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