Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
What exactly is a Card Shower? It's a planned mass mailing to encourage friends and family to send a card to the person the shower is celebrating.
- Select the Shower Date - Once you've selected a recipient, determine the date for the cards to arrive. There is no exact science to this, a few cards will be early and some might be a little late, but the goal is to have a target date for cards to arrive by.
- Make a List of Participants - Who are you inviting to send a card? Do you have contact info for all of the participants?
- Include All the Details - Participant's name and address, the reason for the shower, and the date the cards should be received.
- Send Shower Details to Participants - Shower details can be sent in a variety of ways - mailed postcards, sending an email, group text, or maybe as a post on social media.
- Be Clear on Expectations - Communicate with the participants letting them know the expectations of the card shower. If this is a little more than a card shower be clear in the details. Does a gift need to be included for something like a baby shower or a bridal shower?
- Don't Spoil the Surprise - If the card shower is being done as a surprise to the recipient make that clear in the details being sent to the shower participants.
Card Showers really can be done for anything:
- Baby Shower
- Bridal Shower
- Milestone Birthday
- Encouragement
- New Home Purchase
- Volunteer Recognition
- Retirement
- Completion of a Milestone
- Engagement
- Graduation
- Wedding or Anniversary
- Away at College
- In the Military
- Moved Across Country
Of course, I'm going to encourage you to send a handmade card, but it really doesn't matter where the card comes from. Send the happy mail and make someone's day by organizing a card shower for them.
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