A Personal Touch

After finishing my Polaroid Blocks for a swap, the next step was preparing for a send off! Each one was to be tucked into a greeting card and popped in the mail.  The problem there...I didn't have any greeting cards on hand.  They aren't something I have readily available at home. That meant I needed to buy 19, or channel my inner creativity and make my own.

For some reason I have stacks of blank envelopes.  I'm not sure where they all came from, but there they were sitting for years.  When I saw how many there actually were, I knew I needed to come up with a clever idea.  

Thinking...thinking...thinking!  Then I saw it!   A glint, a shine, a sparkle caught my eye! Metallic card stock!  (Which had also been sitting around for years.)  Fantastic!  

Now what?  A simple something.  Not a lot, just a personal touch along with the Polaroid Blocks.  Of course it would involve fabric...of course!  I came up with a banner with flags!  

First off, I needed to cut my card stock to greeting card size.  Easily done with a paper cutter.  

After folding each one, I found just the right size 'tool' to make a curve for my banner flags.  I used my Hera marker and a pan lid.  

This gave the perfect curve and perfect guide to hang the flags.  I thought if I had used a pencil or marker, it would show when I attached the flags.

Now for the flags.  I found that the tip of my diamond ruler worked pretty good for the size and shape.  Quite some time ago I started cutting my scraps in to 2", 2 1/2" and 5" squares. So I pulled out the tote and grabbed a stack of random prints. 

There is glue involved!  But not enough to make a sticky, icky mess on the fingers!

I put a dab of glue at the top of the flags to secure them to the curve of the banner line.  I don't want them shifting for the final step and thought glue was so much better than my finger holding them down.

The final step, sew the suckers down!  A simple line of thread through the sewing machine was the finishing touch!  The needle in my machine needed to be changed, but not until after I finished the cards.  

That's it!  Nothing to it!  I made enough for the swap blocks, but plan on making more to have on hand.  I sometimes need a simple 'Thank You' , or 'Thinking of You'...or 'Hey You' card!  

Last night I addressed each envelope and happily tucked each Polaroid Block inside the cards.  They may not be fancy or Hallmark worthy...but they were lovingly made to add a personal touch and maybe, just maybe put a smile on someones face!  

Have you made greeting cards before?  I would love to hear your thoughts, ideas and what you did!

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