A Whole New Meaning to Retail Therapy

So...I donated some cards for a "Pink Tea" last March. The lady who "won them" via the auction sent my friend an email saying she wanted to buy a card assortment. I have never sold any of my cards. I give them to family and friends and to organizations for fundraising. I have, over and over, said I do NOT want to do that! I am afraid my "therapy", my happy place will become stressed! Maybe it won't. I think my compromise (with myself) is:  I will sell her an assortment bundle. As is. No custom requests. No .... "I like this part but could you change the color of the frog to pink?" I sound a little cranky don't I? I'm blaming a "crabby gene" on that! Yes...it is an inheritable trait and I know it to be TRUTH...that I inherited the little 'bugger'!

Maybe I'm being overly pre-defensive. I love that she enjoyed the cards. I love that she actually mails cards! I'm humbled that she wants to purchase more. I know many of you do custom cards. GO YOU! (My initial reaction is - "Here just take these" and if I knew her personally I would totally do that.) I'll let you know if this transaction happens. Let me know if you have any words of advice!

Enough of my retail angst.... On to the card! I bought this sweet owl from Sami Stamps quite awhile ago. Since then he has been used for several occasions! (Under the bat/pumpkin/spider are holly leaves - shhhhhh don't tell anyone!)

Little Owl has sported flowers, more flowers, tiny flowers, shamrocks, valentines...who knows what may be in this little guy's future...

SERIOUSLY!!! The inside stamped sentiment is ORANGE IRL (in real life).

Hocus Pocus

~Base card PaperTrey Ink Royal Velvet

~Layer of white glossy card stock

~Layer of purple polka dot paper

~Digital image - Sami Stamps - paper pieced with three different design papers

~Three strips of design papers framed with black card stock

~Punched tap with "spooky" hand written

~Spider, bat, pumpkin die cuts

~Inside (left) is pre-printed tag

~Inside (right) sentiment stamped using orange ink, die cut using Cuttlebug, edges dotted with fine point black Sharpie

~Pre-lined signature block area

Inspirations | Challenges

Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch

Little Red Wagon - spooky

{Pin}spirational - photo inspiration

Digi Chooseday - Halloween

PDE Linky Party - Halloween

Robin's Fetish - Halloween

Sami Stamps - use Sami Stamp + orange

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Here's to seasonally happy owls, magical hocus pocus, craving candy corn mixed with Spanish peanuts, and retail therapy!

Nancy in Iowa