Hello and Welcome to the Kindness Campaign Card Drive and blog hop. The Katy M. Murphy Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by Katy’s mom Amiee. Katy had a congenital heart defect and lost her life at the tender age of 6. Amiee started the Foundation to honor her daughter’s memory.
Today we are kicking off the card drive with a blog hop. We are hoping that all of you will help us by sending in cards to help complete Katy’s Kindness Kits. The kits are for children and their families who are living with a congenital heart defect (CHD) and are inpatients on the cardiac care unit at Boston Children’s Hospital. The foundation will be delivering kits to the hospital to help make the children and their families stay at the hospital easier, or kinder if you will.
To start at the beginning of the hop go to the oh so lovely Heather’s blog here .
For the card campaign I wanted to create some generic type cards that were warm and welcoming. Waffle Flowers “Enveloper Collection” is brilliant & perfect. (I just did a post here with some of the other stamp in this collection)
This sweet girl is stamp set has so many fun and sweet images. It’s also a great stamp just to ink up without adding any color.
In my day I was into needlepointing and I love to incorporate that into my card making. These dies are perfect for that. Basic coloring on my cards today and I used the time to add some dots and lines. Each image was outlined with blue (I have to say I have been doing this for years ) and a generous amount of glossy accents on the eye balls.
This stamp set is different but, equally lovely. I stamped the “hello” on some scrap cardstock and popped it on my card with some foam tape. (the hello is from the other stamp set)
All the details for the card drive can be found HERE, as well as a list of AMAZING sponsors who have offered up some phenomenal prizes to be raffled off to those who submit cards. Please read the rules carefully. The card drive will run from February 14th thru April 15th. More info on the card drive you can find on the Katy’s Kindess Card Drive blog.
Next on the hop is the the big hearted Michelle Liimatainen and she organized the hop!!! Three cheers for Michelle!
Thank You for your visit today and reading about this wonderful & heartwarming card drive. Have a great day. Hugs, Kathy
Card Supplies & links: Affiliate links are used depending on the product.
Day 1. Sharpie! Coloring with Sharpies!
Wee Memories Scrappy Saturday Challenge
Hero Arts Sweetie Pie Cards
So cute cards ! Those eyes look full of hope !
Love your card
Hip hip hooray for a great drive and adorable cards!
Kathy, I just love these cards. You are making me pull out that credit card and order these stamps. I have just loved watching you use them this week. Even with little coloring your coloring shines. Thank you so much for being part of the blog hop and helping to spread the word about the card drive. Love you girl!
I think you did Anna proud – nicely done! I love love love the fish tail in the thank you – so clever! All of your cards are lovely – and thank you for the detailed ‘how to’ explanations. You are always so helpful!
Beautiful colors!
Wow you have the skills with the colored pencils. Beautiful cards.
We gro dahlias & you did them proud! Absolutely gorgeous, Kathy!
This stamp set is really cute! Love the cards. I hope the card drive goes really well!
Your cards are always stunning.
Your koi are beautiful
So sweet!!! LOVE!
Very cute and different cards. I know my niece would love to get a card made with them.
WOW! These cards just pop!
Wow Kathy!! Your coloring is just perfect! You really make these images pop!! You are so talented! You actually make me want to buy these stamps!
Wonderful cards!
Vibrant and beautiful card.. Thank you for the video..
Wow these cards are stunning, they just pop! Thank you for the inspiration!
wonderful!
I think they look like cakes! Awesome job!!
Wonderful cards.
Great card!
Hi, Kathy! I’m late to the party on this but just wanted to pop in to let you know I’ve been making some cards for this cause – thank you for letting me know about it!