Live Like Roo Card Drive

I am participating in the "Live Like Roo" Card Drive hosted by Ricky Bromero. 

I am hoping my cards bring joy to a pup or pup parent going through tough times.

Read all about the card drive HERE.

 Dog stamps by Tim Holtz and Lawn Fawn are featured 

as well as sentiments by Simon Says Stamp and Altenew.

Papers from stash. 

I am entering this post into the Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge. #414-415

The card drive runs until 12/15/19 

"Get well", "thanks", "thinking of you" all accepted!

Thanks for visiting,

Kelly

From My Barn to Yours: Valentine Edition

Sharing cards I made for the Cards From the Heart Card Drive hosted by Winter Sims.

These feature "From the Whole Herd" stamps by My Favorite Things

I am entering these into the Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes Challenge
Also, I am entering this into the City Crafter Challenge: For the Love of Pets
(I showed horses back in the 1980's and fell in love with the horse in this stamp set.  Reminded me of my many horses.  I learned so much about life from them)

 

 

 

I stamped and fussy cut the critters.

I used the Lawn Fawn grass die for the bottom.

The hearts were made with a punch and layered with glossy accents.

 

Other products used: black shiny fabric paint (eyes), Stickles, Memento ink, string, distress inks & Copics

 

 

Thank for stopping by. 

All card contributions for this card drive needed to get to Winter Sims by 1/30
Look for next year's announcement. 
Wishing you a blessed Valentine's Day with those you love.

-Kelly

SSS: CAS Christmas Card Challenge

Hi there.

 

Sharing CAS Christmas card I created for the Caring Hearts Card Drive.

These are holiday cards collected to give to various nursing homes during the holidays.

Check out the guidelines HERE!

 

I am entering this card in the

Clean and Simple Christmas Card Challenge at Simon Says Stamp.

 

stamps:  Melania Deasy

Glossy accents, texture paste with Martha Stewart glitter

HA ink

Thanks for stopping by,

Kelly

Card Drive for Emma: WINNERS

 First, I want to send out a heartfelt thank you to everyone who sent cards.  

The grand total:291 in the drawing and countless others that asked not to be included.

That is over 300!  

Well done, my crafty friends, well done!

Emma and her family have been so blessed by your kindness.

I have enjoyed pouring over each and every card.  

So much talent and love in each handmade item.

The pictures below are from this past week when Addison and Emma were invited to throw out the first pitches at the Dayton Dragons Baseball Game. 

 Addison is on the left and Emma is on the right.

 

Heading out to throw the first pitch:

Please continue to pray for these two girls as they not only go back to school next month in the third grade, but also as each continues her personal battle against cancer.  

Pray for the strength of the families as well, immediate and extended, 

as they too battle every step of the way. 

Winners drawn randomly:

Prize 1:  $20 gift certificate to the Lawn Fawn shop: Christine Nixon

Prize 2: $20 gift certificate to A Cherry On Top online store: Mary-Ann Venginickal

Prize 3:$20 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp online store: Carol Porter

Prize 4: $20 gift certificate to I{heart}papers online store: Kathy Wright

Prize 5: a $50 gift certificate to  neckStyles™ for the infinity scarf or scarves of your choice donated by Patti from stationery Styles blog.:   Doreen Lesniak

I have contacted each winner via email. 

Please check your email (esp. your junk email box) and we can arrange your prize. 

If any of you know of a card drive, please let me know. I'd love to participate.

Thanks to everyone who sent cards and/or shared the drive on their blogs!

God Bless, Kelly

Card Drive for Emma: Update

Quick Update: LAST CALL

Hi crafty friends!

I am thrilled to report that I have 

received over 259 cards for the Card Drive!

(There were more cards, but they were asked not to be counted).

What a great response!  

I know at least one person is mailing cards this week.  

I will draw prizes and announce winners on Monday, July 28.  

That gives a wee bit more time to mail cards.  

Please realize that once I close the PO box, the post office will forward the mail to my personal address for a few weeks so even though cards may not count for prizes, 

they will still be received and given to Emma!  

See the link for card info, but some info is copied below:

All cards can be mailed to the following address: 

Kelly Bertram

P.O Box 58388

Cincinnati, Ohio 45258

I am offering PRIZES to my favorite stores:

Prize 1:  $20 gift certificate to the Lawn Fawn shop

Prize 2: $20 gift certificate to A Cherry On Top online store

Prize 3:$20 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp online store

Prize 4: $20 gift certificate to I{heart}papers online store
Prize 5: a $50 gift certificate to  neckStyles™ for the infinity scarf or scarves of your choice donated by Patti from stationery Styles blog. 

 

 

 

Thanks,

Kelly

 

Made with Love

Sharing a card I made for the current Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Have a Heart

This one will go to Emma.  
I am hosting a card drive for a 7yr old girl diagnosed with Leukemia.
The drive goes until July 2014!

You can get the details HERE on how to join the drive.  

I am offering prizes (one is to Simon Says Stamp).

This card features Simon Says Stamp's own Stamp set and die "YOU".

