Some homemade kindness….

by Susan Itell | Nov 12, 2015 | Uncategorized | 9 comments

Good Morning! The PALS blog hop was fantastic yesterday and it is super clear that we are all so thankful ~ I need to toot my horn and give a huge SHOUT OUT to many that have emailed me with their amazing work in sharing homemade kindness!

I have been embracing to sharing "homemade kindness" in sending cards…."just because"...and when you really think of it – we can always be making someone smile and feel special with a handmade card.

Today is a color challenge with the Pals Paper Art – I hope that you play along with us….and you can click here to see what the amazing talent of team 2 came up with ~ I think it is super fun to see what everyone comes up with!

In the spirit of sharing some homemade kindness., I wanted to send a card to a friend from the barn that had a amazing Horse Show last week in Raleigh. If you follow my blog, you know that I adore animals and that my daughter Hannah rides horses. We had a wonderful (WET) time in Raleigh last week and all of the horses and riders had a great show!

This is a super simple , straight forward card that literally took me minutes to whip up….remember ~ it is the thought…the gesture…that make someones day! I am "pinching  myself" with the joy I get from reading your emails, seeing your cards with sharing and spreading the thought of "homemade kindness" The Bravo stamp set is always a keeper and is the shining star for todays card.

After I inked up the stamp in the tangelo twist, I took a damp "Q-tip" and took off the color on the star and then colored it with the Blackberry Bliss! I then matted the sentiment part in the same color to give it a POP1

You must admit, it does not get any easier than this card but it still sends a great, fun message!

Confession time….when I saw the color palette for todays challenge the first thing I grabbed for were my Swatch Books….why??? – EASY…they are a fantastic reference to use as the colors are listed and then I knew what paper to go for….Sweet Li'l Things Designer Series Paper was the right fit!

A simple pair of 1/4" pieces of paper and then the same for the lining of the envelope was all that is needed – BAM….done!

One simple and fun card….What do you think? Can you see yourself making this…..to me, it is a great one to have on hand…."just in case" You can easily have fun with different color combinations etc….

Now to Eddie,,,,I promised you that I would give you an update!. I did not blog about him for the past week + as he has once again is going through a stage that he has not been eating. While I was gone for 6 days, I must admit….I was very worried that he was telling me to go and not to worry so much about him!

John and James did not mention him to me and on day 4 for being away I asked, "How is Eddie"….as I know that John would never tell me if something happened to him while I was gone (but at the same time I was not sleeping and I just had to ask) – and the answer – he is GREAT….back to eating and playing ball!

Here is a picture of him on Monday and he made me smile…..poor Mr. Chicken – he has seen better days but one thing that melts my heart is Eddie. He is one special dog that continues to teach me each and everyday! He LOVES his toys!