A Greeting Card Story: I think you’re cool.

I’ve had the chance to meet some really awesome people over the past few months. In February I went to Thrive Blog Conference in Houston, TX and in March I went to The Lady Project Summit in Providence, RI. (Not only that, but I now have two more conferences booked for the year: The Yellow Conference in Los Angeles, CA and VenturePOP in New Orleans, LA – seriously can’t wait.) I wanted to make sure I got the chance to connect with the awesome ladies that I’ve met at these events after the fact and I finally found some time to make some handmade cards for the list of people that’s been sitting on my desk for two months…

The inspiration for these cards came from Carley at The Renegade Rulebook. She and I spoke on the blogging panel at The Lady Project Summit. After our panel was done, we both walked back to the main auditorium for the closing speeches and on the way back she said that she thought I was cool and would like to stay in touch.

How cool is that? Simple, direct, says what you mean, explains that you want to continue this relationship going forward without being awkward. We call that winning. Especially because I super duper have a tendency to get awkward when I’m not sure how to say something. I think she’s pretty cool too.

So when I decided to make handmade cards to sent to people that really inspired me along my adventures, I decided that was the way to go. A simple phrase on the front that says, “I think you’re cool”. I decided on the Ashbury Heights Decorative Paper Pad and got to work.

Here’s how it went down:

Lighter colored backgrounds to make sure that the paper designs popped.

Paper lined up by base paper color.

Rounding the corners to soften the tone.

Slowly starting to piece them together.

Writing the message 13 times.

Sticking the foam squares to the back for some three-dimensional flare.

Then you piece it all together.

Write your name on the back.

And step back to admire your work.