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Or, this card

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:36:00 +0000

Ooooh no. It's a shame the blessings card below looks quite well, as I've gone and changed it entirely... Well, the card is twice as expensive as the paper, and doesn't have the nice texture, and as I wanted to finish the set and would have had to wait an age to get more card I decided Paper wins. I also decided the thick black outline was a bit dominating, and reduced it...and because the paper is lighter I can't decide if an insert looks a bit silly, so for the time being that's gone...

Until I saw below pic. I am not a decisive person :(

Newest Card...

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:28:00 +0000

This is one of the newest cards - made with 300gsm card it is very sturdy and serious, with a delicate and flighty parchment style white insert to lighten things up a bit, and gold embossed message on the front as a crowning glory! I've meant to have a set of these blessings for ages, so I'm glad I have one down at least...next up: 'May the wind be always at your back'.

Finally: a card

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:50:00 +0000

Two cards actually, for Father's Day. Things have been a little busy and awkward for cardiness lately, so I'm glad I got these put together and listed on Etsy. I described them as being maybe good to give to a new father, as the saying Biodh Gra agus Cairdeas i Reim (Let Love and Friendship Reign) could be a nice blessing for a future father/son/daughter relationship, aw.

Another Treasury

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:31:00 +0000

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list_west.php?room_id=99173

...and thank God too, as it's the only thing to happen Etsy wise in an age. Weirdly, views have been really good for me recently - and I mean relative to what I'm used to! - but there is absolutely NO love, and certainly no sales...smidgin disheartened, because I'd been making such an effort with listing and increasing my stock etc...Oh well, maybe this is the nudge I need to cheer up again :)

Treasury!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:28:00 +0000

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=130006

Yay!!!!

Although I'm often surprised at the pieces that are chosen (all what, 2 times now?!) - in this case it's one of the mother's day Flower cards, in an Irish treasury full of celtic knots and swirls...hmm!

Recycled Brown Paper Parcel Card

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sat, 01 May 2010 18:56:00 +0000

USA Ahoy

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:40:00 +0000

To be jealous of a bunch of cards? Sad, but understandable: California and Massachusetts in this case...

Recycling

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:37:00 +0000

So I reached the second page...and immediately ran out of listing steam, I am so predictable! But while I'm back to one page ( the good way, sale, yay!) I am in two minds about the second page in that I think the card that was shunted out there got all of a single view for the entire time I had two pages, I just don't think people are bothered enough. Hm, which has just made me realise I need to have better products :P!

Anyway, because I HAVE run out of listing desire I decided to come at the cards from a different angle for the moment - recycling the 'bronntanas/presents' cards...so here are some of the Befores...

SECOND PAGE!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 20:19:00 +0000

My first time ever reaching a second page of listings on Etsy...seems like a Thing to be caps-locking about! YAY!!

Full Circle

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:50:00 +0000

The most recently expired and, now, relisted card - and where it all started...see, it IS a wind-warped, gale-stunted tree, not just 'blowing' in the grand little breeze!

Down more Listings: but the good way!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:40:00 +0000

SALE!!!!!!!!!!!

And my second!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 20:52:00 +0000

Yip, I had barely time to relist my first expired listing, and be delighted at the fact that relisting gives me back my views and hearts (the only ones I'm getting, btw!!), when - I checked craftcult only moments later and saw that I still only had 20 items listed!! It's a conspiracy!

To cheer myself up, I have given myself a new avatar: the nice cherry red celtic heart...

Eek - My first Expired Listing!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:46:00 +0000

Sad, the first card to officially crash and burn! Also it stings 'cos I am plugging away at getting to page 2 of listings, and now it's started to be nibbled away from the other end!

Still listing, barely!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:41:00 +0000

Bright Spring Yellow Claddagh Ring Card

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:42:00 +0000

2 days later, another listing: bully for me! The nice warm yellow is as much to cheer me up as anything else - my most 'prolific' efforts always seem to coincide with a complete shut-down in views. Hm. That's not how it's meant to go! Still I am determined to get to that elusive page 2, so I shall persevere :)

Alas though: these pictures were taken this morning, in the morning light that I was so convinced would be the answer to my picture-problems. Well, not so much!

Photo Regression :(

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:41:00 +0000

Sad face! My photography is getting worse! I don't know what to say, I'm hoping that it is down to time constraints forcing me to take the pics in the evening...this card is actually a gorgeous warm cheeky red!

It is badly washed out in these pics though (and another of the green cards, also a 'Celtic Heart', looks grey! Criminal!), so I may have to try to make time to have a do-over.

ALTHOUGH! I must say they look much worse on Etsy than they do here or on Picasa as I'm trying to edit them, typical!!

Coloured Set of Celtic Knots in Silver

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:50:00 +0000

New Idea, New Listing

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:18:00 +0000

The blank cards seem popular, and the simple celticy things seem popular, so voila...and the colours are lovely :)

Result: Sale :)

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:30:00 +0000

Yes, a two card sale, woot: although she did frog-jump over my poor phonetic cards to pick 'em! Never mind, they have since won themselves a heart, I'll take it :)

Just in time - another listing!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:45:00 +0000

This every second day listing gig might not be that easy after all! Well, I was inspired to try to fix up the phonetic cards a bit, I think they have more potential than has been realised! And American Mother's Day is coming up in April...And I did get a lot done with them, and am relatively happy with the two versions I came up with (cute and colourful, and speech bubble...makes sense when you see them!) - however it took me two days, that's absurd! And they ain't THAT good! But though it has taken me this long, I am just glad that I did manage to get them done, papped and one listed today.

Avalanche of Embossed Cards!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:35:00 +0000

I am taking my hopes to be a little more pro-active with the cards seriously, happily! These are all just the different permutations of the Connemara series, combining all three images with the different messages and both silver and gold embossing...phew!
It means listings may be a little monotonous for a while, but I'll feel better, in that princess and the pea way!, knowing that I have given them a good shot. I like these cards, they are certainly simple, but I worked hard on the images and they mean a lot to me as my first cards - the first things I'd admitted to making much less trying to sell! I'm planning to list every second day, which is still a world away from what I was doing, totally ad hoc, but still isn't setting myself up to fail :p

It begins!

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:49:00 +0000

A tide of listing will follow...in theory!! It's kinda ominous to start with this "death metal" card though!

(Aaaaactually, my sister's boyfriend is involved in getting an Irish language Metal band on its feet - 'Corr Mhona' is their name, if you're interested you should google them! :D )

...And only my second ever Irish Sale :)

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:33:00 +0000

Biggest Ever Order of cards Contd....

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:24:00 +0000

March is over...

noreply@blogger.com (Paperpennies) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:54:00 +0000

Well, essentially March is over, and this is a good thing for me. It has been a mad, hectic, tiring and draining culmination of a couple of mad, hectic, tiring and draining months. In fact, it may take me a while to reaclimatise to 'normal' mad-hectic-tiring-draining life, but I'm off to a great start: on March 22nd I had my biggest ever order of cards, 7, from a very kind and lovely and enthusiastic person - my FAVOURITE kind! And yes, she is on the official list for Nicest People On Etsy. Fact.

Only downside to lovely people on Etsy making me blush and smile to myself is my tendency to add extra cards to their order! It almost seems like I am taking advantage of them, when they 'only' get what they pay for! It does add up just from the point of view of card, envelope, slip-case, and added shipping...but I think I'll keep doing it. I will put it down as 'advertising', especially because I would usually add a style of card that thay haven't got. But would Richard Branson/Donald Trump et al approve?!