Stampin' from the Heart

Preview of Saturday's Holiday Cardmaking Event

Finally, a sneak peek of what we are making this  Saturday, July 18 at the Holiday cardmaking event at HyVee, W Truman Blvd from 1 pm to 5 pm.  11 cards we'll be making ... over 1,300 cards total.
Here is a sampling:
 

And yet one more:

No experience is required.  Come experience the joy of giving back to all our servicemen and women who are serving our country and defending our freedom.  All cards are donated to From Our Hearts - all supplies, cardstock...everything needed to make these cards are donated.  The only thing missing is YOU!

Halloween plus

It's beginning to look like Halloween around the homefront and it is only July!  Halloween was the focus of the Stampn' From Our Hearts for Our Troops at the library this past Sunday - and over 100 cards made - here is just one:

Using the same fall ribbon, one industrious, creative stamper created this beauty:

I always forget something when I pack up and true to style, Sunday was no exception.  This time?  Pacific Point ribbon to go on this card!  No big deal...this ribbon goes beautifully with the more mustard and certainly celery, don't you think?  Great job, Christa!
My thanks to Kari M. in Michigan for making our work "light" by providing the embellishments, ready to be added to the projects.  There are still about a dozen left - they'll wait for another day!
All cards are donated to From Our Hearts to be sent to our servicemen and women serving overseas for them to write in to send to their loved ones.
This is a free monthly event, open to the public - next one will be mid August, always held on a Sunday afternoon.  Plan to join us next month!

Stamping at the library - Halloween style

What?  Is it fall already????  It's not too early to think of Halloween, especially when making cards to send to our servicemen and women who are serving our country ! ! ! This is what we worked on this past Sunday at the Missouri River Regional Library at our monthly Stamping from Our Hearts for Our Troops free stamping event.

Many thanks to Doris and Ralph who worked diligently putting those sayings on the cardfronts!
And to Christa and Spike, our stamping and punching queen and king:

Of course Donna (the far left above) and the first to arrive and who was checking out our From Our Hearts display board (below).  She jumped at the chance to volunteer and help out at the July 18 Holiday Cardmaking Event at HyVee:

My heartfelt thanks to all, especially to those who work behind the scene:

Without the unwavering help and support of Tom and Susan, these monthly events and the resulting many, many cards created and donated to From Our Hearts would not be possible.
I thank all of you!  Sunday's 107 Halloween cards (plus Christa's additional "thinking of you" cards - just so nice!) are already in the boxes...just waiting until the beginning of September when they will be shipped.
 

God Bless America

This is dedicated to all of our servicemen and women who serve our country, to their families who support them, and especially to those who are not on America's soil, who cannot enjoy the fireworks, hotdogs and burgers with their families on this, our celebration of liberty of our country. May God continue to keep all of you from harms way and return you safely home to your loved ones. Thank you, all of you, you are giving your all to protect our freedom and making our world a safer place. You are giving your ultimate sacrifice. I am truly grateful.

Stamping with the Seniors

Saturday was a great day stamping with the ladies at the Heisinger Bluffs Retirement Center.  I'll be uploading some cards later (just am pressed for time...) Click here for more details and a photo!  They are a wonderful group of ladies and so dedicated!  There is much talent among them!

Library creations

As promised, I'm posting cards made at the Stampin' From the Heart for the Troops event library last Sunday - yes, it took me a little while to find the time to get these scanned in, cropped, and ready for the website!
2 different styles of cards were made, but many different variations of each were created.  Here is a sampling:
First, made with a retired set called "Text & Texture"  (I have the "Life is Good" decor element that coordinates with one of these stamps on my back windshield of my car!):

This is a two step stamping technique - stamped in chocolate chip and mounted on pink pirouette & chocolate chip.  This card was also created in Baja Breeze (had to create his & hers for the soldiers!)

The Just Because card is made with the same stamp set, different saying.  This is the Baja Breeze version.  These were made in the Pink Pirouette as well.

The next two cards are a made from retired DSP and Carte Postale, a retired set (both from the last catalog).  The difference between the two (besides the paper) is in the center of the medallion:

This card has a button from "button latte" collection.

The card above was made using a Rich Regal (So Saffron) brad in the center.
These are trifold cards, meaning that they open in the middle.  The saying stamped inside is "just wanted to you to know how special you are", again from a very old SU! retired stamp set.  I have been digging these stamp sets out and using my oldies but goodies!

Stampin' From the Heart for the Troops is a monthly event held at the Missouri River Regional Library, usually the second Sunday of the month.  It is free to the public.  Check my calendar of events for the next date/time - and join us for a few hours, making cards for the troops.  All are donated to From Our Hearts

Internet up & down

Frustrating, isn't it?  Mine has been going up and down these past few days and I can only capture a few minutes here and there.  I'll be posting some cards we made at the library and others when it cooperates for more than 5 minutes!  Be patient...I promise... in the meantime, see From Our Hearts for a picture of the monthly event - yes, men do stamp!

Stampin' From the Heart in June

A quick reminder of two events in June free to the public - Sunday June 14 at the MRRL (library!) from 1-3:30 and the other at the Heisinger Senior Center on Saturday June 27 from 1-3:00.
We are hoping to surpass our last month's effort which was 130 cards (our goal was 80...wow, did we work hard!)

Pictures from the Library

Pictures say a thousand words!  Here a few from our library event this past Saturday. 

We did this event "assembly line" style, each one making one part of each card.

Individuals of all ages participate.  Non-stampers and experienced stampers - all find it fun and rewarding to create cards.
The only person missing from these pictures is me!  I sat at the end of the table, helping to put the designer paper on the cards.

 

Stampin' at the Library

Saturday was a nice day and a very nice turnout at the library - when we were finished, 131 cards were completed, ready to be sent to our servicemen and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.  Here is the card we made:
My thanks to all who came to support our troops!