Sometimes you just don't have the time to craft like you want. That can be a very bad thing for me when I need to send someone a card. Over the years, it has become physically impossible for me to purchase a store-bought card. Therefore, I am often late getting cards to people. In order to have a stack of "emergency" cards to send, I bought some of the new blank Memory Box butterfly shaped cards last night. I got a pack of multi-colored cards and then just stamped a design on them in a darker color to make very quick and easy cards. I think it took me 15 minutes to get 5 cards done (and that included clean up!) It is similar to the "buy a cake mix" approach to cake baking, but it works for me! I take that back. When you bake a cake from a box, it is still a lot of work. Maybe my card is similar to going to the grocery store, buying a cake and then sticking the little "happy birthday" candy letters on top. Easy, but in my book, it still counts as handmade.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Quick and Easy
Sometimes you just don't have the time to craft like you want. That can be a very bad thing for me when I need to send someone a card. Over the years, it has become physically impossible for me to purchase a store-bought card. Therefore, I am often late getting cards to people. In order to have a stack of "emergency" cards to send, I bought some of the new blank Memory Box butterfly shaped cards last night. I got a pack of multi-colored cards and then just stamped a design on them in a darker color to make very quick and easy cards. I think it took me 15 minutes to get 5 cards done (and that included clean up!) It is similar to the "buy a cake mix" approach to cake baking, but it works for me! I take that back. When you bake a cake from a box, it is still a lot of work. Maybe my card is similar to going to the grocery store, buying a cake and then sticking the little "happy birthday" candy letters on top. Easy, but in my book, it still counts as handmade.
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Hi Laura,
Melinda told me yesterday you have a blog and are helping her to make one, too! Yay. I have always been impressed with your work and now I will get to see it more often. Congrats on the Design Team position, too.
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