Thank You Cards

Little Bub's birthday was now three weeks ago. I've been working on some homemade thank you cards and have finished them up today!

I was inspired by these thank you cards from my pinterest board (original source unknown).

It was a very simple project and perfect to fit in those extra ten minute slots you get between all the chores, work and playing you do with a one year old.

First, I picked some green paint I had in the drawer, poured it onto a small plate and cut an apple in half. I got out some sheets of white cardstock too.

 

Put the apple in the paint, making sure all of the cut side is covered and firmly press the apple onto the cardstock.

 

 

Repeat until you have filled the paper or made as many apples as you need.

 

 

Sometimes I had too much paint and other times I didn't have enough to make a good print. I made a lot of extra so I could pick and choose the ones I liked. I cut out the apples with just a thin margin of white showing around the edges.

 

To add something extra and because they were thank you cards (and I already had the stamp), I used some dark green ink and stamped the apples. First I experimented with some gold ink because I had used some gold accents in other party decorations, but it didn't show up how I wanted it to.

 

 

Finally, I wrote on the backs of the apples to thank each individual for coming to the party and bringing Little Bub a gift. Originally, I was going to paste them or tie them onto bigger cards instead of writing on the back, but with our Christmas cards arriving within the next two days, I'm just going to slip these in those envelopes.

 

Thank you cards are something that helps your children show their appreciation for things and don't take much extra time at all. As I said before, these small steps can be slotted into those times between other jobs and when your children are older, this might be something they actually enjoy doing on their own because it does add a little creativity.