Sorry I haven't posted in a while... I have creations to add but not enough time to upload them to here. We are in the middle of selling our home, it is Christmas time, and also have birthday parties to attend.
My nephews impromptu belated birthday party is today. This morning I managed to create a card. Again, another reason to have an inventory. I always perform better under pressure, but today is just not one of those days.
I'm happy with what I've came up with, however I'm having a problem with the age appropriateness. Is he going to think it is "lame" "stupid" "for a baby"??? He is 10 - and I have no clue what a ten year old will think is cool. Kids likes and dislikes change at a drop of a hat. I just found out from my girlfriend that her sons won't wear anything from Old Navy because it isn't cool.. I love that store!
My only direction came from Uncle Geek who says anything with race cars or tractors.
Well... going through my well overdue borrowing of my friend's Cricut cartridges (who has a son), I came across a tow truck. Wish me luck this afternoon and hopefully I'm not called "Stupid Auntie Geek".
Ok everyone... we just returned from the party. Only two hours and more quieter than I imagined, none of the less - it has been way too long seeing the other side of the family. Kobe is so big. I still remember him as the little boy who wouldn't walk down the isle of our wedding without holding his big sister's hand and the promise of a toy race car after the ceremony.
But I wanted to report back what he and his friends thought of my card. At first the $20.00 bill distracted him, heck it would distract me! With a hug and a thank you and how the 20.00 was going to his Xbox fund, his mother looked at the card and exclaimed "Kobe, this card is so you!" And then she asked if I made it. I said yes. She then told Kobe to come back and re-examine the card... "Did you know Auntie and Uncle Chuck didn't go to the store to buy this card? Auntie Mel made this especially for you..." Kobe came back over to the card to check it out... as he touched it and looked it over I got a "whoa that's cool".
YES!!!
I also saw Kobe's cousin who is about the same age checking out my card after the other boys ran off to play arcade games. He too said "wow that is a cool card" and then scurried off to be with his pack. I was overjoyed - put a fork in me - I'm done, I am just good ol' Auntie Mel who isn't so stupid after all. Wooo Who!
