Summer Cards

I've been receiving Holiday greetings and update letters for years.  I really enjoy reading them and catching up a little with those friends who keep me on their list.  Well, when we decided to have kids I thought it would be great to join the ranks and follow suit with the updates.  However, Holiday time is too chaotic a time for me.  The solution?  Send out summer updates.  I won't have to rush, the recipients would receive unexpected mail, and I could do it!  Eight years later, I'm finally embarking on my goal.  I've made the cards, now I just have to write my letter.

Unfortunately for many lovers of CTMH colors Bubblegum, Watermelon, Hydrangea, Citrus Leaf, Clover Meadow, Orange, and Star Spangled Blue, they are being retired by the end of 2010.  Of course I have those colors -- and I think they are wonderful summer colors -- but don't want to have much paper by the end of the year.  I hate waste.  And I don't like to use items in samples that you can't purchase.  So they are the perfect colors for my summer cards.

These two cards are almost identical.  The one on the left has an additional element from the White Daisy Mini-Medley packet.  I'm not sending any of those out because of the location of the buckle (I want to make sure they aren't returned in the mail, nor do I want to pay more postage to be hand sorted).  I also thought the "Hello" would be a nice touch for the shout out.  I made a total of 10 of these cards.

Oh, but I don't know how many cards to make.  Shoot.  I don't even have a mailing list going.  I know, I'll make another 10 cards and call it a day.  I don't think I have 19 friends who really want to know that much about my life who doesn't already.  I should be very safe.  But I can't make the same card since I already cut all of these colors out.  So this is what came out next.

This card has been rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the above cards.  The cards come from Wishes and is titled Gallery.  My next challenge for this project is to write the letter and send it out.  I guess that means I better stop writing here...

Products are all CTMH:

Clover Meadow Base Cards

1385 White Cardstock

1229 Clover Meadow CS

1231 Bubblegum CS

1226 Watermelon CS

(X5631 Amthyst CS for the card on the left)

1228 Citrus Leaf CS

Z2123 Clover Meadow Ink

Z2109 Bubblegum Ink

Z2158 Watermelon Ink

Z2100 Amethyst Ink

Z2129 Hydrangea Ink

Z2112 Citrus Leaf Ink

Z1136 White Daisy Mini-Medley

Z1114 Piercing Tool
D1187 For Every Occasion (card on right)

D1354 Endless Friendship

Amethyst Base Card

1385 White Cardstock

X5631 Amthyst CS

X5634 Hydrangea CS

1229 Clover Meadow CS

Z2123 Clover Meadow Ink
Z2109 Bubblegum Ink
Z2158 Watermelon Ink

Z2100 Amethyst Ink

Z2129 Hydrangea Ink

Z1219 Essential Brads (White Daisy)

Z1114 Piercing Tool

D1354 Endless Friendship