So, yeah, we all need a hobby. I tried photography, and I love it, but it requires more time and effort than I am capable to offer at the time. I tried “cuisine” but I cook almost everyday anyway, so that doesn’t really count. I gave up Sims about a year ago… I think I grew out of it (after years of “addiction”)..
So what else was there out there that I could take up and enjoy?
Ah, yes, card-making.
It’s been over a year and a half since Jon and I created our wedding invites. That was a painful but beautiful process. It was painful because of the time constrictions. We only allowed ourselves two months to make around 100 cards (60 day guests and 40 evening ones). Plus, quite a few “order of the day” booklets (both in Spanish and English), the menu cards, the table numbers, the place names, the sitting plan… Yes, it was a bit too much. However, I loved the result and I was awfully proud of myself for such a big achievement. Here’s a little sample of what they looked like.
So now, after all the pain and bad memories that this hobby brings back to my dear husband, I have decided to create my own Christmas cards this year.
Jon thinks that I am crazy, but I am really loving the colours, glitter and creativity that comes with it. I am just an amateur and never in a million years would I do this for a job, but I am really enjoying myself!
Here’s another little sample of some of my (still unfinished) creations:
Some are prettier than other, some are easier to make than other. Funnily enough, the logic = “the harder to make they are, the prettier they’ll turn up” doesn’t necessarily work always. The one with the beaded heart in blue was a blooming nightmare to make and it didn’t turn up as I originally planned. And the ones with the tree shapes were far easier and I like them more.
I still have a few designs in stock and around three weeks before I have to send the cards out. So we’ll see what I end up with!
Oh, by the way: Thank you Hobbycraft!!
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