the stamp i made for my business cards for alt came in handy, because i can stamp my information on anything! so, it was fun to be able use the doilies for cards, plus it was part of the theme of the evening, so that was a bonus!
i also was able to use the lifestyle crafts antique doily die* to dress up my packaging for some armelle jewelry items i gave away at the event!
i have always loved to use doilies to dress up a package, so it was fun to be able to create some doilies in any color i want!
stay tuned for pictures of the meet and greet! it was such a fun evening!
*as always, you can receive 20% off you entire purchase from lifestyle crafts by using code ARMELLE at checkout!
so, last month i was able to attend altitude design summit (alt!) again, and it was such a blast!
i made the mistake last year of showing up with a sub-par business card, and i knew i had to step it up a bit this year.
i didn’t have a lot of time or funds to hire someone to design my card, so i decided to go the DIY route. i was hoping other bloggers and DIY types would appreciate the effort.
i first designed a custom stamp for the cards, i got the stamp idea from melissa of ISLY’s cute cards last year.
i liked the stamp idea, because you could do several colors, and stamp on a variety of surfaces. i stamped my logo and information onto lifestyle crafts mini cards. i love how they are already cut to size and they are thick cotton-based high quality paper.
for the back of the cards, i wanted some texture and some fun, so i used the lifestyle crafts L letterpress with the wintertide polka dot plates, and hand rolled the back of the card with hot pink letter-pressed polka dots. (loving polka dots!)
i couldn’t decide on a color, so i ended up doing three! a turquoise with pink polka dots on the back. a gold with pink polka dots on the back, and a hot pink with gold letter-pressed polka dots on the back.
now for the fun part!
i decided i wanted to hand out a few goodies to my friends at alt. so, i placed my business cards in a small glassine bag, and put a few of my favorite candies inside with a sticker attached that had my QR code.
a QR code is a label you can scan with a smartphone and it will bring up a website. so, when you scanned my stickers they brought up my blog.
i attached the QR code stickers to some of my favorite asian candies, hi-chews and guava candies, along with a tiny pack of chicklet gum.
i stuffed it all into the glassine bag, and sealed it with some japanese masking tape. and, viola!
it was fun to make, and hand out the little goodies with my business card! hopefully everyone i met along the way liked them! (i was up way to late finishing them up, and i am not a night person, ha!)
so, there you have it! some fun DIY business cards!
did you know it is coming up again in january? already? i seriously feel like i was just there, all big and pregnant too.
anyhow, alt is kind of like a big summer camp for all your favorite design bloggers. really, everyone is there! and, you get to hear some amazing speakers, party, and play some more. what’s not to like?
so, i hope to see you there! you can still register here.
i’ll be teaching one of the design camps on saturday january 21st from 3-5 p.m!
i am teaching a few jewelry design/making basics, and you get to go home with some tools, nice semi-precious stone earrings, and a pendant necklace… that you made! cool right?
so, if you are registered for alt, hurry on over, because there are only a few spots available for my class.
