Valentine's Gift Tags

My daughter has an etsy shop where she sells woven shawls.  She recently sold seven of them to a co-worker and the customer requested gift-wrap.  Since Elizabeth wanted to do the job as inexpensively as possible without it looking "cheap" we decided the best option was to put them in robe boxes and wrap them with red paper and add a tag.

Paper crafting is not her favorite pastime, so I offered to do them for her.

Here are five of the tags.

Here is a close-up of one.  The little square is for the name of the recipient.

Oh, Yes I've Been Busy...

It has been a busy week for Miller Manor Designs!! I went to Jenks, OK on a whim earlier in the week and found a rack to display my cards. I inquired about booth rental at the flea-market type facility, but there is a very long waiting list, and I would need to have quite a lot of stock to make it worth my while. As I was leaving, I noticed across the street there was a florist that had a sign out front indicating they took consignments. So, I went in there and inquired. The next day, I took 15 cards to see if they might sell.

These were some of the cards I took.

Then, I got busy and finished off the special orders for journals. The first five are for one order, and the last one was a special order from a friend.




All the journals above are for a church, so that is why the titles are relating to heart and journey...
This journal was FUN to make! It has a library card pocket inside the front cover, and the little girl it was made for is a girly-girl, and sure to take great pleasure in this Valentine's Day gift from her parents.

And speaking of Valentine's Day, I couldn't wait to give Ornery his card, and here are photos of my masterpiece. It was hours in the making...
"Our time is measured by defining moments. A true story.
The green text box is mounted on a spring, so it jiggles really easily whenever the card is bumped. It was great fun! The printed page on the right side is from an old Gideon's Bible that I acquired on its way to the trash. The page I chose contains the passage from I Corinthians 13 about love. I highlighted it with pale yellow chalk. Each of the little additions to the page has some sort of significance to Ornery and me.
I recycled an old Target gift card to represent the red leather purse Ornery spent WAY too much money to buy me for Christmas in 2008. I had been wanting a red purse for so long...
This was the back cover. I had to use some ingenuity to get all the pages bound without the whole card bulging open on one end. I used 7 Gypsies book binding tape on the outside to cover the white card stock spine that is glued between the pages. I had lots of fun making it, and I think he enjoyed getting it too. :)

All this work has me thinking about a real shop--I think I'd call it Tracy's Den of Uniquities. I am thinking about some new card lines--the "clothes-line" with not-so-black-tie suits and dress cards, the "shoe-shelf" (shoebox is already taken) with some real leather shoe cards, and a few other kitschy lines. My imagination has been in overdrive ever since my first meeting with my new accountability partner. She has been a great driving force already!

Love and Anniversary cards

Now that Valentine's Day is over, and the card has been given, I can safely post the pictures of this magnificent creation! The woman who gave it to her beloved wrote parts of a poem or some other message of affection on each of the inserts. I had lots of fun creating this one!





The last two are anniversary cards for some special people in my life.  I adore this My Mind's Eye paper, and am sad I've used most of it up!  You will likely notice that there is a duplicate element on a few of the love cards I have made this year.  I just loved that little embellishment that says Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.  So I bought several of them!

Cards this Week

All these are cards I sold this week.
a 6X6 Valentine's Day card.
oops.  didn't realize this was out of focus till the card was already gone.  
I love using up scraps!  

Valentine's Day Cards

These cards are suitable for any love related giving, not just Valentine's Day, but since that little holiday is coming right up (just over a month away!) it's not too soon to be thinking about it.

This card is one of my favorites. It doesn't say anything on it except for the faint text printed on the light colored strip that repeats YOU AND ME over and over. The ribbon is shimmery organza with a little glittery swirl pattern, and I added some heart shaped metal brads to anchor it down. The paper flower is layered, with the flower underneath barely showing its inked petals. The brown paper leaves complete the shabby chic look, and I have paired the (blank white interior) card with a brown kraft paper envelope. Cost: $3.00. Shipping extra. SOLD (note: extra postage may be required for mailing due to 3D embellishments)

The photograph slightly captures the shimmer of the iridescent paper, which features a variety of loverly shapes and words. The little pink tickets are embellished with X & O eyelets. The inside is blank for you to share your own sentiment, and it comes with a plain white envelope. Simple, yet fun. Cost: $2.50. Shipping extra. SOLD

More shimmery paper, and embellished with a "Be Mine" epoxy sticker. Blank inside, white envelope. Cost: $2.50, shipping extra. SOLD

More Valentine's coming later in the week!