Turn that Attitude into Gratitude

It is common practice that thank you cards are sent out for wedding and shower gifts. The bride will typically recruit a guest to document gifts as they are opened to capture who the gift was from. So why do we not practice this same etiquette at Christmas? Are we so excited and overwhelmed on Christmas morning that we forget our manners? As  a child, we always wrote thank you notes after Christmas, and I have carried on this tradition with my son. This was not my most favorite thing to do after Christmas, and it is not for my son either.  As he gets older, he doesn't understand why he can't just text or email his Thank You's, but I have always felt the written card has much more meaning.

As a card maker, it is easy for me to keep the tradition going and sending out my Christmas thank you cards after the holidays. As a teacher, my husband gets many gifts around the holidays and he practices this as well. He is very organized with the gifts he has received to ensure he knows who gave what gifts.

As parents, I believe it is important to set the example and take time to thank the person for the gift. You can thank the gift-giver and tell them why or how it is appreciated. Even if you get a gift card, you can say what you intend on buying with the card. You can also use this card to tell this person something special about Christmas and wish them a happy upcoming New Year.

But when it comes down to it, if you cannot find the time to send a handwritten thank you card, then a text, email or phone call is better than nothing at all.

I found this Tim Holtz card making kit called Christmas Cheer at a shop called Archiver's when I was in Ohio last month. There are four stamps in this set, including a wreath and stocking, which are not shown. The stamps are smaller and intended for mini cards or tags. I thought these would be perfect for Thank You Cards, so I am making sets of four which I plan on listing in my Etsy shop as well as using them for my own personal Thank You's this year.

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

• Ends Nov 18 - MIM - Always anything goes
• Ends Nov 19 - Tuesday Throw down - Gratitude
• Ends Nov 20 - Fab N Funky Anything goes
• Ends Nov 20 - Inky Impressions - Red and Green
• Ends Nov 20 - Paper Pretties - Give Thanks
• Ends Nov 20 - Stampin Royalty - No Embellishments
• Ends Nov 17 - Ave 613 - Holiday Thanks
• Ends Nov 17 - Opus Gluei - Thank you
• Ends Nov 16 - Card Making Mamas - #76 Thankful Tidings
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