Inspire Locked Up Love: July 2013

Our loved ones thrive off of getting mail, so they'll appreciate anything that you have the time to get to them. It's just always a lot of fun to do something extra for them. A lot of my something extras come from finding random things or different kinds of stationary or cards to write on to send little notes to him.

So here are a few of my favorites:

These fold & send dinosaur letters that I had gotten from target, i fell in love!! The are just so cute and it was the closest that I could find to something more "guyish" I think some of the other options were butterflies and maybe some school type of prints. (these would also make AWESOME notes to drop into kids lunch boxes!)

Hallmark note kit, I had found these at Walmart, just came in different colors and shapes with color matching envelopes as well. These are really cute to just write a quick note of an "I love you" and drop it in the mailbox.

The "tag" note cards. This was a small set of blank note cards that looked like luggage tags that had the white and striped envelopes in the pack. I had found these standing in line at TJ Maxx.

And finally some HOT NEON index cards! School season at Walmart is my favorite time of year! I find some fun stuff to write little notes on and drop them in the mail to him.

Just remember to find your own creativity. Whatever catches your eye grab it! If it's something that you like don't be afraid to write on it! And yes, at times I can be very "corny", but he enjoys it and I enjoy being creative, and that's what works for us!

Good Luck!

Hi again! This is all a how to guide for my version of the Open When Letters. I hope you all enjoy and are able to find something you can use! Some envelopes have more it than others, some there are things that I had to cut out!

Here's a picture of all of them once I was finished and ready to seal and deliver!

First of course you need your supplies (again all of these could be substituted if you found something to be a better fit for you and your love)

1. Double sided scrapbook paper - I went to Walmart and found a packet of paper with the designs on it that I liked. This was used for the envelope making

2. Markers/Colored Pencils or Crayons - For all the extra stuff inside

3. Glue Stick

4. Microsoft word or Any other printable program

5. Goodies to stick inside your envelopes - I'll go into detail later with each envelope and what I put inside of mine
6. Index Cards - I used them to write little notes on to slide into each envelope
6. Scissors

Ideas for your Envelopes

1. You need a laugh

2. You're angry

3. You need Support

4. You need a lift

5. You're bored

6. You need my love

7 . Just for fun!!!

8. You miss me

9. You're having a bad day

10. You're feeling sick

11. You're happy

12. You miss the kids

How I made the Envelopes

I took an old envelope that I had from before and "unglued" it from itself and folded it out onto a sheet of the scrapbook paper. Traced it, cut it out, and then folded and glued.

Take your piece of scrapbook paper and your envelope

Unfold/unglued your envelope and place it on your piece of paper for you to trace

Once it's traced, you can begin to cut it out

Once your finished cutting out, you should have something along this lines(of course your envelope may look different than mine so your finished product is going to look different)

Fold it to match your original envelope

Then I glued down the 2 sides so it'll stay put, like a regular envelope, and in the end I just put a sticker once I closed the top flap, you of course, could glue it down or whatever you would prefer.

Below are the details of each envelope and what I put in them. At the very bottom are all of the printables that I used as well.

You need a laugh

Included are:

Quotes

An inside joke

A small note from me

A few funny short stories that I found on the Internet

You're Angry

Included are:

Quotes

A calm/down breathing technique

A small note from me

You need support

Included are:

Quotes

A picture of a bra (we are such the practical jokers type)

A small note from me

An inspiring story of a struggling person that made it to the top

You need a lift ( i did a balloon theme and after I thought about it you could do a car theme for this one too)

Included are:

Quotes

None blown up Balloons that have a saying on it

A small note from me

A "pep talk" quote from a movie (we're both BIG movie buffs)

You're bored

Included are:

Quotes

A small note from me

A couple of sudoku games

A printable maze

You need my love

Included are:

Quotes

A kiss from me (just kissed the paper and cut it out)

Cut up hearts/confetti

A letter from me

A scratch off card I made (on how to make those click the link http://www.thedaintysquid.com/2012/03/diy-scratch-off-tickets.html and the template I used is attached below as well)

Lyrics from a song (Adorn by Miguel)

Just for fun!!

Included are:

Quotes

A small note from me

A picture of something fun that we did together

The Price is Right Game (attached below)

You miss me

Included are:

Quotes

A word search that I made at: http://www.edcreate.com/wordsearch/wordsearch_create.php

Mad Libs (attached below)

A small note from me

Pictures of me (I'm not vain, just know that he would enjoy them)

lyrics from a song (Gone til November by Wyclef)

You're having a bad day

Included are:

Quotes

A small letter from me

A picture of us to brighten his day

The newlywed game(just because I thought it would be fun!)

You're feeling sick

Included are:

Quotes

A tissue (I wrote on it)

A inside joke

A small note from me

You're happy

Included are:

Quotes

A small note from me

12 Things Happy People Do that others don't

His & Her questions (one set answered, the other blank for him to fill out and return to me)

You miss the kids

Included are:

Quotes

Pictures that the kids colored

A Picture of all the kids

A small note from me

The links to view my printables that I used. A lot we're found on this fabulous site I had come across http://www.thedatingdivas.com/ they have TONS of printables/ideas/downloads. Most of them are ideas for date nights when you're with you're loved one so you have to try to search hard for something you can use. (And if not TONS of ideas for once he gets home!)

Price is Right Part 1: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4dlJOQlp5S2JFZmc/edit?usp=sharing

Price is Right Part 2: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4N2xXQVl3VWxVNDg/edit?usp=sharing

Option 1 for scratch offs: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4UEhCRXpzZHJ2QzA/edit?usp=sharing

Option 2 for scratch offs: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4a3p4UkVDMmdNN00/edit?usp=sharing

Mad Libs Game: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4TVBpbEtPaERyNmc/edit?usp=sharing

The newly-wed game: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4QjBYRmU2X2wxR2M/edit?usp=sharing

His & Her Questions: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4Ul9NUkRsNzZaclk/edit?usp=sharing

Open When Labels and "Pep Talk" from the movie: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4OHQySS1yWHFmcU0/edit?usp=sharing

All other "printables" quotes, maze, soduku, etc.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxoU-BvcC5F4UnZTSnZzemZaUE0/edit?usp=sharing