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WEEK 19 (May 4-10)

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A new baby was born!  I sent my congratulations in this adorable card from Yeppie Paper.  I also got to use one of my new stamps – how fun are these?!

Lots and lots of Easter mail!  The Alleluia cards are from Gratia Design Co., Some Bunny Loves You cards are from Happy Dappy Bits, and the cute bunny one with the bracelet was a Meri Meri card that I picked up at Homegoods before all the craziness started.

Birthday card week!  The cake card from Love Light Paper was sent to my sister-in-law.  It’s belated (I have a loose filing system for my cards and hers slipped into the wrong week!) but I’m sending it anyway.  The other two birthday cards were for my mom and my sister and both are from Yeppie Paper.  

I sent a letter to a blog reader (hi Joy!) and had so much fun sharing a few of my favorite spring things: birds, books and flowers.  I mean, is there anything better?  The envelope is a free printable from Naomi Loves.  Her snail mail newsletter is wonderful.

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A week of thank you notes!  My dear friend surprised me with two new books to read, so I sent her a beautiful card from LoveLight Paper.  I really love their commitment to reducing childhood hunger – one card provides one meal for a child in need.  I also sent my mama a thank-you because she sent me a book to read too!  Her card is from Cafe Notes + Company. 

WEEK 10 (Mar 2-8)

Week 10 was a blur of sickness through our house, but I did manage to mail a birthday card to my cousin.  This card is from Glass Half Full Studio and I added a little party confetti from Knot&Bow too.

WEEK 11 (Mar 9-15)

I sent a sympathy card for a middle school friend who just lost her mother.  Her mom was always so kind to me and I know she will be missed by many.  I debated buying a specialized sympathy card, but ultimately went with another floral watercolor from Cafe Notes + Company (and blank on the inside) because I wanted to get it mailed out quickly.

Starting this week, the pandemic had us stick close to home, but that didn’t stop me from sending some mail!  My dad and my brother were both sent cards from 1canoe2; they weren’t specifically birthday cards, but I love me a punny joke.  I also sent out a little package to a dear friend nearing the end of her fifth pregnancy!  The card is from Alexa Z Design.  With the kids home from school, I sent along a fun book that the boys no longer read.  I made the envelope from 12″x12″ scrapbook paper that I’ve had for years. (#frugalaccomplishment!)  I unearthed this envelope maker from my craft stash and now I’m hooked!  I want to make envelopes from everything.

This was a tricky week in snail mail because I ran out of postage stamps!  I ordered more on the USPS website, but in the meantime decided to use up more of my Birds of Land, Sea, and Sky postcard stash (and thankfully had some postcard stamps leftover too).  Three postcards went out to grandparents and a sweet blog reader.

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I had ambitious plans for this week, but ended up only mailing a birthday card to my cousin. I love the gold foil detail on this card from 9th Letter Press.

WEEK 6 (Feb 3-9)

This week was Mark’s birthday!  I looked through dozens of choices on etsy, but we ultimately decided to make him something more personal.  We recreated a card that the kids made for him years ago (when we had half the amount of kids!) and it turned out so sweet.

WEEK 7 (Feb 10-16)

I sent out a note to a blog reader (hi Alicia!) and finally used a notecard from Meyer Market Designs that I received in a conference swag bag back in 2017!  I like to add a few cards and tags (I even cut down a page from this adult coloring book) because they’re fun, but also practical.  You can jot down your grocery list or add them to a gift.  I also mailed a card to a friend who is pregnant with her fifth baby.  Yay for babies!  This letterpress card is from The Grits and was made on a machine circa 1880.  How cool is that?!

WEEK 8 (Feb 17-23)

Eight weeks in, I can’t believe it!  I continued to use up some of my snail mail “stash” and chose a beautiful postcard (leftover from my Springtime Postcard Project two years ago) to send to another blog reader – hi Donna!  It comes from the Birds of Land, Sea, and Sky set, illustrated by David Allen Sibley.  They are all gorgeous and worthy of framing.

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This week took us out of our post-Christmas fog and back into reality!  We worked on seven thank-you cards during our first day back to school.  These cards are from one of my favorite stationery shops, Phoebe & June.  We also wrote seven cards for the kids’ CCD teachers (our last class before Christmas was cancelled due to freezing rain) in appreciation for their hard work.  (Same cards from Quill & Fox.)

For Week 3, I sat down and wrote a long note to a penpal.  The rainbow notecard came from Mercy House Global, another organization that I really love.  (This particular card looks to be sold out, but they have lots of other options.)  I also included a little party confetti from Knot & Bow, just for fun.

This adorable card was from Cotton Blossom Press and made me immediately think of my aunt in Maine.  I spent entirely too much space chatting about the weather, but whatcha gonna do?  (My grandmothers used to write me letters when I was a kid and always wrote paragraphs about the weather.  Now I understand, ha!)