Mailed Kisses {Deployment Craft}

With this deployment – I’ve been trying to be creative with what I send Joe. Since he gets fed pretty well where he is {sometimes I envy what he gets to eat!} I kinda have been “in a blah state” on what I can send him. To the point where I feel so discouraged because I feel like I have let him down by not sending all the care packages I originally planned.

All the bags of nuts I was sending him was starting to get expensive and boring. If he needs something like hygiene products or military gear, there is a BX there – so that cuts “me” the middle man out. And I didn’t want to send him a million knit-knacks because let’s face it – he’ll be home in a month & a half and he’ll have to mail it all back.

I know Joe doesn’t care that I haven’t sent him elaborate care packages.

I know this.

But I still feel like I have to send something. Something to make his day and make him realize we care back home. So to spice up a letter I had for my airman, I decided to mail him some kisses. From what he wrote me the other day on Facebook, he really enjoyed my quirky gift.

And this is how I made it:

Supplies:
* Laminator/Laminating Sheet {affiliate link}
* Cardstock
* Red Lipstick
* Scissors

First you want to make kiss marks on your cardstock. This will take a TON of lipstick and your lips will be sore afterwards.

I found that it was easier to press the cardstock on the wall and in a sense “kiss the wall” to get all the kiss stamps to look the same. After making so many kiss stamps, I had really pink lips for hours. Just FYI ;) Keep makeup wipes near by, because no doubt – the doorbell will ring while you do this craft. Least it did for me!

Next cut out your kisses. At first I thought they wouldn’t turn out, but after cutting/shaping them – they started to look like kisses.

The last step is to lay your kisses in a laminating sheet, run it through the laminator and cut them out.

Then write a sweet letter to your husband and include the kisses. It doesn’t get any easier than that…and I’m sure you will make your husband blush!

Although my husband loved this little craft, I seriously can’t wait to give him the real thing! #gluedtomycrafts