Thank You Cards

We worked on these cards last week before the end of our break, but waited to share so people could get them in the mail first.

The red hands inside message says: We couldn't wait to get our hands on the gifts you gave us.

The reindeer inside message says: You are such a deer!

The boys did great with their hands being painted and both signed the inside. We had a great Christmas and the boys are continuing to enjoy what they received. We were blessed for sure.

Some Bunnies...

LOVE YOU!

I saw this idea for handprints and since we only have brown paint, it fit with the plan. It was a little difficult to not put the thumb in the picture, but I think the bunnies turned out pretty good.

Hoping it'll be a nice pick-me-up for a few people in our lives.

Two for Tuesday

 Zachy had been walking a little funny in his sandals so we thought it may be time to try running shoes. We pulled out Nathan's first pair (a size 3!) and had them wear them today.  I don't recall how old Nathan really was when he wore them, but there's a post from June when he'd have been 4 months old when Barry was trying for Nathan to wear them (see here). He got the funniest look on his face and then lifted his legs up as he was trying how to walk with them on.

Nathan's daycare teacher had her birthday today. We decided to make her a card. Nathan requested a zebra, but since I don't know how to draw that, he settled for a polka-dotted horse. He picked each color and I helped him color the horse. Don't you think this was the most original card she got?!

Two for Tuesday

Zach's been working on his rolling.  He started on his belly and then rolled over leaving room for Nathan to slide in and play too.

Another project that we've been working on is thank you notes for Christmas gifts.  Can you tell what these will be?! It's an animal that says neigh.

Being Creative

It was my co-worker's birthday on Friday, but she wasn't in the office, so I decided to have her birthday stuff ready for Monday.

She likes the color red, so I tried to make it with that in mind.  I used 3 papers, some red organdy ribbon, and a painted red chipboard "d".  I wrote happy birthday! on the yellow striped paper.

Then, I made some sugar cookies and tried to decorate them.  I used the sugar cookie recipe from allrecipes.com and then just used a can of vanilla icing.  On Dana's cookie, I shook some red colored sugar down first and then piped a yellow flower.  I had intended on doing some other colored flowers and mixed together some more icing that was lavendar.  But, when I put it in the bag with the little bit of yellow that was left, it turned brown.  Kind of ugly, but what can you do?

I made up a plate for the daycare ladies, and I guess it's the thought that counts.  It's kind of interesting, but who can turn down homemade cookies?

Two for Tuesday

 "I'm a walrus." :)

Nathan's taken to chewing on these beads and letting them hang out of his mouth.  Too cute!

 

One of the girls at work is getting married in about a month.  We're having a shower for her after work today.  My department went in together for the gift and I made the card.  Isn't it cool how it matches the tissue paper?  I used the black polka dot paper (that I like so much!), some heart paper, and then I cut out a heart that I adhered with 3d tape.  Inside I wrote best wishes.

Card Project for Work

I was commissioned by my department to create some cards for some leaders in our organization.  I've been working on them a while since there were 10 to write up!

I used 4 different papers and the emblem for the organization.  I can't say that I followed a particular template, but just kind of put things together.  I rounded the corners off of the brown paper to help it stand out more.  I used cream organdy ribbon across the bottom.  I had hoped to put a pearl accent on the cards, but it just didn't look right.  I did each lady's initial on the card.

Cards

 This card is for my friend Judy's birthday on the 9th.  I used purple as the theme and had 4 papers.  I created my own J and adhered it with 3d tape.  I used some flowers to add a feminine touch.

 These are thank yous for ladies at my work.  The three that are the same are for my co-workers in my department and the other one was for a different friend.  I love this polka dot paper and will need to look for more!  They are just the 2"x3" little cards.  I used some cream organdy ribbon and added some red flowers that I had in my stash.

This card is for our niece who had her 10th birthday on Tuesday.  I used the butterfly paper to get the colors and then added the 5 other papers to make the card.  I used some pink grossgrain ribbon and then a letter M for her name.

Couple of Cards

My mom's been working for a greeting card store and was able to salvage some cool embellishments for me from cards that they were throwing away.  I decided to try and use these flowers to make a couple cards.

LEFT - I used 3 papers and some cream organdy ribbon.  I had a sticker that says "Get Well Soon" and anticipate giving it to a lady I know that's been recovering from a fall that she took.

RIGHT - I used 4 papers with this card and the cream organdy ribbon.  I used a sticker that says "Thank You".  I am giving this one to the teenager who has been caring for Nathan during our small group meetings on Sunday.

I think I still have 3 or 4 of the flowers left, so you may see them again!  I have a bunch of birthdays coming up so I should be working on some more cards this week.

Variety of Cards

There's been lots happening so here's some more cards that I've made.

 This is a birthday card for my brother-in-law.  I used 5 different papers and a candle sticker.  I wrote happy birthday in brown.

 This is for our niece turning 11!  I used 4 papers and a piece of ribbon.  I wrote her name in blue.

 This is a simple card that I made up with 3 papers and some cream organdy ribbon.  I wrote Praying for you all fancy-like.

This is for some friends who just got married.  I used 5 papers and then wrote their initials in calligraphy.

Some Cards

This is the first of two days of cards that I've been working on the past few days.  I still have a big project to work on for work and I hope to get it done soon.

 For a co-worker... 5 types of paper, pink organdy ribbon, a button, and 4 sequins.

