Custom Order and My First Rolo

 I had a customer request a set of all purpose blank note cards to use as a thank you gift, and since they were a gift, I started with whole sheets of paper instead of scraps.

This is my first altered rolo.  A rolo is a Rolodex file card that has been altered/artified/junked up.  This is for a private swap with someone in one of my groups.  She is a geek girl and her profile said no flowers. Ugh! I managed, and it looks better in person than the photo (as usual).  I hope she likes it!

Scraps and Cards

I sorted through all my scraps this weekend and got rid of a lot of useless paper pieces.  Then I cut and sorted further until I was ready to create--this is what I did in just a few hours since everything was already sorted!

More Cards...

The goal was to send 24 all occasion cards as a gift. I already had two made, so in the last three days I have made 22 cards.  Here are the rest of them... I was pulling from the blue/green scrap bin for most of these.

And here they are all boxed up and ready to go. :)

Back in the Groove

Last night after supper I sat down and crafted these little goodies.  (There was one more but the photo didn't turn out)

 I love My Mind's Eye papers, and this is the last of these two patterns. Sad.

This is not my favorite paper, but then I have never been a huge "blue" fan anyway.  Not sure why I bought it, but this is the end of it, too!

Then this morning when I woke up at 4:15, rather than go back to sleep I slipped back into my chair and whipped out these little guys--also the end of the paper.

The little brackets and tags, as well as the blue dots were from a page of punch-out embellishments. I actually used almost all of the sheet before I ran out of paper.  Since I am only making cards these days I didn't bother to keep the last two brackets that were about 10" long--they wouldn't have fit on anything I'd make.

It's Been an AGE!

It has been a long time since I was able to get into my studio, but I finally made it there yesterday and made a couple cards. It takes a while to get into my stride and between a sore back and not really feeling the vibe I didn't last long.

 The two cards on the right were recycled fronts from cards I had made and someone sent back to me. :)  I just took the fronts off and put them on new blanks.  The two on the left were from the scrap bin--which is my favorite way of making cards.

I was apparently in a flowery mood yesterday.

Alligator Purse Card

Doesn't every woman need a blue alligator purse? Well, maybe not a real one, but I bet your friend or relative would like this one if you wrote something fun inside! (or slipped in a gift card for her favorite store!) The flaps of the textured paper card open up to give a clean white writing surface. The handle is loopy metalic "ribbon" on wire, so it holds its shape well. The envelope included is a frosty off-white vellum. This will be a treasured card for the recipient! Envelope measures 5X7, card is aprox. 5X5, plus handle. Cost: $4.00, shipping extra.