A run to Michaels and JoAnn's stores over the quiet weekend lead me to finding several items that captured my imagination.
One of my past times that I find relaxing is making Greeting Cards. So I purchased a few new stamps sets. So many new and wonderful type of stamps are available nowdays. I drool in that aisle. Thankfully I knew what I wanted and my decisions were fast and furious.
Plus once I move into the position of Home Alliance Coordinator I'll be able to enrich the lives of Hope Cottages clients with crafts if they are so incline to learn about stamping and making greeting cards! Or just having fun with scrap booking! A perfect excuse don't you think for my purchase? I'm sticking to that reason when I explain additional stamping sets to an already overflowing box of them.
I will be making cards for the next several days to keep me busy while my hand heals from the sprain. I plan on utilizing some of my kaleidoscope prints as the background incorporating stamping and other items onto the card.
The stamps set I purchased are vintage inspired along with some 'Steampunk' theme's. I'm in stamp heaven right now!
I also plan to use the stamps within my Journals. A lovely book by Linda Woods and Karen Dinino, titled 'Visual Chronicles' has enlighten my choices for different and amazing options for journals.
A great way to expand your handmade greeting card business is to offer handmade wedding invitations.According to google trends, handmade cards are trending way up as regular mass produced cards are trending steadily downward.Now is the time to begin marketing your talents towards more lucrative areas.
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Great idea Dan! Thanks for the heads up...was an area I had not thought of marketing in. I have friend who was a bridal consultant for Printed Invitations she can lead me to what I need to learn about 'wedding items'.
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