Life after Grad School- Creativity!!!
What I actually did was sleep for the vast majority of the time for about a week.
Now that I'm experiencing what I think will be the new normal as far as free time, I have spent much more time in my craft room. I have even committed to making monthly cards for the teachers I support and my husband's team of first grade teachers, as well as the team I work with of district level coaches. In total, I've committed to creating around 20 cards each month.
In addition to the monthly cards, I would like to bulk up my stock of birthday and all occasion cards. It seems like I'm always having to stop by and pick up a card to put with a treat I'm leaving with someone.
I still am not very good at designing my own cards. I spend time on Youtube and Instagram looking for inspiration cards, then I just copy them- making substitutions for things I don't already have.
This card is a good example of that. I had the exact stamp set I needed, but I didn't have the same paper that the original designer used. I do, however, have an embarrassingly large stash of paper, so I went through it and found some bright, cheery paper I though would go nicely with the overall idea of the card. This particular card was for the birthday of one of my husband's team mates.
Just yesterday I finished the 20 cards I needed for September. Here's the inspiration card I found on Christina Riley's Youtube channel...
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