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Mrs. Eggplant, San Francisco Age and Occupation: 28, Human Resources Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Associate Marketing Manager Engagement Date: January 19, 2007 Wedding Date: October 20, 2007 Blogging Since: May 31, 2007 Venue: Ceremony at a cement and stained glass cathedral and reception at a boutique hotel ballroom About Me: I'm a shopping junkie who lives to discover great deals and a craft addict that loves to scrapbook and knit. My profile picture was taken on the day I got engaged which is why my smile is so huge!
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Shower Them With Thanks!

August 23rd, 2007 @ 4:14 pm by Mrs. Eggplant

Yay! My girls got their bridal shower thank you packs in the mail this week, so I can share some more card making craftiness. smiley1061

I love receiving handmade cards. I just think they’re so meaningful. Being a DIY girl, naturally, I wanted to say “thanks” to everyone who was a part of my bridal shower with a card that I crafted myself, rather than purchasing a premade cards (though I almost bought some gorgeous letterpressed thank yous from Paper Source).

To make the thank you cards, I started off with the following supplies: Coffee bean colored ink, branch stamp, “thank you” stamp, 20 blank cards and envelopes from Paper Source, and a flower punch. Not shown: Patterned paper, metal brads, 1/16″ hole punch.

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First, I stamped two branches onto the blank card.

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Then, I stamped a “thank you” in the bottom right corner.

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Using leftover gift wrap paper from my bridal shower (which my cousin also purchased from Paper Source), I punched a bunch of flowers.

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In each flower, I made a 1/16″ hole to stick the brad through

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I punched corresponding holes ino the card and attached the flowers using metal brads (the mini sized brads with a smaller head).

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Voila! A montage of “thank you” cards.

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I also stamped the front of the envelope before I tucked the cards inside.

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For my bridesmaids, I mailed the cards along with a small package of shower goodies, inlcuding a gel eye mask, terry headband (to pull their hair back when they wash their faces), and an exfoliating face pad.

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Tied neatly with a bow and pink tag.

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33 Responses to “Shower Them With Thanks!”

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Sarahdoo

can i steal this?? those are awesome.

where did you get that branch stamp?

 
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Jen

You are so good you should make cards professionally!!

 
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Lydia

I am totally copying everything you’ve posted here. :)

 
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Miss Cherry Blossom (message)  723 posts, Busy bee

WOW! those are wonderful! Thanks for sharing Ms. Eggplant - you are one DIY goddess!

 
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lauren

wow, i’m so jealous of your skillz!! those look amazing.

 
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Laura S

Oh my heavens it did not even occur to me that I had to get gifts for the girls that throw me a bridal shower. Thank you cards, obviously… but I didn’t know about gifts. Is this common practice that I have somehow just remained oblivious about, or is this you going above and beyond because you are the nicest bride ever?

 
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ct

such cute cards! thanks for sharing your creations! one question, what did you use to make the little flowers on the front of the envelope?

 
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Mrs. Lemon (message)  628 posts, Busy bee

great job DIY-crafy-super person!!!!

 
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Miss Eggplant (message)  304 posts, Helper bee

Laura: I actually stole the idea from Mrs. Lemon and her shower themed thank yous. I’m not sure if it’s a common practice, but I’m natrually a gift person and I LOVE to give things to people. I wanted a little something extra for the girls, who put an incredible amount of thought and time into my bridal shower. The packages were fairly inexpensive because I found some awesome deals on the merchandise. :-)

 
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Mrs. Bee (message)  3,235 posts, Sugar bee

can i be your bridesmaid?

 
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kp

you’re so creative and crafty!! great job!! :D

 
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Nathalie

Wow, thank you so much for sharing that with us! :)

 
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Miss Eggplant (message)  304 posts, Helper bee

Mrs Lemon, YOU take the crown for DIY-crafty-super person. I’m just your apprentice!

(My wedding is seriously going to be 99% “borrowed” from yours… haha.)

Mrs. Bee: Oooh, I’ll have a celebrity as my bridesmaid! ;-)

ct: here’s the link for the cherry blossom flower!
http://www.impressrubberstamps.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=3070A_japanese+flower&Category_Code=

 
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Sarita

You are amazing!

 
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HACB

Very crafty! I love the cards.

 
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Mrs. Lemon (message)  628 posts, Busy bee

oh phoey! :) you’re officially my new cyber crafting buddy though! but we seriously need to have a crafty bee weekend get-together in the city :) Lol.. it could be a weddingbee contest — “Bay area Bees craft something for you” :)

 
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aoedorothee

awww, this is just so adorable! i love the simplicity of it!

 
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prima

You are the sweetest bride ever!! Those gifts are really thoughtful and practical - the best kind!

 
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My

These are adorable…

 
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Mrs. Eggplant, San Francisco Age and Occupation: 28, Human Resources Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Associate Marketing Manager Engagement Date: January 19, 2007 Wedding Date: October 20, 2007 Blogging Since: May 31, 2007 Venue: Ceremony at a cement and stained glass cathedral and reception at a boutique hotel ballroom About Me: I'm a shopping junkie who lives to discover great deals and a craft addict that loves to scrapbook and knit. My profile picture was taken on the day I got engaged which is why my smile is so huge!

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