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ladybug4233
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 248,678
February 2006
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ksimoner
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 399,971
November 2008
Posts: 2,367
Layouts: 149
Loc: California
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I love making cards. I usually make them from scratch but I bought Anna Griffin's card kit last Fall and that was a great idea. It was nice to make some cards that are all figured out. All I had to do was put it together.
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Java Girl
Queen of Pink
PeaNut 102,827
August 2003
Posts: 22,637
Layouts: 765
Loc: Taking the Scenic Route
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I love making cards. It's very relaxing, and I get to use my scraps. |
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asmart99
PeaAddict
PeaNut 294,784
February 2007
Posts: 1,381
Layouts: 9
Loc: California dreamin'
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I'm with you. I feel guilty when I buy them, but I just hate spending my time on them. I know it will be thrown away eventually. I would rather be making LO's! |
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Leader of the Banned
PeaNut 52,171
October 2002
Posts: 17,509
Layouts: 105
Loc: Froogville
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Yes, I do like it when I do it. However, now I also feel like I have to because I have the materials and I've done it enough times I'm thinking there might be questions if I send out store-bought ones.  |
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alone_inacrowdedroom
What are you looking at?
PeaNut 477,798
August 2010
Posts: 1,386
Layouts: 47
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I'm in the same boat. I don't like to buy them, since I have all the stuff, but I just don't enjoy making them at all. I think for me, it's because with my layouts I'm being creative, showcasing my pictures, telling a story, and keeping a memory alive. Cards don't have pictures, don't tell a story unless you write one, and aren't a part of my personal memorykeeping process. |
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crimsoncat05
PeaFixture
PeaNut 273,602
August 2006
Posts: 3,295
Layouts: 99
Loc: Phoenix, AZ area
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tinkgumby
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 281,136
October 2006
Posts: 2,262
Layouts: 6
Loc: DFW, TX
| Posted: 2/1/2013 3:36:22 PM
Only if I *want* to. Right now I'm making oodles of Valentines because I have all this adorable girly stuff and no girls. |
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EllenPea
Pea with a Pen
PeaNut 70,644
February 2003
Posts: 19,329
Layouts: 783
Loc: Southern California
| Posted: 2/1/2013 3:37:43 PM
I do, but I make scrapbook pages and art journal pages more with most of my cardmaking supplies and my stamps than I do actual cards. Try to see your supplies as interchangeable, then maybe you won't feel so guilty. |
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stashful
PeaNut
PeaNut 561,756
July 2012
Posts: 463
Layouts: 7
Loc: Iowa
| Posted: 2/1/2013 4:11:33 PM
Don't feel guilty! Do what you enjoy doing. I enjoy making cards but if I didn't feel like it, I would buy one without hesitation. |
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crimsoncat05
PeaFixture
PeaNut 273,602
August 2006
Posts: 3,295
Layouts: 99
Loc: Phoenix, AZ area
| Posted: 2/1/2013 4:46:35 PM
think of it like this:
just because a hammer could be used to nail a shingle to a roof, would you feel guilty about hiring someone to fix your roof, or would you feel obligated to do it yourself-- because you also own a hammer?? I doubt you'd feel guilty about that!
(this was said sort of tongue-in-cheek, but not totally... our supplies are like tools, in that they can be used for many different things. One use doesn't automatically make us obligated to utilize them for other things as well.)
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TracieClaiborne
Perfectionist Pea
PeaNut 23,809
October 2001
Posts: 15,658
Layouts: 364
Loc: Just a short drive from Nashville, TN! (Yee-Haw Ya'll!)
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I LOVE making cards but I also love store-bought cards too! I even buy my Christmas cards because I love all the traditions of Christmas and sending those types of cards is part of that. Also, I don't think I could take the pressure of making Christmas cards. I send them to too many people. 
