This is what I packed for my spring break trip on the beach:
- My craft robo
- My new ATC adhesive dispenser (huge)
- Stacks of printed paper to convert into dainty notecards
- Two reams of cardstock, just in case
- A brand new laptop (husband's)
- About 500 brass mini brads
- Exacto knife, many blades
- Paper cutter
- My all-in-one printer/scanner/fax/copier
- A lamp (hate dim light) and extension cord
- A bin (or two) or assorted supplies
In the end, I discovered that I'd neglected to install the printer driver into the new laptop, so I couldn't print a darned thing!
Plus in my mad rush to get an order out that morning to South Africa (international shipping, by the way, can be a nightmare), I had forgotten to grab the flash drive with all of the files I'd meant to work on, so what I'd imagined to be a long productive week of making cards stretched out without a project in sight.
Luckily, I had a few disks of artwork that I could use to do some work completely from scratch. One was a Dover Clip-Art CD of WWI and WWII posters -- really lovely stuff.
I wasn't particularly productive (unless you count finishing "The Boleyn Inheritance" and "The Jane Austen Book Club as being productive), but I did design one piece that I really liked. I'm a little wary of selling it, however. I had always liked the image, one that made me think of strong, proud, capable women, but after animating the artwork I wondered if others might see another meaning in it.
What do you think?
3 comments:
Tee hee. Someone might just think it's the perfect sentiment!
Really, truly, you hadn't been over to Cornerstone before? How did you miss it?
Sounds like you had a good vacation, though.
Carol
(naked mole rat forever)
Well, I need you to point out the cool things to me, Carol! I loved her darling little snow angel card...
And isn't it funny that I spent a whole bunch of time on that card before realizing what it did when it animated? I loved the mechanics, too! It works so nicely... someone suggested a series of insulting cards that you can send to your ex or people that you don't necessarily like... I can have a whole series of them...
Oh yes, you must! Maybe they would sell...and maybe they would just amuse yourself. Not that there's anything wrong with that!
Carol
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