Interestingly enough, the LORD (YHWH, Almighty God, Creator of heaven and earth, Guardian and Shepherd of my soul) had other plans in store and instead, since September 2013, I have been gainfully employed by At Home Care, a company providing in-home services to the disabled and/or elderly so that they can remain independent and in their own homes. A year ago I would never have believed that this is the work I would be doing or that I would enjoy it so much, but it's true! I love my job! I love the people I work for and I love my clients! This job is a perfect fit for me in so many ways. I work six days a week, Sunday through Friday, and usually 35 to 40 hours a week. That's just the face-to-face client time. Add in the time I spend driving from client home to client home and I put in a lot more hours than that each week.
My challenge with this job is managing my time at home efficiently so that I accomplish all that I want to do. That is easier said than done, especially for a first-class procrastinator. It's all too easy to come up with excuses and just play lazy. I am definitely NOT a Type A person. I've never had a lot of drive or ambition. I'd rather take life slowly and smell the roses along the way. However, I am working on it.
Anyway, back to this blog...I'm not sure that I really have any more time now to work on a blog than I did a couple of years ago when I was in the midst of my college studies, BUT I want a place to showcase the cards I've been making and a blog is a good place to do that.
When I began the blogging thing back in 2009, I wanted to show how you can combine frugality and cardmaking. I still believe in being a frugal cardmaker. Along the way, however, I have accumulated some of the more expensive tools--tools like a Big Shot and a Silhouette Cameo. I did just get a more expensive set of colored pencils (PrismaColor) instead of using the RoseArt and Crayola colored pencils that I've been using, though I still have those on my crafting table, too. For the most part, though, I'm still a frugal cardmaker. I throw very little away. I continue to look for inexpensive (cheap) materials to incorporate into my cardmaking. I continue to save my paper scraps.
You will see that I use all sorts of things on my cards. I do have some stamps and use them more than I used to, even though I would not call myself a "stamper." I am a cardmaker and as such, I refuse to be boxed in by any particular approach to making cards. I like reusing items that might otherwise end up in the trash. I have my Sweetheart Tim trained to ask me before he throws anything away that I might be able to use for a crafty purpose, especially on a card. Thankfully, we live in a big house and I have the third floor (the attic) all to myself so I have the room to save lots of stuff. I love STUFF!
So let me cut the talk and show you a couple of my most recent cards. I'm running out of time tonight so I won't go into details on the materials used on these. As always, if you have a question about the materials or techniques I've used on a card, please post a comment and ask. I'll do my best to reply as quickly as possible.
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