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This week's challenge idea comes from coffeeaddictsam. Her idea is create cards that are QUICK and EASY to either produce in bulk or create in 5-10 minutes. Her idea is inspired by her desire to encourage stampers use their talents to make card for the people in need of some good cheer in the Need a Lift Forum.
I think this is a FABULOUS idea! I have often wanted to send a RAK after reading the posts in that forum, but then get stuck because I feel like I have to create some (time-consuming) masterpiece when all I really need to do is stamp up a little something, anything, and GET IT IN THE MAIL!
So let's inspire each other with quick and easy cards and spread some stamping joy.
There are many threads in the Need a Lift forum. Find them here.
Sam and I both have friends in need of good cheer.
Sam's friend is a 6 year old little boy named Jack with cancer. Read more here.
My friend is an 11 year old boy named Jacob, also with cancer. Read more here.
Great idea, Beth! And here's another link regarding an SCSer who would be a great recipient of today's challenge cards: Forums at Splitcoaststampers. (The link is to a forum thread started by Cammie/Carolyn to help cheer one of our stamping sisters)
Great idea, Beth! And here's another link regarding an SCSer who would be a great recipient of today's challenge cards: Forums at Splitcoaststampers. (The link is to a forum thread started by Cammie/Carolyn to help cheer one of our stamping sisters)
Thanks Carole for posting the link.
Feel free, everyone, to post a link from the Need a Lift forum too.
Great idea! Most people, myself inclulded, are thrilled not that they received a masterpiece of perfection, but that someone cared to send a card to let them know that they are thought of, especially when times are tough.
GREAT IDEA. I have been neglecting my goal of sending lots of cards to the troops, and have several addresses of people requesting cards - I too get stuck on the more time consuming ones. I will probably be casing a lot of the examples done for this challenge. Thank you Beth, for this challenge.
What a great idea! I actually need some thank you cards for my DD to send for her Confirmation gifts, so I will try to double-duty tonight and make those and some cards for this challenge! Thanks Beth!
What a great challenge! School vacation starts today so quick and easy cards are the only type of card I'll have time to stamp all summer! I'm on it....
Great idea! Most people, myself inclulded, are thrilled not that they received a masterpiece of perfection, but that someone cared to send a card to let them know that they are thought of, especially when times are tough.
Wow the speed at which people are responding is so fast.
Thanks for doing this Beth- I hope all of the Good Causes can benefit. Be uploading some tonight.
Fabulous challenge Beth. Like you, I often think that I have to create a masterpiece, when in reality, it's the thought that counts, and not the number of eyelets you install, or the layers you adhere. ;)
Here's one that I made the other day for just this purpuse. This card took about 8 minutes to make, and when I started making them in bulk I was down to about 6 minutes each! The semi-circle was made by running an exacto knife around a saucer placed on the paper.
Wow! Shelly... your cards are beautiful... and it looks like you spent WAY more time on them... WTG... great job..
Wish I could get enough nerve to post.... maybe before to much longer....
God bless
Nyoka
__________________ Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world. ~Virgil A. Kraft
This is a great challenge, Beth. I recently had a thread on that forum regarding my brother-in-law, Dan. When I went up to be with my sister for Dan's funeral she pulled out a box of more than 50 cards that people had sent to Dan during his illness over a period of about two weeks. After he died my sister received more than 20 sympathy cards. I cannot tell you how meaningful it was to Dan to get little surprises in the mail each day while he was still aware enough to read them. Also, my sister, Jeannie thinks I have the nicest group of friends she has ever seen. She was flabbergasted (sp) that I could have so many friends that I had never met. Thanks to all of you who took the time to share your loving thoughts and prayers. I am going to use this opportunity to make several cards to use for this purpose and keep a check on this very "Special Forum".
Wow! Shelly... your cards are beautiful... and it looks like you spent WAY more time on them... WTG... great job..
Wish I could get enough nerve to post.... maybe before to much longer....
God bless
Nyoka
You should just post. My cards aren't great at all, and rarely get more than 2 comments, but I enjoy them, so that's all that matters. And, if someone gets an idea from any portion of them it's all worth it!