May was my 3-year card-making anniversary. I feel fortunate to have had as much time over the past 3 years as I have to spend time on this hobby and increase my skills. Someday I’ll share some of my earliest cards because wow, there’s such a difference. It’s neat to look back and see how far I’ve come and how much I’ve been able to learn.
When I realized I was coming up on 500 cards I worked quickly to reach that milestone at my 3-year mark. 500 cards is a lot! I’m slowly getting to the point where I’m proud of more of my cards for a longer period of time, before my skills increase and they’re “outdated” skills-wise. But I still have so many ways to improve.
I put together a card-making video for the first time ever to commemorate the occasion. I have no fancy video setup so the quality does not compare to more professional videos but here it is:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CeRPjnhpElO/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
And here’s the completed card:
Materials used:
- Large Stitched Rectangles
- Distress oxide inks: Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Forest Moss (for the splatters on the mountains), Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo (for the splatters on the ground)
- Starry Sky Stencil
- Pearl stencil paste
- Stitched Mountain Borders
- Simple Stitched Hillside Borders
- Build a Campsite
- Perfectly Plaid Fall petite paper pack
- Chocolate Bar cardstock
- Den Sweet Den
- S’more the Merrier
- Everyday Sentiment Banners
- Kraft cardstock
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