Brilliant day at work today chatting to some lovely customers! I have shared some tips about how I use my paper stash a few times this week and customers seem to think it was helpful so I am going to share...let me know what you think!
TIP 1!
When you have bought your pack of patterned paper take one sheet of each design out of the pack and add to a seperate stash somewhere else...you then have a working pile left that you know is never the last sheet of something and you will be much less precious with your papers and might actually use them instead of just stroking them! I use my seperate special stash of "last pieces" for my scrapbook and my "working pile" for card making and papercrafting.
TIP 2!
Take the front cover of your paper stack and write the price you paid for the stack on it, punch a hole in the top corner and store on a book ring...this will make it easier for you pricing any cards you make to sell accurately, and as the covers normal have a snapshot of each pattern on them, you will always have a record of the brand & range of paper for when you someone asks and you have inevitably forgoten!
Are these any help or are our customers just being nice? lol!
A couple of quick cards now...
And some fabric scrap wreaths I made using fencing wire, and old pillow case, and old pair of jeans and a little piece of gingham fabric...
Thanks for stopping by and looking and hopw this finds you smiling!
Take care
Ruth
xxx
It's dance show week this week so much busy-ness in our household with 2 shows and 2 dress rehersals, but on the upside only a week to go till the school holidays WOO HOO!
Especially for you...
Another "Especially For You" with an embellishment made from the brass stencil...
A half easel card made using the stamp which I chopped into panels...
And lastly I attacked the white & yellow flowers, and the patterned papers with some distress inks...
Thats your lot for today ! Watch out tomorrow for some stepper cards from the new Smirk range!
Right off to drag my darling daughter out of bed...wish me luck!
If it aint broke don't fix it lol...love how different these look on the different colours.
Thats your lot for just now, but going to be busy making lots of stuff over next wee while so will hopefully be some regular updates!
Love these papers...more card using these coming soon!
Got to figure how to link it to their web page now...
This one reads "Birthdays. They come. They go. They come again." ... 
Some more American Craft ribbon...
Another craftrak...
And the last one using the stunning GCD Paris Nights papers...
Right off to package up some stuff for a craft fayre I am doing tonight...nothing like last minte eh! Will try and get some photos for on here!
And some fabric scrap wreaths I made using fencing wire, and old pillow case, and old pair of jeans and a little piece of gingham fabric...
