Artbooking Made Easy: Fall into Artbooking (S01E07)

Beautiful Weather & Cards

It has been such a lovely 4 days off from work.

Day one: Sleep…. nothing but sleep!

Day two: The weather has been just right to have all of the windows open to let the fresh air in.  I have been listening to a book on audio and making cards till my heart was content. 

Day three:  Was not so fun.  I woke up with my seasonal allergies letting me know that a day with the windows open was a bad idea.    No worries a little allergy medicine and a box of tissues and I was back to card making.

Day 4:  Went to lunch to see my kiddo at her first job.  She has been begging for us to go up to the restaurant but I needed to give her some time to get the hang of things before her parents came in.   She loved having us there and her trainer told us she is doing a great job.   Then it was back home for some more crafting time.  

I think I have to be finished with the card making because I do not have anymore room in my box to carry them.  I have made 200 cards just for the craft fair this year and that does not count the cards that are already in the card racks. 

Pinterest has been a HUGE inspiration for me this year.  When I am making cards I normally make them in batches.  I figure if I am going to make the cuts for one card let’s do enough for 10 cards.

Then I set everything up assembly style.  When I am making cards I love to listen to books so I like to do one job (like inking) all at once so if I get lost in the book it is ok.  

Here are the cards that I have finished during the last 3 days.

 

This card come right from the CTMH Consultant side.  The original is a 3x3 card that we use at gatherings.  Just something small to showcase our products.  I wanted to upsize it! 

This card was found on Pinterest.  The original artist is Kim Richardson and the card is a baby card.  I loved the “bones” of the design so a change of papers and sentiment and you have a card that will work for Anniversary's, Wedding, Couples… The pattern paper is a retired sheet of “Bliss”.

Pinterest again:  The Original artist is Lynn ( http://themangoboysandme.blogspot.com)

Her birthday card is a more lively fun card but this card is a challenge for me.  I needed to work on my “flag skills” and I needed a more elegant birthday card in the card racks.    I am thinking of doing this card again using the “Dotty for You” papers for some personal birthday cards.

All of the cards that I having been making will be on sale

Fall Bazaar

Saturday October  26, 2013

First United Methodist Church

601 Greenville Ave

Allen, Texas 75002

9am – 4pm

Bring money!  You will get all of your Christmas shopping done at this one location.  This is a great craft fair!  This church is huge and it is filled with so many talented people.  Come check us out!

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Make Me Stop!

I think I have a problem… Pinterest, Old Catalogs, old Christmas Card Ideas, So many talented consultants… They all are making me a card making fool!

Fall Bazaar

Saturday October  26, 2013

First United Methodist Church

601 Greenville Ave

Allen, Texas 75002

9am – 4pm

It is getting closer and I am pretty sure I am ready but I have to stop making cards or my hands are going to fall off.

Here is what I have so far to take with me.

Two Card Spinners that are almost full

 

One very full CTMH Large Organizer

And some more cards that I made this week.  The Christmas cards are from the Frosted Workshop on the Go and the Halloween cards are from Pinterest.  I would love the give credit to the artist but the link just went back to Spit coast  Stampers and there was no artist name there.  If this is your original artwork – then you lit a fire under my butt with inspiration with just one card.  Thank you.

And one last card – this artist is unknown also but I fell in  love with the clean and simple artistry and had to re-create it. 

I used the Allen High School colors for the gem stones in the flowers. So simple that I never would have thought of it on my own.  

All cards will be on sale at the craft fair and all cards are:

In addition to cards I will have free Catalogs to pass out and a stamping station to try our stamps before you buy them.

Come out the see me I will be in the Gym.

Do Not Laugh

Promise? 

I finished Kaela’s 8th Grade School Album.

Yes, Yes I know she is in the 11th grade (she tells me everyday)

In all seriousness I am feeling so happy that I finished the album – it has taken forever.  But in my defense I took time off from layouts to make cards to get ready for:

Fall Bazaar

Saturday October  26, 2013

First United Methodist Church

601 Greenville Ave

Allen, Texas 75002

9am – 4pm

I love using one of Kaela’s School Albums at the this craft fair because it is local and everyone knows everyone.

The kids love seeing their photos in my scrapbooks.  

I was really worried that I would not get a new one done this year.

(now it is time to start the 9th grade album )