 


I found the washi tape at Michaels.  
The "you" was die cut in red and the "are loved" was stamped 
with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Thanks for visiting,
Kelly

STS#13: Card for Emma

Hi There. 

Sharing a card I made for the Seize the Sketch #13 challenge.
This little card is for Emma, a 7 yrd old recently diagnosed with Leukemia. I am hosting a card drive for her and would love to have card makers join me in the drive.  
The information is HERE.
I am offering prizes!

This little card is all "fawned" up with Lawn Fawn products!

I used 3 Lawn Fawn stamp sets and the Dewey Decimal 6x6 pad for the card.

 

Here's the sketch:

Supplies:

Stamps and Papers by Lawn Fawn

Thanks for visiting.

I hope you will check out the card drive for Emma!

-Kelly

CARD DRIVE for Emma! CLOSED

Card Drive is now closed.  
Thanks to all who participated.
Please check the WINNERS post HERE.

Hello cardmakers. 

About a year and a half ago I held a successful card drive (250+) for my friend's daughter, Addison, who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in September of 2012.  Addison and her sisters LOVED getting all the cards and she and her family continue to battle the cancer.  Her treatment plans goes until 2015!

With a sad heart, I am coming back to the card making community to make cards for another little 7 year girl named Emma who goes to the same school as Addison and was also diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia back in October 2013.  The first year of treatment was really challenging for Addison.  Addison's mom asked if I could host a drive to bring a smile to Emma and her family as they face this tough first year and beyond.  

From the family: 
Tuesday, October 22, Emma went in for a quick check of a persistent cough as well as to address some concerns about her recent fatigue and pale coloring. A chest x-ray didn’t reveal any fluid in her lungs but her primary care physician detected an enlarged spleen. She suggested we take Emma for blood work to rule out mononucleosis. Within an hour of the blood work we had preliminary results of severe anemia. At this point, her primary care physician gently warned us of a possible diagnosis of leukemia. By 2pm that afternoon we were checking into the hematology/oncology clinic at Dayton Children’s and meeting the amazing staff who would travel this 2+ year journey with us.

My goal is 104 cards minimum (received over 200 for Addie) 
to give her a card a week for two years. 

You can read more about Emma's diagnosis and journey on her Caring Bridges page. You may have to create an account to read the posts.

If you would like to help encourage her on her journey here are some guidelines:

• Cards can be anything cheery, encouraging, supportive, etc.You can include or incorporate kid-friendly jokes! Please avoid get well card and reminders of being sick.  Please avoid holiday specific cards so the cards can be used anytime over the next two years. 
• Emma loves the colors green, purple and blue.  She has no siblings. She has two dogs, a cat and a fish.  She LOVES horses and bunnies.  She enjoys horseback riding, swimming, dancing and singing. 
• All cards need to have a positive message in it for the child/family.  Please also sign your name and the city or state where you are from.  There could be a geography lesson in there!  Also, please don't seal the envelope, as the parents might want to preview cards before Emma sees them.
• Please stick to just cards or lightweight things like stickers, etc. if you'd like to put something in the card.  I will be delivering the cards to Addison's family and they will then get the cards to Emma's family so no additional shipping costs will be incurred.
• You are welcome to send store-bought cards, but they will not be eligible for prizes.
• There is no need to send money or postage with your cards. 
•  In each package, PLEASE include a piece of paper with your name and email address and how many cards you sent . This helps in keeping track for prizes!  For each handmade card you send, you will get a chance for a prize.  So the more cards you send, the better your chances; however, one prize per person. 
• PLEASE SHARE this post on your blog, etc. Maybe consider making a card for Emma using a sketch or color challenge.  The more people who see this, the better!
• Winners of prizes will be randomly drawn on or around July 20, 2014 and notified on this blog and via email (must be provided with cards and written clearly).

All cards can be mailed to the following address: 

Kelly Bertram

P.O Box 58388

Cincinnati, Ohio 45258

I am offering PRIZES to my favorite stores:

Prize 1:  $20 gift certificate to the Lawn Fawn shop

Prize 2: $20 gift certificate to A Cherry On Top online store

Prize 3:$20 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp online store

Prize 4: $20 gift certificate to I{heart}papers online store
Prize 5: a $50 gift certificate to  neckStyles™ for the infinity scarf or scarves of your choice donated by Patti from stationery Styles blog.

Please feel free to share this card drive with others. I am a baby blog with few followers and would be so grateful if you can share this on your blog.  Use challenge blogs for your inspiration (maybe you'll be a double winner!). 

Thank you so much for your generosity.

I pray these cards will lift the spirits of the family and bring them little moments of comfort and joy during this difficult time.  

They have a very long road ahead of them and you can make it a bit smoother.  

If you want to send a card for Addison,
 just put her name on the card envelope and send it to the same address listed above.

If you have any additional questions not addressed above, 
please email me at kellybertram(at)hotmail(dot)com.
THANKS!!!!!

Happy Mail for Maddy featuring Sequins

Inspired by Let's Get Trendy Sequin challenge, I made this card for MADDY.

