The #Elf4Health challenge has been going great so far. Meatless Monday was a pretty good success and day two was a task that I was really excited for because it gave me an excuse to be creative AND get in touch with those most important to me. I had been planning on making all my own Christmas cards this year and this was a perfect start to it. The #Elf4Health task for day 2 was to send a handwritten note. I took it a step further and also made all my cards using my Silhouette machine (similar to a Cricut).
Lately, I've been really wanting to get my creative spark going again and this seemed like a great activity to do it. I'm really happy with how they turned out and hope that the recipients enjoy them too. I really love handwritten notes and hate that email is taking away from that tradition. There is just something about a hand-written note that makes it that much more special than some plain text on a computer. Maybe because it feels like a tangible part of the person and their personality. Am I the only one that feels that way? I doubt it.
Below are the cards that I made yesterday to be sent out to friends and family. I still need to make about 10+ more of them and hope to finish them by the end of the week.
This challenge reminded me about all the handwritten notes and cards I have at my parents from high school. They are locked up in a toolbox in the attic so I'm hoping to stop by there soon and hopefully be able to crack the passcode to get into it. I think it will be a great laugh to see those from the past and our silly antics.
Do you miss the art of handwritten notes?
Did you take part in day two of #Elf4Health?
Did you save your notes from high school?
oh my goodness! How gorgeous are these?!?! I especially love the Joy one, and the snowflakes. wow!
ReplyDeleteI'm veeery sentimental and save all birthday cards and notes from when I was younger and highschool!
Thanks! I'm glad that I'm not the only one! I have boxes of them...I just can't get rid of them. I have managed to downsize them a bit but I always love looking through and re-living the memories. :)
DeleteYour handmade cards are adorable! Great job on the Silhouette machine... they look amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! The silhouette makes it so much easier. I have a few other home projects that I'm hoping to use it for this winter.
DeleteI made my holiday cards this year for the first time in years! It was so much fun. I forgot how much I liked doing that. How did you make yours with the cut outs?
ReplyDeleteI was the same way...it had been so long since I had done them that I had forgotten how much I liked doing it. I have a Silhouette machine (similar to a Cricut) that does most of the cutting for me. I just had to decide on colors and do the pasting of paper. It makes it so much easier and quicker for completing projects!
Delete