Monday, September 16, 2013

Good Mail




The other day as I was checking my email there was an ad from Vista Print. I have been wanting to get some note cards made and decided to check it out. So I took my latest quilt and had some made. It was so easy it was ridicules. I went with a mat finish but will do it again with a gloss finish. My critique, the colors are not 100% but close enough.



Of course they entice you to check out all the other things you can personalize. This is what I have been using for my mouse. Very attractive.....



It was a notepad/mouse pad from when I was in real estate. Notice the date on the bottom right hand side. Yeah 6 years ago, that's how long I have been using this cruddy thing. It has notes, recipes, reminders even sketches of quilts all over it.



So because I was in the mood and the picture was already uploaded I went for it.



So much better and a lot easier to use.



As a coincidence I got a card in the mail today. I love the colors and the theme. Thanks Cheryl!
I still love to get real mail (not bills!) in a mailbox. I am old school when it comes to thank you notes, no emails for me. Now I have even more incentive to write little notes. Do you still write notes or heaven forbid, letters? Isn't it a little sad to think we may not have any written words from love ones in the future? I still have the card my grandma Aggie sent when we were young with little children. Tucked inside was a $5 bill. She told me to get some milk or bread with it. I cherish it because it is just a little thought that she had, taking time out of her busy day.

Happy Birthday to my granddaughter Fallon and my brand new son in law Jim!

Kelly

8 comments:

  1. Your quilty card looks fabulous!! and so does your mousepad. I'm guilty of letting emails get in the way of letter writing but I do love sending cards for birthdays and occasions.

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  2. Love the idea of both the note cards and the mouse pad. A great way to use photos of your own work.

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  3. Great idea! I must do something special for you so that I can be the recipient of one of your beautiful notecards.

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  4. What a great idea! Every time I see your header quilt, I think how much I love that your whites are really cute pins or branches and not plain white at all. Thanks for letting everyone know it's so easy! Now, I need to make a quilt!

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  5. Thanks for the tip, Kelly. I have been making cards by glueing photos onto plain white cards meant for stampers and scrapbookers. This is even better! I, too, miss getting real mail. I remember how I used to set aside time every Tuesday to write my mother and MIL. I still have a few handwritten letters saved from both of them.

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  6. How cool! great new mouse pad.
    I am a big mail person. I send cards, letters and about 100 christmas cards -
    I also love stamps and notecards and everything that goes with them.
    What a sweep card from your grandmother
    have a great day
    xo

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  7. Mug rugs....now I really want to go make a pile for my quilty friends. You make them look like so much fun. And like something everyone needs to have.
    The cards and mousepad are a great idea. Never though of doing that, but I do love cards. And letters. I am guilty of usually doing email because it is fast.

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