Well, I've been busy but don't have a whole lot to show for it. I must be the worst cardmaker in the world. It takes me days to decided on just the right paper, just the right stamp and die, etc. Then I usually end up doing it over about three times before I finish it! My latest card took two days, then as I was about to pop it into the envelope, I noticed a big black ink smudge on the front. At that point I was ready to blow up my craft room and swear off ever crafting again.
This is the card. I managed to save it by using some glittery washi tape. It doesn't look too good in this photo but it really did look nice. The washi tape, although it doesn't look like it here, was the exact colour of the soft aqua-blue. I also tried out my new Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen and was really pleased with the result.
It has to be held in the right light to see it, but I used the gold on the edges of the flower. I'd really like to learn how to take photos of my cards to show their true colours. On SplitCoast Stampers, some of the photos look downright professional. I'm going to make it my "quest" to learn how to do that! I usually take photos with my Samsung Galaxy S9 phone but it never really does a good job. I have plenty of other cameras but I've just been too lazy to get them out of the closet.
As for the pens, they're great. There were three in the pack (silver, gold, copper) for a little over £6 from CraftStash, my favourite supplier. I really was looking for a pen called Wink of Stella but everywhere I looked, they were out of stock. I still have that one coming from Amazon, but I think they get it from a USA source so it takes awhile. I can wait.
All this was the result of our recent Craft Day. I've been meeting with three other crafters for about 15 years, once per month. The COVID crisis lockdown here has meant we couldn't get together for about a year and a half, but we finally did last weekend. It felt great. One of us, Barbara, brought out BAGS of cards she's been making during lockdown. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your views, Amazon and a few other craft stores have been open for online shopping so we've all been shopping.
By the way, Blogger keeps flagging words as being spelled wrong, but it's the problem of British spelling vs American spelling. As an American who has lived in England for almost 20 years, I've developed a schizophrenic spelling complex. Spelling was always my very best subject but now I get confused. So favorite/favourite, color/colour, etc. is what we're stuck with.
