For several months, I've either gotten home from work if it was a weekday, or gotten up on a weekend, and gone straight to my Craftination Station. I've been crafting so much and have enjoyed every minute of it. Obviously I haven't posted anything, so you wouldn't ever know. I haven't even taken pictures of my products (what else would you call them? works? but it's not work, it's fun?) in weeks.
This is my stack of cards that I created in just the last week. Yesterday I created probably 15 cards. I was on a streak!
Above my work area is a window where I put some of my recent cards that I think are super spectacular. Some of them inspire me to be better. Others remind me to cheat when I want to. My brother Scott says "if your'e not cheating, you're not trying". (Actually, the first person that said that was Mark Grace).
That second to last card on the window is just printed off of the computer. I guess you could say I didn't quite cheat on it because it took a long time for me to find the exact center after a 8.5"x11" paper was split into two cards. Then I just used fonts that I already had that I .l.o.v.e.d. and printed a bunch off. All I did to finish that one off was colored part of the letters. Maybe you'll get to see the silly detail of that card someday.
I'm smash happy. Get it? hah.
For the record, smash books are freaking AWESOME. I've gotten nearly every one of my friends to buy one, and not every one has gotten necessarily "into" it, but they've each tried it! I think the problem is that they think of it like a scrapbook... when it's more like a random art book and a place where you can put random mementos like ticket stubs and cards you received, and can just paint a page bright orange because you feel like it.
Last bit of update I have is this inspiration board I made of Pinterest pieces Erin and I found for a wedding reception we threw for her sister at their parent's house. It was SO much fun and such a huge adventure that I've started (and I AM going to finish) a scrapbook about it.
I haven't been on Blogger at all, so I haven't even been following your creations, Michelle. I intend to fix that immediately!
:-) I'm so glad to see you've been crafting, Tessa! I was wondering how you've been. I see your pins regularly, so I know you're still out there. ;-) I had to unfollow your Halloween board, the images were freaking me out, LOL! By the way, using your computer to make cards is not cheating. There are many crafters who make amazing hybrid cards, or even fully digital. I'm in awe of anyone who can figure out how to do it.
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