This week, I am lucky to be a GIU Guest! This will be my 3rd time, and one thing I know...after 30ish years of paper crafting...I am constantly changing my style, learning, and growing. Today, I am sharing a fairly new to me...(yep, I'm late to the party here)...SHAKER card using Unity Stamp Fluff Squad!
I remember my first GIU week... I was so dang nervous to "post" and so very slow at my designing. I overthought things, I could easily spend weeks to design a card. It was during Covid days, and I had a TON of time on my hands, so I started out early making those 5 cards...I literally overthought what I could and should do! I wasn't able to share on my blog back then (something to do about cookies), but after my week was complete, I worked things out, as I was invited to participate in a blog hop... I needed to get things up to snuff. My facebook page was literally created days before my Day 1 GIU post as well.
The second GIU week for me, was last year... Two weeks prior, I had just lost my Dad, who I miss deeply and dearly. I was grieving pretty seriously, I had then too, worked a little ahead through all the tears, but I was prepared to post and share. The 5 year difference?! I worked only a month in advance, unlike the previous time where I needed 6 months to build the confidence. I have since then added an instagram, and I'm a little more at ease sharing a card in card making groups, ....I'm not hesitant to share.
So this time?! Again, I've worked on bits and pieces ahead of time, but I don't overthink as much. I'm OK with making a ONE AND DONE card. I'm loving some cards being "simple" and some a little more complicated, like my shaker card today. My style can quickly change from "more is more" to "less is more". Lately...my goal is to create a card that can be mailed with ONE POSTAGE STAMP... My me 5 years ago, would have required a small package price to mail. I'm not saying you won't see that still, but it seems like I'm being extra careful to keep my cards less than that USPS slot... I think the ladies behind the post office counter just LOVE to get my cards "stuck" in that template slot...
You will see a variety from me this week... After my somewhat partially complicated card today, I will be sharing a simple card, another card using my favorite Unity line, card(s) from one of the membership kits.. and lastly...a CRAFT ROULETTE... (episode #306) ... (which very well might be one of the above: simple, fairly simple with a not so simple (shaker) element, a favorite character from Unity, or a "Kitter" card). You will have to drop by daily to see, it will all depend on what criteria I'll be facing!
So, the spiel: COMMENT! Please do. 2 commenters will be chosen (randomly) to receive a $20 gift certificate from Unity. The chosen will be pulled from the comments found across all of my social media, so drop by all for more chances to win. I will warn you...I'm chatty...but I hope it gives you a glimpse of my thought process along the way, and you find something that might inspire you, even if it's the color of something... I've been at this a LONG LONG time, and even longer in gift design (chocolate, yikes)...I know the power of brainstorming is real, and one itsy bitsy thing can spark an idea!
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