For us, one of the most pleasant surprises of Caleb's homeschool curriculum is a weekly letter writing assignment. He alternates between his four grandparents, and his letters are utterly charming! They require, of course, a card and a note in return. One of the charms of his letters is the way in which he responds to what I write to him. For my most recent note I used a new stamp set (NBUS!) by Concord and 9th called Snail Mail which I purchased with grandchildren in mind. (Must admit, the bulk of my acquisitions in the last few months have been with grandchildren in mind.)
The first card I made was this one.
The colors just didn't seem right for an almost nine year-old boy, so here is #2. I'm much happier with it. But I do have a couple of friends who live alone who will find the green card charming--the young in heart!
Caleb and I already had a "conversation" about "Happy Mail" so I told him that Snail Mail = Happy Mail! One of the joys of the holiday season is receiving so much Happy Mail in the form of holiday greetings, and letters from friends we haven't seen sometimes in years!
Of course, whenever a card goes out to Caleb, one needs to go to Hannah as well. The dies in the Snail Mail set include this die which creates an adorable card in just a few minutes!
After cutting out the die, all that the card needed with a few score lines for interest behind the die cut, and a sparkly silver inlaid heart with a pink rhinestone. Perfect for a nearly four year-old girl!
The AAA Card Challenge is still open for their theme "Made in Minutes," so I'll pop this one in the gallery. I'm skipping the optional challenge this time. Also getting this into the NBUS Gallery for December as well.
