Several months ago I read an article in the Sunday magazine section of our newspaper. It featured a teacher in Minnesota who sponsors an after school club - the Kindness Club. The students make greeting cards to send to people who have some special need. As I read the article, I thought that her club is doing just what our TeaPot Party members do - and she is training children (first graders) at a young age to be thoughtful, kind and caring.
Long story kind of short - this week we are creating cards to send to Barb and her club members in Evansville, MN. Mothermark, Cindy, sent many of us large apples to include - we add our names, and Barb will include a student name on each. This is a great way to honor a dedicated, creative teacher, and to show her students that their good deeds will have an impact.
Our story this week is about the adventures of Sadie Lynn and Sallie Lou - as they seek the perfect apple in the orchard. You can see on my card the great selection they had. Fortunately, after they totally lost their way, the parade of school buses came along to rescue them. I encourage you to make more sense of this by checking out the TeaPot challenge thread this week.
Confession - I knew I had to use my apple DP, so I made another apple (gasp - I CUT it out!), and will enclose another along with a few goodies for the students to use.
The layout is the Verve sketch this week. I made it 5.5x8.5, as the apple is quite large!
This challenge is for a colorful card: http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/
Date: Monday, April 22, 2013 GMT Views: 1047
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Registered: October 4, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7099
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @ 7:50 PM
Love that you added your apple to your card. My apple is blue so I'm just sending it along. :P Thanks for telling us about Mrs. Bratvold. Sending some supplies too.
Registered: December 4, 2009 Location: Southern Utah's Dixie Posts: 20577
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @ 8:45 PM
I love how you have incorporated the apple Cindy sent, into this card, Dorothy! The perfect card for Barb or any teacher! Thank you for bringing this wonderful lady to our attention!
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Registered: April 18, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 51844
Mon, Apr 22, 2013 @ 9:50 PM
Dorothy thank you so much for this teaparty. I googled the Evansvill story and there are some lovely pictures of Mrs Bratvold and the little students online. Your card is great and I loved how the buses came for the children!!
------------------------------ Susie
Please don't take your organs to heaven - heaven knows we need them here.
Registered: January 13, 2010 Location: in a constant state of confusion. Posts: 3324
Tue, Apr 23, 2013 @ 5:29 AM
Love the papers you used for this card. Thanks for bringing Barb to our attention. In an age of decreasing civility & increasing violence, we can sure use more people trained in kindness.
Registered: June 15, 2004 Location: Denver, Co Posts: 14474
Tue, Apr 23, 2013 @ 7:45 AM
Barb, the teacher and her kindness club students are going to love your personalized card! I can just imagine the excitement your posting will cause when the cards begin arriving.
Registered: October 21, 2010 Location: in the okanagan in b.c. canada Posts: 13012
Tue, Apr 23, 2013 @ 10:09 AM
It worked out so well this way...what a lovely apple they chose, maybe that ribbon around it will help guide them home...that IS cute dp behind...so perfect..TFS..:0) It is SO neat how she is teaching them that kindness. or like ministery.
------------------------------ We as people are raindrops of colorful ink , falling down Crisp and Clear, each a different shade more vibrant then the last, but once we realize at the bottom of an endless abyss we all fall into the same inkpot forming one color, only then can we come together as one My son.
Registered: February 24, 2008 Location: MN Posts: 11427
Tue, Apr 23, 2013 @ 10:18 AM
First of all ThankYou for bringing this lady to our attention...It is a wonderful thing she is doing.. I made a card out of my apple Cindy sent us...I'm going to make another apple and put my name and town on it, and enclose some images... I got a lot of stamps from the Salvation Army...so I'm sure I can find some kids ones. Your card is darling..I like your layout.