Happy Tuesday! I am here today to celebrate with Julia as she has hit the milestone of 10,000 followers on YouTube!! How awesome is that!?! To thank everyone she is hosting an inspiring blog hop with tons of fun prizes!!
If you are coming from Francine’s YouTube Channel– WELCOME!
Julia wanted to celebrate kindness because she is so appreciative of all the support in this awesome creative community. I totally know how she feels- I have met so many awesome people over the years just through cardmaking! We can all be supportive by following one another, commenting on each others projects and just encouraging one another!
I had some inky fun creating this set of cards. This stamp was given to me by Jennifer McGuire when she was doing her Share Handmade Kindness campaign so I thought it was fitting for Julia’s hop theme as well!
- I started by heat embossing the sentiment with Versamark and white embossing powder.
- I then watercolored 7 different backgrounds with Distress Inks on Distress Watercolor Cardstock.
- Lastly I diecut out each of the backgrounds with Lawn Fawns new cross stitch rectangle dies and then foam taped them onto kraft cards.
- I embellished that cards by adding generous amounts of glossy accents drops randomly on the card fronts.
I always love playing with different Distress Ink combinations, but this time I just stuck to one color per card. The colors are really SO vibrant!
GIVEAWAYS!
Anyone can be a winner! Everyone who leaves a comment by July 31 midnight on any of the stops on the hop will be entered into the drawing, and the winners will be announced August 1 on Just One More Card
- $15 gift card to Altenew
- $100 gift card to CAS-ual Fridays
- $25 gift card to Concord & 9th
- $20 gift card to Gerda Steiner Designs
- $30 gift card to Kit & Clowder
- $25 gift card to My Favorite Things
- $25 gift card to Purple Onion Designs
- $30 gift card to Pretty Pink Posh
- Custom prize package from Seven Hills Crafts
- $40 gift card to Simon Says Stamp
- Three custom prize packages from Stabilo
{creative chick} GIVEAWAY!
In honor of celebrating kindness, I purposely created SEVEN cards for this hop! When you leave a comment to be entered into Julia’s giveaways, also let me know about a friend that might need some happy mail. You don’t need to get into personal details but just mention them in the comment and why I should send them a smile to their mailbox. I will select 7 people and send these cards out to them to share handmade kindness. Edited to add: WINNERS posted here
Pssst… It is also Julia’s Birthday!
So when you head over to her blog, be sure to wish her a happy happy birthday!
I created this card for her, and am popping it in the mail to her today! Hope you have a fabulous year Julia- thank you so much for all of your inspiration!!
Next up on the hop is Jessica– be sure to visit her blog for more inspiration!
Full Hop List:
- Just One More Card
- Birka Reinitz
- Debra James
- Francine Vuillème
- Jenn Shurkus
- Jessa Feig
- Keren Baker
- Kymona Tracey
- Laura Bassen
- Laura Sterckx
- Michelle Short
- Marika Rahtu
- Nichol Magouirk
- Nina-Mari Trapani
- Sonja Kerkhoffs
- Simon Says Stamp
- Stephanie Klauck
- Tara Cardwell
- Yoonson Hur
Supplies Used
Supplies I used are linked throughout the post. Click on the picture and you will be taken to the product. I use affiliate links when available which means if you make a purchase I get a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you for your support!
Great content, amazing. Good job.
Just saw these cards today for the first time. Love them and will give this a try with my new Distress Oxide inks!!
Just saw these lovely cards on “Sundays with Lorraine” and had to come over and say how lovely I think they are. 🙂
Thank you so much!!!
Did you post your winners? I can’t seem to find the list of who gets the cards you made. Thanks!
hi greta! I will post winners late 2morrow early tuesday- sorry for the delay!
Hi Greta- just another update that the winners have been posted and notified via email- see the post here https://shurkus.com/cards/celebrating-kindness-winners thank you!!
Amazing, sweet and bright card set!! Love it!! And your birthday card is ultra fun and full of celebration!! A card should go to Patti at Stationary Styles!! Have a great day!!
These cards are great, I love how pretty and colorful they are, and the sentiment is so nice!
Love the birthday card you made for Julia! Such vibrant colors!
I LOVE all the colors of your cards. I think the blue is my favorite. I can’t wait to try using a single color for my backgrounds, I usually use multiple colors, with mixed results 🙂
Love this sentiment and all the great, colorful cards you created. They would certainly brighten someone’s day !!!
Beautiful bright colors! I had not thought of using the glossy accents for droplets… love it! I hope your cards find happy homes. So nice of you to offer them.
I love the bold one-color background. it reminds me of distressed denim.
love the simplicity.
Love the backgrounds and your simple layout. That makes the important message show uo so well. Thanks
Such lovely colors on all those cards! I think everyone on a Monday could use a “kindness” card, don’t you? 😉
These card sets are simple but stunning, I love the vibrant colours and the fact you are passing on the kindness message.
There is nothing like distress ink for that vibrancy of colour. Love your rainbow separated cards!
So simple but special due to the wonderful colors you chose.
Your cards are amazing! My favorite ones are the pink and green card. Pink and green are my favorite colours. My friend Leona would smile about such a wonderful card. She has been unlucky with her health and is very unhappy about that.
You all are amazing ..?I try to do this in my life..I make cards for my church so they can send them out to people in need.
I think that it is awesome that you are passing this on. I make cards for the church that I go to so people can get as you said “happy mail”. I love doing this… All of you are such an inspiration to me..thank you
Oh wow! Your cards are really gorgeous!!! I love the bright colours you chose!
Beautiful cards Jenn. I love the vibrant colours you used for the backgrounds x x
I love that Hero Arts stamp you chose to share on your cards. They are all so colorful!
Very lovely thanks for sharing
Such a happy and colorful card! Gorgeous!
You created a gorgeous selection of cards, the colours are all awesome! I don’t have a particular name in mind at the moment, to be honest, but anyone would deserve to receive a lovely card like this! Actually, I do have a crafty friend in mind now – she recently helped me a lot with my crafty needs! I bet she’d be delighted to get a wonderful card like yours!
