Part 2 of this post is going to let me showcase the cards I made with the last of the kids kits from the swap Scrap to Treasure did last month. Here are the final cards. I stretched a few of the kits with a bit of my own cardstock and was able to make more than one card from most kits. The first three cards came from Mary's kit and the last was from my own kit. These kits also are going to help me enter Paula's boot camp from 2/18 on creating a focal point. I really try to think about creating a focal point each time I design a card and I think I do a pretty good job of it at least 90% of the time. That was not so when I started making cards, but I've learned a lot in the past two or three years.
Cupcake as focal point |
Sentiment as focal point. I love this paper. I wish I knew where it was from because I would buy a few more sheets. :) |
Girl as focal point. |
Dragon as focal point. |
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Cards shipped to OWH in 2013: 340 blank and 140 AnyHero (as of 1/7/13)
Cards shipped to OWH in 2012: 1284 blank and 218 AnyHero
Cards shipped to OWH in 2011: 1695
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AWESOME idea!!! Printing those cards now. :) I usually just CASE myself, but that gets boring. LOL
ReplyDeleteThank you for this great idea!! I can't currently print but I can write them down and somehow randomly pick one! Thanks again!!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! tfs!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Kathryn! First I just LOVE the idea of the mojo card deck. I have used numerous card decks over the years to facilitate brainstorming and they are terrific. I think this could be a great tutorial for the Stars & Stamps blog too!
ReplyDeleteAs far as focal points are concerned It doesn't surprise me one bit that you take the time to plan yours out because it shows in the end results! :) Each one of these cards has a nice strong focal point and while we all (myself included) miss the mark from time to time I would bet that those times you don't plan a deliberate focal point are cards your don't like quite a much. Thanks for joining in on the February Bootcamp and especially for sharing with everyone that creating stronger designs is mostly a matter of practice and applying what you learn consistently under it becomes second nature.
What a great idea! Your cards are wonderful too =) Thanks for your inspiration!
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