Adopt a Box Campaign

I have six large flat rate boxes full of cards and card fronts that need to be mailed sitting in the middle of my living room floor. The first box contains cards and envelopes in plastic envelopes, which is how they get sent to the troops overseas. I quickly realized that I wasn't going to have time to do that with the rest of the cards, unemployed or not. So, I just started to fill the rest of the boxes to send to From Our Hearts and their volunteers (who will turn the card fronts into cards and prepare them to be sent to the troops over seas for them to send back to their loved ones). Some of you are familiar with the From Our Hearts program, founded by a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator and the 2010 recipient of the "Heart of Stampin' Up!" award, Martie Shea. My next step is to mail them to Martie and her group and this is where I could use your help! I've recently been laid off and can't justify $60 plus to mail these off so I'm hoping that you may want to "ADOPT A BOX" for the Troops! I know there are many of you that would love to help, but just don't have the time with everything else life has to offer you, so here is your chance. How? Donate stamps ($14.50 per box), or money to purchase stamps, so these cards can be put to good use. If you are interested in ADOPTING A BOX or learning more about From Our Hearts, please contact me.

And for taking the time to read my plea for help, here is a quick card share too. This is also a CASE from a convention swap I received that I adapted for a monthly swap that I am apart of. The stamp sets are Printed Petals, On Your Birthday, and Teeny Tiny Wishes. The colors are Night of Navy, Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie, and Whisper White.

Thanks for stopping by and helping with my cause if you can.

Sketch Frenzy Friday

It's Friday and I'm shifting from owls to Christmas. But first, let me introduce the sketch.

And here is my creation. I used some new goodies from the Holiday Mini, available for purchase September 1. The stamp set is Cute Christmas and the DSP is Candy Cane Christmas. The colors are Baja Breeze, Real Red, Garden Green, and Whisper White.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out Angela's blog here and the main page to upload your creations.

Owls, Owls, and Owls

As you can tell from the sneak peak yesterday, I got the new owl punch! I'm in love with it too. I punched 32 owls for the card I'm going to share with you today. It's pretty much a CASE from convention. I used Word Play for the sentiment and the colors are Early Expresso, Peach Parfait, and Cherry Cobler.

Don't forget, tomorrow is Sketch Frenzy Friday! Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you tomorrow!

I'm on a Design Team!

I guess you know my surprise now. That's right, I've been asked to be part of the Diva Coffee Break Challenge Design Team! Today is my first challenge and it's a sketch challenge. Here is the sketch.

And here is my take on it. The stamp set is Wicked Cool and the coordinating DSP is Wicked Fun Specialty Paper. The colors are Basic Black, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, and Cajun Craze. See the impression in the Cajun Craze? That is from the Holiday Mini and is the Spider Web impressions folder.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by the Diva Coffee Break Challenge home page here to see the other creations and add your own!  Before you leave, I want to leave you with a sneak peak of what is to come tomorrow.

Aviary Revisited

Remember this card? Well here is another card that I made CASEing myself. I have one more that I have yet to share with you too. But for now, this card used Melon Mambo, Night of Navy, Old Olive and Whisper White. I also used the So Many Thanks single stamp for the sentiment.

I have a little surprise for you tomorrow, but you're going to have to wait until then. Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow for my surprise!

Peaceful Season

Here is a card that I made with the set Peaceful Season that we received for from at Convention! The color combination really isn't my favorite, but it's River Rock, Crumb Cake and Early Expresso. I also used Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler ink for the holly leaves.

Thanks for you patience as I didn't get a chance to post yesterday!

Petal Share

Hope you enjoyed all the creations yesterday that were part of Sketch Frenzy Friday. Did you post your own creation to the home page. If not, you have all week to do so. Today's share uses a lot of the new products. The colors are Pear Pizzazz, Blush Blossom, Whisper White, and Night of Navy. The stamp sets are Occassional Quotes for the sentiment and the flowers are from Printed Petals.

Until tomorrow, thanks for stopping by.