I think too, that cards give me a quick creative boost/sense of accomplishment where layouts and mini albums take a lot of time and are more of a commitment. | |
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pastda3
AlienGreenPea
PeaNut 272,082
August 2006
Posts: 510
Layouts: 0
Loc: Midwest
| Posted: 2/1/2013 4:51:28 PM
Yes and no. I really enjoy making them for Operation Write Home or other charitable causes. On the other hand, I don't enjoy making personal ones because it stresses me too much. For some reason my grown up kids expect me to make Halloween and Valentines Day cards for sure. The other holidays I get a pass. I have one friend who really likes getting my cards so she's another exception. I have quite a few cards I've made for people but have never sent. Crazy. |
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passion4scrappin
PeaNut
PeaNut 147,333
May 2004
Posts: 623
Layouts: 47
| Posted: 2/1/2013 4:53:43 PM
I like making cards because I use my scraps and all my stickers that I hardly ever use anymore. I just bought more envelopes to mail out a card today. | |
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sarahwte
Baby Pea Step
PeaNut 558,827
June 2012
Posts: 1
Layouts: 1
| Posted: 2/1/2013 4:54:27 PM
I love making cards, but I agree, do what you love! Cards for me are a creative outlet as well as a very personal way of telling people that I care about them. | |
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jrshapiro
PeaAddict
PeaNut 226,382
October 2005
Posts: 1,024
Layouts: 23
Loc: New England
| Posted: 2/1/2013 5:03:25 PM
I never make cards. Sometimes I make tags. |
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passion4scrappin
PeaNut
PeaNut 147,333
May 2004
Posts: 623
Layouts: 47
| Posted: 2/1/2013 5:05:55 PM
also it's a great way to get rid of stuff I no longer like especially for kids birthdays. | |
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Leader of the Banned
PeaNut 52,171
October 2002
Posts: 17,509
Layouts: 105
Loc: Froogville
| Posted: 2/1/2013 5:33:56 PM
think of it like this:
just because a hammer could be used to nail a shingle to a roof, would you feel guilty about hiring someone to fix your roof, or would you feel obligated to do it yourself-- because you also own a hammer?? I doubt you'd feel guilty about that!
I would if I knew what I was doing. But that's a big thing and while I think I could do it I'd be afraid of messing it up!
ETA: that, and falling off the roof. |
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misfit
PeaNut
PeaNut 532,851
December 2011
Posts: 323
Layouts: 0
Loc: az
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I enjoy making cards except when my dd informs me she needs a card asap! I don't like to make them on the spot. I made my Christmas cards this past Christmas, some from scratch, some from kits (BG and B . I did purchase a birthday kit from Anna Griffin last Nov. that I plan on making tomorrow. I like to have a few on hand. But I really only make them for family and a very few close friends. And the occassional friend for dd, just hope next time she gives me more notice. | |
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AngieandSnoopy
Michel's Mom ~ Sugar Plum's Mummie
PeaNut 52,307
October 2002
Posts: 5,287
Layouts: 80
Loc: Land of Enchantment - Louisiana girl in a Southwest world.
| Posted: 2/1/2013 7:01:07 PM
I LOVE making cards! I get to try all the techniques I'm interested in and if it is a flop, the card is small and didn't use up many supplies!
Most people I give them to treasure them but I know not everyone is going to keep the cards. But that is ok, I'd be more upset if I spent $5 on a card that went directly into the trash! At least I had FUN making the card!  |
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dkirby
PeaNut
PeaNut 9,556
January 2001
Posts: 146
Layouts: 0
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I love making cards too! | |
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leisa77
PeaNut
PeaNut 555,886
May 2012
Posts: 317
Layouts: 5
Loc: England
| Posted: 2/1/2013 7:15:40 PM
I like making cards, usually I'll use scraps or older supplies. I don't use my very best stuff on cards (unless they're for my mum because she keeps them all )
I got a card making sketch book not long ago which really helped me. And I don't worry about sending the same design to more than one person (unless they live at the same house or something).
