St Patty's and Charity Final Card Count

Hi everyone.

Hope you all forgive me for not posting last night.  The girls and I were hard at work packaging and counting all the cards for charity.  Of course, it took longer than it should have done because we kept stopping every few seconds and saying... wow... did you see this one.  Hey, look how great this is!  Cool... why didn't I think of that!  So it ws a voyeurs delight getting to touch and admire all the cards that were sent one last time before they were sent off to charity.

Before we get to the count and the pics of the boxes, etc.  A card for you tonight - using Teeny Tiny Wishes and the Full Heart punch.

A few years ago I traced my genealogy and discovered that my grandparents on my father's side were Irish. Don't ask how I never knew that!  Anyway, I have been celebrating St Patty's day in earnest since then... especially as it also happens to be the day that Lou tried to propose to me in New York...but that's another story!  consequently, I decided to create a simple and easy St Patty's Day card for you based on the stamping411 sketch again this week.  It shows you how versatile the sketch is.

 

I punched the hearts out of Glorious Green card stock and covered them with Crystal Effects.  I left them to dry - they become really pliable.... stamped the sentiment, wrapped a piece of gold elastic cord twice around a piece of Naturals White card stock, adhered the hearts and voila.  My first St Patty's card.  Warning... the flecks you see don't mean that your screen needs cleaning!!!!  They are the flecks in the Naturals range of papers :-)

I wanted to show you some of the cards that we received for the drive.  These gorgeous cards are a selection from the ones sent in by Yvonne.  Please show Yvonne a little love and leave her a comment.

Yvonne used the Vintage Vogue and Well Scripted stamps for this lovely, soft feminine birthday card.  Creating a circle card with these elements works really well.

I love the tags on this :-)  really cute and the color combination works really well.  The scalloped edge helps to create visual interest and add to the feminine feel.

 

The use of the corner border punch, embossing, flowers and ribbon create a very special card.

Yvonne used great coloring to highlight the hat in the fabulous Garden from the Heart set.  You can really feel and see the heart that went into making this fabulous card.

I'll be showcasing a couple more of Yvonne's fabulous cards, along with others taken randomly from the boxes before we posted them.  Again... my thanks to everyone who participated.

NOW THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR...... HOW MANY CARDS DID WE GET.... well.... thanks to the additions by Brenda - thank you Brenda... who donated almost 300 cards, I might tell you! the grand total of cards collected for the drive was

800 cards for fromourhearts and hugsandhope

It was a very emotional moment when we had finally finished and counted the cards.  Here's a pic of my great ... and I mean that in the truest sense of the word... friends Brenda and Cherie as we were on the final leg of getting the cards ready.  When this pic was taken we were literally on the final 20 or so cards and were starting to clean up.  Oh yeah..... and we managed to do all of this without spilling a drop of wine!

 

Here are the cards all ready to go.  There are 50 cards per ziplock bag... and there is 1 bag that made it to the boxes after this pic was taken.

My thanks to Bethany, Brenda and Cherie.  Your friendship means so much to me.

My thanks to Adelle, Cam, Kelli, Tonya, Yvonne, Lynn, Beth and Hazel....your support means so much to me.

My thanks to my darling hubby who cooked for us, kept us supplied with water and wine - and supports my hobby - and me.

My thanks to all of you for your support.

Happy Tuesday everyone.

Hugs

Jaydee

Comments

[Patricia Hoffman]

Yvonne, your cards are awesome. I just love them and can't pick a favorite. Each one is better than the last. You put a lot of time and effort into making your cards and it shows. Thank you for helping Jaydee and her Missions of Mercy out. To all of the wonderful women who did such an incredible job making cards and donating your time and talents, a Big Thank You from me. I was not able to help because of health issues and felt very bad about that, but I was with you all in spirit. Thanks to the friends that helped count and pack up the cards, how very unselfish of you, I am positive that Jaydee appreciated it all.

Jaydee, your St. Paddy's Day card is really neat. I love the simplicity of it and yet it is very stiking. I haven't decided if I am making any St. Paddy's Day cards yet. We will have to wait and see. Thanks for sharing all of the lovely cards that Yvonne made. It was really sweet of you to take the time to share the cards that the ladies made with us. I know that it all took time. All of your efforts combined are going to make some people very happy and grateful indeed.

Trish in Wisconsin

[Brenda]

To all of you who participated in Jaydee's card drive, thank you. It was an honor and a privilege to see all of the amazing cards you made. Even if you didn't get any cards sent in, I know that many of you were thinking about the people who were making these cards and those who will be receiving them. Thanks to you for your thoughts and prayers. Thanks to Lou for many things, but mostly the mushrooms! Most especially, thanks to Jaydee. You are an amazing woman who inspires so many others. I am truly blessed by your friendship.

[Yvonne]

Love your card Jaydee. Thanks everyone for all the nice comments. I can't believe you got that many cards! Wow that is just great!!! Thanks for sharing with us and keep up the good work. How great the world is with people like you and your friends helping others in need.
Hugs
Yvonne

[Missy]

Jaydee,
Very cute St. Patty's Day card! Yvonne you are just as talented! Congratulations on collecting soooo many cards! Wish I could have been there counting with you talented ladies! I'm sure it was so much fun! And I'm sure you got to see some beautiful cards! I truly appreciate you sharing them with us!

[Cherie]

Thank you my friend for allowing me to be a part of this AWESOME thing you've done. Once again I must say WOW! I love the St Patty's day card...will be adding that to my "cased from Jaydee" list!
Yvonne--I had the pleasure of putting your cards in envelopes and really have to say hats off to you...you do amazing work!

[Lynn Hayes]

Jaydee, I love your St. Patrick's Day card! So clean and simple - and cute.
Yvonne, your cards are wonderful - just so very pretty.
I'm SO GLAD you collected so many cards! That's just great. Sounds like you and your friends had alot of fun packaging them up too!