Handmade Lesbian Wedding Card
It’s funny how things work out. I never thought in a million years that I would be in the greeting card business. Hell, at several points in my Life I have been content to be a worker bee…hahaha!
Blac Gurlz Ink, for me, came about due to two reasons…my first girlfriend lived on the opposite coast and when I wanted to send her a card just to say I was thinking of her — there was nothing out there. The second reason, I love graphic design. Somehow this Taurus decided that the two should form some breathing entity to catapult me onto the cover of Forbes! *haha, you’re laughing…bring me the issue and I will autograph it for you…hahaha!
I’m stepping way out of my personal comfort zone with this and excitedly so. To be honest, though, this is ONE, of a few thing in my life, I am certain is the right thing to do!
Now being a creative cookie I am always on the lookout for info, ideas, and opportunities to expand and be better at what I am doing…I’m working on getting the formula just right.
Handmade Gay Wedding Card
I make handmade greeting cards, in addition to coordinating the various photo shoots that are subsequently transformed into our greeting cards.
So tonight, after a very exciting and energizing day I find I cant sleep and cant work because its late so I go looking for info and ideas to bring to you and what do I find…an article on how to make a greeting card! I think it’s pretty interesting and of course if you put your personal spin on it…well, Viola!
Some might say, “why would she tell folks how to make a card vs. buying one of hers?” Well, the way I see it, some days you might want to make them yourself (and why not have a guide of some sort) and others you might feel like “oh bust it, I’ll just buy one from Blac Gurlz Ink!” hahaha!
I think our greetings cards are a hot item and once folks learn about us and that we’re using “real” lesbians vs. professional models in our design concepts, to give our product a more “authentic” look and to provide a more “accurate” representation of the lesbian community…well, we have no worries…there is enough of everything for us all!
Now for the instructions and check out our greeting cards, we currently have 3 series up and the 4th, Butches of the Bay will be released late 2009! http://www.blacgurlzink.com
One Love,
Spring Opara
Supreme Challenger of the Status Quo
INSTRUCTIONS provide by brokengirl (an eHow community member):
1. Go to your local arts & crafts store and get all the necessary things you need. I would also include paint on the list…a tricky ingredient in making the greeting cards is the feather quill pen that can be found at Barnes & Noble or Michael’s.
2. Cut the large sheets of handmade paper in halves and then bend them together so they have a crease down it’s spine…You can open and close them at this point and you are on your way to creating a greeting card.
3. Write the greeting. It can be words of inspiration or a poem. Do the writing in india ink with the feather quill pen and it will look magnificent! Choose the celebration greeting, from Christmas Eve to Congrats to the newly weds or proud parents.
4. Decorate. It is always fun to decorate a surface. Now you can attach any images you may have or write more words with coloured markers. Stickers are always a good choice when decorating.
5. Are you just going to give the person the greeting card or are you going to put it in an envelope send? Make sure you buy over-sized envelopes to fit your handmade cards!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2218834_greeting-card.html
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