Thank you to all my friends who commented and did the poll thingy on the last post. Of the fifteen who voted, fourteen went for option 1: no envelopes. It was a low voter turn-out, but given the way voting has gone globally recently, who wants to vote any more?
Alys, in a private email, persuaded me to offer an ‘envelopes included’ option in my shop for those countries who have a different measuring system to the one I use. So that remains an option in the shop along with the no-envelope option. They are up, you can see them here.
However, in my next post I shall show you how to make a custom fit envelope for those odd shaped cards we sometimes end up with and wish to send. It’s easy and gives you the opportunity to make your card, or letter, or any odd thing you wish to send, entirely original and you maybe won’t have to purchase another envelope, ever!
So, I carefully wrote out all your names, cut them into neat little slices ……
…….and threw them into my favourite coffee cup – emptied of coffee I hasten to assure you and newly washed and dried…..
The cup was shaken, vigorously, but not stirred and then I hooked one piece of paper and tried my best to photograph the action simultaneously
Sometimes a third hand would be very – er – handy!!
Congrats to the inestimable author Geoff who blogs at TanGental. A pack of note cards will be winging its way to you as soon as your preference is known and your address too please. Also everyone else – do pop over and read his latest offering You’ll be hooked! 😀
Here’s a pic of Siddy and his newest friend whispering secrets into his ear at the dog park
Do you remember a couple of posts back I mentioned a give-away? And where I showed you the beginning processes in the creation of my new line of Note Cards. Yupo paper, alcohol inks and hours of doodling went into completing four A4 sheets. Each sheet was then cut into four pieces and, when the note cards were all made up there is a grand total of 16 different designs.
I already showed you the first four completed cards. When Susanne made a comment on that previous post about them reminding her of ‘Swinging London’ in the 60’s their name was born. Here they are again, sporting their new look. Meet ‘Note-Cards ‘Carnaby Street’
Here is the second sheet of Inky Yupo paper
And here the doodling work is completed
Here are the four cards that utilise that design ‘Note Cards Summer Garden’
Here is the third ink dropped sheet
Doodles completed
And here are the four cards ‘Cosmic Time’. I think this is my favourite one
Here is the fourth sheet, remember I had started the doodling work
This one took the longest to complete, there is more than 15 doodle hours here:
And here are the four note cards ‘Evening Garden’
You can use any card upright or top hinged, it is purely personal preference.
Every A5 note card comes with a writing paper insert, allowing you to write fully on three leaves. After much experimentation and contemplation I decided to stay with white card and ordinary printing paper for the inserts. It was simply easier and more affordable.
Every note card is hand made by me. I cut the card, slice the original design into four and trim it to fit the card. I ink the edges of each little printed design. I alone score, crease and fold the card into shape, wrestle with my double sided tape gun (which is being extremely temperamental at the moment) and adhere the card and printed paper together. I then cut the paper insert to size, trim and finally adhere that inside the card. Slight variations and imperfections are inevitable.
Now to the give away. Which isn’t really a free thing at all, I’m asking for your advice and in return your name goes in the draw for a set of note cards, design of your choice. So, to enter you must humour me and help me solve a terrible conundrum. Please do read on if you want to play…….
Will you pretend with me that you want to purchase a set of four note cards. You are ready and champing at the bit to get into letter writing again, these doodly cards are the perfect size for a chatty and cheerful note to get the ball rolling. You feel that the cost of $NZ17 is affordable, you know, that’s just $4 per card and 25c per envelope, cheaper than most mass produced cards.
And then you check out shipping costs. (We’ve been here before recently, yes? Well, here we go again!)
You discover that four note cards with envelopes costs $17 + $15 shipping for International customers and $5 shipping for domestic customers. Suddenly the cards from the corner store are looking way more appealing!
The thing that pushes the cost up is the size of the envelopes, they take the packet from letter rate to small packet rate, which is the same rate I send small light catchers around the world for. And there’s a big difference in size and weight between 4 note cards and a triple strand light catcher!
So what if you just bought your own envelopes from the local store?
Four note cards with no envelopes costs $16 + $3 shipping – anywhere in the world.
Which scenario would you prefer?
Hit your option choice in the poll box
*$NZ16 = $US11.50 / $Ca15.11 / $Au15.05 / UKP9.20
Double your amount for total cost inc shipping of option 1
But talk to me too – I love you to talk to me 🙂
Do you have a favourite design or colour way?
All regular chatterers will go in the draw, your choice of note card pack:
*Carnaby Street
*Summer Garden
*Cosmic Time
*Evening Garden
*Mixed Notes {one of each collection)
And finally, Siddy says “Helllloooooo!” to his fans
The Contented Crafter 