Well the day may be almost over (I have about two minutes to spare before midnight) but the World Card Making Day Celebration will continue. It has been a long week and and a rather long day but I couldn't let it go by without some sort of acknowledgement.
How wonderful to have a day that honours the creativity behind making handmade cards and the personal connection that they create between us and the people we send them to. I really love this idea!!!! So without further ado, let's kick of my particular World Card Making Day event, Décosse's Dynamite Doodles style and you know what that means...PRESENTS!
According to the official website for World Card Making Day, this occasion was first observed on October 7, 2006. It was founded by Paper Crafts magazine and started out being celebrated simply as National Card Making Day in the United States. The initial celebration involved the Paper Crafts magazine audience only; however, there was such an incredible response from patrons worldwide that from that point on, the holiday became known as World Card Making Day . While it began as a way to bring card makers together to get a head start on the Christmas card making rush, it has developed into a day for anyone involved in the card making community to "unite and celebrate the connection and creativity that is the heart of card making." ("Holiday History," n.d., para 2) Sounds like a worthwhile day to celebrate in my books! So, let's bring on the presents, shall we?!
First off I have FIVE sentiments that I am offering as straight up freebies for everyone:
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- Classy Pirate font created by Design TNT
© 2015
Font Information: - Dollar Bill font created by Twicolabs
- Alcubierre font created by Matt Ellis
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Font Information: - Bigelow Rules font created by Astigmatic One Eye Typographic Institute
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Font Information: - Lemon Chicken font created by Crack-A-Jack Studios
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- Merkin font created by Apostrophic Lab
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These word art creations are in png format and published at 300 ppi. They are quite large in order to accommodate different programs that people work with. If you are a card maker you can always resize them smaller without distorting the quality.
Credit Notes For These Creations:
© Lisa L. Décosse. PUO. However, you are allowed to use the sentiments on handmade projects that you intend to sell on a small scale basis provided credit is given. You also need to include a credit note and a link to this blog should you use any of my images in your creations and post them on your blog. Please be sure to familiarize yourself with my full terms of use found in the 'Download Instructions & T.O.U.' tab at the top of this page. Of important note: Please do not share my images with family, friends, etc. Additionally, do not post any images to file sharing services like Box®, 4-Shared®, etc. Instead, please direct people to my blog(s) so they can grab the image for themselves. If you would like to post a watermarked version of the image, please contact me to obtain one.
How is that for a start?! Now just like last year, I do have a little something extra planned, but this time you need to do some work yourself. Since this celebration is all about our cards, I thought it would be nice to see one of your favourite cards that you created and posted about, during this past year from Oct. 2014 - Oct. 2015. I was going to ask you to share your favourite, but when I thought about it, I could never come up with an absolute favourite myself. I have a range of cards that are my favourite and I am guessing that you do as well. So, start scrolling through your old posts and find a card that you really, really like. Come over here and link it up BUT you also have to leave me a comment on this post telling me WHY it is one of your favourites. That isn't too difficult now is it? You'll have the chance to win one of my scrapbooking kits--your choice!
Now hmm...which card should I post as one of my favourites? While I don't have as many this year, there are still quite a few I am proud of. I guess the one I will go with is a wedding card that I created. To refresh you on what it looked like, I have included it below (featuring an image from Nicecrane Designs)...
This link up below will be open until 11:55 p.m. on October 17th and winners will chosen shortly thereafter. This is one of those rare times where backlinking is allowed. You can link up a maximum of three of your favourite cards. However, if you do not provide a comment telling me why you linked your choice(s) you will NOT be eligible to win a prize. It doesn't have to be too long but it does have to explain your reasoning for choosing. You do not have to be a follower but it would be nice for you to become one, if you decided you like it over here.
So what are you waiting for?! Get choosing and I hope to see you back here soon.
Until next time,
