New Nature Sunset FREE Stationery Templates

Author: Wes | Filed under: FREE Stationery Friday May 13,2011

Hello and Welcome!

I just added 4 brand new digital stationery templates in our Nature category… 4 beautiful sunsets.

Here’s the thumbnail for one of them:

They come in both 8.5 x 11 and A4 sizes. We provide them in 3 different formats: Microsoft Word .dot template, in PDF and as a .jpg image file so you can use it with your favorite word processor, journaling program of even as a background for your digital scrapbook projects.

See them all at: www.Free-Stationery.com

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More free digital stationery coming soon!

Wes

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My Two Favorite Mothers Day Gifts That Cost Next To Nothing

Author: Wes | Filed under: FREE Stationery, Training Saturday Apr 10,2010

My Two Favorite Mothers Day Gifts That Cost Next To Nothing

I used to stress over what to get my mom for Mothers Day. For years it was flowers, cards, clothes or even decorative items for her house. As I got older, I noticed that the things she kept around and bragged on most were the things that cost little or nothing but came from real love. You know the ones, the hand print in plaster and/or paint, the photo mug of us together at the zoo and the hand written card all covered in glitter that said nothing more than “I Love You Mommy” on it.

OK, so I’m not a kid any more, but I still noticed that what mom’s really like best are the gifts that create or retell of fond memories together.

It was at that very moment that I knew I had to do something different in my Mother’s Day gift giving. I needed more of me and us in it and a lot less of it’s just for her. Mom’s aren’t about taking, they are all about giving… especially in giving of themselves to the ones they love most. I needed a Mother’s Day present that showed not only that I appreciated all that she had done for me, but one that reminded her that our time together really meant something that couldn’t be lost.

Now that I know the real secret to what Mom’s really want for Mother’s Day, it’s become one of my favorite holidays and one we both look forward too each and every year.

Here’s just two of the ideas that have kept my mom bragging for months to her friends and the rest of the family.

Mother’s Day Gift Idea #1 – The Memory Letter

I got this idea from the old glitter covered card she still had from my school days. I just took it to a new level.

Very simply, I downloaded some free stationery pages to use as the decoration. I then sat down and made a list of some of the really great times I’ve had that my mom played a large roll in. Vacations, shopping trips, long drives to get me to sporting events, anything that brought a vision of my mom in my head. Bad times that she made better for me were even better.

I then just sat down and put those storied in writing. You know… “Dear Mom, Remember when…” and I filled several pages with those vivid memories. At the end, I simply wrote: “Mom, it’s the little things you did that I’ll always remember most.”

I then printed the stationery pages out (I have lousy handwriting so I typed them) on the stationery downloads and sealed them in a nice envelope that read: “To Mother With Love – Don’t open until Mother’s Day” and placed that envelope inside another one to mail.

I’m told the tear’s of joy fell for days after and she reads the letter again several times a year. I got the biggest hug in the world the next time I was home for a visit.

Mother’s Day Gift Idea #2 – The Photo Memory Journal

The idea for this one came from the photo mug I had made for her as a teen. Again, I just took the basic idea and stepped it up a few rungs on the ladder.

This one happens in two parts. Part one, pick up a cheap diary or journal book from your local retail or book store. If you are really short on cash, you can also download some free digital stationery page templates, print a few pages and bind them with some ribbon or lace. Your mom isn’t going to care how much it cost as it will be part two that makes the gift.

Part two:

This is what really makes it special. Plan for a day (rain or shine) that you both have off, preferably just a few days after Mother’s Day. You can do it before, but I think it’s better if part two happens afterwards. Pick some place special such as a garden, park, tea room or other photogenic location. You can even plan an afternoon tea followed by the trip to the tropical gardens etc.

On the fist page of the journal, you’ll put the planned date, the time you’ll pick her up and a note to dress for rain, dress for casual or dress for formal. Nothing more except for the Happy Mother’s Day Mom and your signature.

The anticipation will build over the next couple days until the event and that serves to set the mood and ingrain the memory. If your area is prone to rain/spring snow/ or other such weather, be sure and have a backup planned if it’s not an indoor event.

The real key is that you are going to do something special together and you will take photos and write memories in the journal to go with them. I even had the rest of the family show up at the end and had professional photos taken of the whole family… first time in 10+ years. My point is that you can do this for next to nothing or you can, if you have the means, spend a little cash and get professional help. The result is the same… Joy and a new treasured memory you made together that will be remembered for many years to come.

Now that you get the idea, take a look around your mother’s home and in her closets… ask her if she still has any of your childhood gifts or art projects. Then, take a little imagination and turn that into an updated Mother’s Day she’ll soon not forget.

One last note.

We filled only a few of the pages of that first journal with memories and photos. Now, we plan little trips a couple of times a year together so we can fill in the rest of the book. She treasures these times more than I can tell you and one day when she’s no longer with me, I have no doubt I’ll be treasuring the book even more.

