A little late...Christmas cards

Well thanks to my severe scaling down on activities for Christmas, I did not make Christmas cards for en masses, but I did get to play around a little bit. When considering making cards for lots of people, I think easy peasy is best. The first card was way to plain, and could use even just a ribbion tied along the side to add spice. The second one requires more coloring than wanted, and I think the third one hit it on the nail. The layout of this card is simple, yet elegant, which is my preferred style. The white part that says JOY is glittered cardstock. The whole roll of ribbion I found at the dollar store by the wedding things which I thought was a great deal. However, the quality of the ribbion is really quite poor, and does not thread through other do-dadds easily (i.e. it shreads) . So for my pourpose it worked.

For great ideas on layouts, check out this website, Card Positioning Systems The whole website is dedicated to challenging their viwers to create cards using their pre thought out layouts. Viewers than post their cards in the "gallery." So you can see tons of different ideas. They also have a lot of free giveaways. By looking at the sketches, you can break down how to make good images that are applealing to the eye.

The bird

I've been into putting birds on cards. I don't know why, they are just cute! The only problem is, to really get a cute image, you should color it in. Which I'm not good at. Have you heard of copic markers? They are really good (expensive) markers that create beautiful images. I was looking on you tube, and they have videos on how to use them. I think it is utterly amazing how you can learn about anything on the internet! Anyway I've been learning so much about products I've never heard of before by looking at some hard core card makers blogs. I've come to the conclusion that making cards isn't that cheap the more you get into it! So my goal is to keep things fun yet simple.

One of my favorite

Can we say Simple yet elegant? That's my favorite way to go....

It's all about the pretty paper

Be Mine

Which card is your favorite? At first I liked the first one the most. It's the most elaborate and has glitter within the paper, but I'm not sure the poke-a-dotted ribbon looks the best. Maybe black with a poke-a- dotted bow? And there is a lot of different visual patterns that might be too much. It's more than I'm used to at any rate.

PT Contest

So I've entered this contest from my favorite site, Capture The moment, to alter a bag etc... (see above details on the website) I learned to make this bag at a friends party. It's so easy.
Trim a paper bag to make it eight inches long, fold in half. Create a binding big enough to punch three holes , then tie cute ribbon in a simple knot that coordinates to the card stock you use to decorate the front.
To Make the inside of the card, place card stock over the bottom of the bag. Where the bag opens is a perfect place to insert gift cards or pictures, or a special note. I'm in a hurry to post this, so if you have more specific questions, feel free to ask!

Getting started

I've been making cards for awhile, and love making anything I think I can! This is a card I made for my sisters baby shower. It's extremely simple, but she likes simple, So I thought I would make it simple for her taste.