Hi everyone! Happy Friday!
Tomorrow, 1st October, is World Card Making Day. But it’s also the start of a very special event: the Caring Hearts Card Drive.
Now entering its 7th year, the Caring Hearts Card Drive is headed up by Vera Yates. Vera, along with Jennifer McGuire and a team of volunteers, collect handmade holiday cards sent in by people from all over the world, and then distribute them to elderly people living in care homes. After a couple of years of wanting to get involved with the Drive (but with personal things getting in the way) I’m personally delighted to be heading up the UK/Europe arm of things this year! The Card Drive runs from 1st October – 25th November 2016 inclusive. Tune in to Vera’s blog tomorrow for more details!
In the meantime, we are joining in with SugarPea Designs today, who have a special release especially for the Caring Hearts Drive! Wendy has designed some amazing stamps and dies with a kindness theme in mind! The release is already available on the SugarPea Designs website, and 20% of all proceeds from sales of the Caring Hearts stamp set and dies to the Alzheimers Association too!
I went for a super-CAS design that lets the message of the Drive shine through:
I used the heartbeat image from the Caring Hearts set and heat embossed it with sparkling red embossing powder to make it pop!
The sentiment I used is from the Kindness Matters set and is actually one stamp but I selectively inked it so I could split it between the heartbeat.
Love how it turned out!
So as I mentioned, this is a special hop in honour of the release! There are some *awesome* guests involved and there’ll be inspiration galore – and there are some great prizes too!
Prizes
- SugarPea Designs is giving away the entire Caring Hearts release (3 stamp sets & 3 SugarCuts dies) to one lucky commenter. Readers have until October 7th to comment
- Vera will randomly select from comments left on hop participants to give away a $25 GC to the SugarPea Designs Store
- SugarPea Designs will announce the release winner on their blog on Sunday, October 9th
And here’s the Hop order:
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Kathy Racoosin
Laura Bassen
Lynn Reloza
Amy Kolling
Vera Yates
Chaitali Narla
Lisa Lara
Amy Rohl
Brianna Loeffelbein
Taheerah Atchia
Dana Joy
Wendy Ramlakhan (SugarPea Designs)
To be in with a chance of winning those awesome prizes make sure you hop along to all the stops and leave a comment! And do please check out the release on the SugarPea Designs website and get your hands on some new goodies – remember part of the funds go towards a good cause!
Thanks for stopping by – good luck!
Supplies
A well designed and “right to the point” creation Taheerah….way to spread the word about how important it is to spread kindness! Thanks for your participation in this important cause Taheerah!
Lovely CAS and effective card! I love how you allowed the sentiment to be the focus.
Your card is speaking volumes, to me!
GREAT card! So clean and crisp! Awesome card drive, such a great cause! I am truly inspired to get some cards made to send in. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome cards.
I just love your card! So simple and so true. I just adore the new stamp and die sets. What a great cause. I want to share kindness.
Absolutely gorgeous design!! I love the heartbeat line and how you’ve incorporated it!! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
I have never participated in a card drive, but this has inspired me to do so. I love your card.
Love the look of your card, so simple and pretty especially the red glitter embossing! Wonderful job!
wonderful card – great design – love participating in this drive every year!
This is awesome, Taheerah! And, tahnk you for helping us ranching out to the UK?Europe. 🙂
So elegant love it.
Making cards for the elderly is such a great idea, and I love the simplicity of your card.
Love this card! So simple and lovely!
Really like the heartbeat stamp. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen another stamp like it.
amazing!!
Love how you used the heart beat in your card layout.
I love CAS cards and I love your card. I really like that you split the sentiment between the heart beat. TS
This would be such a great card for my first grade granddaughter. They are talking bout kindness at school.
Your card is just beautiful – so striking in it’s simplicity!
Love that diecut! Nice work!
Very simple but effective card with the red heart line.
Sweet card.
This card speaks the the truth! It is cute to boot!
Absolutely GORGEOUS CAS card. Shows how you can make a beautiful card for someone with minimal fuss. Love it!
Love the CAS card!
Gorgeous card! Excited for the card drive!! 🙂
Love your card. It is sure to bring a smile to whomever receives it.
Love that red glitter heart beat!~
Very cool card
Very nicely done! Love these stamps and dies!
Simply beautiful card!
Such a simple yet pretty card! Nice work!
Such a great die and so appropriate for this great cause!
Fabulous card. I love the simplicity but bold colors.
Love your site!! Your cards are spectacular!! Thank you for everything you are doing for such a great cause! I am a nurse and I know how much our seniors in a home love to be remembered!! They will never stop needing our love!?
What a perfectly simple and beautiful card..
Yes it can, I love this CAS design, the message really stands out!
Love how simple and eloquent this card is!
The entire new release is just, well fabulous. Loving the heartbeat, so simply but super classy. love Jane x
Awesome!
What a great card. I love how you let the sentiment be the focal point for the card. I’m just loving this kindness campaign, I can’t wait to find out more. Have a fabulous weekend. Cheers Donna Z 🙂
Simple and elegant… Love it!
Very pretty card!
I’m so glad you posted about world card making day. I haven’t heard much about it at all this year. What a perfect opportunity to makes some cards to pass along. Love your CAS design!
So beautiful in it’s simplicity.
Such a striking design.. love it
This is a fantastic card Taheerah and the sentiment is SO TRUE!
Great design. I can see the heartbeat die becoming a favorite!
Your card is so striking! Very effective design , I’m pinning it for future inspiration! Thanks for sharing.