[REQ] Crowdsourcing card for my anniversary gift - flying her best friend up from FL as a surprise

[bkdelong]

OK, so I am finishing up some things for work and was wondering if I could get a little help finishing up my anniversary present for my wife.

Long story short:

* She has very few friends - those who are, she's quite close to.

* Her closest used to live in London and she hasn't seen her since I flew her out as a Valentine's Day gift in 2006.

* So I'm flying her friend & son up tomm. from Florida where they recently moved back to for Sat- Mon.

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My wife does not like "surprises". She has been at a two day, all-day meeting for the iLabs Consortium she is putting together. Tonight, to alert her to the gift, I am trying to put together a series of cards in this order:

1 Card from kids with 7 tickets to BOS Museum of Science for Sat - DONE
2 Card with gift certificate to favorite Indian Restaurant - DONE
3 Card with 2 certs for non-cheesy, 90s style (were at Northeastern in 90s) girls-night out plus babysitter - NEED HELP HERE
4 Card with DTP/well-designed, old school flight itinerary for friend's flights - NEED HELP HERE (this will include pic of friends)


So basically, I'm looking for someone who can find me a good template for 3 and 4 or even design one if willing....and then suggest what cardstock or Avery paper I should ask for when I run it to Staples/Kinkos tonight.

Any other ideas to make her excited are certainly welcome. I'll be getting her something small and tin, traditional of course. :) But I think the plane tickets and her best friend will be surprise enough.

I'm hoping to get this set to print by 3pm.

I plan on delivering it to her tonight when she gets home about 9pm.

Any help I get I will return with a Quid Pro Quo (I always use that term wrong) - because I do believe in karmic return of favors.

Comments

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Hm.... supposedly Microsoft Office has some travel itinerary templates. They may also have certificate templates (borders, etc.)

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There is this site: http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/ -- vintage graphics from travel in the 1930s, could be fun. There are pages of covers from travel brochures from all over, so lots of options.

I like this one from that site: http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/Airline_Pages/Airlines_16/BelgradeExpoAeroIntl.htm

There are a bunch of nice images there, but I didn't know if you wanted it to have a tropical theme for instance (to sort of indicate Florida)


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For the inside of the itinerary, this is Cunard, which is a cruise line, but I just like the way it looks so maybe it will give you some ideas on how to lay things out.

http://book.cunard.com/find/pb/find.do

[doctoraicha.livejournal.com]

What size for the girls night out certificates?

[doctoraicha.livejournal.com]

I'm going to go get a sandwich, and then I have until 3pm to waste time in the office, so.

[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

PERFECT. They went over very well!

[doctoraicha.livejournal.com]

Oh, hooray! :)

[loosecanon.livejournal.com]

I think it's a very sweet and thoughtfully laid out gift! Wish I could assist.

[moeyknight.livejournal.com]

BK, that is an awesome gift! I wish I could help but you're probably already done and cards given. Hope Kirky has a great time. :)

[bbennett.livejournal.com]

I'm just checking LJ. Did she love the surprise? That was so thoughtful of you!

[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

She got teary. My wife RARELY shows emotion.....big win.

[roniliquidity.livejournal.com]

OOoh, I was moving stuff from 10-7 otherwise I'd have been all over this. I hope it worked out and it sounds like you give awesome presents.