Inspirational Quote Cards

I like the idea of people keeping cards for more than sentimentality. A good way to encourage that is to use inspirational quotes. I had to really dig for these quotes, though, because many are along the lines of "life is short, get off your butt", and who wants to receive that on a card?

So, these are the ones I came up with that I would actually give to people:

DIY Stamps in a Tin

What you'll need:

craft foam

glue (unless you use self-adhesive foam)

tape

punch in desired shape

cardstock

empty Altoids tin

Cut a piece of cardstock to fit inside the tin. 

Punch shapes out of the foam. I used some self-adhesive foam shapes from the dollar store, and punched stars.

Glue the shapes to the cardstock. 

Add tape to the backside of the cardstock, to create a slick surface. This is so you can remove the tape from the next step easily.

Roll a piece of tape inside out (try not to make it too bulky) and use it to stick the slick part of the cardstock to the smooth underside of the Altoids box.

Now you're ready to stamp!

If you used pre-cut shapes, and you actually like them, you can just make them into stamps without any punching.

When you're done stamping, just remove and throw the rolled tape away, or reuse with another stamp. 

You can create several stamps and store them in the tin.