Do Crafts Challenge - Vellum

Yes, I am posting again today. It shows I am on holidays doesn't it! The only problem is that I still have so much more to do and haven't done yet. Well, I should be off to work on a literature paper this afternoon but card making is so much more relaxing, I am sure many of you agree with me. I tend to forget the world in my little craft room.

For today's card I used the Core' dinations by Papermania. Just love using them. So here are the instructions:

Materials:

White cardstock
Royal Blue Core' dinations
Light blue Papermania card stock
Craft Wire
Phrases peel offs
Everyday Brad Tower by Papermania
Anita's Coral Blue Embossing Powder and embossing pen
Blue Thread
Craft Wire
Vellum (forgot to write it yesterday!)

Tools

Heat Gun
Flower Puncher


How To:

1. Cut and pre-score a white tall card. Cover the card with the Royal Blue Core' dinations slightly smaller than the card and sand the edges. Cut an even smaller whiter piece of cardstock. Stich the edges.
2. To make the flowers, doodle on a piece of vellum with an embossing pen, heat emboss and punch.

3. Draw a flower pot, cut out, doodle and heat emboss.
4. Take 3 long pieces of craft wire and twist round a thin pencil. Twist the edge around the back of a brad already assembled to a flower. Twist another flower halfway the same piece of wire. Repeat as necessary
5. Finally write the sentiment on white card stock, attach to a blue core'dinations card stock and assemble everything as shown.
6. Use a sentiment to finish off.

Thanks for looking and don't forget the BLOG CANDY I am offering. Deadline is 9th August!

Production, production, production

I haven't been such a good blogger lately and the above picture shows why! I have been making "some" commissioned cards for my work colleagues! Today I thought I'd give some tips on mass producing cards. Here it goes:

1. Do not use complicated and time consuming designs! Try and keep them as simple as possible. Simple cards can still be eye catching.
2. Do not make one card at a time. Make a sample one and then make parts of it en masse. For example for the Heartfelt Card I first made a number of circles needed, then the hearts, then the die cut flowers and so on.
   
3. Money saving tip: Try to make your own toppers using things such as stamps, inks and pencils. With these items you can make toppers in quantity.
4. Time saving tip: Making toppers can be time consuming so if you prefer to create more cards in a shorter period ready made toppers are the solution.
5. If you do sign the cards on the back, do it before you start embellishing the card.
6. Attach everything only when you have all the parts of the cards ready.
   
7. Finally, enjoy it. If people commission your cards, it means your work is appreciated!

Do you have any tips you would like to share? Leave a comment on this post!