About Me
My name is Jenifer, my husband and I currently live in Raleigh, NC. I (would) love to do all things crafty; soap making, jewelry making, scrap booking, and whatever else sounds like fun...but alas there is NO TIME! So I keep it to cards and cakes. You can check out my cake creations www.CakesByJenifer.weebly.com But enough about me...lol...that's not why you're here anyway. :)
Meet My Assistant - Cricut
I love my Cricut! I even decorated it with adhesive vinyl. :) My hubby got it for me as an anniversary gift a few years ago after some, not so subtle hints, from me. I admit, I don't use it as often as I like - again the time factor. But when I do, I go crazy. It comes in handy for so many useful things too, not just fun. I've made some 'stylish' yard sale signs! You can make labels for your car, window & business decals. I've seen pictures on Facebook of someone who labeled their kitchen canisters! So the possibilities are endless, I suppose. In fact, I have a Cricut Cake that allows me to do custom designs and lettering that I wouldn't otherwise be able to do...but that's another website. (see link above).
Hand made
You certainly don't need any type of fancy cutting machine to make beautiful cards. I've done plenty without that sort of help. Here's some of my favorites done with textured papers, brads, ribbons and leaf embellishments.
There are endless bloggers who focus on specific techniques such as stamping. I don't have any particular niche, I just do what comes to me at any given moment.
There are endless bloggers who focus on specific techniques such as stamping. I don't have any particular niche, I just do what comes to me at any given moment.
I get inspiration/motivation from nature, magazines, other crafters, perusing the card aisle in the stores. I don't think there's a right or wrong way. We all have different styles, tastes even moods. So do what you like - express yourself with paper! And have fun!