How big is your archive?

Ha ha ha.... great question. Why is this such an issue with the husbands? Mine has a problem with it also. I went in my craftroom to count and I have to say I have you beat. I stopped counting at 125 and that's only the first container. There's another one equal to it. Not sure if this is a good or bad thing...

Sandi

Gina Bull snipped-for-privacy@virginia.edu wrote on 11/3/2003 at

12:08 PM Central Standard Time

I love this question. I haven't been writing much in this group, mostly lurking for a long time, but this question made me want to respond. I don't have any. I make all my cards for specific occasions and then send them. I do, however, have scanned images or color photocopies of all the cards I've made.

Sally

I'm with you, Sally - except that I wish I was better at scanning them "for the record."

As I've noted before, I'm not so much of a card-maker any more, except for one-offs for special occasions (the stamps are awfully handy when you realize you need a card *now* and don't have time to go buy one!) Most of my stamping involves other kinds of projects now, many of them

3-D/multimedia type stuff.

-- Pat Kight snipped-for-privacy@peak.org

Oh, way too many! And the problem is, whenever I need a card, I go through the stash and none of them are deemed good enough to send! So I make a bunch more, and next time I go through, they arent good enough either!

I really agree with you there! Stamping is a HUGE creative outlet for me!

Gina

Well, I simply cannot deal with clutter, so I keep very few around... maybe

10 or so, max... and they change out pretty often. When I make cards just for the heck of it, I keep them in a stationery box. As I need a card to jot a note to someone or for a RAK, I generally grab one of those. If the pile gets too big, or if I find I'm repeatedly skipping over one, I send them as really random RAKs or send them to a woman in Washington who uses handmade cards with her juvenile detention students as rewards for achieving reading goals.

Alison

I have been reading posts for a few weeks to learn all that I can about stamping. I've been using stamps for cards for about 6 months sporadically! My daughter-in-law got me started. One thing I have picked up from friends is to always make at least three of the same card - one to send, one to have on hand to send, and one as a sample. I have been doing that and find it works for me. I don't have many on hand to actually use - maybe 15 or so. I keep learning new techniques, and then don't want to send the older ones out!! I like the idea of having someplace like the Juvenile Detention students to send them. Do you have an address for that? I bet she'd get plenty! Thanks for all the good tips I get from you. Deanna

I have been reading posts for a few weeks to learn all that I can about stamping. I've been using stamps for cards for about 6 months sporadically! My daughter-in-law got me started. One thing I have picked up from friends is to always make at least three of the same card - one to send, one to have on hand to send, and one as a sample. I have been doing that and find it works for me. I don't have many on hand to actually use - maybe 15 or so. I keep learning new techniques, and then don't want to send the older ones out!! I like the idea of having someplace like the Juvenile Detention students to send them. Do you have an address for that? I bet she'd get plenty! Thanks for all the good tips I get from you. Deanna

I've got only 50! I started making doubles a long time ago. They come in handy when I need a last minute card or the sista of mine calls and asks if I have a card for whatever occasion!