MOTHER'S DAY NOTECARDS - FREE DOWNLOAD

Behind on Mother's Day shopping? Me too. So I thought I'd help out my fellow procrastinators (read: other busy moms!) with a sweet little gift to give to all of the mothers and special women in your life. Simple little notecards that make a lovely gift and can be used for all kinds of correspondence. The graphics on these notecards have a vintage flair that will appeal to all ages.

Download the Mother's Day Notecard Template Here.

The set includes three designs and one download will render four copies of each design for a set of 12 notecards. The template is done with a blank background and brown graphic, so you choose the color palette for the notecards with the paper you choose for printing!

I recommend a textured cardstock (as shown); it will give the notecards a nice weight and added interest. Once you print the template onto your letter-sized cardstock, simply cut on the dotted line and you're done! Add some chocolate brown A2 envelopes (available here and also in Target's scrapbooking aisle), tie up the set with a pretty ribbon and you have yourself a lovely and thoughtful gift. Maybe Mom will even use her notecards to write you a note of appreciation! 

As always, if you have trouble downloading the template, feel free to email me here and I will be happy to send it along to you.

HAPPY SPRING TEMPLATE - FREE DOWNLOAD

I have added an additional Bunny template that reads "Happy Spring" for those who do not celebrate Easter. You can find links to both templates below. Happy Spring!

HAPPY SPRING PDF DOWNLOAD

HAPPY EASTER PDF DOWNLOAD

EASTER TEMPLATE - FREE DOWNLOAD!

As promised, I am back with a free template download for Easter! I love offering templates here, mostly because of the incredible response that I get from all of you. I cannot thank you enough for your kind comments, emails and notes of thanks each time I post a template.

So as an extra little thanks, I have made this Easter template multi-purposed! These fun little Easter-themed punch outs can be used as little favor or gift tags, cupcake picks or labels. I have done them in three colors for a bit of fun and to match all of your Easter needs. Simply download the template here and print! The template is designed for use with a 2.5 inch circle punch for perfect circles every time. And do you know the little trick when using punches? I'm sure you do, but just in case: flip your circle punch over and use it upside down. That way, you can line the circle up perfectly with the design before you punch. (see photo below)

Print the template on label sheets to make stickers for favors or gifts...

or on cardstock for tags and cupcakes picks...

Note: I did not photograph the actual Bunny Cupcake pick because I did not have a cupcake handy today. The photo above is very similar, but saved me the embarrassment of buying and eating a cupcake just for the photo. (not that I didn't consider it, believe me!)

If you have trouble with the download, please feel free to email me here. I'd love to hear how you're using the template, so drop me a line and let me know. Enjoy!

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PRINTABLE - FREE TEMPLATE

Living in the Boston area, St. Patrick's Day is a pretty big deal, so we always like to do a little something special to celebrate the day. An all-time favorite of ours since the preschool years (keep in mind that Pumpkin is now ten!) has been to hand out lucky pennies! This is honestly the simplest classroom handout you will ever do, but the kids get so excited that you would think you just handed them a nugget of gold.

The first step is to go to the bank and get some shiny new pennies. Over the years, my luck with the banks in my area have been mixed. Some years it's no problem at all, other years I have been told that they do not have any new pennies. No new pennies?!?!! How is this possible? I'm not sure, but if this happens to you as well, you can take the alternate route of cleaning some pennies yourself (go here for penny cleaning formula). If you clean them yourself, they will not be as shiny as if they were new, but the kids do not notice at all, so not to worry.

Once you have the pennies, you have already completed the most time-consuming part of this project! Simply download the design template here, print on the cardstock of your choice and cut as indicated. (Hint: the cards are 3X3 squares) Then attach the pennies to the cards using glue or double-sided tape and you're done! We usually put the cards in small glassine or cellophane envelopes to hand them out, but only because I tend to have those types of supplies on hand. The cards are perfectly fine to hand out as is.

Everyone can use a little extra luck now and again, so have fun with this quick and easy project and maybe as you're spreading some cheer, you'll find yourself a bit o' gold at the end of the rainbow this St. Patrick's Day.

Oh, and no shenanigans! OK, maybe a little...

St. Patrick's Day Lucky Penny Download.