Cards by Mee Chelle

2020 has been quite the year. It figures that it took a pandemic to get me back into crafting. All these crazy changes have taken their toll so I knew I had to get back to some semblance of normalcy. Once upon a time that meant crafting.

So I took the storage bins out and slowly began again, realizing that I have forgotten all of my Copic color combos, all my distress ink techniques and how the hell do you even glitter emboss again? A part of this has been fun though- the relearning. It's like everything is new again.

And a lot is new since I last posted. I left off at a wedding. I'm a mom now so those long Sunday afternoons of crafting are no longer possible. But I find my way around it. I changed the look of the blog to something even simpler and cleaner so I'm hoping to dip my feet back in the pool. And I know no one reads this, but I have so much history with this blog- I didn't want to abandon it. It was always more for me than anyone else anyway.

Here's my first Copic coloring image I did after an almost 3 year hiatus. More soon, hopefully.

When it came time to have a bridal shower, my first instinct was to pass. Everything about my wedding up until then had been rather small and unconventional so I felt having a shower would contradict that. Then the combination of my mom insisting I have one and me realizing that it was my wedding and I could do whatever I wanted, changed my mind. What was important was that I stuck to my guns: no restaurant brunches and no shower games.

Instead I wanted to do something fun and different. Obviously, crafting is such a large part of my life and it was something I thought the other ladies would enjoy too.

Off to Paper Source we go! The store on the Upper West Side has a large side room and since my shower would be in the summer, I wanted my theme to reflect that. We went with a Moana/Lilo and Stitch tropical shower. I chose a basic card making class that people at all levels would be able to do. The folks at the Paper Source let us bring lots of food as well as decorate the space and honestly, it was the best time. Not everyone knew each other, but the activity was something fun they could do while chatting.

I'm so glad I decided to try something different because it was such a great afternoon with the most important ladies (and gentleman) in my life. Below are some pictures of the day.