Or, this card

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...

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

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

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!!!!

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

USA Ahoy

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

Recycling

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!!!

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

Full Circle

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!

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

And my second!

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!!!

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!

Bright Spring Yellow Claddagh Ring Card

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!