Courtney Smith
Good afternoon, devoted and faithful blog readers! I hope you enjoyed this morning’s blog hop — aren’t those a talented group of designers?! We think so too.
This post is bittersweet for me to write.
Bitter: I hate change and I hate goodbyes. Sweet: Change can be good and exciting and totally worth it. Bitter: I love the Paper Crafts community, and will miss everyone dearly. What will I do without Susan and her colorful outfits? And how will I manage my new job without hearing the familiar “pop” of a Coke can coming from Kelly’s desk? And your reader comments are the highlights of my morning, so I’m not sure how I will survive without those! Sweet: I’ve been given a new opportunity to pursue in the fashion industry that I simply cannot pass up.
You see, bittersweet, right? I’m glad you feel my pain. I’ve been at Paper Crafts for just over a year, and it has been truly wonderful! I’m one of the fortunate ones. I was prepared to work mediocre jobs right out of college, but Paper Crafts was my first “grown up person job”, and the Paper Crafts team and all of our supporters (that’s you!) have really set a high bar for my future jobs. So thank you, thank you, thank you.
But when an opportunity like this — I’ll be working for a couture wedding gown designer in Salt Lake City– comes along, and it happens to coincide perfectly with my interests, and coincidentally, of course, it aligns with my talents…. well let’s just say you grab that opportunity and hold on with all your might!
Now if I can only find a way to meld the wedding community with the paper-crafting community, we’ll be all set, right?!
So thank you, again, for all of your kind words, encouragement, and enthusiasm. You’ve made it quite the ride! I will miss all of you, but maybe, just maybe, you will all gain an interest in wedding blogs? Just a thought….
Adieu for now,
P.S. Tune in tomorrow to meet your new blog host! I’ll give you a hint.. It’s a familiar face!
How exciting!
Good luck to you!
Sandra ltb
Best wishes in your new endeavor, Courtney!
Good luck!
Courtney, it’s been such a pleasure having you here! I know that you’ll be happy with this new opportunity and excel in whatever you do! Good luck and enjoy the ride!!!
I’m so excited for you as you fly off to pursue your dream! Enjoy every second of it!!
How exciting for you to be able to work in the field you want. Do not dispair, you can always design a wedding album to sell to those happy, beautiful brides to combine both worlds. I hope your new venture is a fun one as well.
I am sorry to see you go but, I wish you the best of luck!!:)
Best wishes, great opportunity for you but you’ll be missed!
congratulations, courtney! i’ll miss you, though
Congrats!! So exciting!
Congrats to you Courtney! Best wishes to you in your new career!
You will be greatly missed, but WOW! What an awesome opportunity for you. You are gonna rock the new job.
So glad that your time at PC was a VERY SWEET one! Thanks for sharing this!All the best to you, Courtney! Congrats!
Congrats ! Getting to follow your passions is truly exciting! Hope it all goes really smoothly for you.
Sincere best wishes for great success in your new adventure.
A great BIG Congratulations! to you Courtney. Wish you all the best.
Congrats! Good luck in your new job, Courtney! So exciting! Can I have your old job? heehee…
Congratulations and Best Wishes Courtney on your new adventures.. May your career Sky Rocket!
i will miss you, courtney! you did such an amazing job with papercrafts – thank you for your commitment and encouragement along the way!
Congratulations, Courtney, and wishing you the best. You will definitely be missed as you did a fabulous job keeping the PaperCrafts blog interesting. Enjoy your new venture!
SO exciting for you…congrats! Best of luck!
Congratulations Courtney! I am so happy for you but I’ll miss you so much here at the same time!! Best of Luck!
Best Wishes!! We’ll miss you, but you’ll have a great time on this new journey!
Ohhh sorry to see you go BUT good luck in your new venture!! We will miss you!
A fond farewell, and happy trails to you Courtney! Now If I could go back 20 years, grow another foot and lose 25 lbs. perhaps I could pull off one of those gorgeous wedding dresses.
If the hop gives even a hint at how awesome this issue and the stamp sets used are I’m psyched! I sure hope I win – both a copy of this issue and all these awesome stamps! My DD and I would be in stampy heaven. TY for hosting the hop and for so many opportunities to win!
Congrats!!! Good luck, and stop back to say hi occasionally. Take care.
Congrats on your new job, always enjoy reading your posts. Best of luck!
All the best to you, Courtney, you’ve worn that blue boa with total class!
Congratulations Courtney-wishing you all the best in your new dream job-tho you will be missed here!
Oh, I hate to see you go but it’s wonderful that you have such a great new opportunity to do what you love. Yes, I can see the paper world coinciding with the wedding world…what about all of those paper flowers, banners, decorations and don’t forget the paper dresses at CHA. (I’m still thinking about those.) Regardless, enjoy your new career and hopefully PC will let you make guests appearances sometimes.
We will miss you too Courtney! Have a wonderful time at your new job and they will be lucky to have you and all your creativity! Good luck!!!
My very best wishes to you on your new adventure!!
All the best to you in your new job! you’ve been fabulous in your first “grown up person” job…. and you’ll be amazing in your second. Congratulations!
Congratulations, Courtney! You will be missed!
Wish you the best as you go after this new venture!
Congrats on your desired and met change of scenery! Best wishes!
Best wishes Courtney! Her gowns look beautiful!
Congrats!!! It sounds like so much fun!! We’ll miss you, but know that you’ll do well in this next adventure!! I’ll have to check out wedding gown designers in SLC when my daughters get engaged!! Maybe I’ll find a familiar (and pretty) face
How wonderful for you. I hope you have the time of your life !
So very excited for you. What an opportunity!!! We will miss you, but the wedding gown community is very lucky!!!
Best wishes!
You will be missed!
Congratulations, Courtney! We will miss you too! But I am sure you will enjoy this great opportunity!
Bittersweet, yes it is! But, how amazing, I LOVE Maggie Sottero! I wore one of her designs as my wedding dress (the now retired Julie dress). Her dresses are sheer perfection.
Congrats on your new job, it sounds just wonderful! I will miss seeing your sweet face when I open up my emails…so good luck and enjoy your new job.
All the best to you!!! We will miss you!
Good luck and many blessings to you, Courtney. I’m sure you will do well in your new gig.
Congratulations and best wishes!!! You are awesome!
It will be sad to see you go Courtney, i will miss you face on my email each morning when i wake up to a post you have done
but gook luck in your new job.
Sorry to see you go. Best of luck with your new job.