I quite like it! I say that in mild disbelief because my amateur attempts at product testing - leaving it lying around where random family members will see it and noting their reactions - haven't been great...Maybe in time I will see what they see, or they what I do, or maybe the label wasn't the problem at all - it was presented alongside my new packaging which (cart followed by horse remember) I also threw together at the last minute. I need the rigid board backing, so kept my reclaimed cardboard covered in coloured paper, but instead of leaving it at that with a band of matching paper wrapping around to hold it all together as before, I attached the board to a small piece of white tissue paper, and that to a larger piece of green tissue, creased the tissue so that it would open up like a present, and then used my paper 'belt' to keep it all together, topped with my new label as 'buckle'.
Again, dare I say it, I like it! I wouldn't have chosen the green, as it is very dark, and I think the two pieces of tissue should be the same size to avoid that dark band down the middle, but otherwise it looked neat and inviting, and didn't take too long to do (so many of my orders are for single cards, that's a big consideration.)
Must say, just writing that last sentence made me wonder if it's too much for one card...Oh, good, more to think about!
Meanwhile, the thank you card I included cheered me up - I made a full sheet of handmade paper flower heads on one of the very VERY few occasions when I planned in advance, and they are now very handy to stick onto blank cardstock when I'm strapped for time.
And the final product, Irish Element's first sale:
