The Creative Salad

I recently found myself in the midst of writing thank you notes when we ran out of stationary. In a pinch, I remembered the stack of journaling cards I’ve collected for my new hobby, scrapbooking. (More on that soon. I know, just what I need: another addiction distraction project!)

I’ve been accumulating digital editions of Project Life (a scrapbook memory-keeping system created by Becky Higgins). Each set contains beautifully designed cards that serve as creative-sparks and placeholders to use throughout an album. The digital files come in PNG, but also in PDF so you can easily print the cards out yourself. (I keep cardstock on hand for such projects.)

I decided to cut out some title and filler cards from the Seafoam and Midnight kits (available digitally here) that I had printed on heavy white cardstock.

To make for a more polished look I used a rounded corner punch to transform the corners of the cards from square:

to round:

Most of the cards I wrote a handwritten “Thank you,”

but for some of them I borrowed an alphabet stamp set from my daughter to spell it out:

Another personalized touch involved washi tape, colorful Japanese masking tape we found at our local art supplies store. Instead of licking envelopes, we sealed them with a small strip of tape:

My favorite part of this simple project is that since the cards are digital I have a lifetime supply of stylish cards to print out any time.

I only wish I had thought of this earlier so that ALL my thank you notes looked so cute.