Papercraft Haven and More

In yesterday's post, I had you look at your calendar from now until February, scroll down for that post when you are done here!!!!  If you have a lot of things going on at one specific time, it is nice to get cards made up ahead of time, to save yourself time - THEN!!!  Or for those moments you find out about a birthday, or someone is sick, or whatever - and you don't have the time to run to the store to pick one up!!!  I like to keep a stash of cards around for me to use when I need them the most - in various colors, styles and themes!!!  Plus if you purchase a great stamp set that has different sayings - you can create different cards with one set - or adding to another set!  This way you don't have to pick up a bunch of sets all at once, you can spread your purchases out over time!  I have a couple of other posts you might want to check out relating to making cards and the summertime challenge (turning into early fall)!!!!  Check out this one whi...

I started making my own cards 25+ years ago, and hav en't st opped since!  I love to make one of a kind cards to give to my friends and family , either just because I want to - or for an event like their birthday!  Th e next few month's we are going to work on making a stash of cards for you to give out to your friends and family!  I have an upcoming class with Stampin ' Up that will help you get your stash started, more details to follow!!!  Along my journey making my own cards, I have learned a few things along the way - including: You don't need t o purchase everything you see - learn to refrain from buying everyt hing , but get what you w ill use for sure!   An 8.5 x 11 sheet of cardstock cut in half and then folded in half makes the perfect c ard bases for your cards!  Simply add a pack of envelopes and you are done!  As you make a layout for an event, and you have supplies left over - create a few cards t hat you can use later on...