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I'm feeling it too! I was wondering how everyone does their work, like one whole card at a time or each step at once. I got burned out and have taken a break for 2 days, but just realized I only have a week left to prepare the kids treats for my kids' classes, so I've got to get back into the swing.
How do you break out of the mass production funk?!
so far i cut the base of the cardstock, and the accent is what i'm tearing...then i punched the tags...
Tomorrow I'll probably finish tearing, and score the base stock...then i'll stamp the tags...and then i'll stamp the base and emboss...then i'll put it all together..
As a general rule, I just don't enjoy mass production. I usually make only 50-60 maximum for Convention, for example, and am always literally amazed and impressed by anyone that has the stamina to produce 200 swaps . . . quite phenomenal.
__________________ Julie Ebersole (JulieHRR once upon a time . . . )julieebersole.com"So shines a good deed in a weary world." -Willy Wonka
It's kind of late to change things, but I start making cards about 3 months in advance. One of the joys for me is making different cards for each person or family. That way I don't get tired of the same card, and I just have a photo box that I keep them in.
I just finished making 180 invitations to our Christmas open house--whew!
THis was my first mass production. I found it faster to do one element (cutting cards, scoring, cutting layers, crimping, stamping, gluing) at a time, rather than making one card at a time.
To make it pleasant, I played my favorite Christmas CDs. I also set a timer for 15 minutes at a time--when it went off, I reset it and chose between taking a break or doing another mini session.
It was a learning experience--but when the compliments came in, I felt it was worth it!
I generally mass produce at Holiday time. I do steps like you: cs cutting, scoring, etc. After a few years of doing 100+ cards and teacher gifts (keeping the design simple yet elegant is a must) I now do cards only everyother year to give myself a break. I just buy my cards 1/2 price or better for the year I'm "taking off". Yet the teacher/coach/GS leader gifts are still quite a project in and of themselves. This year I tried something new. Out of all my friends, I have only one who loves stamping as much as me. She likes company when she stamps, yet doesn't like to haul her stuff around to go stamp. My stamping table is always a pit. So, I made it a point this year to accept her invitations when asked. I picked my gift/card designs in June. I kept the projects in a separate tote bag so I never had to really look for the pieces. With about 7 visits to her home (3-5 hour stamping stints) I finished before Thanksgiving. I never worked on the projects except when I went to her home and we had a blast in the process. Something to think and may be try next time around;-)
I'm tired of tearing....
