I *just* got this adorable Bella card in the mail as a RAK (random act of kindness) from Leslie G - THANK YOU Leslie! I LOVE the card ('specially the fact that you turned her shopping bag into a Chanel shopping bag LOL!!) it's so cute and springy!! And the note inside was very sweet too - I loved it.
For anyone wondering the image is from Stamping Bella (one of my favorite stamp companies - I just love their retro style!!).
While I'm at it I thought I'd get to some more questions so here goes!!:
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What is your favorite method of coloring images?
Oh man another tough one!! Y'all have prolly figured out by now that I'm the type that doesn't like to choose!! I like OPTIONS!! However I just showed my club members the other day a bunch of different coloring methods and as I showed them samples I noted that I seem to do a LOT of watercoloring. And yes I do like that a lot. However when it comes to quick and convenient you can't beat coloring with markers!! I love the looks of Prismacolor Pencils with Gamsol, but lately I haven't been doing that as much..... (see what'd I tell ya!?? *wink*)
What do you do with all those stunning, gorgeous, beautiful cards you make and share with us on your blog?
First off - thank you for the compliment!! (and no I didn't edit it LOL). I think I answered one like this before but my memory escapes me at the moment.
SOME of the cards I make end up being sent away for Design Team requirements. SOME are for personal use. And yet others I send to a local shop here in town to sell (I think I've made a whopping $100 in the 6 months or so since I started selling them there - nothing much but it does get me a few goodies here and there LOL!). I also put a few in my display board (only ones made w/ SU! stuff for me to show at club and workshops etc). And some have no purpose at all but to be posted on here and then I put them in my stash to be hopefully sent out in the near future!!
I would like to know how you come up with your color combinations. I'm always looking for new color combos instead of the tried and true.
I just come up with them on the fly. A lot of the time I just start with one color and then grab random colors here and there to add to it - and more often than not I can make it work!! SU!'s Color Wheel was great for me at the beginning as I used to have a lot of trouble combining different colors - but I can say now that I haven't pulled it out in months!!
I also write down different color combos as I come across them (last time I was at the mall with a friend I came up with SO many combos after seeing all the new Spring clothing lines!) and refer to them later when I'm creating.
Given where you are, do you pretty much have to order everything online?
A big YES to this one!! I only have one (*cough* overpriced!) Michaels and one scrapbook store in my area (and they are both in the city over an hour away!) so I order almost EVERYTHING online and 90% of it from the States. I have a list of online retailers on the right of my blog that has all the places listed that I've ordered from on a continuous basis. All of them I HIGHLY recommend - I get fabulous service from them all!!
How do you take such lovely pictures of yours cards and retain the colors and the depth?
You can see my setup and tips in this post here:
It's nothing fancy but it works for me!! :o)
Do you sell your cards, if you do, how do you market them?
Yup I do. They are just in a box at a local hair salon that also doubles as a gift shop (and for anyone wondering NO I don't use any SU images on them - I have been asked that before!!). I don't make much money from it (like I said I've made maybe $100 or so in the past 6 months??) as I can't sell them for much - living in a small farming community it's nearly impossible to sell cards for what they are worth. People don't understand the time and effort that goes into making them (I think most of you can relate to that!!). The gals that work there tho really like them and promote them for me so I keep doing it!!
I'm also trying to build up a stash to have on hand here as every once in a while people have contacted me wanting to buy cards so I'd like to have several on hand! We'll see how that goes tho!
