Which is why you see one in the photo. However, I had already started putting together this new card design before I bought it.
Quarantine has brought about A LOT of unexpected things, like losing track of days and having too much time with nowhere to go.
I felt it was high time to dust off the old craft supplies and create something new and pretty. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them….
And now for some shameless self-promotion: These are original, 100% handmade, inspirational greeting cards for any occasion (blank inside). $5 each / discounts for bulk orders, tbd / *Local* delivery or pick-up available. (*Anything within reasonable distance of Ontario/Upland, California)
Please, message me if interested. 12 cards available.
I haven’t been able to build up much inventory over the past few months with moving and focusing on the job search and whatnot. Luckily, my friends still ask to buy my cards, so I’m able to stay inspired. This has lead me down two roads.
The first road is making crafts on a budget, which is essentially what I have always done. Not only is this due to the fact that I have more time to craft when I’m out of work but also because even when I had a good job I couldn’t justify spending money on a Cricut or something like that. So when I started making cards last year I was making them from scratch. Sure I bought embellishments and stuff, but my cards took on a certain style simply because of the resources I had available (and what little techniques I knew back then). Over the past year, I have spent a lot of time reading crafty blogs, watching YouTube videos, etc., and I still feel like a beginner at times. The latest technique that I learned is showcased in these cards: I love it! What you do is emboss your stamped image with clear or light colored powder and then use distress ink over the image in layers. The embossed image resists the ink and you get some awesome color effects this way.
The other road I mentioned above is one of buying greeting cards on a budget. My friend Maria was looking for cheap simple thank you cards that she could send out to a whole bunch of people. Since my cards aren’t “cheap” she didn’t think to ask me. But it made me realize that I should work on some simpler designs that use less materials and take less time so that I can offer them for half my normal price and not feel like I’m cheating myself. So these are the first batch. Thank you Maria for the insight and inspiration:
Sowing Crafty Seeds 