Happy Mother’s Day Memories…

Kathy & Wes

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Summer & Floral Stationery Downloads

Author: kwaddell | Filed under: FREE Stationery, Site Information Wednesday Oct 21,2009

FREE Floral Themed Digital Stationery Paper Template Download in 3 different formats.

FREE Summer, Floral and Artistic themed staternary paper downloads have been added to the site.

Kathy just added Summer 439, 440 & 441 to the free stationeries downloads area. These ones are perfect for Summer camping, campfire or vacation travel letters, journals and digital scrapbook background pages.

Along with the summer themed stationeries, Kathy also added Floral stationary pages 001 through 005 and Artistic digital stationery 001 through 005. You’ll find that the floral and artistic themed stationery paper downloads are the perfect match to your warm weather, summer vacation travel and even your romantic evenings journals, love letters and digital scrapbook page themes.

They are all located at: www.Free-Stationery.com

Never any signups or hassels, just find all the free digital stationery downloads you’ll ever need waiting for you to simply save them to your computer.

Happy Journaling!

Kathy

P.S. It’s that time of year again when Holiday cards and letters are in the planning stages. Be sure and make your cards and letters both personal and memorable with one of our FREE Digital Stationery template paper downloads.

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Brilliant Christmas Hanukkah Kwanza Card Idea

Author: kwaddell | Filed under: FREE Stationery, Training Thursday Oct 8,2009

Kathy and Wes,

FREE Christmas Stationery

Your site [www.1-Computer-Stationery.com] is WONDERFUL!

I do have an idea for all the [Christmas / Holiday / Birthday] card-makers out there.

I have done over 100 Christmas cards for this year and they are ready to go. For those of you who like to write letters to loved ones, I decorate the front of the card and then on the inside I pick out one of the many [FREE Digital]stationary Christmas papers and put that on the inside of the [full page folding] card.

There are no “greetings” on the inside, just the stationary.

Makes a great personal Christmas, Hannukkah, Kwanza, Holiday or Birthday card.

Thanks Kathy and Wes for helping make my cards so special.

Sheila Matthews

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Kids Summer Camp Stationery Kit

Author: kwaddell | Filed under: Training Thursday Apr 10,2008

Author: Wes Waddell

Here’s a great idea for your kids heading off to camp this summer. How about sending them on their way with their own colorful personalized digital stationery kit and a book of stamps? Now it’s easy for them to write you and all their friends.

How can digital stationery help? Easy… you create the designs or use one from any “Free Stationery” download website, you customize the design with their name and address and then simply print the blank pages on your printer. You can even create a supply of matching envelopes with matching designs.

How cool is that?

The best part is that it’s only pennies a page and no one there will have anything like it. You might even send along a few totally blank pages with no name or address so that they can share with their cabin or bunk mates.

Here’s the complete package. Before it’s time to head for summer camp, help each of your children choose a free stationery design from one of the computer stationery websites or if you are good with your computer… help them design their own. Either way, make sure to put their name and address on the stationery (kind of like a business letter does) so that if it gets missplaced it can find it’s way back home easily.

If you want, you can also custom design envelopes to match. No matter what, make sure you preaddress the envelopes with your home address and a couple with addresses from any freinds or family they want to write to while they are gone. That way, you know that they won’t forget an address or make a typo that sends it to the wrong address.

Now, simply pack it all away in a sturdy zip-lock bag with a couple of pens or pencils, and first-class postage stamps. If you followed the suggestions above to address the envelopes in advance, then there’s no need for an address book here that could get lost.

If you happen to drive your child to summer camp, find the camp store while you are there and let your children choose a few post cards of the camp to go with their digital stationery prints; that way they’ll be more likely to write a quick note to relatives and friends. Once the summer is over, any left over stationery can be given to new friends along with their eMail address, so they can keep in touch once they return home.

Encourage (not force) your kids to write to you at least a couple of times a week while at camp. Try and get them to fill you in on the weeks activities and new friends. DON”T throw those letters away after you read them! Save the letters in a bundle or even better yet, add them to a scrapbook with photos and brochure pieces. Then, you can give them to your children when they reach adulthood.

Digital cameras and memory cards are so cheap these days and can capture things that just can’t be put into words. Digital scrapbooks can also be made into real hardbound books that can be treasured for generations to come. The perfect combination to go with the digital stationery, digital camera and digital photos.

By making it easy for your kids to communicate with family and friends while away at summer camp, you also make the separation easier and the child less likely to get a case of the home sick blues. It also makes it easier on mom knowing that their child is safe, having a great time, but is thinking of her often.

About the author:
Wes Waddell is a father of two, grandfather of 5 and owns www.Free-Stationery.com and it’s parent site www.1-Computer-Stationery.com. Hundreds of FREE Stationery templates in multiple formats along with FREE Training on how to create your own custom digital stationeries usine FREE Software.

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