More Cards for Heroes!

We've been making more cards for the cardsforheroes.org. They are a group who makes cards for armed service people to send back to their families. This month, they are asking for Father's Day cards and cards for children--such as I miss you or I love you cards for people in the service to send back to their kids. That kind of struck a note with me, and so I've been thinking about a few I could make. The top card is my card for little boys. The inside sentiment says "And you're all mine! I love you!" The bottom card is one that my 2 year old made with my pastels. I'm thinking it might be a nice Father's Day card, perhaps.

If you're looking for a service project that you and your kids can be involved in, I would encourage you to check out Cards for Heroes. They are a nice bunch of ladies and are very welcoming and inclusive. They also hold challenges and are planning a blog hop soon. If you do decide to make some for them, read over their directions. One thing is they ask you not to use glitter on your cards, as if it falls on uniforms it will show up in night glasses. Yeesh! A scary thought, so no glitter!!

Anyway, I hope you all have a great weekend! Happy stampin'!

My Entry for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog

This is my entry for the new Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog. Their first challenge was to make something with yellow and green. It was fun to try using those colors together, and they are everywhere on this card! I sponged on Whispers Vanilla and Whispers Sage. Then I stamped the images with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain. I used the Doodle Flowers set from Inkadinkado. Then, I played around with the Walk in My Garden cartridge on my Cricut machine and made the vase and bottom layer of the flower. This challenge really helped me try some new techniques, thanks Simon Says Stamp! Looking forward to the next challenge!

Cards for New Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog!

This is my 10 year old daughter's entry for the yellow and green card challenge! She was so excited about the Simon Say Stamp Challenge Blog that she had hers finished the first day, way, way before I even started mine! Cute!

She used a Penny Black stamp from the Garden Friends set and she used Stickles in Verdigris and my Faber watercolor pencils.

She's looking foward to more challenges!

Hello all! Fun news today! My favorite online store now has it's own challenge blog! They are starting their challenges next Wednesday, April 1st. This will be really fun! Go visit and have a look:
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/

Have a great day!

Mother's Day Cards for Cards For Heroes!

So, we've been busy making cards and doing other fun stuff. We finished our cards for the Mother's Day Card Challenge for www.cardsforheroes.org.

Accepting True's challenge to find a way to make cards for people in the service, I found a really neat group of folks that make cards for service people to send to their loved ones back home. So, you make a blank card of any kind (they'd even like your kids to help) and then you mail it to one one of the ladies and they mail it to units overseas for them to use for greeting cards to send home. Read all about it at www.cardsforheroes.org. Great idea! Thank you True!

My two-year-old's card:
My four-year-old's card:
My ten-year-old's card:
We'll be doing this again soon! It was really fun for all of us! Have fun and happy stampin!

Anniversary Card for Hubby! :-)

Hello Everyone! Tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversary! So, here is the card I made for DH! I made this card as a result of looking at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge-- 1 flower, 2 ribbons and 3 brads. Neat idea! I also am still playing with the 6 inch square size. I got some chipboard flowers and Doodlebug glitter, which I played with to make the flower for the challenge. That was my first try with chipboard, and I thought it came out pretty nice. I know there is a lot more that can be done with chipboard, so I'm excited to try the other ways to use it. Anyway, I think I like the smaller size card better, but there is a lot more you can do with a square, so I'll keep trying! I hope everyone has a fun week! More soon!

St. Patrick's Day Cards!

Hello! I've been working on these St. Patrick's Day cards lately. I really like the color combinations, especially the addition of the pink. It has been fun working on them! Well, gotta go shuffle kids! Let me know what you think! Have a fun day!

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