 For my dad... 4 types of papers and I wrote everything on the card.  I added the piece with the defined words with 3d tape.

For my brother... 5 types of paper, a candle sticker, and a die cut J.

Daycare Cards

I missed Teacher Appreciation Week, so I've just been trying to do little things here and there for our daycare workers.  This week, I made up these little cards for each of the ladies who works with Nathan. 

The brown one is for Erica.  I used 4 different papers and used a burgundy e that I adhered with 3d tape.  The blue one is for Brittany.  I used 4 papers and a blue b.  I also used 3d tape to adhere the square with the b on it to the card.  The red one is for Jenny Lee.  I used 3 papers and wrote her name in cursive.  The last one is for Kelsey.  Nathan likes her a lot.  This one has 4 papers.  I just cut out the k myself.

Mother's Day Gift

I, myself, have been meaning to get a brag book to show off my baby boy, so I guess that's what got me thinking about the grandmas.  I found these brag books at Target where the plastic cover allows for you to remove the boring solid color cover and replace with a creative one!  So, I made a front and back cover.
The green cover has some paper that says different variations of mom on it and then I added some green paper and a blue circle.  I added some cream ribbon and a pop-out sticker that says grandkids.  The red heart paper has two pieces of ribbon - white organdy and red ric-rac along with a sticker - Love my grandkids.  Of course I added pictures of Nathan, but I did leave room for other grandkids!

I didn't take pictures of the cards - it just slipped my mind.  One was mostly red and the other was flowerdy.  I know that description just is so clear on what they look like!

More Cards

 This is a birthday card for my friend at work.  I used 6 different papers.  I used the die-cut to make 4 different sized stars and then adhered them with 3d tape.

 This card is for a co-worker in my department who just had surgery.  I used 3 different papers and then some ribbon that I tied.

This card is for another co-worker who had surgery.  I used 3 papers and some brown ribbon.

May Craftiness

May has a bunch of birthdays and events that require some planning.  So, we started organizing what we were going to do.  This is the first of a couple posts showing some crafting I did.

 These are the little 2x3 inch cards (using business cards).  The top one is for a co-worker who had a birthday on Monday.  I used 4 types of papers, hot pink grosgrain ribbon, and a white "a" sticker.  The bottom one was for another co-worker.  I used 3 types of paper, ribbon, and a pink sequin.

This is a regular sized card using a template that I've used many times.  I used 4 different papers.  I made a candle for the birthday reference, the individual's initial, and the bottom square has 3 white sequins.  I just wrote Happy Birthday on the inside.

Co-worker Card

While I had already made a card and gave it to my co-worker who is leaving our workplace, I was asked at the last minute to make a card for our floor as we were having a good-bye break on Thursday. So here's what I made on the fly...

I used pink and green as my main colors since that's what the party colors were. I found this other paper that I had with the flowers on it that had pink and green on it to tie it together. I used some hot pink grosgrain ribbon and 3d tape to make the "a" stand out. This quickie turned out pretty good if I do say so my self.

Some Cards

Over the last week, I've had a little time to make some cards.

This is for a nephew turning 1 year old! I used 2 papers, some letters I had to spell out his name, and I used 3-d tape to adhere the birthday candle. I wrote happy birthday on the side by the candle. Inside I put a pocket to hold a gift card.This is a special card that I made for my mom just to say thanks for the many things that she's done for us since Nathan's arrived. I used polka dots as my theme - 2 papers and ribbon and then wrote out her name on pink squares. I added some swirls that I had that had similar colors to what was on the card.

This last card is for a co-worker who is leaving the office to get married. I used 4 different papers and tried to focus on the swirls for the design. I used a chipboard design that I painted black and then wrote her name in silver. I added a piece of organdy ribbon around the middle.

Card for Dedication

I made this thank you card for the pastor who did Nathan's dedication. I used similar papers that I had made the mini cards (go here) that we sent in birth announcements, but this is a regular sized card - 4"x6". I also added the light blue baby paper to this one.

A first that happened today was that Nathan went to the Jacksons' house for a couple hours today so that we could run some errands at stores that are not so baby friendly. Unfortunately, Nathan got off schedule and we struggled with naps and eating the rest of the day. He took some of the bottle we sent, but I guess was waiting for the good stuff!

Two Cards

These are two cards that I worked on to get out in the mail Thursday.It's our nephew Travis' 19th birthday coming up next week so I made this one up to send to him at college. I used 6 different papers based off the colors in the camouflage paper. I adhered the T with 3d tape to help it stand out. I wrote "happy birthday!" in brown on the front.
Our neighbor who we've been good friends the last 6 years or so, asked me a to do a favor for her as her father is turning 80. So, I used 5 papers to create this card. It's a little random but I was trying to create a festive card. Hopefully he'll enjoy it! Jackie hopes to get 80 cards sent to him!

Mini Cards

I took a few moments this morning to make a few cards to include in birth announcements. I found this cool baby ribbon in my stash and matched paper to go with it.

The card is 3"x3". I added a piece of green paper just below the yellow ribbon and then put the pieces of blue to spell out thanks on top of it.
Here are the three that I made to go in birth announcements that I was sending out.
Last but not least is a birthday card for a friend. It is 3"x3" and I used the same papers that I did more recently the beginning of the month. I did use some 3d tape to adhere the candle on the card.