Cards for a Cause & MORE!!!

Wow...seems like forever since I last blogged...things sure changed around here as soon as school got fired back up! Didn't take me long to get STRESSED out! LOL! But the boys are doing great & the new school year is off to a wonderful start!

First off, I'd like to share a link with you...the link will take you to Jana's blog, This Little Card of Mine, where I first came across a story about a special little girl named Kate & her family. Jana has it all lined out HERE.

I haven't been making cards for all that long, but knew that I could easily dig through my stash of previously created cards & find cards that I could send in for Kate & her family. I found three that would work, but didn't have anything for her little brother....so....I got busy & came up with this:

This card was super easy to put together...a little Cuttlebug embossing, some pp, a little stitching, a super cute chipboard rocket from the Creating Keepsakes "Mix It Up" kit & it was done! {I finally tried out some of the Elmer's glue that I won from SPCC...I used it on the "flames" & it worked wonderfully! Dried clear too! I will be using it again for sure! Thanks again Sam!}

& here's a photo of the cards I'm sending to Kate's family:

So, all of you cardmakers out there, click on over to Jana's blog for all the details! Let's send some love Kate's way!!! :o)

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Now, on to my weekly challenges...yes, I am talking about SPCC Color Combo challenge & 2Sketches4You!

SPCC Color Combo #12:

Gorgeous colors, huh???

And the weekly sketch @ 2S4Y is from Laura #33:

I really like the card sketches @ 2S4Y...they always leave plenty of room for your own interpretation...

Here's "Believe In Yourself":

LOVE that unexpected splash of orange! Definitely not something I would normally choose, but it just adds a fun touch :o)

Here's a few close ups...my mom won some Shimmerz a while back & she let me borrow it...well, I still haven't actually used it, but I did use one of the paper flowers that my mom applied Shimmerz to...it is so pretty & well, shimmery :o)

Supplies:

Kraft card base-The Paper Studio, PP-Basic Grey Lemonade 6x6 paper pad, Fiskars border punch Threading Water, Cuttlebug, Cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dots, Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scallop Circle-Large, Felt flower-Making Memories Noteworthy, Paper flower-unknown, Shimmerz-Angel Wings, Button-Favorite Findings-Citrus, Stamp sentiment-PSX-Pixie Affirmations, Stampin' Up ink-Chocolate Chip, embroidery floss & machine stitching.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure & check out Cards for Kate!!! Take care!