Moving Announcements

We moved into our dream house this summer!  We are in the process of getting all settled and un-boxed but we are enjoying making it feel like home.  However, the conclusion that I have come to, is that moving is NO JOKE.  I do the whole Fit Bit thing, and to be honest, I break into a celebratory happy dance whenever I actually reach my 10,000 step goal. #dontjudge  However, here was my daily summary on moving day:

My Fit Bit Tracker on Moving Day

I repeat, moving is no joke!  I am now the most empathetic human being alive whenever anyone tells me they are going through the ordeal of moving.

Anyway, now that we are getting settled in the new house, it is time to share our new address with friends and family!  I got the idea in my head that it would be super cute to use a paint chip as a moving announcement card.  As soon as we decided that we were moving paint color selection was one of the top items on the to-do list, so it just seemed so fitting.

Well, I tried everything...EVEREEEE....THIIIIING.... to print on a paint chip: I tried my home printer, I tried and industrial printer, I tried the office store laser printers...it turns out that the surface is too slick and shape just too odd to work with any printers.

The Behr representative said thy were flattered that I would use the paint chips for the project!

I was not ready to give up so I tried one more thing!  I purchased clear sticker paper and... Ta-Da!!!! It worked!  I was able to print four per 8.5 by 11 sheet of sticker paper.  I used my paper cutter to trim them to shape and then suck one to each paint chip.  From there it was as simple as addressing and stamping the envelopes.

I loved how they turned out! What do you think?

The finished project ready to mail

Happy DIYing!!!

xxoo,

Sheila 

Sheila Boysen-Rotelli