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Sales tax time
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Sales tax time

I made a little more than $1,000 from selling my cards last year. That’s actually more than I thought. It’s still not enough to pay even one monthly mortgage. 😭

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Monochrome Stocking Full of Joy
Cecilia Huster Cecilia Huster

Monochrome Stocking Full of Joy

This die set is great to use with scraps, because there are lots of small dies that combine to create characters and greenery.

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Lovely Layers Deer
Cardmaking Cecilia Huster Cardmaking Cecilia Huster

Lovely Layers Deer

The main feature of these cards is the Lovely Layers Deer Die Set by Honey Bee Stamps. You can watch me make this card on YouTube. It’s a 13-minute video on the @ValleyOakPaper channel.

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Halloween Gift Card Mugs
Cardmaking Cecilia Huster Cardmaking Cecilia Huster

Halloween Gift Card Mugs

This is a quick and easy way to dress up gift cards for Halloween. The paper I used is scrapbook paper pad from Michael’s. I paired it with glitter paper in matching colors, also from Michaels.

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Halloween Makes for Tomorrow
Business Cecilia Huster Business Cecilia Huster

Halloween Makes for Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Saturday October 7th, I’ll be at the De Anza Flea Market in booth O45. I hope to see you there! For this market I’ve changed my pricing structure to hopefully sell more. I’ll report back if it worked.

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Crafty Business Update
Business Cecilia Huster Business Cecilia Huster

Crafty Business Update

Silicon Valley in-person shopping

  • Unique Boutique is open 10.30 to 2.30 Monday through Friday at the Sunnyvale Senior Center

  • De Anza Flea Market: October 7th, next and probably final day.

  • Unique Boutique Craft Fair: November 3rd - 4th, Sunnyvale Senior Center

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Birthday Bears
Cardmaking Cecilia Huster Cardmaking Cecilia Huster

Birthday Bears

The mama bear and her cub are from a Sizzix die set by Lisa Jones. It’s called Nature Friends and also includes a bunny, a hedgehog and a badger.

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Oak Wreath
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Oak Wreath

The next day I created the texture with the Pinkfresh Studio’s Stitches Cover Plate. This had the added bonus of flattening the cardstock after its bath.

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