November 15, 2010 Cards

Hello everyone and Happy Thanksgiving,

Sorry for the late post.  I was busy getting ready for the Holiday Crafts Fair on Saturday and busy putting everything back!  It was not as successful as I had hoped.  Of course, it didn't help that I got there late because of the rain.  So I didn't get the primo spot that Alice was trying so hard to keep.  Thank you Alice!  You're a pal! Lesson learned!

I don't think it would have matter anyway.  I was able to sell some stickers, a couple packs of papers and ONE of my handmade cards.  So, I took all my cards back to work and gave them to a friend who is having a get together with her friends for Thanksgiving.  She's been buying most of my cards to give to these same girl friends.  Hopefully, she'll be able to sell more cards than me! ;o)

Actually, it wasn't all that bad!  I had fun sharing the booth with my friend Kathy who sold some of her special handmade soaps and seeing some friends that I haven't seen for quite some time.  Thanks Barbara and Karla for stopping by!  You made it all worthwhile!

Of course, we also had family visiting with us on Sunday, my brother-in-law Chris, his wife Ines and their kids Evan and Samantha.  So it was a very busy weekend for me!  Ines also bought some of my cards.  Thank you Ines!  Hope she wasn't feeling pity for me! ;o)  Naah!

OK, enough of my whining!  On with the cards!

This card was made to stand up like an easel.  The front was made with some of the papers that I had for sale.  (Only $1 a pack of 10 if anyone wish to buy some!)  The edges were trimmed with the silver snowflake stickers (also for sale for $1/sheet).  Wow, I guess I haven't gotten rid of my selling mode yet!  The inside dark blue panel is trimmed with snowflake ribbon, placed on to a lighter blue panel that was punched with scallop border punch, and then pop up with foam tape.  Of course, we had to add the final touches by adding some blings to the center of each flower of the card front.

The butterfly card below was made by applying the butterfly stickers on to different color shimmering wrapping papers and cut out.  The butterflies are then taped on to the card with foam tape.  Add a silver blue ribbon and that's it!  Easy!

The teapot card is actually a gift card holder.  The base of the card front was stamped with clear VersaMark ink and colored by rubbing a cotton ball with some orange/coral pastel chalk on top.  The teapot and tea cup were rub-ons to the white panel glued on to the orange panel.  The card was taped only 3 sides leaving the top open to insert a gift card.

This reindeer card was made by stamping snowflakes along the side and bottom of the card front with brown ink.  I also sponged it with brown ink, but I'm not sure I like the sponge look.  The reindeer was simply taped on with some sticky tape.  Add a ribbon and it's done!

Well, that's all folks!  Ta ta for now!  Leave me a comment in the box below.  I changed the setting so you can just add a comment without having to register or set up an account.  Hope it works.