This was a perfect way to push me into making more cards, and of course, spreading a little love around the world, too. Back in the Dark Ages of my childhood, we didn't have this newfangled invention called e-mail. We had to write letters, with a pen, barefoot 10 miles in the snow. Each way!
I loved writing letters as a kid, and my mom encouraged it. I wrote to my relatives in India, to other kids I had met at summer camps, and even to a penpal or two I found in Metal Edge magazine, who liked the same cheezy 80s hair metal bands as me. Mike in Calgary, you rock! \oo/
It started back on Oct 9, and I'm a little behind, of course, so I will be playing catchup. Fortunately Christmas is around the corner and I've already got a bunch of handmade cards ready!
Standard personalized stationery with a little zing! |
But first, the beginning! It just so happened that my friend G bought one of my handmade copper zipper pulls for her diaper bag in anticipation of her baby's arrival. So I figured I'd include a little handwritten note to her to kick off my 52 Weeks. I was scrambling around to find a card, and realized I could make one pretty quickly from some personalized stationery I've had since 2005 (yeah, seriously).
I used my fancy Fiskars Border Punch to make the scalloped border, then found some coordinating red paper with a subtle pattern and glued a narrow strip to the underside of the front of the card to "fill in" the border.
And that was it. Simple, but just a touch of handmade goodness. I wrote to wish G and her family happiness and sleep with the arrival of their baby. Because what new parents couldn't use a little more sleep?
It's not too late to join in! If you decide to get in on the 52 Weeks of Mail goodness, blog about it and drop me a link here so I can see what nifty things you've sent out!
here is my 52 weeks of mail project - http://becky52weekmail.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you will be setting up a blog specifically for the 52 weeks mail project so I could put up a link there :)
nice layout btw, very neat :)
@becky - thanks for stopping by! I'm just a participant, and not involved in running the challenge. You have gotten an awesome start to the challenge!
ReplyDeleteHello!
ReplyDeleteI am starting the project of 52 weeks of mail and I need penpals?
If you also need, send me an email address to mimamolina@hotmail.es
I am from Spain.
@mimeta - I don't need pen pals, as I can barely keep up with my existing far away friends, but maybe someone reading will.
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by!