It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I write this post. Today is the final blog hop and final post for The E-Team. We’ve had an amazing ride (an E-Ticket ride) . . . and I believe we have accomplished all that we set out to do:
As you might recall, Daisy announced at the beginning of June that she was charting a new course and returning to work at Disneyland. Now we all know how much Daisy loves all things Disney, which explains the challenge that we were given for our final hop . . . Inspired by Disney or to use our favorite Disney quote on our journal page.
Even though I’m so very excited for Daisy and for the opportunity that she’s been given, today’s hop is also bittersweet. With the transition of Daisy and eclectic Paperie, The E-Team is retiring.
To make today’s hop special, Daisy has graciously given each designer a prize package to be given away from the comments left on our blog. There will also be a special prize package on the eP Blog.
I LOVE the way Daisy put my prize package together. Because of my affiliation with Graphic 45, there is a pad of Once Upon a Springtime and a package of the new Metal Butterfly Staples. I’ve had a long affiliation with Spellbinders™, so included with the package is Fanciful Flight (designed by Donna Salazar). Lastly, she has included two of my favorite stamps from Stampavie (Mumu designed by Mo Manning – she reminds me of my great-grandmother).
I don’t know what the other E-Team members were given as their prize packages, so you’ll have to visit to find out:
You have until Sunday, July 1st to leave comments, and the winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 3rd.
For my project, I looked at many different Disney quotes. Not necessarily having a favorite quote, there wasn’t one that popped out at me. I tried to work a journal page with a couple of them, but my pages just didn’t come out saying what I wanted them to. Finally, after a little more digging, I came up with this: “Never say goodbye. Because goodbye means going away, and going away means forgetting.” – Peter Pan.
AND because I’ve been spending lots of time in doctor and hospital waiting rooms, I decided to do a little tangling/doodling. (That means that I could take my journal with me and work while waiting.)
Close-up of my quote:
I can’t tell the girls on The E-Team goodbye . . . this retirement thing is absolutely killing me. I hope you’ll bear with me for a few paragraphs:
Daisy, thank you for asking me to go on this ride with you! I’m so glad I said yes and will remember always the time we’ve spent together at CHA(s) and the laughs we’ve had. I don’t think CHA will ever be the same for me again! Your friendship and support have meant so much and I wish you great success in your new adventure.
Broni, what can I say. From the time we first started out on Design Teams (which I believe the first may have been the Dirty Dozen), we’ve had at least one team that we’ve been on at the same time. I’m feeling such a loss that we will no longer be a team together . . .
Starla, it has been such a pleasure for me to watch you grow as an artist. I’m so happy you agreed to come along for the ride when we asked you (and that you listened to Yoda)!
Micki, who would have thought a few years ago when we met outside CHA that you and I would eventually be on a design team together! It has been such a pleasure to see what you create each month . . . each of your projects continue to inspire and amaze me.
Linda, it has been my honor to have served on this team with you. I’m also thankful that we finally got to meet at CHA in January. I will continue to stalk your blog to see what challenge you offer up next!
Thank you all for your encouragement, compassion, understanding and inspiration; BUT most importantly, thank you for your friendship! I feel so blessed that each of you have touched my life in your own special way. My hope is that we all stay in touch and continue to inspire one another!
I think that wraps it up for me today . . . it has been one hell of a ride!
