Birthday Card on the cheap

[don in brooklin on]

For my wife's birthday, I went to Hallmark to buy a card.  A cute card that pops up (her fav) was nearly $8 + tax CAD or $6 US

The regular cards that are supposed to be funny but not at all were $5 -$6.

So the cheapo in me said I can make a card.  Done it before and she seemed to like them.  So I then spent probably 3 hours or more designing, cutting and painting.

Return is about $2 per hour. Not bad for an old retired guy. LOL

She liked it anyways.

Size is 5 x 8 to fit envelope

PS: The heart and maple leaf matched the sweat shirt I had stitched.

[rjweb]

Don, very nice, I have a relative that him and her go to the hallmark store together, they each pick a card out for the other exchange them right there, they each read their given card and put back on the rack, they have exchanged cards and just leave, RJ

[heppnerguy]

This is a card worth keeping. I purchased ones go in the garbage in a couple of days./  Great idea. Not cheap, just more creative and meaningful

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[wombatie]

Glad she liked it.  Great idea. 

Marg

[ChelCass]

Oh Golly I go to Dollar Tree and get one for a 1.25. 

 I never could bring myself to pay for those overpriced Hallmark cards. 

[barb.j.enders]

Great card Don. 

RJ - love that idea.

I just sent my uncle a card for his 95th birthday, it was $11 with tax.  Then another $2 to mail it to him.

[TAIrving]

Here is one I did for my lady a few years ago as a tag for her birthday present.  $2/hour seems about right.  

 

[Denny Knappen]

Mighty fine card.

[rdatelle]

I like it to Don. You did good. Happy Birthday to your wife.