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2/14/2010

love letters + tulips

Valentine's Day has arrived yet again. Though I love big bouquets of flowers (what girl dosen't!) and beautifully printed cards (well of course!), this year I found myself constantly thinking of how Valentine's Day USED to be. You know . . . hand cut construction paper . . . heart shaped paper doilies . . . elementary school valentine boxes made from empty tissue boxes . . . handwritten love letters . . . or, even better, typewriter typed love letters.
This year I offered a special "love letter" service with my Valentine's Day cards. The desired card had a custom "typed" love letter as the inside greeting. The card was then tied up with red and white baker's twine before being stuffed in a matching red envelope. The envelope was then "type" addressed with a little "don't open till Feb. 14" message, stamped using a current USPS Love Stamp and mailed off just in time for V-day.

Since my boyfriend watched me do these sweet love letters, I had to come up with a different plan for him. Knowing that I'm going to be screen printing a wedding invitation in a month or so with my Gocco, I had the perfect excuse for practicing! (I've only used my Gocco a couple of times, and it definitely takes practice!) In exchange for my simple little Gocco "be mine" card, my sweet boyfriend (who really hates Valentine's Day) brought me tulips along with a card. I love tulips! But the card . . . 4 simple printed words along with his own handwritten "love letter." What a perfect, perfect gift. <3

1/13/2010

card cravings

It's that time of year. The time when Christmas has passed taking with it the excuse for eggnog, massive amounts of chocolate and holiday cocktails. This is the time of year where those "Christmas cravings" have passed me. But have no fear! New cravings aren't far behind. Spring cravings. Mardi Gras cravings. Crawfish cravings. Abita Beer cravings. You know what I'm talking about . . . king cake, crawfish boils, Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager . . . the cravings that Louisiana is best know for. Since I spend a lot of time in the Washington DC area, I have been on a mad mission to find these spring cravings here. Luckily it appears as though I will be able to enjoy these great Louisiana spring cravings in the upcoming months. Until then (or until a visit down to Louisiana), I will have to settle my cravings with cards. These cravings I love so much have inspired some new cards. I hope everyone enjoys them, but I especially hope it hits home with those of you that have also fallen victim to Louisiana spring cravings.

*matching invitations coming soon!

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