Open When.... Letters

I am an avid Pinterest-er. I love it, I don't know what people did before Pinterest! I love getting crafting ideas from there. There is a particular picture that I love of all these envelopes that say "Open when...."

I searched all over Pinterest for the source but I couldn't find it! I then turned to google, which also didn't lead me anywhere. But the point of this little story is that the picture gave me the inspiration to do the same for my boyfriend, but I wanted to know what the rest of the letters said. Unfortunately, I couldn't find anywhere that told me so I had to make up my own. As I searched for a source I noticed that a LOT of people repinned this picture and they also wanted to know what the other letters said. I'm going to post the letters I made to hopefully help anyone else who wanted help making their own letters. :)

***UPDATE***

I'm now selling pre-made kits of letters like the ones in this post. Visit my Etsy shop HERE

Also, check out this other set of letters that I made HERE

I hand folded my own envelopes out of scrapbook paper. Just to make them more fun than a plain envelope! All I did was unfold an envelope (I think it was like a 5X7 I'm not really sure. It was decently sized though), traced it onto the scrapbook paper, folded and glued it together.

If you noticed i tried to imitate the original picture that i found on Pinterest ;) 

Here is the list of "Open When"s that I did:

1. You're done with your first day

2. You're having a bad day

3. Just for fun

4. You need a lift

5. You miss me

6. You're angry

7. You're bored

8. You need my love

9. You're happy

10. You're almost done with the program

Sorry, I don't have a picture of the contents of this letter. There was just a one page note and two inspirational quotes. 

Contents of this envelopes:

- 1 page letter

- 1 "XOXO" sticky note ( you can buy them HERE from Knock Knock Stuff)

- 1 "How I Feel" fill out paper (You can buy them HERE from Knock Knock Stuff. I LOVE these guys note pads, you'll see that I've used multiple pads in these letters.) 

- 1 mini book. How to be Totally Miserable, a self hinder book by John Bytheway

- 1 picture of a failed cake i made (to make him laugh)

- 1 Valentines scratch card ( You can buy them HERE from chronicle books. I LOVE THESE. They also have other ones beside Valentines, but those were the only ones i had at the time of making these. There is a scratch card in probably most of the letters even though none of them are Valentines-y. I just thought they were fun and my man loves scratch cards) 

- 3 quotes

- A couple pieces of chocolate (Chocolate Isn't in these letters because my boyfriend can't have any at the moment, but if he could they would totally be in there!)

Everything in here relates to the label on the front "Open when your having a bad day". Some funny things, some hopefully helpful things.

Yes I know, "open when just for fun" makes no sense! I should've done "Open... just for fun" but I didn't. 

Contents of this envelope:

- 1 letter

- 1 picture of the two of us

- 2 sudoko puzzles

- 1 word search (camping themed, because he loves that stuff)

- 2 color pages ( colored pencils in a different envelope)

- 1 crossword that I made all about me and my boy (with a small envelope with the answers)

- 1 scratch card ( You can buy them HERE)

Contents of this envelope:

- 1 letter

- 1 spiritual uplifting talk

- 1 set of lyrics to a song we like

- 1 piece of black card stock with some inside jokes on it

- 1 scratch card ( You can buy them HERE)

- 1 mini envelope with balloons in it (images below)

- 2 quotes 

I blew up the balloons and wrote some "secret" messages for him. The red balloon says something along the lines of "Sometime we have to left go of things simply for the reason that they are heavy." Which ties in the little picture of the balloon that says Let it go beneath it. Remember, this is in the envelope that is when you need a lift, get it..... balloons..... lift...... I knew you would get it! :)

Contents of this envelope:

- 1 letter

- 1 scratch card ( You can buy them HERE)

- 1 piece of paper that i sprayed with my perfume

- 1 "kiss" 

- 1 booklet of pictures of me ( I swear I don't just like to give pictures of me because i think I'm so awesome, this envelope is when you miss me!!! Don't judge me! )

All I did for this booklet was matte the pictures on card stock and then I used washi tape to lightly bind them together. ( I got this idea from my sister, who makes wedding invitations like this. SUPER ADORABLE, check it out with the link in the text) By lightly binding the pictures together with washi tape you can easily take them out and put them back together again. Cool idea huh?

So this is the exception to the " ... I cut up, folded, and glued the envelope together". I folded this square piece of scrapbook paper to look like an envelope (without cutting or gluing anything.) The paper was too cute to cut up and the inside had lines on it for me to write on, so perfect! 

Contents of this envelope:

- Letter on paper

- 1 "Sweet Nothing" sticky note ( Unfortunately this sticky note pad is no longer available, but they have a lot of other great ones for sale! Knock Knock Stuff)

- 3 quotes

Contents of this envelope:

- 1 letter

- 2 sudoku puzzles (and instructions in case he doesn't know how to play. But seriously, who doesn't know how to play!)

- 1 His and Her questions for him to fill out and send back to me, just for fun :) Here is the link for the questions from Love the Grows

- 1 scratch card ( You can buy them HERE)

- 2 color pages and colored pencils

- 1 quote

Contents of this envelope:

- 1 letter

- 1 scratch card (You can buy them HERE)

-  Lyrics to the song A Thousand Years

- 1 "Sweet Nothing" note (Unfortunately this note pad is no longer available.. But they have a lot of other great note pads! Knock Knock Stuff.)

- 2 quotes

- And heart confetti! ( I made the confetti myself by using a heart paper punch and some heart glitter )

 Contents of this envelope:

- 1 letter

- 1 picture of the two of us

- 1 scratch card (You can buy them HERE)

- 2 pages from the note pad "Why i really really really like you...." ( One is filled out for him, and one I left blank for him to fill out and mail back to me. Unfortunately this note pad is no longer available, but they have a lot of other awesome note pads!)

- 1 page from the note pad "How I Feel" (You can buy it HERE )

- 2 quotes

- lyrics to the song Wish You Were Here, Incubus

Contents of this envelope:

- 1 letter

- 1 "High Five" ( I left it blank for him to fill out for himself when he's done with the program! You can buy the note pad HERE) 

- 2 quotes

- And of course Star Confetti!! 

I wax sealed them all with my cute heart seal :) 

And here is the finished project!!! I tied them up with some nice ribbon and mailed them off. Aren't they adorable?? Well I think so and so did my boyfriend. He LOVED them :) Great success. 

This was my first ever blog post (even though I've had a blog for over a year)! I hope you enjoyed it, and hope that it was helpful and inspired you to do your own set of letters. Sorry for any misspelled words or any other mistakes. 

MISCHIEF MANAGED!

***UPDATE***

I'm now selling pre-made kits of letters like the ones in this post. Visit my Etsy shop HERE

If you liked these letters, check out this other set of letters I made HERE

If you like my style of crafting, you should check out my sister's Etsy shop HERE. She makes custom pre made scrapbooks and other crafty things. They are GORGEOUS!