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Scrappinnut01
PeaAddict
PeaNut 101,443
August 2003
Posts: 1,269
Layouts: 0
| Posted: 2/1/2013 7:19:07 PM
I would like to make cards and use up scraps and supplies, but I HATE to think of a sentiment to put on the inside. A store bought card has all the really nice poems, cute sayings, etc. A homemade card is usually just "Happy Birthday", "Happy Valentine's Day", "Merry Christmas". I never know what to say in them. I do know the people I would send them to will keep them, so that's not the problem. My only issue is the sentiment. | |
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*kaleidoscope*
Leader of the Banned
PeaNut 52,171
October 2002
Posts: 17,509
Layouts: 105
Loc: Froogville
| Posted: 2/1/2013 7:28:05 PM
I look for sentiments online if I need to. |
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astilbelle
PeaNut
PeaNut 366,164
March 2008
Posts: 125
Layouts: 0
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I enjoy making cards, but I don't like the pressure of having to make them for all the events that keep coming up lately. I have had to make cards in 15 minutes or less sometimes. Call it speed creating - a mojo drainer. | |
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thepinkkitchen
PinkKitchenStudio
PeaNut 14,286
April 2001
Posts: 15,204
Layouts: 244
Loc: Louisville, Ky
| Posted: 2/1/2013 7:45:07 PM
It's really strange to see this post right now. I was just trying to make a few Birthday cards tonight & decided I really do not enjoy making cards.
I "should" make them, because I always need a Birthday card |
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treyaut
PeaNut
PeaNut 427,211
June 2009
Posts: 477
Layouts: 3
Loc: in my scraproom in PA
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I have tried and tried and come to embrace....I do not enjoy making cards (I rarely give cards as well). I am however in a monthly card class where we make 4 cards a month. I usually give those as a Christmas gift in a decorative box with a nice pen, envelopes and book of stamps. Cards are just not my thing. |
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TexasJen
BucketHead
PeaNut 193,131
February 2005
Posts: 1,023
Layouts: 22
Loc: Colorado, but a Texan at heart
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I don't like them, and I feel no guilt about that! 
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ScrapinCT
Apron Wearing - I Love Lucy inspired Housewife
PeaNut 248,491
February 2006
Posts: 5,870
Layouts: 104
Loc: Wallingford, Connecticut
| Posted: 2/1/2013 8:04:16 PM
Love it! Instant gratification |
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melanell
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 26,836
January 2002
Posts: 14,445
Layouts: 86
| Posted: 2/1/2013 8:14:20 PM
As long as I'm not making it at the last second for someone, I do. |
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stwa
BucketHead
PeaNut 426,757
June 2009
Posts: 611
Layouts: 46
Loc: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
| Posted: 2/1/2013 8:16:04 PM
I love it - I find it so much fun and I get to share it with people more than my scrapbooks. |
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lovemykidos
PeaNut
PeaNut 291,092
January 2007
Posts: 208
Layouts: 0
| Posted: 2/1/2013 9:49:44 PM
No. I want to enjoy it but I just don't. | |
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jstech
Just one more post!
PeaNut 557,585
June 2012
Posts: 25
Layouts: 1
| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:19:17 PM
I like making cards. Helps me justify not using everything in a collection on 12x12's. A few cards saves me $$$. | |
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@my
BucketHead
PeaNut 149,537
May 2004
Posts: 936
Layouts: 509
| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:21:27 PM
I love making cards, they are all I make anymore. |
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Cinderelly
PeaNut
PeaNut 566,536
September 2012
Posts: 254
Layouts: 1
Loc: Land of Eternal Snow aka MN
| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:26:21 PM
I love finding card inspirations in the gallery and on Pinterest and really do like making them. I am not a fan of when someone puts me on the spot to just whip one up (usually my hubs). He's always very appreciative but I never feel "inspired" and end up just tossing something together that I don't really like just to get it done. Takes a little bit of the fun out of cardmaking. |
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Darkchami
PeaAddict
PeaNut 473,951
July 2010
Posts: 1,117
Layouts: 56
| Posted: 2/1/2013 10:32:59 PM
I love making cards. I started out purely scrapbooking. After seeing the lovely creations others made, I got inspired. It thrills me to use up my scraps or little bits on a card.
