With All My Heart

Hello, everyone!  Before I get started I would like to welcome three new followers - Nastya Deutsch, Buba Momcilovic, and Tijana Momcilovic - thank you for joining me!

Today I'm sharing a card I made for a special gentleman that I read about over on DL.ART. He's 104 years old and a Veteran of the United States Marines, and he would like to receive some Valentines!  Diana has his address on her blog if you'd like to help give this gentleman a smile on Valentine's Day!

This cute panda is from Beccy's Place Bear Hugs, and I opted for the precoloured version. He's just so cute!  I die-cut the image with a scored rectangle and added white dots to his eyes and Xmas Red Stickles to the heart.  The plaid paper is from Raspberry Road Designs, and I stamped a sentiment from Pink and Main.  I used a tiny heart border, a small heart punch, and tied some baker's twine from DL.ART.

My card design was inspired by the sketch at Sketch Saturday 595: 

I finished the inside of the card!  I adhered a scrap of the patterned paper and stamped a sentiment (old wood-mounted stamp from Craftsmart).

I've read that some crafters make their cards but sadly never send them, but I mailed this card yesterday!  I want him to receive it in time for Valentine's Day!

Here are some photos at the post office.  That's Canada Post employee Joanne in the final photo.  The card is on its way!

Joanne at Canada Post

I would like to support the following challenges: 2 Crafty Critter Crazies AG w Animals 2/5; A Perfect Time to Craft AG UE; Arty Divas 14 AG 3/5; Aud Sentiments 244 Love/Valentine's Sentiment 1/5; Beccy's Place February Optional Animals UE SIR; Cardz TV 107 AG 2/3; CRAFT Love/Valentines 1/2; Crafts Galore Encore AG 1/3; Crafter's Castle AG 1/3; Crafty Calendar Use Die-cuts / Punches 2/3; Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper February UE; Creatalicious AG Optional Hearts 2/3; Cute Card Thursday AG UE; Die Cut Divas Hearts and Flowers 2/4; DL.ART February Linky AG UE 1/d; DL.ART Thankful Thursday Valentines; Double D Hearts 1/3; Double Trouble Thing1 Repeated Item (heart border, punched hearts, patterned paper repeated on inside of card), Thing3 Critters, Thing2 Join "Use Your Stuff" Challenge (my old stash items are the Xmas Red Stickles, old wood-mounted stamp, and baker's twine) 2/4; Elliebelle's Crafty Wednesday Add a Sentiment 1/3; Gem of a Challenge AG 1/2; Get Creative Use Hearts 2/3; Incy Wincy Love, Love, Love 2/5; Jan's Digitals AG 2/5; Kat Scrappiness Hearts UE; Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 2/3; Mod Squad You're All Heart 1/3; Papercraft Business Valentine's Day / Love 1/3; Penny's Paper-crafty 464 AG 1/3; Polkadoodles 5 AG 2/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday With Love 1/5; STAMPlorations Hey Love Hop and Linky 4/5; SugarPea Designs Meant to be Sent (mailed yesterday); Tales from the Craft Room Love is in the Air 1E; The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions DCC F520 ~ Hearts UE: The Outlawz Saturday Paper a la Mode Valentines UE; Through the Craft Room Door AG 1/2; Time Out Affectionate UE; Use Your Stuff 391 Critters (my old stash items are the Xmas Red Stickles, old wood-mounted stamp. and baker's twine); Word Art Wednesday 424-425 AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5 wk2

Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!