Because I volunteer at a local thrift store and also donate hundreds of cards to them each year, they ask me to sort, price and display a lot of the craft supplies they receive from others. When a cutting machine, such as a Cricut Expression comes in, I test it to make sure it works before pricing it and putting it out for sale.
Sometimes we get partially made crafts--even cards--that I try to finish or enhance before putting them for sale in the store. Here are a few of the cards the store received recently that I finished or embellished.
I added the chipboard snowman and sentiment to the card on the left, the two chipboard poinsettias to the card in the center and all the gems to the card on the right.
I added the snowflake, sentiment and felt snowman to the card on the left, the sentiment and felt snowman to the center card and the chipboard snowman to the card on the right.
I added the thin red strips and the die-cut poinsettias to the two green cards and the trees and sentiment to the top card. I embellished the trees with some glittery snow to make them a bit more festive. I also added some sparkle to the star.
Each card also got a stamped sentiment on the inside. The one on the left is just an example, as they weren't all the same.
I really enjoy taking a partially made card and finishing it. Some of these cards had very chunky, plastic embellishments, which I removed because they make cards so expensive to mail. I always try to keep the cards at the thrift store not only affordable to buy, but also affordable to mail.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
