Card Starters from Amazing Friends

To foster a “last minute push” toward my milestone sales goal in January, I offered an event I called Brian’s Big Bundle Bonanza to anyone who purchased a bundle from me during the last week. I hosted the Zoom call this weekend with incredible friends who supported my last-minute push – and we all had SO MUCH FUN!

Before the call, I mailed out little envelopes of “card guts” (random pieces of Designer Series Papers, cardstock and die-cut shapes) and asked the participants to make a card with the bits and pieces I sent to them. Some made multiple cards. What made it really fun for me – each envelope was different from the others (although several contained similar products), but all of the cards were different! I encouraged participants to incorporate whatever products they wanted to build a card that made them happy.

Participants shared their finished projects on Saturday’s call (along with the projects we completed during the call). I’m so happy to share a handful of their projects here today. I’ll share more of them in the coming week, so be on the lookout!

Below are the products included in each envelope along with pictures from the incredible artists. Enjoy!

Ann Weiser

Here’s a look at the “card guts” I mailed to Ann:

The large, blue piece shown above features gorgeous flowers on the opposite side. Ann strategically cut that piece to create the three-panel card below. Here are the cards she made with these products:

Cheryl Walker

Here’s a look at the collection of “card guts” I mailed to Cheryl:

Cheryl was dreaming about Spring and told a story of a little mouse under her front porch (how cute!) when she used these products to make this sweet card:

Maryann Boisvert

Here’s a look at the “card guts” I mailed to Maryann:

Maryann didn’t let any of these patterns go to waste – look at the fun way she showcased them on the card (and how she showcased the adorable bunny from the papers):

Ellen Longino

Here’s a look at the collection of “card guts” I mailed to Ellen:

Ellen beautifully layered several of the elements on the card she made and added her own leaves, flowers and shine! Here’s the card she made:

Hilda Burton

Here’s a look at the bits and pieces I mailed to Hilda:

Here’s the card Hilda made to share with the group – so many great, patterned strips in her design:

Linda Callahan

Here’s a look at the “card guts” I mailed to Linda Callahan:

And here’s a look at the beautiful card Linda made with the bits and pieces she received:

These are such great cards, don’t you think?! I had fun mailing out the little packets and was thrilled to  receive the cards over the past couple of weeks. I’m excited to be able to share them with you. Please leave a comment to let these artists know how much you appreciate their designs.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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