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Mrs. Cream Puff, San Francisco Bay Area Age and Occupation: 25, Illustrator Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Merchandise Planner Engagement Date: May 27, 2007 Wedding Date: August, 2008 Blogging Since: February 7, 2008 Venue: Ceremony at Crissy Field and Reception at the Green Room About Me: I never dreamed about my wedding as a little girl because I was too busy playing in the mud or pretending to be Martha Stewart–but now that it's here, I'm having a fabulous time DIYing everything in sight! We’re planning a very fun multicultural wedding (I'm Jewish and Mr. Cream Puff is Chinese), filled with as many personal details as I can muster.
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Giving Thanks

July 9th, 2008 @ 5:36 pm by Mrs. Cream Puff

Now that we’ve got gifts rolling in (yay!!! so exciting!!!), our thank you notes are rolling out. I am really excited about our thank you notes, so I thought I’d share them with you guys sooner rather than later.

For my business, I started making cards out of plantable paper. This idea really excites me because it’s good for the environment (the paper is recycled) and it’s pretty (they grow into flowers). I think these cards are perfect for thank you cards, because our guests can plant them and be reminded of our wedding for years to come. :)

Here’s the front of the cards:

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The note on the inside reads, “this card is embedded with wildflower seeds, and it will grow if you plant it in your garden! To plant the paper, prepare a pot of soil or a small patch of garden. Spread a thin layer of soil onto the paper. Water well and give plenty of sunshine! In 6-8 weeks, you’ll be reminded of how thankful we are to have you in our lives. Thank you! May these flowers bring you years of happiness.”

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I hope people actually plant them! If not, the landfills will be a little bit more colorful in 6-8 weeks. :)

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31 Responses to “Giving Thanks”

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CarolineG (message)  422 posts, Helper bee

I love this idea! I do spokesperson work for an automotive company that often gives out a similar product as favors at events. People love them! Is the ink soy-based?

 
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Melissa

Oh I love this!!!

You said “business” do you design and print for others?

 
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misschickie (message)  170 posts, Blushing bee

This is the first I’ve heard of this–what an awesome idea!!

 
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Cricket (message)  179 posts, Blushing bee

These are very cute. I decided to skip personalizing our thank you cards with our little wedding logo, but now I’m jealous!

 
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KateMW (message)  2,714 posts, Sugar bee

I love plantable paper, even though I can’t grow it either. I have a black thumb!

 
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Mrs. Cherry Blossom (message)  696 posts, Busy bee

what a cute idea. LOVE IT!

 
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BeccaLush

This is such a cool idea! Where did you purchase the wildflower paper from?

 
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Linzerella

Shut. up. These are FABULOUS!!!!
I absolutely love them - and your design is beautiful!!

 
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rebecca (message)  1,316 posts, Bumble bee

As always, I’m SO impressed!

 
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JC

Sooooo cute!

 
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SKM

I looooooove that idea! Your wording is so awesome too!! Aww, really great idea creampuff!

 
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Mrs. Penguin (message)  2,148 posts, Buzzing bee

Too. Cool. For school. You have the BEST ideas, CP!

 
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hilarygirly (message)  4 posts, Wannabee

wow…CUTE CARD. I love it!!!!

 
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frenchbulldog (message)  6,063 posts, Bee Keeper

OMG I LOVE this idea! Where can I buy them from you when Thank You time rolls around for us?

 
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Littlefoot

Super amazing! You can’t ever go too green right? :) Your guests will love love love them!

 
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Jillian

I would also like to know where these can be purchased!!

 
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maura

I’ve been drooling over plantable paper for quite some time, but it’s mucho expensive. I’d love to find out where you got yours! Invites seemed cost prohibative, but maybe some smaller thankyou notes would work…

 
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CaribbeanBee (message)  18 posts, Newbee

This is FABULOUS - you go girl that is just awesome. I was not sure how I was going to do place cards as I didn’t want extra things people would throw away, you’ve given me an excellent source for place cards. Where do I get some?

 
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Miss Cherry Pie (message)  688 posts, Busy bee

I got some of this paper from a magazine ad for Ben & Jerry’s (I think?). I planted it and watered it but nothing’s growing. arrrrghh.

 
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Kat

I LOVE this idea! I totally might steal it :)

 
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nejireta

How green! I love, love, love this idea! I saw a new clip about BP gas station having plantable postcards. Where, oh where did you get the paper?!

 
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suzhowe (message)  17 posts, Newbee

That is such an awesome idea, i love it. Like everyone else is asking, how can i get these???

 
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Miss Pomegranate (message)  956 posts, Busy bee

Love this idea! So fun!

 
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alexinwonderland

I would totally plant these! What grows?

 
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Jen

we got a plantable card and it won’t grow. so sad.

 
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liz

i got my grandma a mother’s day card with a plantable paper decoration on it…she was totally thrilled by it. she planted it in a little pot and sure enough, she had little green sprouts when i visited her last month. it’s such a wonderful idea and people are so thrilled by it! :)

 
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QueenoftheClick (message)  94 posts, Worker bee

These are awesome cards. Yes, people do plant them because my cousin sent cards like this and everyone had the same flowers in their yard.

 
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Kelly

I was thinking about something like that as well but then I got this idea that I wanted to do flower pots and several seed packets for my wedding favors instead. Very affordable and “all things grow with love” <- totally using that as my favor theme!
if anyone wants the seeded paper you can order it from…
http://www.flowerseedpaper.com
http://www.botanicalpaperworks.com
http://www.greenfieldpaper.com

 
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Mrs. Tulip (message)  615 posts, Busy bee

SO SWEET — love the idea of flowers growing out of your thanks and love… :)

 
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Guilty Secret

This is such a great idea, I’m definitely looking into it for our thank you cards :)

 
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brendalynn

I love seed paper! Miss Cream Puff, do you have any tips on sourcing the paper? And what about the ink–comments about where/how you had it printed?

@Miss Cherry Pie: haagen-dazs, actually: it was an ad for their work to help bees

 


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