I used 3 Lawn Fawn sets: You've Got Mail, Fly Free, and Critters in the Burbs (grass)

I paper pieced all the stamped images.  I tried coloring the mailbox three times before I gave up.  My Copic Colors just didn't coordinate so it is all paper pieced.  

I used the sequins for the bird's happy flight path.

 

Thanks for visiting.

I am also entering this card into Simon Says Stamp:Anything Goes 

and Card for Maddy.  Please send a cheerful card if you have time!  

I tink the boys are pulling out the slip-n-slide this afternoon.

Let summer begin!

-Kelly

NEON hello card for Maddy

Decided to make a card for MADDY, a young teen battling AML, a type of Leukemia.

You can read about it HERE.

I am using the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch #30 and the

 inspiration from the Let's Get Trendy Challenge: NEON. 

Lacking neon, I browsed Michael's and found these adorable pre-made banners.  I used that as my start and added papers from my stash (Simple Stories, MME).
I bought the sequins last week in anticipation for that upcoming 
challenge so I used them here as flower centers. 

I felt the card needed a handmade element so I stamped the Hero Arts flower, 
colored it with matching Copics and cut them out.  
The first card will go to Maddy and the other is for my stash.

 

  

I am also entering this card into Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes Challenge

Thanks for visiting,

Kelly

Card Drive for Addison: CLOSED

THANK YOU for a Successful Drive!  
Winners are posted HERE.

Addison is a beautiful, athletic, and spunky 6 year old little girl and happens 

to be the daughter of one of my dearest friends.

On September 28, 2012 she was taken to the doctor for a reoccurring fever.  After blood work, they learned that she did not have a bacterial infection or virus as many would expect, but Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) of the T-cells. T-cells complicate treatment.  The doctors have placed her on a two YEAR treatment plan which began on September 29 with chemotherapy started on September 30.  I cannot imagine what my dear friends went through during those first 48 hours and the incredible fight they have in front of them.  

You can follow Addison's journey through her Caring Bridges page:
You'll need an email address and create a password.

I am hosting a card drive for sweet Addison.

My goal is to collect 104 handmade cards to give her one card per week for two years. 

More if possible!

She has two sisters Avery (5) and Ansley (2).   
All the girls love animals, the colors pink and purple, 
princesses and sports, anything cute or funny. 
Addison esp. loves the water, sports, bouncy houses and other athletic events she looks forward to doing again.

If you would like to help encourage her on her journey here are some guidelines:

• Cards can be anything cheery, encouraging, supportive, etc.You can include or incorporate kid-friendly jokes! Please avoid get well card and reminders of being sick.  Please avoid holiday specific cards so the cards can be used anytime over the next two years. 
• Cards can be for Addison or one of her sisters. Write the name of the recipient on the outside of the envelope. 
• All cards need to have a positive message in it for the child/family.  Please also sign your name and where you are from.  There could be a geography lesson in there!  Also, please don't seal the envelope, as the parents might want to preview cards before the kids see them.
• Please stick to just cards or lightweight things like stickers, etc. if you'd to put something in the card.  I will be delivering the cards to the family so no additional shipping costs will be incurred.
• You are welcome to send store-bought cards, but they will not be eligible for prizes.
• There is no need to send money with your cards. 
•  In each package, PLEASE include a piece of paper with your name, address, email address and how many cards you sent . This help greatly in keeping track for prizes!  For each handmade card you send, you will get a chance for a prize.  So the more cards you send, the better your chances; however, one prize per person.
• Please postmark cards by December 20th 30th
  
• Winners of prizes will be randomly drawn on or around January 15 and notified on this blog and via email (if provided with cards)
• All cards can be mailed to the following address:

Kelly Bertram

P.O. Box 58156

Cincinnati, Ohio 45258-0156

Prizes: 
Prize #1:  $25 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp
Prize #2:  $25 gift certificate to Two Peas in a Bucket
Prize #3:  Custom Blog Header Design by Karen Baker from The Bald Dragonfly, 
                 valued at $25 (some restrictions apply) 
Prize #4: $25 gift certificate generously donated by Lawn Fawn for the Lawn Fawn store!
Prize #5:  $25 gift certificate to A Cherry On Top donated by a generous online friend 
Prize #6: 25 gift certificate to Studio Calico generously donated by Studio Calico. 
                They have gorgeous scrapbook kits as well as adorable card kits!!   
Prize #7: Spot in one of Jennifer McGuire's card classes (more info to come) so sweetly donated by Jennifer McGuire!  

Please feel free to share this card drive with others. I am a baby blog with few followers and would be so grateful if you can share this on your blog.  Use challenge blogs for your inspiration (maybe you'll be a double winner!). 

Thank you so much for your generosity.

I pray these cards will lift the spirits of the family and bring them little moments of comfort and joy during this difficult time.  

They have a very long road ahead of them and you can make it a bit smoother.  

If you have any additional questions not addressed above, 

please email me at kellybertram (at) hotmail (dot) com. 

God Bless You,

Kelly