Share your Love in 2013

Share your Love for Card Making, and send smiles to brighten someone's day.
Participate this year with Sunshine Mail. Have fun, win prizes, and send a Smile!
Visit Sunshine Mail website, and Blog

This darling image is Teddy Bea.

Sunshine Mail Design Team Call

We are looking for Card Designers to join our Caring, and Creative Design Team.
*Our MOST IMPORTANT requirement is sending in cards! There is no minimum.
*Promote Sunshine Mail on your blog, and encourage participation
*Create a card with an image from our generous sponsors
*You can choose to participate either once or twice a month
*This is for a 6 month term
BENEFITS
* You help us spread smiles to children with health issues, and those in homeless shelters
* You will receive free images from our generous sponsors
Here is our line-up for 2013
Bugaboo http://www.bugaboostamps.com/
Red Rubber Designs http://www.red-rubber-designs.com/
2 Cute Ink http://www.2cuteink.com/
A Day for Daisies http://adayfordaisies.com/
Fresh Brewed Designs http://www.freshbreweddesigns.com/
Hope Jacare http://www.etsy.com/shop/HopeJacare?section_id=10348113
Stamping Shack http://www.thestampingshack.co.uk/
The Stamping Boutique http://www.thestampingboutique.com/
Wings and Willows http://www.etsy.com/shop/WingsandWillows/
Milk n Coffee http://www.etsy.com/shop/MilkCoffee
Just Some Lines http://www.justsomelines.com/shop/
Heather Ellis http://www.etsy.com/search?q=heather%20ellis&view_type=gallery&ship_to=US
The Paper Shelter http://www.thepapershelter.com/
My Heart Pieces http://myheartpiecesdigitalstamp.blogspot.com/
If you are interested in joining our team and can commit to the requirements, please email me with your name, active blog link, and if you would particpate once or twice a month. Call ends Jan 1 2013
Karen Seifert
DT Coordinator
kjseifert@comcast.net

Whew! Got 'er done!

My 30 cards are done, and being shipped to Card Cupids, now known as Sunshine Mail Foundation.
We have lots of needs and requests, so please visit our blog to see how you can help.

Deidre Mosher Designs

You KNOW I LOVE kitties, and isnt this image just darlng?!
Deidre Mosher is having 50% off thru Dec 20th.
Find her Etsy Store HERE

Teddy Bo

Here's Teddy Bo wearing a warm suit from pattern paper.
I am playing in the Teddy Bo challenge of Anything Goes.

still working on my 30 cards

The Snowman Christmas ornament is from Sassy Cheryl's .
Sassy Cheryl is having a 30% off sale thru midnight black Friday. 
Find details HERE

Warm Winter Wishes

This cutie snowman is from Sassy Cheryl's

My personal card challenge of 30, and 18 are done

Card Cupids is having a Winter Wishes card drive, and I am over 1/2 way done with my 30 card goal.
These "cool" images are from Michelle Perkett, and the snowman is free on her blog!
http://michelleperkettstudio.blogspot.com/
Paper is My Minds Eye accessory pack, and twine from The Twinery.
Please help Card Cupids bring a smile to a child during the Christmas Season!
http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/

MW 30 day challenge card #10

All cards during the 30 day challenge are inspired by sketches. You can find them on the Memory Works blog and play along.http://www.memoryworksblog.blogspot.com/

Memory Works 30 day challenge card #5

Pattern paper is Simple Stories,
Christmas stamp The Angel Company
Buttons from my stash
See my rubber stamp blog for more card ideas.

Memory Works 30 days 30 cards challenge

Here is my 1st card using Simple Stories paper collection

Card Cupids Winter Wishes Card Drive #2

Another Sassy Cheryl's image that was fast and easy to color

Card Cupids Winter Wishes Card Drive

Card Cupids wants to have plenty of cards on hand for the upcoming holiday season.
I have a personal goal of 30 cards.
I work 2 part-time jobs, so I am creating great cards that don't take a lot of time.
Here is my 1st creation using a Sassy Cheryl's Merry Winter Snowman bulb. ONLY $1
BUT...this weekend Sassy Cheryl has a 40% off SALE, so he's ONLY .60 cents!

Card Recipe
Sassy Cheryl's Merry Winter bulb image
Twine from The Twinery
Anna Griffin pattern paper
colored with Copics
QUICK TIP: If you're making LOTS of cards, choose images that require minimum coloring.

Too Cute challenge at Card Cupids

Our theme is Too Cute for our 2 week challenge at Card Cupids.
Our generous sponsor, Di's Digis is giving away a $10 gift certificate the their store, for the random winner.
Here is a card I created using one of Di's  "Too Cute" digis.

World Card Making Day, and PrIZes!!!

We're celebrating World Card Making Day at Card Cupids, with some great prizes!

We will be giving away THREE amazing prizes. Bugaboo Stamps will be giving a $30 gift certificate, Fresh Brewed Designs will be giving 5 free digis of your choice and Whimsy Stamps will be giving a $15 gift certificate. Visit Card Cupids for details. CLICK HERE

Card Cupids

Ava is one of the many reasons we do what we do. Card Cupids continues to get more and more requests.
Please send your handmade cards, and send a smile to a child!
Visit Ava's blog, and see the other cards she received.

Ava is showing the card I sent

Here Ava shows off all of her cards received from Card Cupids 

PholkArt Blessings color challenge

Red and Yellow is the color theme at PholkArt Blessings This is Clarence the scarecrow from PholkArt Blessings.

PholkArt Blessings color challenge

The color challenge is red and yellow. I spotted this school bus paper at Michaels for .25 cents, and knew it was perfect for the PholkArt Blessings challenge, and the PholkArt Blessings Back 2 School digi image.
Gather your red and yellow craft supplies and join the challenge HERE.

Card Cupids~Sassy Cheryl's~Sketch Saturday

Our Card Cupid sponsor is Sassy Cheryl's. I am a huge fan of Sassy Cheryl's and have bunches of her whimisical images. My challenge was to decide which Sassy Cheryl digi to play with for Sketch Saturday.
Here is the Sketch Saturday sketch, and the card I created for
Card Cupids. I hope you will play in both challenges, and visit Sassy Cheryl's store. She has some of her cuties for just $2

September Already?

Temps here in Tennessee are NOT reflective of fall...yet
~Card Recipe~
Harvest Truck from PholkArt Blessings
Pattern paper is Bo Bunny Apple Cider
Sentiment from The Angel Company
Colored with Copics
Ticket, clip, from Life's Journey
buttons from my stash