Quote Originally Posted by Dee100 View Post
Hi

Do you set off with an overall design and adapt for each card, do you use up your old stash or get something new each year?

I am making up to 5 of a design I really like but I feel I am not putting any soul into it and even rope DH into getting a production line going with me.

I do make about ten special ones but even then I wonder if the recipients 'get it' certainly my older relatives would not have any idea of the work or thought that goes into them. I do try to adapt the card to the receiver but I think I am almost saying I wonder if it is worth it for me or should I buy next year and just make a smaller number. I know, I know only I can answer that.

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I never really have anything in mind until I start pulling stash out that I want to work with. However if I am really stuck I get on board with a challenge or sketch as it just takes the agonizing over what to do out of the equation.

Many of the people I give handmade to do appreciate it, always comment on the card, etc. and now a few have started sending me handmade that they have bought, although I'm not quite as taken with peel-offs as they might think. Eeek that makes me sound awful but I really love the fact that they have gone out and bought a hand made card for me because they know I love making them.

As for what stash - I would find it nigh on impossible not to add to my Christmas/Winter stash each year with new releases because I have a serious weakness for this sort of thing. However I am still using stash that is a few years old, mixed in with the new, and even some papers that are not from a winter line but just fit the colours.

I also have Vintage KI from 2004 that comes out and gets snipped at a little then put back.

It's all good - and buying new papers because of the excuse of "needing them for my Christmas journal" is great. I use up a good part of them for pages and the off-cuts are perfect for cards.