Day Two Of The Hop

Good morning! Just finished Day Two of the Hero Arts Hostess Blog Hop while enjoying a cup of hot cocoa with mini peppermint marshmallows, yum! There are some extremely talented ladies on the hop; you should check it out! Here is the site. http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/ Can't wait to see what tomorrow's blogs will bring! I am super excited about the new Hero Arts releases! Can't wait to get my hands on the "Leafy Vines" and "Pinstripe" background stamp! Happy New Year!! :)

Hop Along With Me!

Happy Monday! Just wanted to check in and remind you all of the Hostess Blog Hop over at the Hero Arts Club Blog. You can start the hop here: http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/ I hope you'll join me! :) Oh! And if you follow along and leave some blog love for the hostesses, you may win a big gift prize from the Hero Arts Catalog! Check it out! They have lots of fun stuff to create with this year! See you there...

Hero Arts Blog Hop...And My First Challenge! :)

Good morning everyone! Happy Monday! Today I wanted to share with you the blog hop that I will be hop, hop, hopping on...it is sponsored by Hero Arts and runs today, January 14, through Friday, January 18, 2013. You can find more at the Hero Art Blog.

Note: This is the banner, but not an active link. You'll find more details here: http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/ Check out the Hero Arts blog for more info! Also, I will be working on my first challenge project! I am excited. I will post my project as soon as it is complete, just to see what you think. You can check out the contest here: http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/january-2013-contest-details/

Have a great day everyone! Enjoy the blog hop! Hope to see you there!! :)

A New Journey

So I have given it a lot of thought and have decided that when it comes to cardmaking, I am in love. In regards to selling my cards, I am thinking I should give it a go. Here are some of the cards I have in mind, though I also intend to make more complicated, layered ones, too. I thought simple would be the way to start, just to see how it goes. We will see!

All of the cards are blank inside, but with a themed tree on the front, to represent a season of trees...I love trees and thought it would be a cute way to express one's affection anytime of year. :) The first one would be fitting for St.Patrick's Day, Spring, or for a friend who is Irish/Celtic.

This one is obviously modeled for Easter, but would also make a great "Happy Spring" card. :)

This one is simple, but my favorite. It would be a great fit for "Just Because," "I love you," Valentine's Day, Anniversary, or even an "I'm Sorry" card.

This final one has little gift packages with bows on it. I thought it would be a great idea for Birthday, "Happy Holidays," or "Thinking of you" (when you find a special little gift that makes you think of someone you care about, but there is no holiday). Just some of what is on my mind for ideas. I would love to hear your ideas or opinions. What do you think? Do you think they are buyer friendly? They would be customizable color-wise, so the backgrounds and embellishment colors could be chosen by the buyer. I was thinking of selling them individually, as well as in a pack with a discounted sale price. Your thoughts? I will post more as I come up with cards for my Etsy shop, which I am in the process of setting up. When it is all set up I will post the shop address so you can check it out. I am also planning to put the cards up on a pinterest page to gain exposure...I am interested to see how this goes. In the meantime, I am working on a little more organization to make my creation station a little more user friendly. The goal is to be organized, but with easy access and visibility. Here is a little box I made last week to hold my washi tape. I'm in love!

This box is an altered Christmas tree light set box which I covered with craft paper, decorated with washi tape, and am also using to store my binder clips, which, strangely, look quite nice on the edges. I love it! Before I go I just want to add a couple random, but important thoughts. Thank you to all of you who have been kind, thoughtful, and encouraging to me regarding my craft hobby. I appreciate all the comments and the positivity that you have brought to something which is so important to me. I try to express my gratefulness as often as possible, but always feel there is much more to express than words can say. I would not be here without you, nor would I be posting on a blog, nor have the courage to apply for a design team position with a company as amazing and inspiring as Hero Arts. I cannot say it enough: Thank you. And, if you have not had a chance to check it out, you can check out the Hero Arts blog at http://ablognamedhero.blogspot.mx/. Happy Sunday!

Happy Friday!

Hello! Hope all is well! Just wanted to show a recent card I made for my Honey. This is one I am particularly attached to....

I picked up the stamp during Michael's Christmas clearance sale...fell in love with the snowmen! They are paper pieced and enclosed in a "snow globe" made from acrylic. There are tiny snowflakes stamped with white Staz-on ink if you look closely. Oh! And I got the paper in a huge Christmas paper pack that was on sale at Jo Ann Fabric. I was excited to put them to use, so this is what I came up with. It has been much easier to access all of my supplies since I reorganized...more on that later! Happy Friday! :)

So....something else to update you on...a confession! I am going to apply for the Hero Art Design Team!!! Wish me luck! :)

An Update For You!

Hello! How is everyone? I just wanted to let you know what I have been up to since it has been a few days since I posted....so...drumroll please...(this is exciting!)....I have decided to start selling cards and little crafty things, such as magnets and embellishments! So, the past few days have been about putting together a plan, including starting an Etsy and Pinterest account. I am not sure how this will go, nor do I want to get my hopes up, but we'll see. As soon as I have created and posted on my Etsy page I will let you know so you can check it out! :) Hope your Sunday was a great one. Talk with you soon! P.S. If anyone has any suggestions on getting things set up and organized, please let me know. I would love to hear how you do it! :)