Handmade for Men.

Anyone that knows me knows that I like to buy card making magazines which come with wonderful and useful craft goodies. Not every month but once in a while as a source of inspiration as well as adding to my stash, card making magazines are what added this activity to my list of hobbies more than two years ago. In those days I followed the photos and instructions for every card I made, as closely as possible, picking up different techniques and design ideas from great articles. Nowadays I might follow the designs illustrated but mostly I create my own. One thing I never do is throw the magazines away.

The issue of Let's make... Cards used to make the cards featured in this blog post was purchased a year ago. In fact I blogged about one of the cards I made then in Sunday Football for Fathers Day.

When Fathers Day approaches out come an abundance of men friendly motifs and card design ideas in the craft magazines. No need to spend money I haven't got this year. Why when I could use the stash of materials that were lying dormant in my craft storage? In a few hours I made a good variety for Fathers Day, birthday and some which could be used for any occasion. I'm thinking of making it into a Mens Card pack.

 It's great to create your own designs but lets be honest, sometimes the creative juices do not flow well. Over the past couple of days I've enjoyed just following the instructions in the magazine. It was very relaxing and very productive. I think I'll do that more often.

My Twitter buddy @essdeecee and fellow blogger and member of UK Handmade recently blogged about making cards from kits she bought on QVC. It is very interesting and quite amazing to read how much Shirley gets out of using these kits. You can read about it here. You can also find her blog SDCrafts in my blog list in the left sidebar. As Shirley says, using a craft kit is a good way of building up stock and providing  variety for her customers.

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Have a good week!