Such fun, colorful cards! TFS =)
Jenn, these cards are amazing! You’re right–really vibrant colors. I don’t have anyone in mind to tell you about to send a card to, but it seems like you have some good candidates for that already. Thank you for your generosity! 🙂 ~ Andrea
What wonderful colors on your cards and they really pop on the craft background. Another great idea for using distress inks!!!
Love the rainbow of colors watercolor background cards. The Kraft base cards are a nice touch.
Oh my goodness, color overload. I love it. Such vibrancy. So appealing to my eyes.
Fantastic cards – I love the watercoloured backgrounds! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Such gorgeous cards!!
Thanks for sharing! Loved your cards!
The monochromatic cards look lovely! And it is such a neat way to use glossy accents!
LOVE these bright gorgeous cards!!!!!
Love all those bright colored cards…and that sentiment is just perfect.
Nice, so tone on tone.
Gorgeous, vibrant cards and it’s wonderful that you want to share them! I send out a lot of happy mail, so I’ll leave the spot open for others. :o)
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous creations. Have a great day. :o)
What a fantastic birthday card.
Your cards are all stunning!! I love the various colors you used. I do know of someone that could use some happy mail. She is a childhood friend of our 2 daughters. 26-years old and a few months ago found out she has cancer. She’s now in the midst of a 10-week round of chemo. She has lots of positive news, but I can’t imagine how hard it must be.
I cannot imagine what your dear friend is going through…but you are so right… she would be the perfect candidate for some happy mail.. prayers that your friend will come out of this at the other end with a clean bill of health …
I cannot imagine what your dear friend is going through…but you are so right… she would be the perfect candidate for some happy mail.. prayers that your friend will come out of this at the other end with a clean bill of health …
I am in love with these watercolor cards. Watercolor has been my focus lately.
those backgrounds are so beautiful. i’m going to have to do some inking!!
Love that your watercolor backgrounds take center stage. Very pretty. TFS
Great simple set of cards! I am also really loving the watercoloring on that last card, so pretty!
woooow amazing bright cards¨!
Gorgeous backgrounds – I love using Distress inks for watercoloring!
What a perfect tribute to the theme of the hop!
Love your bold background coloring with watercolor. So fun
Those backgrounds are so fun!
What an inky rainbow of delight!!! Love the watercoloured set of cards, Jenn!
Very lovely card thanksfor sharing,
fabulous colours – lovely sentiment.
So gorgeouse rainbow cards… Love the simplicity & vibrant colors!
What fun you must have had with the watercoloring. They will make 7 people smile.
Jenn, your watercolored card set expressing kindness is lovely, but your multicolored birthday card for Julia is my favorite. Love the mixed colors!
Wow, so bright!
I am loving the watercolored backgrounds! You inspire me to try it out! The birthday card for Julia is so happy and vibrant, I’m sure she’ll think it rocks too! Your single-colored give out cards of kindness are an awesome idea and are just as beautiful!
Your background water colors are gorgeous! They really make your sentiment pop!
Beautiful colors! Are those some new mini’s colors? Always inspired by your creation! Hope you are all settled into your new crafty space!
What a great set of cards! And so nice to send them out!
Such bright and cheery cards!!
great vibrant cards. 🙂
This is why I love a good blog hop- you meet new amazing crafters, hello Creative Chick – I’ll be back!
Hi. I’m a distress ink junkie too! Love that blue look! Always amazed at the end result when using inks….awesome!
Hi Jenn ~ I’m a self-described Distress Ink Junkie and love everything about the cards you’ve created to share. (I NEVER thought of using drops of Glossy Accents on cards! DUH!!!) I hope you don’t mind if I CAS these cards; they’re spectacular with their bright, vibrant colors. My Aunt Marie, who just turned 90 earlier this month, is battling ovarian cancer AFTER she beat breast cancer in the 1970s and colon cancer in the early 2000s. She is an incredibly strong fighter whose faith has brought her through these battles. Thanks for your inspiration and for sharing in the fun of Julia’s 10,000+ and birthday celebration!! ~HUGS~
(PS: Hope things are well with your move too!!)
Nice water color coloring.
These are all beautiful! I love all the bright colors! My sister could use some happy mail. She is having a lot of difficult times right now. Thanks so much.
Fun cards! Congrats to Julia!
This makes such a cool collection of cards in every color!
Your cards are so happy and vibrant – sure to bring a smile to anyone’s face! My friend Jodie could definitely use some happy mail as it’s been a rough summer!
Such vibrant colors. Wonderful idea for sharing the cards. There are so many deserving people out there.
You are inspiring me to try to watercolor! The colors you chose are beautiful.
Love all the colors! My friend Linda always loves cards!
Absolutely beautiful cards! I was going to say that I would love for you to send my mama a card because, well, she’s my mama, but I’ve read some of the other posters’ requests and it sounds like quite a few of them could use some snail mail kindness (along with some thoughts and prayers, which I am also sending) more than my mama, so please send it to one (or seven!) of them. Thanks for sharing these great cards!
Really enjoying the organic feel of how the colors turned out!
Your cards are very nice. My Mum could need some Happy Mail. Three years ago we brought my Dad to hospital where he lost his battle agains cancer. Especially August in every year are tough days for us but my Mum still suffers the most.
The cards are free and fun.
You don’t need a lot of stamping or embellishments
to make a striking card.
Love the use of the watercolor.
I can see hearts in the first card with the red.
Fantastic.
thanks for sharing.
Wonderful cards. Love the colours and sentiment.
Valerija xx
Love your bright colourful colours and such a great message. Thanks
Absolutely beautiful! The rich watercolor backgrounds are just lovely!
Your cards are simply beautiful! I’m going to have to try this technique. My Aunt would appreciate one of your cards as her husband (my uncle) is in the final stages of pancreatic cancer. He is currently in the hospital and is not expected to survive much longer. He is young and will be leaving behind 6 children (the youngest only 6 years old).
I love doing a couple of cards at a time! Wonderful use of colours.
