Phew...I made it!

I made 30 days in the design a day! Yay! I thought I might continue, I really like to make new items, but the pressure of getting photos in on time and all that...well, it might make me reconsider. Whatever I decide to do, I probably will not be posting on here the days anymore. Maybe I will continue on Flickr.

The card for the 30th day is another one of the Cowboy Up series. I had so much fun with these, and was happy with the results. (The only downside with that is it seems that whenever that happens, those are the cards that sit and sit in my shop! ;) This one says "giddy up." I think they would be great for a boy's birthday...or even a man's. It's much harder to make a male card!

I have a busy weekend ahead...lots of food to be made. I will see you all on Monday! Happy March!

28...Spring Card

Not enough time to post today due to laundry, baking cookies and cleaning this house! Hope you enjoy my creation for today!

Oh I'm getting so close!!

Day 25! I can hardly believe that I have been doing this for so long! Here is the card for today-

I have rediscovered this paper pack that I have had for quite awhile now. I am having so much fun with it, so there will be many more cards coming in the next couple of days with it!

So what do you think? Should there be words on the front? If so, what do you think this card should say? Help!!

Nothing too exciting...

...but here is day 16.

Yes, it's 12:30 in the morning for me. I am, just now, getting tired.

But I was so wide awake so I thought I would get some things done now! Why not? The whole house is sleeping, and it's really quiet here. Nobody is asking to use the computer. Nobody wants anything from this mom! Plus, this will save time in the morning!

I had to make a few birthday cards. In my family there seems to be quite a few birthdays in February. Usually, in years past, I have all these cards made up long before I need them. That was before I sold on Etsy! Now when I make a card I think- I should list this! This time, I made a couple of some cards so I could give one...and list one!

Enjoy!

Here's to Jujuw...and my coffee chat friends

I came up with this idea last night and was very excited to try it! I am not sure if this card is sellable, but like every thing else, I can only try it and see once.

Every morning Jujuw starts a coffee time thread, and I have "met" and made some good friends there. I have talked about this before on this blog, but it goes with the card I made, and some of you might have missed it the first time! They take the time to really look at my shop, and everyone else's that happens to show up. I really enjoy getting to know them. We come from all over, and are all different ages, but yet we still have fun!

If you have seen the thread, but haven't entered- don't be shy! These are some really great people! Join us!

Etsy people are the reason that I stay there...at the moment I cannot say it's my sales! I have too much fun talking to people there, more than I ever thought I would. This type of thing was totally foreign to me just a few short months ago.

So, you know who you are! Love you guys! (I guess I should have written this yesterday for Valentines day! ;)

This card is for my design a day # 15! The outside of the card says, "I'm so glad..." and the inside says, "we're friends."

Here is something exciting...

I have 19 sales in my Etsy shop! So I am having a little give-away! The 20th sale will receive a free card! The card that I will be giving away will be a female birthday card. Would you like to see a photo? Or should it be kept a secret? Hmmm...!

The card that goes in for my 14th day of design a day is this awesome thank you card! I just love the way it turned out! The colors are pretty cool I think!

Have a great day all- and thanks for reading up!

Here is what I have been working on!

This design a day is hard- like I knew it would be. But it is also fun to see what comes out of it! My shop should be filled to the brim by the end of the month! I have sold a couple of things so that helps! I did notice that my 3rd page had no views the other day though. Maybe it doesn't help to get it so full? Then again, I think that every time I list, my name gets out there, and my cards get up to the top!

The cards that I have today are for days 12 and 13. Yesterday was a very snowy day, and I couldn't get any good pictures. I think the worst of this challenge has been taking the photos! The easy part has been the creating for me.

The first photo is a card that I made for Jpat. She ordered 4 girly birthday cards. The fun part was that she was not picky about what they looked like- she said she trusted me to come up with something cute! I got them done last night and sent them out to her today. She hasn't even seen this one yet...so here's to a sneak peak!

The second one is another birthday card. It is different than my usualy style. I really like it though, and think it turned out pretty nice!

Makin' cookies...and cards

On Saturday, my kids and I decided to make the old favorite cut out cookies. I really don't like to make them, but if I am in the mood, even just a little, I better get to it! They had so much fun decorating them- putting on the frosting, the sprinkles, and more frosting! It was worth it! I am afraid that they will all be gone by Valentines Day though!

And now on to design a day- day 11 (already!) My cards have not been selling that well lately, so I thought I would go with a different style. The cards that I usually make are a little busier, with lots of patterned paper. This newest creation is very simple and done in a great color- green! Let me know what you think!

What's with all the birds?

And why do I like them so much? My sister thinks it's funny that I do, that I want to buy bird items to decorate my house with. But everywhere you turn there are birds! Even shopping in the shops of Etsy you will find plenty of birds.

I didn't listen to my sister...I still bought some birds. (See photos) And now I have a bird card to share with you all. This is my creation for day number 9.

So, what is your opinion on birds? Do you like them? Decorate your house with them? Bought something from Etsy lately with a bird on it? Have one?!!

Or if you are reading this you can give your opinion on the latest card that I just made.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Day Three Creation

I don't want to blog on Sunday, so I will do 2 of them today. Here is the card that I made for Day 3 of Design a Day.

These are a set of 2, and I will be adding them to my Etsy store today. Turquise with red, and with orange are my favorite color combinations!