myasperations 2-16-2026

   This year, the Path of Positivity (POP) is officially entering its 13th year of offering challenges that encourage Positivity and Creativity! In honor of this wonderful anniversary, our challenge host, Lisa D, introduces the theme for 2026: Crafting by the Numbers, and February’s challenge TWIST is Dynamic Duo: Create 2 Matching Projects. For ex., create a card with a matching envelope, make a bag with a matching tag, etc.

    Since I retired, I’ve enjoyed having extra time to make packets of cards that I donate to the residential drug treatment facility where I worked for 13 years before retirement. (The clients there earn “points” for attending educational sessions, completing required steps toward recovery, etc., and they love being able to “purchase” handmade cards to send to loved ones during the 30+ days they are in treatment.) I’m thinking some of them might like sending letters made with stamped writing paper and matching envelopes! The paper and envelopes are much cheaper than cardstock and A2 envelopes, and since I have a huge stash of stamps I can use, these stationery sets will be much easier on my budget! (I plan to provide a nice assortment of the sheets with matching envelopes and will let the staff put them together for clients in whichever way they would like!)

   The sets below were all made with the following items, available in the Office Supplies section of most stores.

Supplies: 

·   Mead 6x9 Writing Tablet (onion skin thin)

·   Mead 100 white standard 6¾ inch sized envelopes

    Below are assorted sheets and matching envelopes made from my stash. If the clients like them, I’ll make and donate more in the future, and will also create the pairs in seasonal themes. 

Set #1 and #2 

              

Set #3 and #4 

                         

Supplies: 

·    Set #1-  Stamps are all from Stampscapes:Stationery- Lakeside Cabin, envelope- Pine Row and Birds 

                Flock Silhouette

·    Set #2- Stationery & Envelope- Balloon Stamp (Stampendous-Stamp retired), 

                   Stationery- Cat Stamp (Eureka Stamps-retired) and Sentiment (Printworks- company out of  business) 

·    Set #3- Stationery-Sentiment (Stampendous-Stamp Retired), 

                   Stationery & Envelope- Butterfly (Embossing Arts- company out of business)

·    Set #4- Stamps are from companies that are no longer in business- 

                   Stationery - Cat (Biblical Impressions) and Sentiment (Azadi Earles), 

                  Envelope-Paw Prints (Biblical Impressions) 

·   Ink pads, cloud stencil, stamp sponge, chalks, Spectrum Noir markers, and misc. tools from my stash.

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