Today's post is in reference to a commission I had a few weeks back. The founder of one of the charities we send cards to referred me to a friend of hers who owns a AirB&B in Paris, France. I was unaware of this until I received an email from this woman who asked me to do a cover for her Guest Book. At first I panicked - I always hesitate to do commissioned work because what if they don't like it in the end and are too afraid to tell me? I finally decided that if she didn't like it (and mind you, she has never seen anything I have ever created) then she didn't have to pay me. I went online, found her property and printed off a picture of her building. That became the background of her cover. I did some geli pulls on top and then printed off the tower and words. I actually made 6 different pieces and offered her a choice. This is the one she chose and seemed to like....
If ever you get over to Paris, I have a recommendation for where you can stay. LOL.
Tip of the Day:
This tip comes from one of my friends that I haven't met yet (aka card maker donor), Kayte W., and sounds like very good advice. I am headed out today to check this out. If you use the mirror cardstock (I am assuming she is talking about the glossy silver, or red or whatever colored cardstock), instead of using the sheets you can buy in a package for lots of money, go to the section where the posterboard sheets are carried and buy on of those. It will be a lot cheaper. Anything to save a little money, right? That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.
Hugs, Jill
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