You’ve asked, so I’m answering

I have been making hand-made cards for many years now and have sold them in a few different places but I’ve held off putting them here on my site. Honestly, I’m still working out how I might want to approach that because, while I have tons of cards at hand, they’re nearly all singles so listing them on the site would be something akin to torture. Just thinking about all those listings makes me shiver. On the other hand, I am frequently asked “When are you going to offer cards for sale?” and since my pledge for this website is to offer things that people want I have myself quite the dilemma!

All because of a love of teaching crafts

Way back when I was a demonstrator for Stampin’ Up! (MANY moons ago) the thing I liked best about all those home shows was teaching people how to stamp and make their own cards. Even after I gave up demonstrating officially, I hosted several classes, card making events and lunchtime card days just because I love the teaching part. Fast forward to today and my dilemma for how to offer cards. It occurred to me that offering kits and tutorials might be the perfect way to keep my teaching skills polished while sharing the fun of creating a handmade card with all of you.

Without further ado, I’m happy to report I now have Assemble-at -Home card kits available in the store. And….I’ve got step by step tutorials to go right along with them! If you’re a veteran stamper with oodles of supplies, feel free to use the tutorials to make the cards with what you have, but if you don’t want to make that sort of investment, buy the kit and all you have to do is assemble! Even better, ALL the necessary parts and pieces are included in each kit. The only things you will need to supply yourself are a paper-friendly adhesive (I recommend a tape runner type of adhesive rather than glue, or a good double-stick tape), and a pair of scissors. The cards can all be assembled in just a few short minutes because all the stamping, punching and die-cutting is done for you!

I’ve got 4 kits and tutorials ready so far, and am working on several others. My goal is to keep the designs simple enough that assembly only takes a few minutes and still gives you a special card to give to someone. Of course, if you have any special requests for the types of cards you would like to see, drop a note in the comments and I’ll do what I can to come up with something.

I hope you’ll give the kits a try and let me know how you like them. Even better, let me know what your lucky recipient says!