Jennifer Schaerer
Welcome to Magazine Monday and day one of our exciting Card Style Week both here and on Moxie Fab World!
As you can imagine, we see a lot of paper crafted projects around here. A LOT. I don’t have the average down to an exact decimal point, but I’d say we see between 1500 and 2000 project submissions for our larger special issues and around 1000 for our regular issues and smaller special issues. That’s a pretty wide range of color combinations, types of projects and styles to review for publication.
We’ve always tried to balance the projects in our issues between the styles you say you like most, which we determine based on reader survey results and comments on our blogs and Facebook fan page. It’s important to us that we inspire you with a good mix of everything out there, so we’re sure to select plenty of fun & cute and clean & graphic, with just enough shabby chic & vintage and classy & elegant to keep everyone happy.
One day last fall, we sat around our conference room table and chatted about the different styles in card making and what really defines each one. Voila! Card Style was born, and we have been keeping this little secret ever since.
Between now and July 25, get free shipping on Card Style (when you spend $25 or more) in our online store! Click on the image above to reserve your copy today!
So, I’d like to know: are you fun & cute? Maybe more clean & graphic? A bit classy & elegant? Or do you like the charm of shabby chic & vintage? Could you have days when you are a little bit of all these styles?
Take this quick little quiz and see where you land.
1. When you design your projects, you think in terms of:
A. Simple and/or playful
B. Plenty of “white space”
C. Layers, layers, layers!
D. Sophisticated combinations
2. The patterns that draw your eye most frequently are:
A. Polka dots and gingham
B. Ones that are bold and geometric
C. Soft and oversized floral
D. Damask
3. Your sentiment text is usually:
A. Full of doodles and whimsy
B. No-frills
C. Soft and scripty
D. Stately and formal
4. Your favorite embellishments are:
A. Buttons and hearts
B. Simple shapes and icons
C. Lace and found items
D. Glitter and bling
5. When you use fibers on a project, they are:
A. Pompom trim and rickrack
B. Bold ribbon and simple string
C. Jute twine and twill ribbon
D. Satin and velvet ribbon
Are you mostly A, B, C, or D? Read below to learn your go-to style and see our exclusive online Card Style projects:
Mostly A: you and your happy color scheme are definitely fun & cute
Heidi Van Laar's Just Bee-cause Card is the essence of fun & cute.
As is Maren Benedict's To Have & To Hold Card.
Mostly B: a little goes a long way with your clean & graphic designs
Kim Kesti's Christmas Ornament Card is a great example of the clean & graphic style.
Just like Kim Hughes' Heartbeat Card.
Mostly C: your soft comfortable style is shabby chic or vintage
Melanie Douthit's Birthdays are the Best Card is shabby & vintage at its best.
As is Nina Brackett's Celebrate Butterfly Card.
Mostly D: your style pedigree is classy & elegant
Stephanie Halinski's With Joy Card is simply classy & elegant.
Just like Charlene Austin's Peace on Earth Card.
No matter what your style is, we hope you’re as excited about this very special week here in Magazineland as we are. We’ve got some fun sneak peeks of the issue (check out THIS ONE to start with!) and, as always, a bunch of fun prizes to give away. Oh, and Cath is having a Card Stylin’ good time herself over in the Moxie Fab World, so don’t forget to stop by, say hello and see what she’s got to share as well.
Now, let’s talk style – leave me a comment by midnight (MDT) on Wednesday, July 14 telling me about your style score, and I’ll pick five random names to receive a copy of Card Style. You’re going to love this issue!
Stylishly yours,
Jennifer
P.S. If a whole lotta fun is your style, then don’t miss our festivities at the CHA Craft SuperShow in Rosemont, IL, July 30-31. We’ve got some fun things planned and would love to see you!
P.P.S. It’s time to announce the winner of our Tooling Around with Teri: Two Chip-tastic Tools post!
Debbie Burns (July 9, 1:37 p.m.)
Congratulations, Debbie! You’ve won a set of Chip Art tools from GCD Studios! Kelly will be contacting you shortly to get your mailing address. Thanks to all who left comments!