The cards are so, so, so beautiful! Love the combo of vibrant colors and kraft. My friend Archana recently lost her father after a prolonged illness. I am sure she could use a bit of cheer! Thank you for doing something so sweet. You are going to make many people very happy!
Gorgeous cards. They remind me of hand-died fabric, all soft and well-worn.
It’s hard to decide which is my favorite. I’m so in love with bright colors. Wonderful cards!
I love Julia’s card. It’s fun and fresh and vibrant – just like her!
Your cards are so pretty!
I think that we forget that
monochromatic colors
can be very appealing to
the eyes. Beautiful !
My sister-in-law, Terri is battling
ovarian cancer that has spread
to her lungs. The card shaded with Peacock Feathers would be the perfect color match for the
teal colored awareness ribbon of
ovarian cancer. Thanks for sharing kindness 🙂
You’ve made simple into stunning. A gorgeous set of cards.
Beautiful colorful background !Very nice
What lovely cards. Beautiful colors. My friend Mary could use a card, I’m visiting her right now, she recently finished cancer treatment. Monday she had her follow up scan and Friday (7/29) we go for the results. Praying for good news for her. Thanks for sharing and your kindness.
What a fantastic set of cards, love all that brightness. I can think of someone, my mum. She has alzehimers so she forgets who visits and thinks no one is coming to visit. A card is a more permanent reminder that she is loved and thought of all the time. She is in Australia so you may not want to send there but just a thought. Thanks petal
Great cards!
loving the rich, bright colors on your cards. My sister-in-law is undergoing chemo and cards of encouragement are most welcomed.
Such beautiful vibrant colors! This would make a great gift set for a friend!
Love the birthday card you made. Such a “Happy” card.
Your cards are beautiful. I love the look. My brother-in-law is going through a major health problem, and I would love for him (and his wife/caregiver) to receive one of your cards.
Beautiful set of cards! Gorgeous and colourful backgrounds! Very nice of you to send happy mail!
i love watercolor cards. So pretty and bright. And that sentiment is perfect for this occasion.
What beautiful cards, your watercolours are so vibrant! You are so generous to add to the prize pool, a Big Happy Birthday for Julia.
I love the bright colors you used on these cards! They should make anyone smile!
Gorgeous, fun card for Julia, but I’m totally in love with your set of single color cards–gotta CASE these! Would never have thought to mount them on kraft & I love that, too! I have a blogging friend who’s sister is terminally ill & she’s not elderly–such sadness. I’m about to send her another card & I know she’d love to get one of yours. What a kind thing to do for this Kindness blog hop–thank you, Jenn!
These are just beautiful!
So simple but soooo vibrant. What a wonderful gift set.
Such simple but beautiful cards! Happy birthday to Julia!!
Beautiful backgrounds you created on these cards. A friend of mine broke her leg above her knee replacement and could us a note of kindness.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com
Your cards are stunning! I love this technique!
xx Olga
Love your bright cards. Very thoughtful hop. Thank you.
Beautiful bright cards Jenn! Love them. My daughters friend (31), was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. She has just finished her chemo and waiting to hear if she needs radiation, I am sure she would be happy to receive one of your cards.
Love the vibrant colors on your watercolor cards!
Jenn I love your bright and colorful cards. Thanks for sharing.
These cards would make beautiful gift sets. Love the watercolor backgrounds!
Jenn your cards are just awesome ! I love the vibrant and bright colors you chose ! I love them all ! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
Really love the card that you made for Julia
Very Nice!
Neat to see how such a simple one color & sentiment
can be so pretty!
{Fun birthday card too!}
simple but beautiful cards
the colors on each card are stunning!
Love the watercolor background, It seems to make the whole card just pop with those colors. Very Nice.
I love how. Vibrant the colors came out… Swooning
what beautiful cards. every background just radiates with happy colors! thanks for the offer of a special greeting to someone in need of a spirit lifter.
Wow love your watercoloring on these cards!! So bright and great colors 🙂
The water coloring effect you created on these cards is striking, rich, bold and beautiful! Gorgeous work!
Your distress ink backgrounds are totally amazing!
What a lovely set of cards!!
Congrats to Julia on all her milestones!
Really enjoyed your cards; thanks for sharing.
These cards are really beautiful. They remind me of looking through the window on a warm rainy day with the raindrops that are on the window, as well as the condensation. They’re very calming to look at, I personal think. Tfs!
Beautiful cards! Love the bright colors!
So colorful . Nice.
Love your watercolor backgrounds – so bright and vibrant. Great birthday card, too!
Love your watercolor backgrounds!
I love your cards. I love distress inks, they go with everything! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Jenn from Louisiana! Those cards are scrummy! I haven’t seen a watercolored background that was so vibrant in a card. I’m definitely going to up my game after seeing what you’ve done here. Thanks for sharing your work. I would love it if you would send a card to my friend who has been almost totally bedridden by a serious back injury. She loves to get mail, and hardly anybody sends mail anymore. That is such a wonderful idea of yours. Thanks for your kindness! Oh, and Julia’s birthday card is wonderful, too!
Love your card set and birthday card ?
Jenn, I just love all your cards. Plus that birthday card is so awesome. What a great card for any age and gender. I love that tip on using glossy accents for the embellishments. My sister, Marian, could use a little “happy mail” . She has MS and is housebound. I live 650 miles away and it is so hard cause I can’t help her daily. Thanks for sharing all your crafty tips. Have a blessed day.
Your cards done with just a single distress ink is lovely. I love the sentiment too. The card for Julia is beautiful too.
A pro at watercoloured backgrounds!
Love the bright colors! My nephew could use some happy mail….he was recently diagnosed with leukemia and is now undergoing tough chemo treatments.
Love the vibrant colors used, especially the blue one. Wonderful sentiment as well!
Your cards are beautiful, especially the Blue colored ones. Great coloring techniques and can’t wait to try the watering myself. Also love the sentiment. Great job!
A great set of cards! Love the backgrounds, they look so bright and cheery!
Great card collection! Love your water coloring.
Love the bright and beautiful backrounds!
Kindness rocks!! thanks for highlighting the positive ways crafty people interact
Wow! These are beautiful!!
