New Items...It's Time

For some strange reason, it takes longer and longer for me to take pics and post to my blog. My idea of a perfect work day would be my working on and finishing items and then taking awesome shots (with a lot less effort) and get them posted to my blog and etsy shop within 48 hours.

The reality is much slower. I will have a good productive day and it will take me a couple of weeks to get it posted. That would be ok if I were participating in shows the way I did last year…but that is not the case, so I have lots of completed items and I haven't taken pictures of about 1/4th of them. They are slowly on their way...

So here are some pics of cards and boxes that I will be posting to my shop soon.

The card is made from red handmade paper. It is from my handmade paper collection. The inside is fully lined with blank ivory paper and the outside has a handstamped tree scenery and "Thank You" sentiment in deep red. The ivory background is also dusted with copper giving it an antique look.

I love this tag set. I keep saying that if they don't sell, I will use them myself! But just in case you were wondering...they were made with green handmade paper. The tree is printed on thick paper and is glued to the 2" circle with foam adhesive for a 3-d effect. The string is a gold rope just as sparkly and perfect for the occasion.

My daughter is such a prissy little girl. She loves her jewelry and fashion and thing like that. When she saw these "trinket" boxes, she just wanted all of them. I managed to get a few from her and decorate them. They are all painted with regular latex house paint (let's just say I couldn't make up my mind on the colors of some of the rooms in my house) and finished up with paper. Some also have glitter and charms and ribbons... They fit perfectly on the dresser, just as decoration, key holder (my son says I shoul keep one of these for myself!), they can also be decorated to fit the design in a room in your house.

This card was inspired by daughter. I purchased a set of soft pastels and thought I could hide them from her. I think she smells out things she is not supposed to have! She took out three colors and started scribbling over the paper that I had previously cut. I showed her how to dust the colors and the focus sheet of this card is the end result. I added the coordinating background, the charm, and the sentiment. All in all I think she did a great job!

Last but not least is one that is still in my W.I.P (work in progress) bin waiting for the actual card and finishing with a sentiment. I came across some really nice rub-ons and thought they would fit perfectly with MC Greetings style. I will post all to my shop soon, but you are more than welcome to make a request for items by contacting me at mochachild07@gmail.com.
The kids have decided to start earning for their education (I think it's a trick really...my son loves video games and my daughter loves shoes, so we'll see..) and they will have sections in my shop to add their drawings, paintings, etc...Look out for those soon!