Loving some appreciation cards for my #45 HS reunion

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why: This posting is a showcase of three different thank you appreciation cards that I've made for my other planning committee members for our #45 high school class reunion!!! Crazy!! Sometimes it seems that long ago and then other days, it only feels like it's been half of that time. Now hair styles, eye glasses, clothing are all easy giveaways to the time period...1980!!! 

when: in late May 2025 it was officially 45 years ago that we graduated from a small eastern IL school district! Our reunion weekend is July 18-19, 2025. 

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what: Project #1 = one of the planning committee members is hosting us Saturday night in his deluxe machine shed! He and his wife did tables and chairs, had blue tablecloths on each table and provided white, yellow and blue silk flowers for decorations.  I chose to make them an easel style fold/ dimensional card =

and a side view:

how-to & vendor notes for #1 = note: school colors were blue and gold

1. yellow cardstock for main easel structure = Pen + Gear

2. Midnight blue cardstock = CutCardStock; additional scrap strip used for the stopper area

3. yellow and blue gingham check fabric ribbon = Crafter's Square; also used for the stopper area

4. butterfly dimensional stickers = Crafter's Square

5. navy pearl gems = Crafter's Square

6. wood frame (was a dark brown color) = Maggie Holmes; also first one used of the pack that I've had for a year or more!!! 

7. metallic blue acrylic paint = Crafter's Square (applied with paper towels)

8. "thank you" was a note card that I repurposed = old/found in the phone nook cabinet at my mom's house = American Greetings

where #1 will be linked:

1A. Shopping Our Stash; in week 2/about 6 days left; theme is Wood is good; MY first folded card, easel-style, has a metallic blue painted embossed/imprinted wood frame on the focal panel

link = https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2025/07/sos552-wood-is-good.html

1B. The Neglected Stuff Challenge; still open; theme is to use something not used in the past year or so; MY easel card's neglected item is the wood frame that I painted. This is the first frame I've used from the package that I've had for a year+. The Maggie Holmes pack of frames was part of a mystery clearance package purchased from Peachy Cheap website. 

link = https://neglectedstuff.blogspot.com/2025/07/neglected-stuff-july-2025-challenge.html

1C. We Love 2 Create; still open/started July 5; mixed media anything goes theme; different mediums = metallic blue acrylic paint on the wood frame; wood; gingham ribbons; stickers; navy blue pearl gems;  2nd entry

link = https://welove2create.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-7-craft-card-making.html

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what: Project #2 = for this planning committee member, she's done most of the FB group reminders, e-vites, acting as treasurer for Saturday night's catering, and getting some table decorations (jars and vases) together for Saturday night

cards unfolded 

plus

the other side unfolded

where #2 will be linked: [PINK]

2A. pink based folded card = Lil Patch of Crafty Friends; new on Sun July 20; anything goes theme

link = https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2025/07/258-rachelle-anne-miller.html

2B. pink based folded card (look at 2nd photo at pink based card on the right side for the embossed panel inked lightly with brown/Walnut ink) =

Girlz & the Arts of Letters; week 2 of 2; theme is Letter E; my pink base folded card has an embossed 'frame' panel that I lightly ink to emphasize the raised embossing; 

link = https://girlzandtheartofletters.blogspot.com/2025/07/challenge-5-de-letter-van-e-van.html

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what: Project #3 = for this planning committee member, she's given input, sent out encouraging FB messages to encourage classmates to come, has been at the planning meetings and went shopping for a thank you gift for our Saturday night host and hostess

*see up above

how-to & vendor notes for #2 & #3 =

21. brown cardstock = Colorbok

22. pink cardstock = Neenah

23. pale pink embossed panels and plain pale pink paper panels = blank notecards by American Greetings

24. the flowers and tea cup image panels = Hallmark; trimmed on right side and back flap/panel removed; trimmed striped strips used in different places between the 2 folded cards were from the front panel of the notecards

25. flower die-cut ephemera = Prairie Rose collection by Fancy Pants Designs

26. "especially for you" clear stamp = from a mixed sentiment stamps package = Crafter's Square; "well done", "thinking of you" and "you are sweet"

27. pale pink pearl gems and navy blue pearl gems = different packages = Crafter's Square

28. pale pink glitter foam heart stickers and the scalloped pink glitter foam shapes with a heart opening (pop-out piece) = different packages = Crafter's Square

29. coral-pink with beige dotted print paper panels = SU

30. Walnut/brown mini stamp pad = Lawn Fawn

where #3 will be linked: [BROWN]

3A. (brown base folded card) = Stamping Sensations; started on Sun July 6; theme is summer flowers or Anything Goes; MY brown based folded card is linked for Anything Goes; I've added the stamped "especially for you" to the repurposed notecard image for the main focal panel

link = https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2025/07/summer-flowers.html

3B. (brown base folded card) = Alphabet Challenge; in week 2 of 2; theme is G for Girlfriend; both the pink and brown base folded cards are for two of my childhood and teen school year girlfriends; both gals/girls attended my childhood birthday parties; the three of us were part of a group of 7 who went overnight camping the weekend before we graduated from high school!; during the past year we've gathered several times to have lunch and chat; they live about 10 or so miles apart but I'm almost a 2 hour interstate drive away

link = https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/g-is-for-girlfriend.html

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Crafting in the USA heartland, 

Becca S

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