I have an awesome friend that would be over the roof excited to get one of your cards! We all have our ups and downs, though this would surely make one smile! 🙂
Adore your colored backgrounds … inspires me to give this technique a go ! Thanks for sharing.
Love the joyful cards! Your idea of sending cards to someone in need is so special!
Lovely cards and great water coloring!
Beautiful cards. I love this technique with distress inks.
Great CAS cards! Love those water-colored backgrounds!
Love the bright, happy colors on these!
love these cards and thank you for them……..
Beautiful Cards!
Andrea
Great cards. Love the color!
Beautiful, love the colors against the kraft card base.
What lovely vivid colours, just what we need during our winter on my side of the world, something to brighten your day, and great sentiments.
Jenn, thank you so much for being part of the blog hop. Your cards are gorgeous, and I can’t wait until I can pull one of them out of my mailbox 🙂
I think it’s absolutely lovely that you’re sending out your cards to some people who need cheering up … that’s the best kind of kindness and just shows how awesome our community is.
Thank you for being part of it, and thanks for leading by example. You rock!
Love your watercolor background. Rainbow colors are beautiful!!! Sentiment is perfect.
I have a crafter friend so generous and special. A few days ago it was her birthday and I couldn’t send a happy mail. Thanks for your generous Jenn 😉
Love the intense colors
How fantastic to see the same design in so many colours. This is such a striking design. Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful cards
I love the bright colors & how the simplicity allows the sentiment to be the focus.
I love the colors you used for all of your cards. Thanks for the uplifting sentiment.
COngrats to Julia and thanks for the chance to win. Love hops like this with talented people to view and enjoy so many gorgeous cards!
Beautiful set of cards with a great sentiment.
Thank you for the inspiration.
I really like this card. A new technique for me tomise
Awesome cards, Jenn. I looooove the bright backgrounds. Luv, Wilma
I love your cards, Jenn! So simple yet so pretty and sure to brighten anyone’s day!! I have a friend who fights with several internal issues every day. Sheri told me she is also getting a cold so was feeling a bit discouraged. She is always so kind to me and others around her . She could use a little pick me up.
OMG!!! the bright watercolor backgrounds melted my heart… these cards are flawless. you made me think about my mother, she is currently stressed out taking care of my grandmother who is in the hospital. my mom likes to paint with watercolors too, nothing fancy, but it makes her happy so I’m happy too. so just by seeing your post, you made many people happy. thank you!!
I love your cards, great colors. Thanks for all of the good thoughts.
I love the rainbow of watercolor cards and the clear drops make it look like they are still wet…love them! I think the celebrate card looks like ice cream melted…fabulous. Thanks for sharing.
Jenn, these are GORGEOUS! I always enjoy your work. The colors you chose are so vibrant and cheery. I’m definitely going to try this out. You rock, how sweet are you to send out cards to complete strangers, I love this idea. My sisters having a hard few weeks and while at the food store the other a lady walked up out of nowhere and told her God told me your having a hard time right now. He told me to tell you he sees you struggling and that everything’s going to be ok. She then asked if she could give her a hug. She told me that when she got in her car she cried happy tears. A stranger made her day, and that day would stick with her the rest of her life. It’s so true, you never know what’s going on in someone’s life. Just a few words can change someone’s day significantly, good or bad. I for one am going to try and pay more attention to strangers daily. You never know when someone just may need to hear a kind word, and that one word may change their day or life around. Thanks for sharing and always inspiring. Happy Birthday Julia and congrats on 10,000 subbies.
nice and simple!
Awesome card and so vibrant colors. It’s a great idea of creating vibrant cards.
What beautiful and bright colours!great watercolouring!
Beautiful watercoloring
What gorgeous cards. And such a fun blog hop xx thanks for such a great idea and simple cards to make
Wow, what lovely cards. Very simple yet bursting with colour. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the monster! I’ll put him to good use. Love your card!
simply beautiful cards.
Simply adorable!
This cards are just amazing Jenn I love the vibrant colors that you choose for your background, love how the watercolor turn out and the fact that you added glossy accents as droplets what clever <3
Jenn, what a great idea to do so many in distress colors which are so beautiful
And I love how you got so much out of one with more or less ink. My friend
Vrohm@shaw.ca. Has been going through a very difficult time. Being way up north in northern Canada, most of us are so far away from her , also our friend Sylvia Rivera from Stamptv helping her Mom deal with chemo. I know that is 2, you will probably get two hundred. There is too much suffering in this world. Beautiful cards, beautiful idea
I absolutely love each one of these cards! The watercolors are beautiful! I would love a card sent to each of my sisters. One is in recovery from back surgery and the other is going to be going for back surgery soon. They have both had some hard times due to the injuries. Thanks for the kindness you are showing. Hugs, Robin
Love the cards!
What lovely cards! Happy Birthday to Julia!!
Beautiful cards! Love the colors so bright and pretty.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL cards!!
Great colorful back grounds, Happy Birthday Julia!
Love the bold colors and sentiment on your cards! Really liked Julia’s birthday card! Such bold summer colors
I love your colorful backgrounds and how the white sentiment pops! TFS
The backgrounds are great! Great cards
Beautiful cards! Love! Congrats Julia on reaching 10k!!!
I love this sentiment! Such a pretty, uplifting card.
Love the Watercolor backgrounds and how vibrant the cards are.
Just love your very bright and cheerful backgrounds and I also love the sentiment stamp, that just says it all!!!
Big Hugs!!!!!
Beautiful watercolor backgrounds on this card set!
Such vibrant cards! The person I think who needs a card is my niece & bff, Oona Nicholas. She lives away from home and is just an overall fantastic person who could use some kindness too. Thanks for thinking of others!
love the rich colors
Love these backgrounds!
LOVE your cards!!! Love your use of bold and bright colors
Awesome cards, love the bright colors and if that doesn’t cheer some one up then I don’t know what will! Also love the birthday card you made for Julia!