I’m C-D: Classy chic and Definitely elegant!
i’m all a’s! who knew–i’m fun and cute:)
I got mostly B’s in the quiz, which is a bit weird because I think my cards look more like D – Classy and Elegant!! Never mind – maybe getting my hands on a copy of CardStyle will help me find my style OR develop new ones!
Fun Quiz!!! Al my questions ANSWERED!!! Thank you!
What a hoot to take the quiz, you know sometimes I’m a A and then sometimes a B, does that mean I have a split card personality??
I mostly am a C, with a bit of A thrown in to keep it fun!
Thanks for this fun quiz. I think my card style changes from card to card, and depends on who the card is for, as I am sure most card makers would find. However, as my quiz answers show, I LOVE shabby chic and vintage look cards (and everything else for that matter!)
Can’t wait to see the great new Card Style magazine.
My style came out as a “D” only because I had 2 of those and one of each of the other letters! I’m all over the place. But this helps me out – I usually struggle when I want to design a card, at least I can tell where to focus from here on.
I was pretty split on B’s and D’s. Very interesting to see the example in both those categories. They all look like “me”!
I love today’s blog. I am classy and elegant and determined to learn how to do the rest. So fun!
LOL, i had 2 b’s 2 c’s & 1 a!! so what does THAT mean?! haha, i guess i’m all over the place – i just love ALL styles. whatever seems to fit my mood as i sit at my craft desk is what i’ll create. is that a good thing? i like to think so! sometimes i wish i was more streamlined & had a particular style but i’m happy with what turns out so that’s good enough for me. thanks for the chance to win this fabulous issue – i would LOVE to have it. the cover alone inspires me!!!
I think I go more with the fun and cute, and classy and elegant..depends on my mood and what has inspired me that day…
Thanks for a chance to get my hands on this fabulous issue…
would love to win it!
Tejal
thanks for the fun quiz and the new mag sounds like it’s going to be fun too hope I can get it down under(Australia) BTW my card design style was D classy and elegant but depending on my mood I think I’m a bit of the others as well
I’m mostly d’s with a little bit of whimsy. But I like all the styles! Maybe I need some direction.
I got mostly Cs – which is shabby chic – which I find the hardnest – I like the classy & elegant style the best. The test was good to help me know how to focus my card making!
Hi Jennifer! I got mostly C’s, with a couple of B’s…how do you make clean & simple shabby chic?? No wonder I have trouble with design
Thanks for a chance to win that new issue…maybe it will help!
I had a tough time identifying my style with the quiz. I ended up with more “C”s – but in looking at the cards, I think I’d fall more into the “B”s or “D”s. Or maybe it’s because I aim for fancier styles every time, when in reality I prefer the clean, simple and elegant designs I see on the web?
I’m somewhere between clean and simple and fun and cute. Depends on who its for.
When I got to question 5, I was tied with two responses each for a and c. So how did I answer the tiebreaker? With b… go figure. Guess that’s what keeps life interesting.
Clean and simple here…fingers crossed for a copy of the magazine!
I have trouble figuring out how to layer paper. I’m worried it will be too fussy.
I am a toss between fun and cute and classy and elegant…it depends on the occasion for the card and the mood i am in. Also what type of supplies i am using. If i am using the cricut and cutting out critters, then it would be fun and cute. But if I am using lace and pearls, then classy and elegant.
Almost all Bs. Go figure.
I think I’m mostly Fun & Cute but tend to gravitate towards Classy & Elegant too. I was kinda all over the map with my answers! LOL
Funny, I came up with Cs but in the post above I just said I struggle the most with shabby/vintage!! Maybe I’m a cas/shab!
Wow, couldn’t define my style before, and still can’t now! 1-C, 2-D, 3-B, 4-D, 5-couldn’t choose: I use rickrack, bold ribbon and satin…. So I have a maximum of Classy & Elegant, but that’s not a highly noticeable trend…
My style is fun /elegant!
I think I am a mix of C and D. Sometimes I can be an A and B as well!