Snail Mail Continues!

May birthday cards went in the mail last week! If your birthday is in June...or any other month for that matter...you can get a card in the mail for your birthday. Just sign up here!

April Birthdays, Listen Up!

I'm on a mission to send birthday greetings to my readers this year. We need more actual handwritten cards & less Facebook posts people! Life happens offline too, you know.

Interested in getting something in the mail besides junk & bills? Great? There is a nifty Google form to collect your information. Find it here. As I said before, I promise this information collection is ONLY for the purposes of sending you a card, not for anything else, including my own mailing list. (Though you can sign up for that here if you're so inclined...insert toothy grin).

If you have a birthday in April, this is the last week to get your name in for my next mailing. May & June birthdays, don't lollygag! Your month will be here before you know it!

{photo by starfire on Flickr}

Paper Porn

{Just Because Card - I Miss You Card - Just Because I Felt Like It by JulieAnnArt}

The best reason to send cards...just because.

See more Paper Porn on Pinterest...

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Paper Porn :: Love stamps

Don't just cram all your thoughts & feelings INTO a card & envelope for Valentine's Day. Make the envelope special with fun stamps!! Try:

Apple of my eye…or any Love sets… from Verde Studio

Cute Hearts Postage Stamps from Zazzle

Sealed with Love from the USPS

For more ideas on this & other paper fun, check out my Paper Porn board on Pinterest!

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February Birthday? Sign up!

Just a gentle reminder about my Birthday Card initiative this year. If you have a birthday in February & would like to receive a card in the mail from me, sign up this week to get yours!!

CLICK HERE FOR THE FORM!

I want to send you a birthday card!

It hit me on my birthday last year…Facebook has replaced the birthday card.

Don't mistake me. It made me so glad to see how many people thought of me on my birthday & posted on my wall. Thanks Facebook for making sure they knew it was my big day. I am super grateful for the times you've reminded me about someone's special day.

Then, I got a little sad…no cards for me. No snail mail. Even my inbox is just full of bills these days. Booooo!!!

So, this year I want to start a new initiative! Do you like getting snail mail? 'Cause I do & I want to send some to you. I want to send you a card for your birthday.

Fill in THIS FORM to give me your name, address & birthday. All information will be kept confidential. I'm not even asking for the year you were born. Who cares?! You're not signing up for my newsletter & I'm not going to send you any promotional anything. Just a birthday card.  One entry per person please. If you'd like me to send cards to anyone else, send them this post & make sure they sign up.

One more time >>> FILL IN THIS FORM to participate

Cards will go out during your birthday month. Smiles will be put on faces…yours as well as mine!

I {Heart} Snail Mail :: The Elevated Envelope

Tara Bliven from Ephemera has this fabulous program that is in it's second go-around - The Elevated Envelope. It's a cool project to literally elevate your envelope from the mundane to the amazing. When I found her program on the blogesphere, I freaked.

Make art on the outside of an envelope & send it to a stranger? With a stamp?! Yes, please!! You can imagine my excitement then at being able to participate this time around.

I had a million ideas, but with Dekalb Market going gang-busters, I went with what I had at my finger tips. Voila!

Shocker! I rubber stamped them. I also broke out the embossing powder & the heat gun, which is something I've started experimenting with. It was labor intensive (there are 5 different colors plus 2 embossing powders), but I love they way they came out.  Simple & pretty. We are having a wonderful Spring here in Brooklyn & I thought I would spread some of that loveliness on my envelope. There will be probably be a post later with details of the process.

We were encouraged to send a note explaining our process or giving a little info on our inspiration. So! I made flat cards to match the envelopes. More stamps, but this time I used my glue pad & a fine glitter. Plus, everyone got Framed Monogram cards with the initial of their last name on it.

This was SO much fun to do! And!! They are fun to receive! So far I've found 2 in my mailbox.

 

I'm in a group of 12 & May 1st was the deadline, but Tara graciously extended it. Truth be told the deadline was really more motivation to get the envelopes made more than anything. Several participants have emailed to say their creations are coming. You know I'll be taking more pictures & posting about them when they arrive.