Finally done with that. One thing off my list!

Yea! I just finished designing new business cards. I've had ideas turning around in my head for a while, but I just haven't had the time to sit down and get it done. It's really bad when someone asked you for one and you don't have anything to give them.
I had some wonderful online help today from my fellow artisans of FAM (Fabulous Artistic Moms) on etsy. What a wonderful group. And all so talented.
The card I designed is two sided and in color.

Here is the front:


and back:

In the past I printed Bookmarks instead of business cards thinking people would keep it around longer, but the are a bit more expensive to print. I have a few left with my hubby's business on the back, but really like this card design.

Flowers for my Mother, new item

The other day my mother said she needed some new magnets to hold up the drawings that my daughter, her granddaughter, has be giving to her every few days. She said she wanted them to be bright and colorful and she would love to pick them out. I also had an inquiry in my etsy shop about magnets, so I decided it would be a good time to make some more. Here are more of the flower images chosen:




All of this magnet are available in my etsy store, just follow a link to my store by clicking on the image of the magnet you like.

I also ordered a couple of Route 66 magnets that I will be listing in my store soon. Those are great father's day gifts.

A new ACEO - Pure

I completed and listed a new ACEO this weekend. I think this one would be great as a mother's day gift. I'm really excited to be offering them in my store and I'm having a lot of fun making them. Lots of ideas for new ones, now I just need to find the time.



This one has a brad in it so that the photo moves. The front says "Pure" and the back says "Joy."




I also purchased some envelopes and I'm decorating them to match the card.



I'm very excited about this new direction. In celebration I'm am offering free shipping to anywhere in the US this month. Just put "Blog -FreeShip" in the notes to seller and I will send you a revised invoice. For international customers I'll reduce the shipping, taking the price of us shipping off, just use the same code.

New Products Coming Soon

I've been trying to branch out a bit and stared to make ACEOs (Artist Cards, Editions and Original) to put in my etsy store.
I wanted to use my images, but branch out and use some of my other artistic skills also. I decided to make colleges.
I will be listing them in a couple of days, as soon as I have envelopes ready for them.
This is the first one that I made:



And the second:


Now for the third and fourth.

I like them all, but the last two best.

I was thinking about Mother's Day when I made them and I think they would be great little gifts for any mom.
I should have the listing up on Friday with some lovely envelopes to give or keep them in.

Okay, Now for the clincher.

(to completely understand this you need to read "should have known better" first)

So, today the Postal Outlet calls. I think "yea! they found it."
But no.
They called to let me know that I'd won the Monthly drawing for March.

What do you say to that?

I won a basket with a 2008 date book, a bunny beanie baby, some golf balls, a salt candle holder, chocolate (my favorite part), note cards, and some other small gift items. The basket is a very nice sturdy one, but I want my film.

I hope I don't sound ungrateful. It is fun to win something. But I'd rather have my film.

I'm donating everything except the chocolate and bunny (my daughter claimed that) to a charity garage sale, along with some of my own things.

I never win anything. This was really strange. My thoughts are that they were feeling guilty, but the people that run the place actually didn't seem to care that my package is lost. Who knows. I just thought it was strange.

Oh, and by the way, you left the refrigerator door open. You'd better get up an close it before everything spoils.

(Just kidding! Happy April Fools!!, BUT I was only kidding about your refrigerator.)