It may help that I never feel pressured to make a card. If I didn't feel like making one, I wouldn't feel guilty. | |
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scrapper100
Budletsmom
PeaNut 65,877
January 2003
Posts: 12,548
Layouts: 30
Loc: So CA
| Posted: 2/1/2013 11:48:21 PM
It depends. I just out together a card kit tonight. I changed things up a bit but really liked having a starting place. I hate having to make them on the spot though. So happy to have a few extra cards right now though. I wish I was one that was good at making them and using up my scraps. |
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3kidmama
AncestralPea
PeaNut 268,201
July 2006
Posts: 4,917
Layouts: 8
Loc: Northwoods
| Posted: 2/1/2013 11:58:25 PM
I got very inspired in card making a few yrs ago when I watched the Thinking Inking Series here on 2 Peas.
I love trying out new techniques and as someone already said, a card is an easy size to practice. When I get a design I like, I make up several more.
I like to keep a good selection of "basic" kind of cards around and then when someone needs a card, I can quickly add the appropriate sentiment and off they go! That way, they get used up AND I'm not trying to design a cute card in 10 minutes.
My cards tend to be stamp and ink techniques based. I haven't figured out how to make "my style" using up my paper scraps yet. I want to try, but I think I'd miss the inking techniques if I'm just sticking bits of paper down. Need to find a balance.....
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SuPeaNatural
PeaAddict
PeaNut 412,905
February 2009
Posts: 1,643
Layouts: 5
Loc: Queensland, Australia
| Posted: 2/2/2013 3:47:59 AM
I just hate spending my time on them. I know it will be thrown away eventually. I would rather be making LO's!
That about sums it up for me too.
I make about half a dozen at Christmas for immediate family only and do 3 or 4 birthday cards through the year as well, but all others I buy. I make sure they are nice but I keep them simple so I can get it over with quickly.
I do sometimes look at the Amazing Paper Grace site, Becca does awesome work but I wouldn't have the patience to do even a simplified version of hers. |
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digirlwiz2
BucketHead
PeaNut 57,970
December 2002
Posts: 545
Layouts: 4
Loc: Massachusetts
| Posted: 2/2/2013 6:52:16 AM
I love making cards- they are quicker for me and I love to stamp and color with copics! I also donate to Operation Write Home. Check out their site- there are lots of tutorials, challenges, etc to give you some ideas! They are having a blog skip today! And don't feel guilty- if you don't enjoy it- why bother? I still love to scrapbook but a card can be a mini work of art and in less time!  |
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caspad
peas&crackers
PeaNut 3,602
April 2000
Posts: 13,655
Layouts: 374
Loc: Massachusetts
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I love making cards. I started as a card maker back in 1996. Haven't bought a card since then!!
It is a great way to use scraps. I try to make a bunch ahead of time so I have some on hand. But I've made some of my best cards when I have 20 minutes to get out the door with the present and a card! Lol
I don't care that it will get thrown out. Card making is a way for me to be creative. So really that person is doing me a favor by having a birthday! LOL |
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KBPea
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 395,153
October 2008
Posts: 9,916
Layouts: 135
Loc: Here
| Posted: 2/2/2013 8:09:21 AM
I enjoy it. Making them last minute stresses me out a bit, so I like to have a few on hand for common occasions (Happy Birthday, Best Wishes, Thank You).
I enjoy getting to play with different stamps and Slice images I wouldn't use on my LOs, and I feel good about using up scraps.
I still buy cards sometimes, generally if I'm not sure if the recipient will like a handmade card, or if it's a professional relationship. My handmade cards go to close personal friends, family, and my bf and his family. | |
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ScrapnAnita
PeaNut
PeaNut 543,365
February 2012
Posts: 97
Layouts: 0
Loc: East Texas
| Posted: 2/2/2013 8:49:01 AM
No, I don't enjoy making cards. I agonize over style, colors and what to say. Then I like the finished product so much, I don't want to give it away. Hate making cards! LOL
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CristinaC
PeaNut
PeaNut 324,465
June 2007
Posts: 217
Layouts: 247
| Posted: 2/2/2013 8:53:33 AM
like making cards, with the exception of birthday cards. I'm not sure why.
