creative outlet.

Well folks. It's Tuesday. There's a new season of Housewives, it's Neal Caffrey night, and I've kind of had a long, hard day. But AT&T Uverse still seems to think it's a good idea to paste a big red "X" on our tv screen, so here we are. You get a blog post!

So for the past couple of months I've been developing a bit of a love affair with all things paper. Stationery, gift tags, party invitations, you name it...the creative possibilities seem to be endless. Cute little paper company blogs are piling up in my Google reader and I've started researching things like chevron-patterned digital paper packs. This past weekend I finally acted on my new interest and created a set of handmade notecards for a friend's birthday. Unfortunately my technological design resources are limited...as in Microsoft Word and my trusty HP printer from college...so I'm emphasizing the handmade aspect here. Crafty, yes...sleek and chic?..eh. But I was very happy with the result and had a great time working on them. Yay for new friends and Texas birthdays! :)

(She's a native Tennessean turned Texan by husband's post-college job as well, so I thought a little greeting from the Lonestar state would be appropriate.)

 

 

I think the little yellow flags are my favorite part...I went ahead and invested in one of those nifty paper cutters so they'd be somewhat straight and uniform. I ended up getting to use it for a whole lot more than the little flags though, since the pre-cut cards I bought refused to get sucked in by my printer...too small I guess? Instead I just bought standard paper-sized photo paper, printed 2 cards per page, and glued the cut-outs to a thick piece of cardstock to give it enough heft.

I had lots of crafty entertainment while watching my online videos this week...it was pretty great!

I've already started thinking about possible designs for other folks with bdays in the near future, so you just might find some in your mailbox soon! Or I might make you come visit Houston in order to obtain them. Paper bribes anyone?