March Card Kitchen, Part 1

My dear, ol' blog is getting dusty, and that makes me a little sad. One thing that's been reinforced these last couple of months is that I *need* a creative outlet or one sort or another. So, though I haven't been papercrafting nearly as much, I have turned my attention to my home, which, honestly, could really use some updates and re-styling. Here's the thing: as far as creative outlets, it takes a whole lot more time and money to redecorate a house than to make a card, there's a whole lot less room for error in home decorating (or maybe I should just say errors are a lot more costly), and I'm a whole lot better at making cards than styling a home! (Especially when I just put all my spare change and then some into a hole in the ground. Literally. Our backyard pool project began two weeks ago. Which I'm *super* excited about! But which leaves precious little left for redecorating.)

Another thing I tend to sink my creative teeth into off and on is cooking. So I've been doing a little more of that these last few months, too, and here's what I've noted: A) I'm a lot happier making cards than I am making meals; and B) my blog readers have *never* commented, "Can I just have a bowl of cereal instead?" (I dare ya!)

So, yea, all of this to say that my paper-crafty break, although welcome, has also been frustrating.  And therefore, the grass in my craft room is looking mighty green. Stay tuned ....

I don't usually like to mix too much personal with "business," but since it's been so long, I thought an update was in order. And yet, I do still want to share the first half of the  Jillibean Soup March Card Kitchen kit too. These little monthly kits have been papercrafting oases during this dry spell. I love them!! A few weeks ago, I went to an all-day crop fundraiser. This kit, plus a shoebox of tools, was all I packed. It's definitely the way to do it!

Here's the kit:

And here are four of the eight cards I made:

Hello Friend

Life is Good With You Around

It All Began With a Boy & Girl

Life is Wonderful

For more info on the Card Kitchen kits, click HERE.

Card Kitchen blog

Card Kitchen on Facebook

Until next time ...

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