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Craft Club

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Our new neighbor mentioned a while back that she hosted a monthly craft club at her house.

I was very intrigued.

Last week she stopped by to tell me the date and time.

So last night I packed up a small plastic tote with supplies to make cards. I limited myself to paper from my scrap files.

I thought this would be a good challenge for me.

I learned that limited supplies doesn’t have to limit your creativity.

There was only one thing that I was really missing…my foam mounting tape. One of the gals I just met was gracious enough to give me a few pieces so I could complete a couple of the cards.

I’m already looking forward to next month!

 

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Card crazy….

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Just trying to get some new cards made in categories that I didn’t think of before.

I’ve also got some ideas in mind for Mother’s and Father’s days.

I should likely think about wedding, baby and graduation while I’m at it.

But as I have learned…you can’t push it…just have to let it happen.

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Paint experiments

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I was feeling the need to just paint. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to DO so I grabbed some paper and just DID.

It was really fun and free. As in free like a bird, of course.

So I ended up with a 9×12 sheet of watercolor paper covered with random painting..mostly geometric in style.

I decided to cut it up a bit for card backgrounds.

Sort of like serendipity pages.

20130321_1666I made these three cards and have some painted page left over for who knows what.

I did a few more background sheets that haven’t fired up my inspiration yet. I figure the more I push it…the less inspired I get.

In the mean time I’m getting more cards made. I found out today that I’ll be able to do another craft show in April. Nothing like a deadline to get me working!!

 

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Scrappy cards

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I made a few more cards from some scraps and photos laying around my workspace. I just love using those scraps! It’s like a challenge to me.

I can’t remember what these flowers were…something is making me think they are an herb that flowered. Hmmm.

 

 

 

 

 

The green scrap is from a very pretty card I saved from the recycle bin. It matched the pink and green of a thank you card perfectly.

Isn’t it great when things like that just work out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A tag with a little bit of ribbon looks much better when mounted on little foam squares. It gives nice dimension.

 

 

 

And then there’s one of my favorite pictures…

My girl sharing the heart shaped inside of a black walnut shell. Pesky squirrels left me a present in the garden but it made for a fantastic photo op.

She’s even wearing her LOVE shirt.   <3

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Cleaning led to cards

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Little J and I have been on a cleaning and organizing mission lately. Yesterday, it was in the craftroom. We got both work surfaces completed cleaned and organized.

I should have taken a picture…darn.

Anyway, my mom had picked a bunch of my blank greeting cards and asked if I’d make them into birthday cards for her with stamps, labels etc.
She likes them ready made…no need to write to much these days.  Just teasing…

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After completing those,  I was inspired to keep going. 20130217_1426 20130217_1427 20130217_1428 20130217_1429

Of course, those pesky chores like meal prep and laundry made me stop for a while.

Little J isn’t going to be too happy with me when she gets back from the neighbors. I’ve succeeded in making a mess of the work surfaces again.

Maybe I can knock out a few more cards then get it all cleaned up before she gets home….or not. :)

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Girls day part 2

As I mentioned in my previous post, Little J and I did a bunch of crafting on Sunday afternoon. Not just the two salt dough recipes.

I made some cards while she painted. 

Once again…thanks to Elizabeth for the awesome handmade paper used in the “Home is where the Heart is” card.

While she waited for her paint and glue to dry, she went off to play. I started work on another scrappy sewing project. Basically grabbed scraps from the box and started sewing.

Here’s a little sneak peek…

 

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Card crazy

This summer I have been so “not creative”. Yes, I have done a few things but they were more utilitarian that artsy. More on those in later post. I’ve missed it and I think a bit of that creative energy just had to come out.

I made 7 cards in short order mostly from scraps.

Hopefully the creative energy will continue…or at least kick in big time after Labor Day when the kids are back in school. Until then I’m still trying to soak up as much “mom time” as I can with them.

  

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