My sister-in-law's and son's birthdays tomorrow mark the start of the busy birthday season in our family. Feb through May host the vast majority of our family birthdays so I am needing to get serious about birthday card making. The cards for tomorrows celebrations were mailed earlier in the week and her is one of my newer cards. I used a new stamp set, Doodle This, which will appear in the Stampin' Up Spring Mini Catalog which comes out in March. I never thought I would say this, but I love the Doodling stamps. I've rediscovered coloring only this time around rather than using crayons I use various watercolor media, markers and pastels. They all give different looks and are much easier to use than I thought they would be. I also have decided to get more serious about selling my cards and other crafts. I really want to go to Denver in July for the Stampin' Up convention and so need to raise about $750 between now and the end of July. I'm not very good at marketing or asking people if they would like to buy my crafts but I do have the FSQ Quilt Show boutique in April and I need to get more items sewn for the gift shop at the Sandy Spring museum. Maybe now that I have a goal I will get more serious about it.
2 comments:
Way to go with getting serious about selling your lovely crafted items, Suzanne. I like the doodling look of this card - I wonder if they will bring that set out in Australia? We're expecting a new catalog at the end of March and I have put in a request for one with a stamping demonstrator who lives a loooong way from me, but who is at least in Australia :-) Trust you will get all your special cards made in time for all your family birthday celebrations.
Love your blog.. great pics and thanks for sharing...
Deb
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