I would pick a friend of mine who has had to half way across the country to have major brain surgery, so that she will not suffer another stoke, she is in her mid 40’s, too young for something like this. Nan had to leave all her support system here and just is with her hubby, She needs a lot of TLC right now! TFS
Jenn, first let me say your kindness in offering to send a card to someone in need is extremely generous. Secondly, your cards are gorgeous! I love the colors you’ve chosen! My request for one of your uplifting cards would be to my sister who is going through an exceptionally difficult divorce after 25 years of marriage. Thank you for YOUR kindness!
Every one of your cards is gorgeous!! I love that you used the different Distress colors. I also am in awe of your fun birthday card. Amazing!!
Love your cards.
Your cards are simply beautiful and so thoughtful! I adore Julia’s birthday card, lucky girl.
I love your beautiful watercolor cards including the birthday card. I love the vibrant colors you achieved on the one color ones. My friend Candy has been through a lot in the last few years and could use a little kindness.
What a lovely set of cards!
I love the bright colors and the simplicity of your cards…awesome
Love these cards! Just beautiful
gorgeous watercolor! love these! My DT buddy is having medical troubles with her vision and a bright card would be a great pick me up!
gorgeous backgrounds. . . .always sending words of encouragement and kindness to my daughter. . .
Such a nice set of colorful cards!!
All your cards are so beautiful! It’s so wonderful of you to include some of your cards in the giveaway. I would love to give one to my sister, she is my crafting buddy (she amazing at putting up with my crazy perfectionistic ways) and she is my dearest friend.
These beautiful cards look like they would have been so much fun to make!
Gorgeous background colors! I love the sentiment its perfect! I do have a friend named Ann who has been under the weather since she lost her fur cat. Yep, she loves her cats and last week her precious kitty passed away. Smiles and Inspiration would help cheer her up 🙂
Cute set of cards.
So pretty! Love the pink one 🙂
Love all the colors. Great set of cards!
Love all your backgrounds and the saying.
The watercolor backgrounds were beautiful! I loved the multiple colors but the single colors were stunning!
Beautiful backgrounds and gorgeous colors!
Gorgeous colors!
I love the distress ink backgrounds and all of the colors. Now I have a new idea of how to use that stamp too! Love it!
Love love love these colors! Great idea. I’m going to do it. My mom can always use happy mail. She deserves it every day!!!!
Fun yet simple! Love it! My craft friend deserves a lovely thank you card because she is the most supportive person when it comes to craft!?
Love your brilliant CAS cards! Your bday card is lovely, as well! I need to try some cards like this!
Wow super fun cards!! Love the bright colors on the kraft !! I’d share a card with my friend Sherry. She has not only raised a blended family but continues to help raise her grandchildren. She is a very kind giving person!
Love these cards. So bright and festive!! They are on my list to make. Something simple but with a big IMPACT. Thanks for sharing,
Jen, you are so kind and talented!! These backgrounds are amazing!!
Simple but so beautiful and colorful cards ?
Love the bright colours.
Love distress inks.
Awesome set of cards! Love that pretty sentiment and the scrumptious colors! Love your fun birthday card too!
I’d share a special card with my neighbor, Maryann. She has knee surgery planned for August 1st!
Awesome card set and love the bday card as well. My friend Yevette definitely appreciate a card at this time, thanks for your kindness.
So vibrant and fun! Love the colors! This has been a great blog hop!
Fantastic cards!
Such beautiful cards!! Love the bright colors!
Love those bright water colored backgrounds. Beautiful cards.
Great cards and beautiful vibrant colors. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Love the bright colors!
LOVE these beautiful and colorful backgrounds!
Simple but dramatic! Love them!
Your watercolor cards are so pretty!! Love them all:)
What a fabulous way to make multiple cards but still have them all be unique. Really lovely colours! My friend S. is due for some happy mail as she’s been looking after their business while her husband has been ill for 2 years. She’s a rock!
Such gorgeous, vibrant cards! And it’s so wonderful that you want to share them! I already send out a LOT of happy mail to those who need some cheering up, so I’ll leave the spots open for others who might need it more. But you’ve inspired me to look for more ways to find people who could use some “paper joy”! 🙂
I love all the cards you made, especially Julia’s.
What a great set of cards. You don’t need to send them to my friends in need…I’ll have too much fun doing it myself! Thanks for the great card idea!
Beautiful!
Love the density of the colors
Wonderful cards ! The sentiment is inspiring.
I love the set of cards! Simple but fabulously vibrant! Congrats to Julia!
Beautiful watercoloring! Such a great simple idea and fun to practice watercolored backgrounds.
You inspire me all the time Jenn! Just beautiful.
Vanessa Middleton could always use some happy mail. ???
Those are FANTASTIC cards!!!!!!
LOVE the bright colors. TY for sharing
GORGEOUS colors! You create like no other! I have a gal in Florida I have been sending cards and trinkets to, a friend of friend of a friend. She is ill and has no entered Hospice….her name is Roxanne….she really could use some Happy Mail. She is an artist in her own right and sent me a beautiful water colored lily! Frame-Worthy! Thanks so much!
Gorgeous colors on
all of your cards!
Love the sequins/
dots on them. I
don’t have anyone
having a hard time
right now, so will
pass to someone
else.
Carla from Utah
Love the colours, really cheerful! My mum would appreciate this, she’s had a tough few weeks x
WOW ! The background of each card is so eye-catching ! Only one color can make this kind of wonder ? I need to try it !
Amazing watercolor backgrounds! Thank you so much for sharing your creations!
Love all these bright colours, especially the pink one.
Hugs
Claudia
Lovely cards x
Lovely luscious colourful backgrounds, I really like the look you achieved with the text stamping, Di xx
Great use of such vibrant color! The white embossed greeting really stands out.
I have a friend dealing with her elderly mother that could use a kind card…
What vibrant colours! I was trying to decide what colour I think I like the most, I was leaning towards the orange but that green is so … juicy! Thank you for sharing your colourful creations. 🙂
Such a kindness to share on the love with your cards. I don’t know anyone personally who is going through a rough patch at the moment, but there is a random acts of kindness post on the Kit and Clowder Facebook community that I could definitely nominate someone from!
