry this is so long. When you described yourself as bi-racial, it really startled me. In the US, I’ve heard bi-racial when referring to a comgined black and white heritage. It never occurred to me that there would be discrimination based on a convergence of other heritages. Sad that each culture has found a “mix” that they feel it necessary to demean. And I’m sad to think that you would still feel the sting of being bi-racial when I’m pretty sure no one around here would even think twice about your interesting heritage being something to be put down for. One last thing (I promise!): There’s hope! My 16-year old daughter has unusually curly hair. Kids from her school see me around more than my husband, just because of our work schedules. They knew I was white and have very straight hair. Since Amanda has such curly hair, they assumed Phil was black. He’s white too, but Amanda never felt discriminated against because people thought she had a white parent and a black parent. To her and the people she knows, that is not good, it’s not bad; it just is! When we said something about people thinking she was “bi-racial,” she had never heard the word before and thought it was hilarious — and once again proved to her teen-age mind that we were so ancient and out of touch with reality! :-)
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1. Savitri posted the following on August 30, 2009 at 3:01 pm.
  Lurae, thanks for your (long) comment :)
  
  Indonesia has grown up some but there are extremist there (remember the bombings? There was also a recent one, last month I think, in the Marriott hotel in Jakarta).
  
  I can’t remember the exact time but it was around 1998/1999 when there was a huge riot in Indonesia and a lot of Indonesian-Chinese were targeted. Many shops were burnt (and churches too) and many women were rapped. It was not pretty. That was why my sister was sent over to live with me even though she was still young (my sister’s a U.S. citizen by birth but my parents didn’t plan on sending her back to the U.S. until she was older. But the situation made them change their minds). Unlike me she looks very Chinese.
  
  There are many wonderful Indonesians but there are those who are still unwilling to accept others who are “different” than they are.
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terriebailey posted the following on September 3, 2009 at 12:16 am.
Some people are just born `rude`
Savitiri You are `beautiful`Your family and your children are `beautiful` inside and out….
I think your husband handled it with dignity!!!!
I hope he left her with something to think about….
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