tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post8171445849107079408..comments2024-01-02T05:53:29.455-07:00Comments on SMD Paper Arts: Christmas Card Challenge - January - Gold / StarSylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04586738207175429379noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-40180742025801285462017-01-23T20:02:14.209-07:002017-01-23T20:02:14.209-07:00I have taken your challenge!! I am back to doing ...I have taken your challenge!! I am back to doing cards monthly so I can have them all ready by November!! I made six using your challenge of "gold" and "star". You can check them out on my blog here:<br /><br />http://tmalakart.blogspot.ca/2017/01/gold-star-embossed-christmas-cards.html<br /><br />I will continue to send handmade cards. At a cost of probably $2 for supplies and postage it is my way of sending a bit of a treat to my friends and family at Christmas time. I also include a family newsletter to keep in touch and connected. <br /><br />We certainly get to choose how we will celebrate and what we will do to make the holidays special. Handmade cards are a treat and most are saved!! <br /><br />Therese<br />www.tmalakart.blogspot.ca<br />Theresehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008198765524593964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-33289044736767823582017-01-16T16:19:45.214-07:002017-01-16T16:19:45.214-07:00Your card is beautiful Sylvia! I'm a stamper ...Your card is beautiful Sylvia! I'm a stamper and it's so sad to see everything go electronically. I enjoy watching someone open up a handmade card. Happy New Year!Donna Heberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510395666314072728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-72309871484278364602017-01-15T08:09:20.166-07:002017-01-15T08:09:20.166-07:00We only got about a dozen cards for Christmas. Eve...We only got about a dozen cards for Christmas. Even businesses have cut back!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763547174099448920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-29097838451268528032017-01-13T14:09:50.716-07:002017-01-13T14:09:50.716-07:00Hi Sylvia, I think making Christmas cards is a won...Hi Sylvia, I think making Christmas cards is a wonderful thing to do! They are so much more personal than the store bought ones can ever be.<br />I have to admit though, that for two years I wasn't writing any Christmas cards myself anymore and did send out only e-mails with a photograph attached with "our official Christmas" photo, that either my husband or I took.<br />This year though, for my most beloved people, I went back to sending out real cards, as I think it is such a nice tradition and loving gesture. I send store bought ones, though, but I picked them with love and care. <br />Maybe your post has inspired me to sent some self-made cards next Christmas!<br />Warm regards, <br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-23080583702242533732017-01-13T11:48:21.980-07:002017-01-13T11:48:21.980-07:00Hi Sylvia,
Your card is really lovely. I am wonde...Hi Sylvia,<br />Your card is really lovely. I am wondering how many survive making crafts for a living. I tried selling some pretties on ebay and made very little with postage charges and paypal and listing fees. There is such satisfaction in making beautiful things though and that is worth a lot. Blessings, KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804372282623644402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-57925872293128030092017-01-12T08:54:42.691-07:002017-01-12T08:54:42.691-07:00What a great card. I love your background idea. I ...What a great card. I love your background idea. I will make use of it. I love making cards and so for me the joy is in the making and the giving. Other than you and my sister I don't get handmade cards from anyone. And less commercial ones each year as well. Card making is my fun time so I will keep doing it, but I agree there is little business future in it. Charmaine Stackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035694190265995283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-75018915003048575782017-01-12T08:14:32.245-07:002017-01-12T08:14:32.245-07:00Lorrie, Things do change and postage is very expen...Lorrie, Things do change and postage is very expensive. I expected to teach card classes into retirement and that will not happen so it means I have to change my vision of what my crafting will look like. Sylvia D.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586738207175429379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-44134889216425643532017-01-12T08:12:47.465-07:002017-01-12T08:12:47.465-07:00Judith, I do have so much stuff in my stash that I...Judith, I do have so much stuff in my stash that I should not stop making card for years yet. I have put shopping on hold to a large degree in the last 2 years which as resulted in a few empty containers which is rewarding. Sticking to de stashing. Sylvia D.Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586738207175429379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-25273794421996181262017-01-11T18:30:46.884-07:002017-01-11T18:30:46.884-07:00That's a pretty card, Sylvia. I like making my...That's a pretty card, Sylvia. I like making my own cards, but haven't had the time for Christmas ones this past year. My mother gifted me a box of all occasion cards, made by her, for me and I love using those to send to special friends. Things do change in the crafting world, don't they? And postage is horrendously expensive.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786020007910968059.post-33789367095174221882017-01-11T12:20:29.691-07:002017-01-11T12:20:29.691-07:00It is depressing isn't it? I love making cards...It is depressing isn't it? I love making cards too but didn't send nearly as many as yourself and I do believe postage is what has driven many people to use ecards. A cousin I sent a handmade card to did thank me for it and said how much her family enjoys my creativity and wished me Merry Christmas through a FB private message. :-( I was able to join a FB group card exchange for hand crafted and out of a membership of hundreds, only 7 ladies signed up and Christmas mice were hot for 2016! lol<br />I send a thank you card as well when called for but dare say I rarely receive any myself. Do you ever look at all your card making supplies and wonder if you're fighting a losing battle? I know I do, but keep buying more dies etc. I utilize Jacquie Lawson on-line cards for specific people who I want to remember but from whom I know I won't receive anything back.<br />Congrats on winning Margie's giveaway, some nice tea things coming your way.Judith @ Lavender Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361061491506137380noreply@blogger.com