I don't buy cards anymore, I prefer to use up my stash. But I did buy a big box of Christmas cards on clearance for next year - couldn't beat the price. |
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LonR
Jeepers PEApers
PeaNut 380,304
June 2008
Posts: 2,495
Layouts: 88
| Posted: 2/2/2013 9:03:44 AM
I can commiserate, Candie. I love the sentiment of a handmadr card but I just don't enjoy making them - even if it's a cute one. Which doesn't happen often. |
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Scraplizard
BucketHead
PeaNut 187,311
January 2005
Posts: 531
Layouts: 6
Loc: Northern MI
| Posted: 2/2/2013 10:10:55 AM
I go in spurts. I really do love making cards, but 2 years ago I made well over 100 of them and most of them are still in the storage box waiting to be given or sent. Problem is, I made too many Thank You cards and not enough Birthday cards! I used up all my homemade Christmas cards this year--most of them were from kits or Basic Grey which I LOVE! I think it's harder to use scraps to make cards. I did buy one of SG's Card sketch books, but haven't done any yet. I think kit card clubs make it so much easier when they come with instructions. I'm getting ready to do my first card kit from SG later today.
All that being said, I think it's hard to give them too when you know you've put so much time into them and they will just be thrown in the trash the next day or maybe a week later. My oldest DD and my youngest DD save theirs so that makes me happy. They both have a "Memory Box" that they put the cards I made them in. I think that's really cute! | |
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scrappycass
You Wanna Peas of Me?
PeaNut 413,587
February 2009
Posts: 5,610
Layouts: 37
Loc: Western New York
| Posted: 2/2/2013 10:33:24 AM
I do, but I really have to be in the mood to make cards. I much prefer scrapping. lol. |
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AngieandSnoopy
Michel's Mom ~ Sugar Plum's Mummie
PeaNut 52,307
October 2002
Posts: 5,287
Layouts: 80
Loc: Land of Enchantment - Louisiana girl in a Southwest world.
| Posted: 2/2/2013 10:43:25 AM
Those that talk about agonizing over how to design and so on. IF you have any liking for it at all, just know that it gets easier and you start popping cards out without thinking! I used to just not know where to start but after a while, I'll start a card, think I'm going in one direction and it ends up going in another.
Just like the first cake I decorated. Took almost all day Saturday, but later, that same cake would have taken less than 30 minutes to ice and decorate.
I've actually been making cards in one form or another since I was 14. Back then, it was white construction paper, forget about finding a package of white cardstock. I used my markers to draw and fill in my design and then filled it in with glitter. Always been fond of glitter! Then for years, made them on the computer and now back to glue and glitter but added embossing, heat embossing, stamps, die cuts and my markers cost a LOT more now! |
Angie ~ Snoopy, Amanda, Michel, Davy, Benji, & Onkita - my fur kids!
Red, Black & Tan, & Double Dapple mini Dachshund's! Is it Snoopy or Snoopea?
Michel 9, Onkita 14, Jeannie the Chiweenie 14, and Sugar Plum 16 years!
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jerseygirlanne
Stuck In The Bucket
PeaNut 553,290
May 2012
Posts: 715
Layouts: 0
Loc: NJ
| Posted: 2/2/2013 11:38:57 AM
I love making cards,but I only send them to people who I know will appreciate them!! I also love making cards when I have the creative itch but not the mojo to do a LO. It is a quick way to see a finished project.I also make sets of cards to give as gifts. Today I plan to make my DD some thank you cards to send since she just had a baby. So far this year I havent been inspired to scrap as much as to do cards. |
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HoneyBee13
PeaAddict
PeaNut 563,248
August 2012
Posts: 1,124
Layouts: 0
Loc: Florida
| Posted: 2/2/2013 11:41:29 AM
I  watching youtube vid's where people make cards. But I do not like making cards myself. I have made a few, its just my thing. |
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