Cards for Little Hearts Winter Card Drive: Happy Ho Ho Ho

Winter allows us to wrap up in the comforting scarf of healing, but we must slow down to allow its magic. ~Terri Guillemets, "The warmth & stillness," 2009

Good morning!

I am here to share one of the cards I made for the 2019 Winter card drive for Cards for Little Hearts which starts October 1^st and ends November 1^st.

Cards for Little Hearts is a global card drive, comprised of crafters dedicated to bringing smiles, hope and encouragement to as many children with congenital heart disease as possible by providing heart center staff with handmade cards that are given to patients during their hospitalization.

Please read the guideline page located on the Cards for Little Hearts website (HERE) for important guidelines prior to making and sending in your cards. You can also find additional helpful resources on the FAQs page and a Sentiments List. There is also a Gallery page if you need some inspiration.

Supplies

• Cardstock: American Crafts, Scrap bin, Stampin Up!, The Paper Studio (base)
• Design Paper: Unknown
• Dies: Animals Dress Ups by Sizzix, Mustache by Quickutz
• Ink: Black Sharpie, Memories India Ink
• Stamps: HoHoHo Holidays from Close to My Heart
• Studio G Glitter Glue

I encourage you to please get children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or even your Sunday School class involved. The children always love to receive cards made by other children!

(Hugs) Cara

BabyCakesdnd: Present Hippo Debut

When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things — not the great occasions — give off the greatest glow of happiness. ~Bob Hope

Good morning!

I am honored one again to be a Guest Designer for Sandra Caldwell aka Babycakesdnd, for this month of October.

For my card today, I am using this adorable image #2984 - Present Hippo which is being released today in her stores so make sure you go for a visit and check all her creative and fun images!

I actually really love her hippo images. Not that I’m a hippo collector, but they are all so different and cute and fun! I think almost all the images I have of hers are hippos of some sort or another!

Love this guy too with his Santa suit and arms full of gifts!

Supplies, 5x7card

• Present Hippo, image 2894 printed on Stampin Up! Whisper White card stock
• Alcohol Makers, ProMarkers and Copics
• Card Candy from Jots
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio and Stampin Up!
• Design paper unknown
• Glitter glue from Studio G
• Ink from Memories, India Ink & Stampin Up!
• Liquid glass from Close to My Heart
• Sentiment from Hampton Arts
• Sketch: MFTWSC91

Click HERE to find more wonderful images in Etsy Store!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/babycakesdnd

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Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

The Outlawz Challenges: 3 colors and a twist

“Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.”

~ Mother Teresa

Hi everyone! Today I am sharing my card for the new color challenge which started today at The Outlawz Challenges and sponsored this month by The Paper Shelter

Our challenge this week was picked by Laurian who has provided a wonderful picture for us to pull colors from. The challenge is to use orange with your choice of two colors and an optional twist which you get to pick.

For my card, I am using a pre-colored sponsor image called My Little She Devil Costume.  

I pulled the orange and green then a bit of blue. IF you look really close at the picture you can see just a touch.

Supplies

• Pre-colored image printed on Stampin Up! Whisper White Cardstock
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (Base) and American Craft
• Circle punch from Stampin Up!
• Design paper unknown
• Digi paper from Touched by a Butterfly
• Ink from Scrapbook.com
• Nuvo drops
• Paper flowers from Prima
• Sentiment from Close to My Heart
• Stash: Brads
• Sketch: The Sweet Stop sketch SSS58

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges for more challenges and Inspiration!

(Hugs) Cara

Cards for Little Hearts Winter Card Drive: Friends

The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good morning!

I am here to share one of the cards I made for the 2019 Winter card drive for Cards for Little Hearts which runs October 1^st  through November 1^st.

Cards for Little Hearts is a global card drive, comprised of crafters dedicated to bringing smiles, hope and encouragement to as many children with congenital heart disease as possible by providing heart center staff with handmade cards that are given to patients during their hospitalization.

Please read the guideline page located on the Cards for Little Hearts website (HERE) for important guidelines prior to making and sending in your cards. You can also find additional helpful resources on the FAQs page and a Sentiments List. There is also a Gallery page if you need some inspiration.

Supplies

• Image “Snowmen Selfies” from SheepSKi Designs, was colored with ProMarkers then printed onto printed on Stampin Up! Whisper White card stock
• Cardstock: Stampin Up!, The Paper Studio (base)
• Ink: Memories India Ink
• Sentiment Neat & Tangled, Merry Kisses
• Studio G Glitter Glue

Based on CAS(E) This Sketch CTS311

I encourage you to please get children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or even your Sunday School class involved. The children always love to receive cards made by other children!

(Hugs) Cara

Find the Magic

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.

Roald Dahl 

Good morning!

I am honored once again to be a Guest Designer for Sandra Caldwell aka Babycakesdnd, for this month of October. I just love her whimsical images and enjoy coloring them up.

For my card today, I am using this adorable image #2969, Snowball Kitten which is being released today in her store so make sure you go for a visit and check out all her creative and fun images!

I know that, given the image, the sentiment may seem to be a bit of an odd choice but for me it was perfect. I have to say that I find it so sad that it has taken a couple rough situations and 55plus years to figure out that life is too short to be unhappy. I’ve been blessed more than cursed and I realized one day that I wasn't truly appreciative of that which has been given to me. Being angry about a situation I cannot change harms only me. I’ve been working to find the magic in the everyday things of life because it really is there if we want to look. Even in a sweet, simple drawing of a kitty sitting in a snowball!

Here I have to smile because I can picture in my mind this little kitty trying to maybe dress up like a snowman to frighten his favorite doggo friend and sitting there patiently shivering for him to come around the corner! Who knows? LOL

So look for the magic in everyday … and be the happier person for it!

Supplies, 5x7card

• Snowball Kitten, image 2969 printed on Stampin Up! Whisper White card stock
• Alcohol Makers, ProMarkers and Copics
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio and Stampin Up!
• Embossing folder fromCuttlebug
• Glitter glue from Studio G
• Ink from Stampin Up!
• Liquid glass from Close to My Heart
• Sentiment from Unity Stamps 

Click HERE to find more wonderful images in Etsy Store!

Click HERE for her Facebook Fan page!

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara