Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Another Project Finished


I couldn't sleep at all last night (I think it was because I was wired after teaching a successful Zumba class...), so I finished a project that I have been working on instead. The cards are for the same photographer friend that I made thank you cards for a couple months ago- she has ordered custom USB drives, and needed cards to say that clients would receive a discount if they brought the USBs back for their next session. Of course, between her commissioning me to make the cards and me actually getting started, my printer decided to stop working, so I had to replace it before I could get anything done... Here are the finished cards (there are 50 altogether!).




Tuesday, May 21, 2013

More May Babies!

This month is a busy one for birthdays, so I have been hard at work making cards for people. The first was for my cousin, who just happened to be out here visiting from Saskatchewan for both of our birthdays...


The text in the background is recycled packaging that I saved, and I made the flower out of coffee filters (I dyed and stamped them). I think it's fun to come up with creative ways to re-use different materials on my cards...


The second birthday card was made for my friend's mom, who has a milestone birthday coming up later this week. She likes blue and ladybugs, so this is what I came up with...


This card went through many transformations while I was trying to decide on background paper, but in the end I decided that I liked the simple look best...


The last birthday card is not yet made, but it will be for my mom's friend's third grandbaby (a little girl, who was born on my birthday). We are just waiting to hear what her name is, then I will be making a card and a wall-art picture for her. I will post when they are done!

Monday, May 13, 2013

Happy Mother's Day!

I realize it's a day late, but Happy Mother's Day! Here are the cards I made for my mom and grandma...





In other news, this weekend was also my birthday, and I was given a pretty cool gift- my very own website! I have no idea how to design a website, but I will find some time soon to muddle through (probably with much swearing!) and hopefully come up with something interesting... Stay tuned!






Friday, May 3, 2013

A Little Bit Of Everything

It's been a while since my last post, and I have finished a few more projects... I had great intentions of posting each project as I finished it, but life got in the way!

The first was another 'Thank You' card for Administrative Professionals Day. It was for the same company as the other 4 cards.


The next project was to make more of the wall art cards I made for my friend's mom. She decided she wanted to give them as gifts when she got home...


My 3rd project was a birthday card for a friend who hates his birthday. I had originally thought it was going to be a very different card than it ended up being (colour and style-wise)... It's not uncommon for that to happen though! :)



My 4th project was another wall canvas for my mom's friend's grandchild (couldn't give one to one of them, and not give one to the others! Grandbaby #3 is due any time now, so there will be another project soon...).


You can sort of see how the owl is dimensional in the top picture... I upcycled some styrofoam packaging that I had to make it stand out from the canvas.


The final project was a picture frame for baby Hunter, to go with his wall canvas. I didn't have a copy of the picture that will go in it (a close-up of him sleeping), so you have to use your imagination for what it will look like...



I also ordered a custom stamp for the back of my cards etc., and am really excited to get to use it! I was surprised how reasonably priced it ended up being, and the store is about a minute from a skytrain station, so it was easy to pick up.



 I have lots of projects in the works for the next little while (a Mother's Day card, 4 birthday cards, another wall canvas, and a whole bunch of wedding invitations), so stay tuned! :)