Status Quo

Just a little update as things have been pretty quiet around here for the past little while.  Summer means work picks up with more travel, vacation coverage, etc.  We’re also still waiting news regarding a possible postal strike, so I’ve kept new cards to a minimum in the shops.  A strike must be announced 72 hours before going into effect, and we’re still status quo right now.  I’m not sure if I’ll put the shops into vacation mode, or leave it open with notes that items can’t be shipped until the strike is over.  I’m leaning towards closing the shop because I would hate for people to miss the note about delayed shipping if they really need a card for an event.  Any thoughts? I’ve also been working on a custom wedding order and some other custom orders that have...

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Happy Victoria Day!

Happy Victoria Day to my fellow Canadians! This is our first long weekend of, and the unofficial kick-off to summer.  Initially the forecast called for rain and thunderstorms all weekend, but we’ve had lots of sun and minimal rain (although today the storm clouds are rolling in).  The garden centres were a buzz of activity as people were taking advantage of the great weather and heading outside to plant the garden.  My parents came down for a visit, which was great.  We had some great meals and saw the movie Thor (highly recommended if you like the comic-action movies like I do).  My parents took a day trip south to some...

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Mojo to the rescue!

When I need a layout, I often go to the Mojo Monday archives for some inspiration.  I needed a layout for a custom 50th birthday card and I wanted to keep the paper as the main focal point of the card.  I only needed a small section for the sentiment, and maybe to put the “50” on the front of the card.  A quick look at the archives and #136 was the one I wanted to use.  The only request from the customer (aside from the personalized messages) was to make the card bright.  So naturally, I reached for more of My Mind’s Eye Fine and Dandy paper ( I will be very sad when I run out).  The card base is Crumb Cake, and...

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Custom Order- 90th Birthday Card

I loved working on this card- a very special birthday card to celebrate the 90th birthday of my customer’s mother.  My customer told me her mom loves purple, teal and green.  I found this gorgeous Kaiser Kraft paper and used a Mojo Monday sketch (181) for the layout on a 5.5” square layout. I knew this card would be hand delivered, so I didn’t have to worry about how heavy or how ‘thick’ the card would be.  I decided to make a rose out of some grey satin ribbon.  I’ve made them before, but here’s a handy tutorial if you’d like to make them- they’re quite simple.  I sewed some seed beads in the centre to make it extra...

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