Thank you so much for doing such grand cards, love love the wonderful colors.q
Wonderful watercoloring on the rainbow cards. These sentiments are super too. Great job 🙂
Love the bight colors.
Your vibrant colors really make the sentiments pop. Love your cards!
Those rainbow cards are stunning!
The bleu version is my favorite! Love drops on it. Great!
Also julia’ s card it TOP!
Thx for the onspiration!
Love, love, love the deep and bold watercolors with the craft cardstock!!! Wowsers! The cross stitched frame sets them off perfectly!
My 22 yr. old niece has had CRPS for the last 6 1/2 years, which has developed other syndromes, as well. I think one of your cards would certainly brighten her day 🙂 Thank you so much for spreading YOUR kindness this week! 🙂
I love the colours you used
Holy bovine, I can’t choose which one I like best! I just love color!
My friend G is fighting the monster known as cancer and I know one of those pretty cards would certainly lift her spirits. Thank you.
Such beautiful cards!
Such beautiful cards! Love your colors!
Such bright and bold cards sure to brighten someone’s day! Delightful!
What a great idea for a quick set of cards…thanks Jenn!
Wow, the watercolor backgrounds are so simple, but stunning! The lighter blue one is my favorite. Lynn
Wow, your card are gorgeous, I love the vibrant colours that you used and such a beautiful sentiment!
The backgrounds are just stunning! Love the vibrant colors!
Love, love, love the Kindness card in all the vibrant colors!!
Wow these are Pretty!! Love the bright colors!!
I love your way to play with the colors, it’s gorgeous. I’m sure Julia will be delighted with her birthday card !
These cards are exceptional! I would love to see a video on the background technique.
Simple and colorful – love it!
Very colorfull Cards 😉
I like the birthday Card for Julia.
Nicole G.aus N.
Your 7 rainbow assortment of cards are just AMAZING!!! Love the white embossed sentiment too! Looks so awesome ~~ my friend and fellow card maker, Donna R. sure could use some happy mail. She has been laid up with a bad knee and can hardly walk. I am sure her hubby would deliver her mail to her! 🙂
Fantastic cards. Love the water colored backgrounds… the colors are amazing! I have a friend who’s been off her feet a lot… she had a bone infection and as soon as she gets better, she is getting a knee surgery. She loves making cards. 🙂
Love those bright water colored backgrounds. Beautiful cards.
Love Distress Inks! Like just using one ink color and getting so much depth. Thanks for the beautiful card ideas 🙂
Love the backgrounds using distress the way you do best!!!
Awesome set of cards, so bright, loving those backgrounds!:-)
My sister is going to have her second baby soon, I bet she would like some happy mail:-)
Love these! So colorful!
Very pretty and look like something I want to try asap.
I love the simplicity of these cards! I think I like all the colours but the darkest blue and the lime green would be right at the top! My mom and dad could use a little extra kindness right now. Thanks for sharing!
Wauw what a bunch of awesome cards.
Really like all the colours you have used for the background….the one with the deep purple looks super cool tooo.
Exceptionally pretty cards!
My friend Tobi would enjoy receiving an awesome card. It’ll brighten her day as our heat wave has caused her to lose some of her animals and it’s very sad for her! She works so hard to have such a setback!
Love the beautiful colors! Simple yet lovely!
Love the cards and all the wonderful colors.
What a pretty card set!! Love the vibrant colors and the sentiment!!!
Love the cards:)
Wow, I love all the beautiful, colorful cards. I must admit, however, that the vivid pink card is my favorite!
Wow, what vivid inky backgrounds and then that great stamp on top Jenn, and a very pretty washy background on the birthday card too. x
You’ve pushed all my happy buttons with the bright intensity of these cards. Love all that color.
I love what you’ve done here. By making multiple cards of the same design but just different colors, you’ve created a whole rainbow of Kindness!!! 🙂 The sentiment is a perfect way to add cheer to a person’s day! And the other card is just fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
Stunning colours! Love these cards. Melanie x
Simple and stunning! I love them and I love that you are spreading the kindness…. I have a friend who I know could use a little encouragement. She’s a mama of little ones and sometimes its those moms that don’t get uplifted enough. Happy mail like this would surely brighten her day.
Beautiful cards. I love the colors of the kindness cards. So pretty!! As for someone who could use a bit of kindness I would pick my parents. Lots of stress in their lives right now.
I really like the colorful backgrounds. Pretty cards!!
Wow, great water colors, they are so bright cherrie.
My cancer treatmet center has little free raffles to cheer up the cancer patients during treatmeent. I’m sure they could us cards to boost patients moral.
Very beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
Fabulous set of cards!
Wonderful cards, so colorful. Love the sentiment(s) too 🙂
I love the colors on your cards, beautiful.
Beautiful backgrounds
Super fun bright cards!!
Beautiful, rich vibrant backgrounds. Love all the distress ink colors. Tfs
Wow adore all of the cards you made, such a great job on all of them. The colors are wonderful!!
Wow, these are really awesome backgrounds! Love all of them altho I am a bit partial to the blue one. What a great way to make a bunch of cards at once. I do have a sister-in-law who could use a bright happy card. Her name is Jodi & she lost her husband a few months ago, sold her home of 50 years & is having a hard time deciding where she will now live. Her world has turned upside down & she is still reeling.
So in love with these cards I think I have to get those distress ink colors I don’t have yet. 🙂 great inspiration and amazing colors and backgrounds.
Beautiful color background washes – so pretty as a set!
Great CAS cards! Love how their simple enough to make a bunch at once yet still so vibrant and beautiful!
Great CAS cards! I love how their simple enough to make a bunch at once but still so vibrant and beautiful!
Great rich backgrounds! I gotta try that.
Great cards! Thanks for sharing!
Such beautiful water colored backgrounds you made with those bright cheery colors. I am sure with that wonderful sentiment anyone who receives one will love it. A beautiful set of cards and I love the birthday card as well.
