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It's time for our November encouragement challenge at Calling All Sistahs. 

How our challenge works is that we give you an inspiration photo and you are to make a project using it as your inspiration It doesn't have to be a card for someone who has cancer, it can be for someone who has lost a loved one or just needs a pick me up. All we ask is that you actually mail it.

This is the last post for the Encouragement Squad, as Michele has decided to end the challenges because of lack of participation. I hope y'all will continue to send out encouraging cards to those who need it. I had a facebook group on facebook that does just that. The name of the group is Because Kindness and I would love to have you join us in sending cards to lift the spirits of the who need it.

To create my card I started with a top folding note card and the Tutu stamp set, I stamped the dancers in gray and then colored there tutus with Copic markers and then diet them with the Ballerina Fri-dies. I added some Nuvo drops to the center ones tutu.

CAS18 A Sketch

It's time for our October encouragement challenge at Calling All Sistahs. 

How our challenge works is that we give you an inspiration photo and you are to make a project using it as your inspiration It doesn't have to be a card for someone who has cancer, it can be for someone who has lost a loved one or just needs a pick me up. All we ask is that you actually mail it. Ya'll I have had to mail so many sympathy cards lately it just breaks my heart, yesterday I mailed out 10 sympathy cards and two card to cancer patients.  I hope they do bring a little happiness in their sorrow. I have a facebook group (Because Kindness) if you would like to join to help share some kindness with those who need it.

This month we actually have a sketch challenge

To create my card I started with a top folding white card base, I added some design paper as the background and also to make one of the tags using the Tag Buddies Fri- Die. I used the Dream Then Do stamp set for the greeting on the smaller ta. To finish the card I added some twine.

October Reminder

Today is the 17th and that means it is time for your monthly reminder to check yourself and get your Mammogram if you haven't yet this year.

 Mammograms are good but they are not enough, if cancer is caught your odds of beating it are better and they way to do that is to check your girls. Our challenge is a reminder for you to do so. 

You can also help find a cure by purchasing products from the Calling All Sistahs line where 50% of the profits go towards breast cancer research.

To create my card I started with a top folding white card base, the Ruffled Ribbon Fri-die and a couple sets by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. Using the Fri-die I cut out several ribbons out of white cardstock, on one of them I randomly stamped the floral image and leaves from the Peace & Comfort set. 

Next I glued several of them together and placed the stamped one on top to give it dimension. To finish the card I added the ribbon and stamped a greeting from the Dream then Do set.

So Much Sympathy

It's time for our September encouragement challenge at Calling All Sistahs. 

How our challenge works is that we give you an inspiration photo and you are to make a project using it as your inspiration It doesn't have to be a card for someone who has cancer, it can be for someone who has lost a loved one or just needs a pick me up. All we ask is that you actually mail it. Ya'll I have had to mail so many sympathy cards lately it just breaks my heart, yesterday I mailed out 10 sympathy cards and two card to cancer patients.  I hope they do bring a little happiness in their sorrow. I have a facebook group (Because Kindness) if you would like to join to help share some kindness with those who need it 

Here is the inspiration photo

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base for a one layer card, I stamped the flowers from the set Truth Is one of my favorite sets and it's retiring (insert sad face) and colored them using a Copic marker. The greeting is from the set Peaceful Garden.

oh and there is a prize involved 

a $25 voucher to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and if you use CAS-ual Fridays products and are the winner it will increase to $50

Hug in A Mug

It's time for a new challenge at Calling All Sistahs.

 Each month we have a new inspiration photo for you to use to create a card to send out to someone who needs it. It doesn't have to be cancer it can be a sickness a loss of a loved one, a loss of a pet or someone who just needs a word of encouragement. The real challenge for most of us including me is will we actually mail it? 

I have started a group on Facebook called Because Kindness to help us mail more cards out to those who need them, the group is closed so only the group members see the addresses. I would love to have more members so if you are on Facebook and this is something you are interested in please request to join through facebook.

oh and there is a prize involved 

a $25 voucher to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and if you use CAS-ual Fridays products and are the winner it will increase to $50

Here is the inspiration photo

Peace and Comfort

Happy Friday! 

It's time for a new challenge at Calling All Sistahs.

