crafty anonymous

I went with a friend last night to a card-making workshop at the Paper Source in Bethesda. I have painted watercolor notecards and postcards, but have no experience with scrapbooking and the decorative card craze that has swept the nation. My friend makes beautiful cards all the time and signed us up for this two hour workshop last night just for fun.

We stopped for dinner after work on Bethesda Row and then arrived at the Paper Source just in time for the workshop to begin. I LOVE anonymous opportunities to be creative, where nobody knows what I do for a living and there is no pressure to perform, just the opportunity to be a student and create.

At one point someone commented on my card in process, and how much they loved the drawing I was working on, and I held my breath to see if my friend was going to "out" me.... but she didn't. She said something like.... "isn't she great, she's looking for a job - maybe she should work here!" and I grinned at her and the evening moved along.

It was such a nice, playful evening and I even had some time to shop before the end of the workshop.... with my busy schedule time to shop in a store is a rare treat.... and I brought home some surprises for Virginia.

Good for the soul!