Wow Jenn! Those cards are beautifully simple, yet stunning in every way. I love the rainbow colors. So bright and cheerful. Couldn’t help but smile when I saw them. I have a fabulous friend who could use a bit of rainbow happiness. Her name is Penny. She always brings good vibes with her wherever she goes.
OMGoodness Jenn, these are fantastic! Love all the water colored backgrounds, so vibrant! A great body of work!
Your colors are beautiful, you’ve inspired me to give this a try, TFS. Congrats and Happy Birthday to Julia!
I love what you have done with those distress ink, I wish I could master that art. How sweet you are sending those beautifully cards out too. I started coloring with copic’s and stamping 2 years ago when my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer it’s truly been a life saver and helps me recharge. Thanks again I will try again to learn the technique
Every color is so beautiful.
Love the bright colored backgrounds. So fun!
Such a gorgeous card set! I love the bright colors you chose they make me want to go play and make cards.
Love the beautiful and bright colored cards.
I love the vibrant backgrounds, and the addition of glossy accents that look like water drops. Thank you for sharing.
Fabulous Distressed ink card creations here! thanks for being part of the hop – Happy Birthday to Julia and for having the Kindness Hop – thanks!
Love the bright colours!!! Gorgeous cards!
Love the colors! Thanks for the inspiration! Julie L
Beautiful water color backgrounds!! Thanks for sharing and congratulations to Julia on 10k subscribers!!
Such a simple design but the fabulous colours just make the cards WOW!
wow – amazing backgrounds!! and i love how its just the one colour. simple and so effective and bright!
You do such magic with distress inks and today is evidence of that. These CAS designs are wonderful and I know my sister could use one since she is taking a big step in her life and my parents are not 100% behind her eventhough this is a good and necessary step. Love the bday card you made…fabulous colours.
Simple but stunning…..such a great sentiment!
Beautiful set of cards.
The cards you made were so simple and yet very classic. Thank you.
Wow, all these cards are gorgeous with bright colors. Gotta love distress ink!!
Beautiful cards. The glossy drops are a wonderful addition. A great way for us to send caring thoughts quickly. Thank you.
Wonderful cards…and what a great idea to give these cards away for spreading joy and kindness…:)…I’ve got a crafty friend who has a hard time in her job right now…happy mail is always welcome, right? Thanks for sharing!
Lovely cards.
Love your cards. The colors are fantastic.
So vibrant simple and beautiful. Need more pics of beautiful Maine:)
Love how simple yet very beautiful your cards are!
What fab cards! Love the different shades of colour from just one ink pad! Also love your raindrops Kx
Love the vibrancy of your cards. My dear neighborhood lives in constant pain and dealing with other medical issues.. how nice of you to send notes of encouragement.
Oh Wow!! Really love your inky cardcard with the white sentiment…going to have to try and replicate..So pretty!!
Your cards are absolutely gorgeous. So inspired to go get my distress inks out.
I just love your distress ink backgrounds ❤️❤️ Just fabulous and gorgeous too. I am new follower too
Wow, what a beautiful impact when using just one color of the distress inks. You are right, they are so vibrant & rich!
Great cards. I usually like to do multiples when I create cards also.
Love your set of cards and your birthday card
Great cards! I love the depth of color you created. Thank you for sharing!
Wow!! Stunning cards! Love those bold colors and how that sentiment just pops! No one comes to mind right now who needs some happy mail but I believe we can all use some love! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love your card set in rainbow colors!
WOW, love the bright water color on craft paper. Such bright and happy cards!
Oooooh, being a color junkie, these cards are all right up my alley. You seem to really know what to do with a color palette. Which is great for your viewers. Luckily, I don’t have anyone in need of bolstering at the moment but your offer is as sweet as you seem to be.
oooo i just love a good watercolor background!
Beautiful and simple cards.
My friend “anon” who is trying to adjust to an assisted living facility and is having a really hard time.
Love the softness and simplicity of the cards. I think we sometimes forget that less is more! Beautiful color!
Lovely set of cards… simple n elegant
Sometimes we get caught up in the latest supplies and sets and forget how beautiful the “simple” can be. Lovely cards
Love the bright watercolors and backing them on Kraft cardstock really makes them pop.
I love your color selection! Also that you used kraft paper, I need to do that more!
I love the simplicity of your design!
Really nice backgrounds…wonderful colours.
#hughes daniela
Stunning! I’ve only been trying water coloring for about a year now. Will definitely do this.
Such beauty in the simplicity of these cards. Thanks for sharing them.
I love the bright fun colors on all the cards. I have started making sets of cards recently & I love having multiples to hand out.
I also love the sneak peek of the birthday card you made for Julia, It looks super cute!
Thank you for sharing your cards!
Gorgeous results with the inks! Love them all.
I know we’re leaving comments to win something, but that aside, I gotta say your cards just stopped me in my tracks. I mean they are SO simple, yet so beautiful. And a great idea for playing with water color. Congrats on all of them. Truly. Contest aside.
You have inspired me to create cards today! What a simple, but elegant technique. Thanks for sharing!
Great cards…. I’m really amazed at how soft AND vibrant just one color can give. Love Distres inks ?
Wishing Julia a very Happy Birthday! I love the set of cards you made Jenn; the colors are indeed so vibrant! I especially love the orange one. To play along, my daughter Jillian could use an extra smile; she’s 7 months along with my 2nd grandson and is really feeling the heat! She also mentioned to me that this was the 1st year of her life that she did not receive any birthday cards by mail!!! Any that she received (including mine) were hand delivered. So sad that snail mail is so scarce (except for junk mail).
What a lovely gesture and they’re cards anyone would be delighted to receive; just gorgeous!! x
Luscious watercoloring, and how lovely that you’re going to share them with folks who need a lift.
I LOVE your cards! The colors you chose are amazing.
Love your watercoloring … so pretty, every color is awesome.
Wonderful vibrant backgrounds. Have a Bee-utiful day!
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Beautiful cheery cards! It’s so kind of you to share them. A great way to celebrate.
Wonderful colorful idea!
Wonderful card set… love the rich, vibrant colors!! And Julia’s b-day is just perfect!!!
