Tomorrow, October 16, 2014, is National Boss’ Day. (For those of you that forgot, aren’t ready, didn’t know – I thought I’d post a day ahead!) 🙂
I am one of the fortunate ones that works for a great company and has a wonderful boss, so I enjoy letting him know that I appreciate his kindness, fairness, support, and leadership. I feel privileged to work for the company I do and in the field I do. It is an honor to wake up every day and know that what we are doing in hospice and home health is making a difference in people’s lives. We are helping people LIVE when they are facing the last leg of their journey. We are providing dignity and quality of life. We are helping families cope, understand, and support their loved ones. I am truly grateful for the opportunity to do what I do and the boss that allows me to do it every day.
My boss is a man, so no “froo-froo, fussy-fuss” card for this occasion, but I thought I could use The Paper Players Color Challenge (PP217) to make a nice Fall gratitude card to honor my boss and the day.
For my stamping friends, I heat embossed the leaves with white on SU Whisper White card stock. I then sponged on the SU Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist, and Mossy Meadow inks (in that order) and hit the edges with some brown distress ink to create a better edge. I glued on a white border and then Mossy Meadow card stock base, heat embossed the SU Grateful for You sentiment on Mossy Meadow, hand cut and attached with dimensionals. I finished it off with just a couple sequins, and though you cannot really see in the photo, I hit the leaves with a coat of Wink of Stella to give it a subtle sparkle in just the right light. On the inside, I randomly stamped the maple leaf with the same three colors.
So here’s to National Boss’ Day. A great excuse for me to make a card! 🙂
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 
Is there no end to your talents? I really like this one. And I’m sure your boss will, too.
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LOL! Thanks Barbara Jack of many trades, master of none 🙂
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Nice card and so nice that you really appreciate your boss! A good boss makes all the difference! Didn’t realize you worked in Hospice care. Hospice is a wonderful thing! My Dad was a Hospice chaplain for years. Blessings to you!
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I truly am blessed! Thanks JR!
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You are amazing with all the things you can do, and do so exceptionally well! I’m sure your boss will love this card!
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Awh! Thanks PJ! Just the fun hobbies and things I enjoy doing at “Life in Between” 🙂
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You are such an inspiration, Jodi! I truly admire the passion you have for your hospice work. You are truly making a difference every day! I felt the very same passion throughout my teaching career. Your beautiful Gratitude card will make National Boss’ Day extra special. Thanks for teaching me how to share my love of card making with my blog friends who are not card makers. You blended so much more than ink ~ you blended a very personal story with a beautiful card! Truly inspiring! Have a lovely Autumn day, Jodi! ♡
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Wow Dawn! Thanks for making my day! What a kind comment you took the time to write. I truly appreciate it.
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Hi Jodi!
I bet your boss loves this card, what a great job you do at blending, it’s awesome! Thanks for joining us this week at The Paper Players!
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Thanks, Laurie, it is always a pleasure to “play along” with The Paper Players! Such an awesome team!
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Beautiful emboss resit card! I agree with Laurie, you’re blending looks awesome. What a great way to use this weeks colors. Glad you shared your creation at The Paper Players.
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Thank you for your kind comments, Andrea!
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Jodi, first let me say thank you for all you do in the Hospice care industry! I walked that path with my Daddy, and I know what you do makes a difference in so many lives! Your boss is lucky to have you! He will love this absolutely stunning card! Every week you amaze me with your gorgeous work! You are so very talented! Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players this week! XX
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Claire – you are always so generously kind. Thank you for your lovely words. xx back
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A beautifully-crafted card…and for a wonderful reason! Praise the Lord that there are people like you who use their gifts to ease the way for those who are near the end; it is a blessing to them as well as their families! Thanks for using our colors this week and sharing this with us at the Paper Players!
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What a kind message, LeAnne. Although I am not a direct care worker in hospice, I support them in various ways through my corporate communications role, and it is such a gift to be able to do. I have been on both sides of the hospice role, and I can say that it is gift for all sides, family, caregiver, family. We all must end this journey here on Earth at some point, so it is such a joy to help make it a good one for folks when we can.
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Jodi, this is just gorgeous. I love that you used the challenge colors to sponge the glowing background and then embossed in white–the leaves really pop! Lovely card and one that I’m sure your boss will treasure. Thank you for joining us at The Paper Players!
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Thanks for your kind comments Nance!
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This is fabulous, Jodi! The background is gorgeous and the leaves look fabulous over it embossed in white. Thanks so much for joining us this week at The Paper Players!
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Thanks so much Sandy!
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Love this card, who makes the beautiful leaf stamp you used!!! Gorgeous!!
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Hi Vicki – it was an Inkadinkadoo from the bargain basket at Michael’s 🙂
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Boss’s Day, also known as National Boss Day or Bosses Day, it is a time for many workers who enjoy their employers. Boss Day, which is October 16, is a respect and not a national holiday in the United States. If it falls on a weekend, then held his closest business day.
http://www.allbestmessages.com/sms-text-messages/Boss-Day-Sms.php/
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