Happy Mail for Grayson Card Drive

Just before Thanksgiving, Danielle from Neat and Tangled, heard news that a girl she went to high school with and her family had embarked on an incredibly difficult journey. They had discovered that their sweet little two-year-old boy, Grayson, had a tumor on his brain stem. Since then they have been on a roller coaster ride, and this is only part of the journey. Grayson will begin chemotherapy this month as the next stage of treatment. Through all of this, the family has stayed strong, hopeful, faithful and positive.  And Grayson is a strong and spunky fighter. Grayson’s mom, Jackie, has a blog she updates regularly, so you can get to know more about Grayson.

Danielle wants to just light up Grayson’s life with some serious happy mail!  She talked to Jackie, and she informed her that Grayson and his brother love to get mail…and so, here we have the Happy Mail for Grayson Card Drive. 

Grayson is super lucky to have a big brother, Aydan, who is four, so make sure to send some awesome cards to him too! These boys love all things boy: Rescue Bots, Geotracks, Angry Birds, Thomas the Train. Send these little men funny, happy cards! We all know how much love goes into a handmade card, and even better how personalized they can be!

The drive will run from January 21 – February 28
(If they arrive late because they are International that’s okay too!)

Send cards to:
Grayson Savery and/or Aydan Savery
c/o Danielle Walls
P.O. Box 5808
Wilmington, DE 19808

Thank you in advance for your cards! Please feel free to share with your crafty friends.

Color Blocking

After making  this card, I decided to make a similar one inspired by this gorgeous color-blocked card by Maile Belles for the CLASSroom at Ellen Hutson’s. Maile Belles is a phenomenal cardmaker/stamper whose work never ceases to inspire me!

ColorBlock

I played around with the ratios of the colors a bit and found that the card design was most appealing when the three colors were used in different amounts.

Retrosketches #46 with Hero Arts stamps

The sketch at Retrosketches this week presented a terrific design challenge of balancing pattern and color.

The ever-so-slightly longer days here in the Pacific Northwest have me thinking about spring and led to my choice of bright-colored cardstock and a floral motif for my card.

Retro46

Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock (yellow); Colorbox white pigment ink; May Arts twine; My Mind’s Eye button

Mojo Monday 276

It’s been awhile since I’ve played along with the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge. This week’s sketch caught my eye, and I was in the mood to try something different.

StampinUpMojoMonday I used the Stampin’ Up “Language of Friendship” stamp set that I received with a cardstock order several months ago.

Additional Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock; Versafine ink; Spellbinders dies; Echo Park patterned paper; May Arts twine; October Afternoon button; Fiskars punch; Sizzix embossing folder

Paper Smooches Sparks Trend Watch challenge

This week’s Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge is to use the picture below as inspiration for a card that is VINTAGE.

After a lot of ideas swirled through my head, I became inspired by the vintage papers in Basic Grey’s “Paper Cottage” collection. I love the soft teal, gold, and dark gray. I imagined the snowman from “Freezy Fellas,” who I feel is vintage-y in his top hat, greeting spring by protecting himself with a parasol from the sun. Instead of hiding from the new season, he’s ready for it!

Vintage Sparks

Supplies: Stampin’ Up cardstock (gray); Spellbinders oval die; Echo Park digital paper (background); Divine Twine