Monday, October 7, 2013

Using my pins?

Do you pin?  How many boards do you have?

I learned that Pinterest is a lot of fun but at the same time a total time burner so I have been avoiding it.  You see I have the Pin button on my blog but I rarely pin.  Sometimes my computer is so slow that it takes longer than what my frustration allows to load my pins.  Before I start pinning, I am ready to close all my windows.  I can't help but wonder how I can use Pinterest to improve my life if I don't have to patience for it to load my pins.    Call me outdated.  Call me backward.  I will gracefully accept that.

I started my blog in part to have a craft diary.  I was asked if I would make a duplicate of the cards I make, no, because I normally take a picture of my card, write a post about it, then won't feel bad when the day I have to part with it comes.  However, when the number of my blog posts grows, it is becoming difficult to look for my past creations.  That's when I started pinning.  I pin my own cards.  Pinterest thus serves as my "back-up craft diary."  I also started other boards to pin others' cards and creations, but I stumbled upon how to organize the pins and thought I should keep the collection manageable until I know how I want to organize them.  I really wish there were "sub-boards" within boards.  For instance I  wish I could have a board for all my cards then within this board I could have a Christmas sub-board, a Birthday sub-board, etc.  Am I brain-washed by the way I organize my files in my PC so I want to do it the same way on Pinterest? 

Susan from OLW asked that we use our pins as an inspiration to create a one layer card.  She generously offered to share her boards as inspiration.  Wow.  I took a cursory look at her Pure Inspiration board and her Cards board and found her pins awesome.  I love those cards that have such a clean look but the white space is so powerful that your eyes tend to fix on it.  Amazing.

So I was inspired by the white space of her cards and I decided to make one like that.  How to make it interesting?  Colors.  But color coordination is never my forte so I looked at some color challenges to see what others are doing.  Halloween colors?  Good, I just can't go wrong with that.  I used the palette from Fab Friday Challenge:


Then I found this sketch from CAS(E) this sketch:


My card is basically a combination of the card sketch and the color combo:


No, this card is not going to a kid.  I figured that I have no Halloween decoration in my office so I'll place some random décor and cards in the office.  I should have made all my Halloween cards for the kids this year, but will make a couple extra just in case a friend asks me to lend him/her a card.

My card is also entering the following challenges:
Crafty Calendar - Halloween
Hiding in my craft room - Halloween colors
Moving along with the Times - Anything Goes
Sarah Hurley - Halloween
Craftin' Boutique Challenges - Halloween

Thanks for stopping by!

10 comments:

  1. Very cute CAS design! The bold challenge colors really pop with all that white! Thanks for sharing at Fab Friday!

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  2. Great cards! Thanks so much for playing along with CAS(E) this Sketch!
    How do I pin? I will save photos of cards/layouts/inspiration to separate boards. And then sometimes, when I need some inspiration, I'll look through my pins for something to spark an idea.

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  3. Cool card and great take on the sketch. Thanks for playing along with us in the CAS(E) this sketch! challenge and hope to see you again.

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  4. What a great interpretation of the sketch. Love the card. Thanks for sharing at HIMCR this week.
    Nancy, DT

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  5. This is a neat card. I like the simplicity. Thanks for playing at HIMCR.

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  6. Great card! Gd use of colour combo & sketch

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  7. Love this, very clean & simple, thanks for joining us over at Sarah Hurley this month.
    C xx

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  8. Eeeep! What a great combination of challenges and an AWESOME use of white space! Love that card, and I'm not a kid, so you could send it to me...just a suggestion!

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  9. This is the perfect use of a CAS design! The bold colors work so well. Thanks for joining us at Fab Friday!

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  10. Fabulous CAS card......Thanks for joining us at Crafty Calendar this month & good luck!
    hugs Jo x

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