My sister-in-law is struggling with post-surgery recuperation; things are just not going well. She lives 1500 miles away from us, and any additional happy mail would lift her spirits. Thanks!
I like the bright colors and how pretty the look. I think all the cards are very pretty. Thank you for sharing with us.
You must love distress ink the way I do. 🙂 Love all those beautifully colored cards.
What a beautiful rainbow of kindness!
Beautiful cards,
Beautiful cards!
Great cards and such beautiful colors!!!
I love the vibrant color on your cards!
love the background’s
What beautiful cards! They kind of look, especially the red one, like you zoomed in on a rose and that’s the dew on the pedals – I just love these cards!
Love the vibrant watercolor cards. You make it look so easy!
This sentiment is one of my favorites. Donna could use a little “happy mail”.
what a beautiful set of cards. I love distress inks and am still addin to my stash. I only have 12 of the mini ink pads which are so handy but every bit packing a punch like their big brothers! The person who gets your cards will be very lucky indeed. tfs
Gorgeous cards, I just. Love the colors you chose. 🙂
Such a lovely card set! I would love to have some happy mail sent to a crafty friend who recently lost her grandbaby in a fire. So tragic. TFS and always inspiring!
Beautiful card set! Such an array of amazing colors.
wonderful cards! I am such a control freak but I think you have just motivated me to try something out of my comfort zone.
Awesome card set! I have a friend who is making a big move, this is big for job changes and school & friend changes for the children, they could use extra kindness. Thanks for being a part of this awesome blog hop to Celebrate Kindness!
Beautiful cards with a great stamp set. Shannon
What a beautiful array of gorgeous colors!
I love watercolour background cards! Who doesn’t? 🙂
Your cards are awesome. I like how the backgrounds turned out. As always, great job. Marissa needs a lift…sometimes life can get overwhelming.
Love the bright colors.
Love your colors! Can’t say that I could choose just one! I have a friend named Flo who is a single mom and having a tough time at work. She could really use some support.
Beautiful watercolored backgrounds ?
Love the backgrounds you created here. My favorite part is the Glossy Accents as an embellishment!
What a wonderful set of rainbow goodness to give to a friend!
Wow, I love your rainbow of watercolor cards. Each one is beautiful and seen together they are just stunning.
I love that I have all the ‘ingredients’ to make these cars. They’re lovely! Thanks for the inspiration!!
wow those sure are nice and bright and will cheer up anyone getting them, a friend of mine could use one, she just got divorced and is moving, but I don;t know her new app nr yet 😛 thank you for joining in with Julia’s celebtration and congrats to you too, so kind to share some cards
You have been busy. I love the colours so bright and fun.
Never thought to use glossy accents this way . I plan to CAS your cards. Thanks you so much
Love the backgrounds you created on this gorgeous cards:)
Beautiful cards, Jenn!
Absolutely love the vibrant colors you used. So stunning! Thanks!
Wow, these cards are so vibrant. The photo will all them stacked up, is just beautiful.
Pretty cards! Loved the Birthday card too!
What a wonderful card set! the colors are fabulous.
Love your watercolor yuminess!
Lovely set of cards Jen…..I love watercoloring and this is just a beautiful set. You are amazing!! 🙂
Beautiful colors! Love all of them!
Jenn~ Such a nice combination of backgrounds with the kraft colored card stock. love the set. I think any one in hospital or nursing home would love some cheering up .Thank you for be so kind!
Your cards are lovely and bright and cheerful, and perfect for happy mail. My Mom and sister live together and are both having some health issues, and they would be very appreciative if they received a card.
Wow beautiful cards! My crafty friend Jen could use a smile in her mailbox…her kitty has been sick…
Love the rainbow of colors you used for your gorgeous cards. I love white embossing. And I love the BG on the card you made for Julia, very nice!
Wow, I love everyone of your cards. They all look so fresh and modern
Wonderful bright colours. Simple design with impact.
WOW! I love the intense backgrounds!
Love your cards!
Love all the bright watercolor goodness!
Beautiful water color cards! I think the
orange one is my favorite!
Wow your right.BEAUTIFUL rich colours on there on.Well done.
Beautiful watercolour backgrounds! Lovely cards.
Great cards! I like the backgrounds you make. Wow super cool.
Thanks for sharing your rainbow of beauties!
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How wonderful that you’re celebrating Julia’s birthday with her; she holds a very special place in my heart, as I’m sure she does in yours. Your cards: oh my stars! Incredibly beautiful and deeply heart-warming! You’ve certainly embraced Julias themes of ‘kindness’ and ‘celebration’ with all you’ve designed. In awe…
~carol
WOW… this card set is AMAZING with those vibrant colors. Love your color wash on the background.
WOW So beautifully you have showcased the monochromatic theme
Love the bright BGs – they really make the sentiment shine. Your birthday card is wonderful, too.
Just love those vivid colors for your backgrounds!
Wonderful set of cards to give away as a gift!
Very pretty cards!
I love that you made a whole set of cards!! I love the colors and the sentiment of course!! My friend Kitty could use some kindness as she is going through a very nasty divorce!
Amazing backgrounds! I love the reach out and slap ur face pops of color!
And u can’t go wrong with distress inks!
Love what uve done and the bday card is awesome too!
Love, love, love these cards. Clean and Simple but so classy and the colours and gorgeous.
Awesome cards Jenn…I love the addition of the glossy accents! 😀
Love the cards and that is so sweet that you will be sending cards out to those who need a little pick-me up!!
Perfect! Simple yet joyful! Love ’em!
I absolutely love these vibrant backgrounds on kraft card stock. Different and simple…just my style!! 🙂
Love your stunning backgrounds, and that sentiment is perfect to brighten someone’s day! I have a friend who is struggling to care for ill family members, so she’d be a great candidate for some happy mail.
Loving all the bright colors!!
Love the vibrant colors!
love the vibrant backgrounds
Beautiful colorful background !
Love the rainbow colors in the backgrounds!!
I love ALL of the cards you shared today. so vibrant and pretty!
love the bright colors 🙂
Such stunning cards. Love those vibrant colours <3