craftgrrl | Just little cards (Reply)

My crafting has been limited to crochet these past few weeks, so I've not posted anything.

I've started writing to soldiers overseas and yesterday I got an idea to make some cards for them to tuck into their pockets or wallets or whatever. I have always liked the stories where a soldier says someone from home sent them a little something they tucked away and would pull out of their pocket or whatever when they were feeling particularly lonely. Usually it's a picture of the family or girlfriend, but there have been other stories too. One story said the soldier carried a napkin from a restaurant he and a friend used to frequent.

So I got the bright idea to make little cards to let them know that they're appreciated and someone is thinking of them even if it's not someone they don't know personally.

Unfortunately I stink at decorating things like this, so they look childish to me. I'm hoping I get more creative in this endeavor. It would be wonderful if I could draw or paint. : \

I only have a web cam, so some are blurry, but at least you can see this one pretty well. I'm just decorating a playing card at random and adding messages like the one above. "You are remembered. You are appreciated." That sort of thing.