September Silliness - 2019 - It's a Wrap

It's time for Stream of Consciousness Saturday and Linda's prompt is Wrap/Rap.  You know it is almost Christmas again (don't yell at me, I have no control over the passage of time) and there are a lot of people who give gift cards as presents because it is easy.  Truthfully sometimes a gift card is more welcome than a set of knitted socks would be.

I think that it is appropriate to give gift cards, but a lot of times you wonder how to wrap them.  I mean, everyone knows what a gift card looks like and while you could put it in an envelope with a card, why not make it a little more interesting? 

Here's a short video I did showing how I make these cute Slider Cards.  I think it elevates the gift card to a different level, don't you?  Plus, you get to see my smiling face :)




I am slowly adding stock to the Etsy site and have just listed a couple of the Christmas ones.  There will be more for other occasions coming soon so check back.  If you have a special request, send me a message on Etsy and I'll see what I can do!   

Gift card giving doesn't have to have such a bad rap with something like this! 

Your questions for today:

What do you think of "Janet in the Studio?"  I was thinking of starting all my videos like that.

Pick One:  Gift cards or knitted socks?  Happy Saturday all!

A to Z Challenge - 2019 - K is for Kits

I have to be absolutely honest.  I am a crafty person but sometimes I need a little kick start to get the creative juices flowing.  Occasionally I use kits to fuel the spark, like these from Paper Wishes.  The kits include the blank cards and the extra pieces to decorate it with.  Sometimes I follow the directions and then add or take off things to suit me.  This kit came with the metal stencil of the baby hands and feet that I can use over and over again.   

In the kit below there is a "jar" card to make for Christmas.  I found it as I was looking for jar examples for yesterday.  

I absolutely loved the colors in this tropical kit from Pinecone Press.  While there are directions to make cards on this one as well, they are not as detailed as the ones in the Paper Wishes kit and there are fewer embellishments.  

This gives the diagrams of how you can cut the papers to make the cards, but some of those papers are so pretty I'd like to use them for something else!  They also don't have any sentiments on them so I am able to make them into any kind of card I want, birthday, anniversary, friendship, etc. 

Same with these ones from Photoplay.  The basic card examples are there but there is a lot of room for interpretation.  

This is a kit for a wedding mini-album.  The form is there and there are some stickers and things to decorate it with but it is pretty easily adaptable to whatever I choose to make with it.  

I do have to say that with every card or album I make, I always add something or change the design a little so that I feel comfortable selling them as one of my creations.  I give credit to the company that I got the kit from as well.  I mean, anyone can get a kit and make the cards so I have to make them my own in some way.   

Now you know my secret.  Hope it hasn't tarnished my image as a creator but I have to be truthful in my business.  I wouldn't feel right if I wasn't.   

We are rapidly moving through the alphabet!  Hope you are enjoying this year's series.  Please go visit some of the other participants in the 10th Anniversary A to Z Challenge.