Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Multiple Cards anyone?

One day last week I was asked by two different people how many cards I create at one time.  I said I almost always do only one at a time.  This got me thinking... I think I have only sent one (yes, one!) card to anyone in the last six years or so. Other people make more than one at one time?
I make my cards and I keep them as my "samples" and I guess I don't want to part with them.  I just plain LIKE making cards!  I have had people want to buy my cards but I have always suggested that I teach them how instead (I did have someone strongly pressure me to sell her one of my cards because it "was the perfect card and I need one tomorrow" - which I ultimately did and I charged her a whopping $2).

I have given a stack of cards as a gift and my intentions are always that I give more card gifts. But... why don't I make more than one?  I know that I waste a lot of paper creating a card and I usually have a half dozen or so "false starts" before I end up with something I like. It also takes me hours to make just one!

My challenge to myself was to make several at one time and find a design and just stick with it.

I started with the card I made a couple of hours earlier (the Christmas Dove).  I decided that I really didn't like the leaves I added (put on because of the sketch challenge I was entering).   Here is my first batch:


Okay, I'm on a roll..I should be in bed but I have more ideas that I want to work on... So here was my second card (closeup at the top of this post):


This was heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then sponged with Pumpkin Pie and Soft Suede. I rubbed the ink around in a circle with an extra sponge (so I didn't contaminate the colors) to be able to blend the colors a little more. I then stamped the background words from the Stampin' Up! Flores Suaves set (to be discontinued at the end of May). Of course I rubbed off any ink that was on the embossed image.

Yes, I should have gone to bed (the sun will be up soon....) but I wanted to do one more while I was "rollin'".  This one needs to be quick and easy. Here is the result of that one:


This was stamped (Inspired by Nature) in Versamark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I stamped the sentiment (from Service & Sacrifice) and punched it out using the Decorative Label Punch,. And ... I made several of them:



Well, I'm tired but I DID IT!!! I actually made several of the same card at the same time!!

What do you do?  Do you make one at a time?  Do you make a bunch at a time? A combination of both?

Do you give card sets as gifts? Do you sell your cards? Do you send handmade cards at various times during the year? Do you have a "stash" of cards ready to send out as you need them?

5 comments:

  1. Beautiful card Karin these are techniques I have not tried yet as I am pretty new at this but I really like how they look. thanks for sharing.

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  2. Your cards are beautiful. I make multiples for craft shows, ones I really like I just keep 1 then I can see what I did. Barb C

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  3. Hello, great cards! I make one of each and take pictures to keep and label who it was sent to. I will sometimes make several of same card but change the colors scheme or one thing so they are not Identical. I do plan on making some cards sets to give this year as gifts. I also participate in swaps and send cards instead of buying them for all occasions. I really can't remember the last time I bought a card. I do sell sets of cards at times, but don't push it to sell them. I just like making cards, plain and simple.....
    The Cardphile Lady, Chris B. Texas

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  4. Karin, I love your cards. Do share them with others, they would bring the recipient so much joy! I only make multiples for swaps. Never have time to make extras but I would like to so that I would have some on hand ready to send when needed, sympathy, get well, etc. Keep on stampin'.

    Patty in Indiana

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  5. Wonderful done on your cards Karin......I use to make more than one card but working full-time and only weekend to create it works out that I'm only doing one these days!

    Besides I had belonged to a card group and have several on hand that I just donate the cards mostly now.

    Shell~Alaska♥

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