Thursday, August 11, 2011

Happy Snail Mail

I finished and sent out my Elevated Envelopes last week. In all the hustle of moving our lives, it was a great change of pace to slow down and do something creative. Luckily, I still have a few craft supplies left that I just couldn't bear to give away. Yes, I gave away nearly ALL of my craft goodies. I almost pretty much cried. I'm just glad they went to loving homes aka my crafty sis-in-law and equally crafty friend, Jenny. But I figured if my hubs can sacrifice and give away ALL of his tools because of the big move (if you know my hubs, you know this is a big deal), then I can sacrifice my craft stash. But I digress...
Back to the envelopes. The theme was "Summer" and I got inspired by the summer I'm having now. I've kept referring to it as my "Epic Summer" because, well, it is and has been an epic one. I created the envelopes from a pad of travel themed scrapbook paper I had on hand. Inside each envelope was a note card, made from the same pad, and a post card that I purchased during my HI trip.


The whole project was a tribute to our summer journey from FL to HI. The hubs is flying back in a few weeks: 1.) for our friends' wedding, and 2.) so that we can take off on a cross-country road trip to CA and fly out to HI from there. Phew! Did you get all that?
 [A peek at the one I sent to Tara, the creator of the Elevated Envelopes Project]
[I used the new LOVE stamps. If you don't have them, RUN to your nearest post office. Seriously. They're so pretty!]
I'm hoping these all reached their intended destinations safely. (If you're one of the recipients and you're reading this right now, let me know!) I used our PO Box address in HI for these, so I won't get to see all my envelopes until I'm there finally. But I'm looking at it as a great welcome present waiting for me to get home. I can't wait!


Did you participate in Elevated Envelopes, too? I'd love to see what you sent out!

4 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for participating! Yours was one of the cooler ones I've received so far. Not that anyone's keeping track... :) I hope you have a relaxing and safe journey to Hawaii! Almost 10 years ago, my husband and I ventured out from TX to Seattle for a new life, and it was the best road trip ever. And Seattle's been great - but I guess it's no Hawaii :) I will definitely look you up if I ever make it out there!

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  2. These are so sweet! Best of luck on your upcoming move, it's never fun to get rid of things, especially cute crafty things! Xo, Katie

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  3. ummm… i am a COMPLETE slacker and haven't even started mine yet. (sorry, Tara!!) Gotta get inspired seriously asap. Yours look great! :)

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  4. wow!! i most definitely love snail mail :) thanks for sharing.

    ps love melon too! oh and sago! hee hee

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