 Each month we have a new inspiration photo for you to use to create a card to send out to someone who needs it. It doesn't have to be cancer it can be a sickness a loss of a loved one, a loss of a pet or someone who just needs a word of encouragement. The real challenge for most of us including me is will we actually mail it? 

I have started a group on Facebook called Because Kindness to help us mail more cards out to those who need them, the group is closed so only the group members see the addresses. I would love to have more members so if you are on Facebook and this is something you are interested in please request to join through facebook.

oh and there is a prize involved 

a $25 voucher to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and if you use CAS-ual Fridays products and are the winner it will increase to $50

Here is the inspiration photo

To create my card, I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. I stamped the image from the set Peace & Comfort   and then filled it in with a Copic marker, next I stamped the floral images from the Pretty Posies set and colored them also with Copic markers.

To finish the card I added some sequins for a little bling

June Reminder

It's the 17th and that means it's time to Call All Sistahs to check your girls!

Mammograms are important but so are self checks and we are reminding you to do that today. I have had several of my friends battle this horrible disease and have lost friends and my mom to breast cancer so please heed our reminder and check yourself.

Cancer can be beaten if caught early so please do self exams and get your mammograms once a year if thats what the doctor suggests. You can also help find a cure by purchasing products from the Calling All Sistahs line where 50% of the profits go towards breast cancer research.

To create my card, I started with a white card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. I stamped the floral ribbon from the Hope Ribbon set using It's a girl ink by Catherine Pooler. Next I stamped the greeting from the set Dream Then Do to keep it simple. For the pink mat I used the direct to paper technique with the It's a girl ink

May Reminder Post

It's the 17 and that means it's time to Call All Sistahs to check your girls!

Mammograms are important but so are self checks and we are reminding you to do that today. I have had several of my friends battle this horrible disease and have lost friends and my mom to breast cancer so please heed our reminder and check yourself.

Cancer can be beaten if caught early so please do self exams and get your mammograms once a year if thats what the doctor suggests. You can also help find a cure by purchasing products from the Calling All Sistahs line where 50% of the profits go towards breast cancer research.

To create my card I started with a white top folding card base and a white panel cut down with a stitched die. Using the MISTI I stamped the background from the set Dream then Do  using Altenew ink and the then used the direct to paper technique and cut out the ribbon using the Ruffled Ribbon Fri-die.  To finish the card I added never give up from the Hope Ribbon set on the ribbon.

My Friend

It is time for another encouragement challenge at Calling All Sistahs

Our challenge is to use the inspiration photo below to create a card to send someone a word of encouragement as they go through a struggle. It doesn't have to be cancer it can be for someone who has lost someone, lost a job, or just needs a word of encouragement. The real challenge is will you mail it? I love to go to the mailbox and find happy mail instead of or with the bills, always makes my heart happy.
oh and 
There is a prize involved as well, a $25 voucher to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and if you use CAS-ual Fridays products and are the winner it will increase to $50
Here is the inspiration Photo

To make my card I started with a white top folding card base and a plaid panel cut down with a stitched die. I took my inspiration from the colors and colored the flowers from the Mon Ami set  using Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens and then cut them out using the Mon Ami Fleur Fri- Dies.  Next using the MISTI I stamped the greeting on the plaid panel and them popped up the floral images with foam tape.

Smile

It is time for another encouragement challenge at Calling All Sistahs

Our challenge is to use the inspiration photo below to create a card to send someone a word of encouragement as they go through a struggle. It doesn't have to be cancer it can be for someone who has lost someone, lost a job, or just needs a word of encouragement. The real challenge is will you mail it? I love to go to the mailbox and find happy mail instead of or with the bills, always makes my heart happy.
oh and  There is a prize involved as well, a $25 voucher to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and if you use CAS-ual Fridays products and are the winner it will increase to $50

here is the inspiration photo

To create my encouragement card I started with a white top folding card base and a piece of Bristol paper cut down with a scalloped stitched die. To create my background using the inspiration colors I used some distress oxide inks in Candied Apple, Abandoned Coral, Carved Pumpkin and Squeezed Lemonade. After I achieved the look I wanted then I spritzed the background with water and then added the greeting from the Sassy Smiles set. I used the die cut Smile from the Smiling Fri-dies and cut it out of white paper several times adhered them together and added it to the card above the greeting.