As we have said from the beginning, we are very proud to have an Esty shop. It is something we have been thinking about doing for awhile now even though it is completely out of our comfort zone. Prior this new adventure, M had email and was just learning to text. K only had a Facebook account and was set on having NO MORE. On to present day, we not only have a shop, we have business accounts with Facebook, Instragram and Pinterest. It has been a huge learning curve, and still is, but has presented a new range of possibilities. In short, it has been the rollercoaster ride of a lifetime.
Like we have stated before, we are not taking custom orders currently for a range of reasons but we still have plenty to choose from. We have birthday, thinking of you, sympathy, praying for you, get well soon and blank cards for any occasions.
Here are some background stories on our cards.
This card is very memorable to us because the paper used is a design we actually made ourselves. Until this card, we always just brought our paper and never thought to do anything different. Making this card was an experience with good and bad parts. We mixed water and spray paint together, which has a cool effect but can turn flaky after drying and cutting the paper. Once cut though, it fine, promise! If you look closely, we cut the paper into strips and matched them up, or you could say, not matched them to make the effect shown.
This card looks and feels, yes feels, different. We say feel because the front of the card has felt fabric on it instead of paper. We sometimes use what we have left over from other custom card projects or miscellaneous craft projects. We had the felt left over from a baby card we made a year or so ago for a friend. However, using materials besides paper is a pain.in.the.butt. But in the end, it looks good, so that's all that matters, right? ( Right now we are trying not think about what we had to do to get the felt to stick properly). Another point to mention is the size of the card. As you can tell, its size is not what you normally would find with handmade cards. But, just like left over material, we do the same with envelopes. For some reason, but good reason, no complaints, people give us random envelopes they have laying around. So of course, we use them since they are free! And that is why the card is this size. I know, nothing major behind that story, but still important to mention. On using materials we already have, it not only saves us money, but makes us push our creativity to another level. And that we would say, is never a bad thing!
This card looks pretty and more 'simple' for our style of cards. However, one word that reminds of us of this card: STRESS! We love making cards partially for the stress relief and the fun of it. This card did not fit either one of those descriptions, lol! For such a simple card, we thought we would never finish this card. We can't remember how many times we added and then deleted items and debating if we had too much going on color wise. It’s the perfect example of needing to walk away from a card for a while and come back later with a fresh mind. Thankfully, the end result is something we like and are proud of. Believe us when we say, there have been cards that ended up in the trash. Another issue we always have to keep in mind, and definitely came up in the process of making this card, is making sure the front of the card matches or goes along with the inside. It needs to look like one card, one style instead of two. You would think this isn’t a big deal but it comes up regularly for us. In the end, even though the process was stressful with this card, (and others), we always learn something from it and come away from it proud and…you could say more creative and inspired.
These are just a few but clink the link below to see more of our cards.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/CreativeJuicesofMK?ref=hdr_shop_menu
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