My job is with an international organization so with the multiple worldwide crises, I was burning out after a year of non-stop work. I always worked long days, but during lockdown, there was no boundaries between work/personal. We were working…
Phew, it’s been a while since I posted – a lot happened in my life that kept me from updating. Let’s see, right after my last post I got a long-term contract at my full-time job, which ended up turning…
I have a lot of cardstock since I like to match it with the exact shade in the ink or patterned paper I use. I…
Yesterday (Saturday, October 6th) was World Card-Making Day – also the start of my 3-day weekend. Since I finally had some time to enjoy crafting, I decided to work on my Mom’s birthday card.I started planning out my Mom’s birthday…
Recently, my parents were driving up to visit my uncle and wanted something special for his birthday. Between work, planning a road trip with my sisters, and starting this blog – I had very little time to put something together…
I definitely tried making more elaborate cards in 2018 when I started with a specific person in mind. On the other hand, the birthday cards from 6×6 paper pads were fairly generic and not overly embellished. I mostly used card…
In 2018, I am using a wider variety of brands – especially when it comes to sentiments. For example, on the Dad’s day card this year, I combined the Dad’s Day Lawn Fawn stamps with Simon Says Stamp sentiments from…
For my Winter 16/17 cards, I tried to have a more cohesive look by sticking to a few colors and just varying the shades. I also started pulling in mirror and glitter card to give a more festive look without…