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:
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.”
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”
Oh I love this!!!
You said “business” do you design and print for others?
This is the first I’ve heard of this–what an awesome idea!!
These are very cute. I decided to skip personalizing our thank you cards with our little wedding logo, but now I’m jealous!
I love plantable paper, even though I can’t grow it either. I have a black thumb!
This is such a cool idea! Where did you purchase the wildflower paper from?
Shut. up. These are FABULOUS!!!!
I absolutely love them - and your design is beautiful!!
As always, I’m SO impressed!
Sooooo cute!
I looooooove that idea! Your wording is so awesome too!! Aww, really great idea creampuff!
wow…CUTE CARD. I love it!!!!
OMG I LOVE this idea! Where can I buy them from you when Thank You time rolls around for us?
Super amazing! You can’t ever go too green right? Your guests will love love love them!
I would also like to know where these can be purchased!!
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…
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?
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.
I LOVE this idea! I totally might steal it
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?!
That is such an awesome idea, i love it. Like everyone else is asking, how can i get these???
I would totally plant these! What grows?
we got a plantable card and it won’t grow. so sad.
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!
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.
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
This is such a great idea, I’m definitely looking into it for our thank you cards
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
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.
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?