The Gift of Giving

I'm patiently waiting to create the most extraordinary crafting space in my new home. I have the whole vision in my head. A closet full of containers and papers, glues, glitter, recycled cool things, stickers and more! A long 6 foot table, all for me to play and make paper messes! Photos on the wall and lots of inspiration! *bliss*

Since that area has not been established (waiting for carpet install on the 14th!) ~ I have been fitting in a bit of crafting fun on the kitchen table. I had a few 'thanks yous' that needed to be sent last week and so I broke out the supplies!

The first one (above) was for my friend Jess. I had picked up a pack of cards from the dollar store and redecorated them. For this card I used a 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" piece of cardstock and glued it to a page of old phone book paper from my new home town. I added a sweet fabric sticker atop and viola! Neat huh? and easy, it was so cute!



Next was one for my little buddies Layn and Garrett. The sent me a pic and a singing file to my phone for my birthday! I adored my special gift (it's still on my phone!). So I made them this little thank you card. Same concept as the previous card but this time I printed out the pic and attached to the cards using these sweet little brads that I had in my stash. I added the music note stickers to represent them singing. It was SO cute!! I sure hope they like it ~ their smiles really brighten my day!

So, that's my little crafting fix! I hope both recipients enjoy having a special surprise in their mailbox. I think snail mail can be so much more fulfilling for both parties. The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of giving :o)