Thursday, August 16, 2012

A Lovely Farewell...

Greetings my dear friends!!!  I'm here today with a bit of explaining, some fun and a few creations to bid you a bloggy farewell for a short while while I embark upon a new adventure, of sorts! 

My darling friends and teammates at DYSU have organized an amazing blog hop as way to say adieu as I am stepping down from the team.  (sniff, sniff)  I first and foremost want to thank them for this amazing send off as well as my wonderful time that I spent with them on the team.  It was one of the most organized, well thought out, kind, compassionate and caring group of women that I've ever had the pleasure of creating with.  I will miss you all GREATLY but as time goes on I promise to come back and create with y'all when I can!!  Hugs my friends and many, many thank yous to you all!!!

As some of my crafty friends have noticed...my blog has been VERY quiet and getting increasingly more so as the weeks have gone on.  I have resigned (albeit tearfully) from all of the fabulous teams that I was on.  While I cannot share the news ~ just yet (wink) ~ I will say that it has to do in a way with my health (I am TOTALLY fine) but require more time to spend with my darling husband and two amazing kiddies as well as time to care for myself.  With school starting less than two weeks away, I want to spend every single moment with my babies before my daughter heads off to second grade and my son to Kindergarten.  The time is precious and few. 

I am sure that once everyone is settled in school, I will have a little time to dabble creatively here and there but will be more focused on some mini albums for my kids as well as catching up on some scrappy projects that have been waiting for me very patiently.  I will post every now and again so please don't forget about me as I surely will not forget about you all.  I will definitely come by and visit and comment when I can and will for sure get back into the crafty world when it's my time.  But for now...it's farewell to my daily creating and blogging.  Be sure to keep me posted on anything fun and I will come by and say "hello!!" 

And so, without further ado, I am going to leave you with some of my favorite projects that I created while on the DYSU team. 

Thank you my friends for everything!!  See you soon!!

With Many Crafty Hugs!
Meredith

22 comments:

Faye said...

Hope you're ok Hun...

I can see why these would be your favs. xx

Pauline said...

Aww, Meredith, we will miss your wonderful creations and your friendly presence at DYSU, and we really hope you feel better soon, and are able to join us again as a GDT!
You picked the same faves of yours that I loved too, especially that sassy beach belle - take care, and pop by and see us some time when you have a spare 5 minutes xx

Jessi Fogan said...

I can only imagine it was a tough decision to make - I wish you all the best, and it'll be lovely to see your creations again :)

WencheP said...

Awesome cards! Love them all! You will be missed on the team! Wish you all the best!

Hugs,
Wenche

Denise said...

These are ALL wonderful creations. I will miss you and your wonderful work but wish you all the best for the future. I shall definitely be visiting your blog as and when you post and hope you will pop by DYSU from time to time.
Take care of yourself and enjoy your family.
Hugs
Denise xx

Alexandra Lundgren said...

Look at you being all smart and prioritizing!!! Stay in touch please dear Meredith! You have a wonderful soul and I will miss you!

Rose said...

wish you all the best :) these are all awesome cards!!

zehra said...

Meredith, i love your projects, I look forward to your emails. I hope all goes well with you and have fun with the babies.
take care
love

auntbeespickles said...

So sorry to see you go Meredith. Your coloring is just out of this world! Good luck to you. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Hugs, Sarah T

Heidi Brawley said...

Wow sorry to hear this!!! You have Fabulous and darling creations!!! Are you going to have another baby perhaps?!?!?!?!? Well good luck to you and hope all is well!!! Love your button creation cards!!!! Hugs!!!

Unknown said...

Your creations are so inspiring to me. You have such a keen sense of where to embellish, layer, stitch and stamp :) I'll miss those sneak peeks of your work every week. If there's anything you need, please don't be shy to pop over or email. Crafty hugs
xx

Patty said...

Wow..yes..I can see why your blogmates are sad to see you go...wonderful card creations!! I'm just staring into this whole blog world and am a "empty nester" as they say..but am realizing it takes up an enourmous amount of time...totally understand why you're taking a leave...good luck and god bless your family!!

Patty
hapscrappy.blogspot.com

dawnmercedes said...

I love that hedgehog!!

MrsD07 said...

Hmmmm......not sure why, but my baby radar is going off ;)

Lovely cards, really!! You are CRAZY talented!!!

Best of luck to you!!!

Jenn Borjeson said...

Oh Meredith - good for you for doing what you need to do. It's so hard to do it "all", isn't it? I'll be thinking of you and popping in to visit. Your cards are stunning, as always. :)

Unknown said...

Hi Meredith, we will be miss you and your wonderful creations. Take care of yourself and your great family. Just remember to visit sometimes and play with us. I am glad you showed some of your great job. I am still drooling over that cute detective ;) Take care!! Hugs, Joan

MA-MI said...

It's a collection of lovely cards. Hugs, Maja

Ren-Yi said...

Meredith - your words really mean a lot to me and to the team. You know my principles: try to make everything easy peasy ;) i hope that you will be back and if you ever have time and want to join us as at GDT, let me know! in the meantime, i hope you have fun creating for your family and do enjoy your kids. i hear that when you blink they are already off to college. stay in touch :)

WendyP said...

sorry you are leaving DYSU - you will be missed I am sure - your cards are amazing - all the very best for the future xoxo

Rachel said...

Sorry to hear you're leaving DYSU, your DT cards are fabulous! Best wishes for the future. Wedgie xxx

Evy G said...

It's so sad that you're leaving! I wish you all the best and hope you'll come back soon to show us some more of your lovely creations, because i really like your style!

Hugs, Evy

Chris said...

Hey Meredith, I'm sorry to see you step down from DYSU and all your other positions. I hope I'll still see you around at MFT. Your work is fabulous and inspiring I'd hate to not see it at all. Of course you have to take care of yourself and your family so I hope you get to squeeze some crafting in there.
Hugs,
Chris V - easily amused