Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
A webmaster — also referred to as a web developer/architect, website administrator, or website publisher, among other titles — is responsible for the development and maintenance of your website. July 6 is the day designated to show your appreciation to your webmaster by taking them to lunch. What would you do without their magic coding fingers, their dedication to developing and keeping your website up and working, and the long hours they work? Your webmaster is a key player on your team, is available 24/7 in case of a website emergency, and is required to keep up with a constantly-changing industry. How can you celebrate Take Your Webmaster Click to Read more… |
Fourth of July
Fireworks, roasted marshmallows, family get-togethers … no holiday is more all-American than the Fourth of July. A commemoration of our adoption of the Declaration of Independence, Independence Day is celebrated in big towns and small towns all across America with parades, barbeques, red, white, and blue decorations, political speeches, and a patriotic feeling shared by all. The Declaration of Independence is the document that spells out the thirteen American colonies’ freedom from British rule. Voted on by Congress on July 2 and ratified on July 4, this important document contains, in its second sentence, what is widely regarded as the most meaningful statement on human rights: Click to Read more… |
Father’s Day
Father’s Day, celebrated this year June 19, is a day to celebrate the man who tells dad jokes, sings along to the radio when your friends are in the car with you, gives threatening looks to your dates — and dries your tears when the boy you like doesn’t give you a second look, surprises you by picking you up after school to bring you for ice cream “just because”, and is the man with whom you compare all other men. Father’s Day was first celebrate in 1910. Sonora Smart Dodd, after hearing the sermon for Mother’s Day the year before, wanted a day to recognize the importance of Click to Read more… |
Betsy Bush — GCU May Challenge Winner
Visit Betsy Bush’s store Dragonfire Graphics Please add the URLs of your 3 favorite cards in your storefront. Please list any of your professional social media sites: I have a few social media sites but must confess I don’t pay attention to them the way I should. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Blog What was your inspiration for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from an idea to a greeting card. I browsed all of the available June International/National days and 2 jumped out at me, National Nature Photography Day and National Cancer Survivors Day. I wrote them both down and had them Click to Read more… |
National Best Friend Day June 8
A best friend laughs with you (and at you, when you deserve it), shares your moments of sorrow and pain, brings you chocolate when you need it, and doesn’t let you forget how wonderful you are. A best friend can help you handle anxiety, makes you more optimistic, and gives you emotional and physical strength. If you need to talk to your best friend right away, she’ll drop everything to be with you. If you need someone to serve as a sounding board, your best friend will give you feedback. And, of course, if you need someone to give you unconditional love and support, your best friend is your Click to Read more… |
Memorial Day
Memorial Day, formerly known as Decoration Day, is a day to commemorate the men and women who have died in the military service of the United States. Observed on the last Monday in May, it is traditional to fly the flag at half-staff from dawn until noon on Memorial Day. Many families visit cemeteries and place flags on the graves of loved ones who died in the service of their country. Other typical Memorial Day observances include a parade with the American Legion color guard, veterans and their families, local politicians, and local community members. Memorial Day is recognized as a federal holiday, and all non-essential government offices are closed. Click to Read more… |
International Tiara Day — May 24
Every woman deserves a tiara. It reminds those around us that we are special, empowered, and intelligent, and we are to be treated accordingly. Bowing to us isn’t always necessary, but a “Yes, of course, your Majesty” occasionally would be nice! International Tiara Day is celebrated May 24, Queen Victoria’s birthday. You can celebrate International Tiara Day by, certainly, wearing a tiara, and maybe having a tea for friends and family. A tea dress isn’t necessary, but it would be fun to dress up a little bit. And you and your friends will, of course, want to wear your tiaras to your tea. Tea is served between lunch and Click to Read more… |
Barbara Schreiber — April Challenge Winner
Barbara Schreiber, Greeting Card Universe April Challenge winner What awards or contests have you won outside of GCU? I’ve never entered anything anywhere outside of GCU as I never had the time or the ambition and am too lazy …. What are your 3 favorite cards in your storefront? My favorite design is always the one I’m currently working on. Please list any of your professional social media sites: I’ve got two blogs, but never find the time to post something. https://barbara-schreiber.blogspot.de/ https://etoilesandfernweh.blogspot.de/ What was your inspiration for your winning card? Please walk us through the process of how this card went from an idea to a greeting card. I Click to Read more… |
National Limerick Day
National Limerick Day is observed on May 12, the birthday of English author and poet Edward Lear, who popularized limericks in his book “Book of Nonsense”, published in 1846. Lear’s book https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=982 is available as a free download from Project Gutenberg. A limerick is a 5-line poem with a rhyming pattern of AABBA, with the first, second, and fifth lines having 7-9 syllables, and the third and fourth lines having 5-7. Limericks were originally written as nursery rhymes and then moved into the pubs and became a more adult, bawdy form of entertainment. Whether intended for children or adults, though, all limericks are nonsense and humorous. Of unknown origins is Click to Read more… |
National Lost Sock Memorial Day – May 9
Into what dark abyss do lost sock go? Or are they off at a mismatched sock party, laughing at us for continuing our search for them? It is a mystery as old as time — or, at least, as old as socks. Searching under beds or bureaus, inside pant legs, or in the toy box will bring some of these wayward socks to light, but still, there are those stubbornly AWOL socks. So we put the mate into a drawer and hope for the best. After all, the last time we threw away the mate to a lost sock, lo and behold, the lost sock came back. National Lost Sock Click to Read more… |
