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

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

Cards for Little Hearts Winter Card Drive: Holiday Hugs

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy. - Anton Chekhov

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

• Cardstock: American Crafts, Scrap bin, Stampin Up!, The Paper Studio (base)
• Design Paper: Unknown
• Dies: Mini Snowflakes from Fawn Lawn
• Glitter paper: Close to My Heart, Recollections
• Ink: ProMarkers, Memories India Ink
• Rhinestones: Recollections
• Stamps: Merry Kisses, Neat & Tangled

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

2019 Cards for Little Hearts Winter Card Drive: Winter Friends

My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.  - George R. R. Martin

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

• Pre-colored image “Just for you” from Wink Wink Ink combined with some digi paper from Touched by a Butterfly printed on Stampin Up! Whisper White card stock
• Cardstock: Stampin Up!, The Paper Studio (base)
• Design Paper: Unknown
• Ink: Memories India Ink
• Sentiment from Mini Wreath by The Angel Company
• Studio G Glitter Glue

Based on Sweet Sunday Sketch #237

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

Cards for Little Hearts Winter Card Drive: Sending Hugs

Hugs can do great amounts of good - especially for children. - Princess Diana

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

• Cardstock: Neenah white, The Paper Studio (base)
• Design Paper: Scrap bin
• Embossing folder Unknown
• Ink: Close to My Heart, Silk from Fun Stampers Journey
• Nuvo drops
• Sentiment from Holiday Hugs by Wplus9
• Stash: Sequins

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

Cards for Little Hearts Winter Card Drive: Winter Fun

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. - Laura Ingalls Wilder

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

• Pre-colored image “Snow friends” from Wink Wink Ink printed on Stampin Up Whisper White Cardstock
• Cardstock: The Paper Studio (base), Stampin Up!, Neenah
• Design Paper: Scrap bin
• Embossing folder Stampin Up! Softly Falling
• Ink from Close to My Heart and Silk from Fun Stampers Journey
• Scallop Edge punch from Stampin Up!
• Sentiment Neat & Tangled stamps, Merry Kisses

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

Cards for Little Hearts Winter Card Drive: Holiday Hellos

When you ask God for a gift, Be thankful if he sends, Not diamonds, pearls or riches, but the love of real true friends. - Helen Steiner Rice

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

• Cardstock: The Paper Studio (base) Stampin Up!
• Decorating chalk
• Design Paper: Scrap bin
• Dies: Reindeer and Banner from Sizzix, Snowflakes from Fawn Lawn
• Embossing folder from Cuttlebug
• Glitter paper from recollections
• Ink from Close to My Heart
• Liquid glass from Close to My Heart
• Red glitter glue from Stampin Up!
• Stash: Googlie eyes, Letter stickers, Rhinestones

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

Cards for Little Hearts General cards

“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.

For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”

~ Khalil Gibran

Recently I was able to get together with a few friends for a day of catching up and card making. There was a time we were able to get together about every 5 – 6 weeks, but the last couple of years have seen the gap between get togethers widening so it was certainly lovely to see everyone!

Since I rarely seem to have time to spend a whole uninterrupted day in my craft room due to family stuff, I took the opportunity to make general cards for the Cards for Little Hearts.

Here are all the cards I made this weekend.

This card below was used as a sabotage card on Oh So Inspired ..
https://www.youtube.com/live/-J5JafpJoSw?feature=share

Supplies used:

• Cardstock: Coordination’s, Stampin Up!, The Paper Studio (card bases)
• Design Paper: Atd, ColorBok, Echo Park, Fancy Pants
• Dies & Punches: Gina Marie Designs, Stampin Up!
• Embossing Folder: Stampin Up!
• Inks: Dr. Ph.Martins Pen-White, India Ink (Memories), Manga Pens, Pallet, Recollections, Scrapbook.com, Stampin Up!
• Miscellaneous: Judikins Diamond Glaze, Nuvo drops, Puffy 3-D Paint, Studio G Glitter Glue
• Sentiment Stamps: Close to My Heart, Halo Rubber Stamps, Simon Says Stamps, Stampin Up!
• Stash: Pearls, Rhinestones 

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.

If you are interested in participating, the card drive for general, everyday cards runs all-year long. Most need cards are “Hello” and “Thinking of you” type cards that can be used all year long but more information can be found on the WEBSITE.

Hugs, Cara

New Crash your Stash Challenge!

All that is worth cherishing begins in the heart. ~Suzanne Chapin

Good morning!

Today is January 15 and we are starting a new monthly challenge at The Outlawz Challenges called “Crash your Stash”.

The purpose of this Challenge is to encourage you to use those items that are no longer trending and probably stashed away in a drawer. Forgotten and alone. So, we are here to help inspire you to dig those lovely items out and bring them new life!

At the start of the challenge, we will tell you what item we want you to pull from your stash and use and you will have a whole month to find, dust off and create something lovely with the item!

That simple!

And to make it better, We Are 3 Digital Shop is generously sponsoring us so every month, someone will win a lovely prize! 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WeAre3

https://www.facebook.com/WeAre3DigitalShop/

Our item this month is

EYELETS

My card using mix of heart and round eyelets. I made several of these to be sent in to The Cards for Little Hearts Card Drive which is taking place right now. For more information you can check out the Website HERE.

Supplies: A2 card

• Eyelets from my stash
• Card stock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Design Paper from American
• India Ink from Memories
• Little butterfly punch from Target $1 bin
• Rhinestones from His & Hers
• Sentiment from Stampin Up “Hey Chick”
• Sipa Manga pen
• Tree stamp from Stamps by Judith 

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges where there is a challenge for every day of the week!

(Hugs) Cara

Lots of big bear love ...

It is in the heart that the values lie. I wish I could make him understand that a loving heart is riches, and riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty. ~Mark Twain

Good morning!

Today is the first day of 2019! The beginning of a beautiful brand new year full of possibilities and the start of a new Progressive Freebie Challenge at The Outlawz Challenges.

Each month we send you a free digital image to use in the Freebie/Progressive challenge. Once your creation is completed, upload it into the freebie challenge and you will automatically receive the next month free digi. We will have one image per month so you have plenty of time to create a project using the image.

If you would like to participate, please register with your name and email address to: outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com

Our sponsor this month is SheepSki Designs with this adorable image Bear Love - image no 136 … Don’t forget to check out her Etsy store for more images!

Etsy

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Supplies: A2 card

• Image “Bear Love” printed on Stampin Up! Whisper White Card stock
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (Base) and Stamping Up!
• Little punched hearts from my stash (I save them in a jar when I use dies that have heart designs in them!)
• Prisma Color Pencils
• Sipa black Manga pen
• Studio G Glitter Glue 

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to stop by The Outlawz Challenges where a new challenge starts every day of the week!

(Hugs) Cara