Hello, blogging world! And more specifically, hello craft blogging world! I have started this blog to introduce you to my products in my shop Prettyfolio through Etsy.com. I started out almost a year ago with handmade greeting cards, and am now expanding to include wedding invitations, fine stationery sets for adults, and stationery sets for kids and teens, so check back often to see what's new! I've been ruminating on bookmarks for a while, too, so you just never know what might show up in my shop!

My products are unique because I enjoy using different mediums than are usually found on greeting cards. For example, this past Christmas season, my line included cards with the image of a Christmas tree. Not so unusual, right? Except I made the image by dipping a pine branch in paint and used it like a stamp on the card. My newer trends this Spring are jewelry charms as accents, dried flowers, and artificial petals. My current condundrum is how to use palms from Palm Sunday in my art! I personally have not seen other products like mine in the many hours I spend browsing Pinterest :-)

I do not use diecutting machines or stamp kits, only embossing folders and individual stamps. Everything I do is handcut and hand-assembled, even the envelopes for specialty items (wedding invitations, stationery sets). I also line every envelope, handmade or not, to coordinate with each product. Many items can be personalized, and some, especially the wedding invitations and stationery sets, are customizable for color scheme, patterns, and wording.

Here are a few samples of my most recent additions to my store:

1) Cheery yellow layered wedding invitations accented with stamped flowers

2) Modern/classic floral motif wedding invitations

3) The resurrection cross with the iconic Easter lily, only this lily is made with sheets of Easter hymns

4) An embossed word art cross, which is pretty in itself, but I took it one step further and hand-penciled all the colors on the embossing

5) An example of my lined envelopes; I do not yet have a listing just for lined envelopes without cards, but I will soon!

Welcome to my blog! I hope you enjoy browsing--and buying--my products as much as I enjoy creating them! 

--Abby