Sunday, August 4, 2013

Different but the Same

Living in Alaska has it's challenges. Every summer my son works with a group of wonderful therapist (and horses) participating in Hippo Therapy. Our summers are extremely short, only lasting three months and we look forward to this special time every year. When I think of summer I think of sunny days and horseback riding. The therapist work with every type of child with all different kinds of disabilities and they do a wonderful job. They are so patient with the kids and the horses are the calmest horses I have ever seen. It's as if they know they have a special job to do.

Tuesday is our last session, closing the therapy season for this year. I wanted to make a card for the two women (Angela and Noelle) who run this program and of course I couldn't forget the horses (Ozzy, Heidi, Dazzle and Indy) because without them it wouldn't be impossible.

I pulled out all my supplies and began mixing and matching and here is what I came up with. I hope they all enjoy their gifts.


I used the square easel card from My Scrap Chick here  http://www.myscrapchick.com/product.cfm?product=776 .  The little boy and girl along with the "Different but the Same" saying is from SVG Cutting Files Autism Awareness here http://svgcuttingfiles.com/catalog.php?item=329. The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom "Fish On" stamp set and the crinkle ribbon from My Craft spot.



                                   
For the horses, I put some organic carrots (nothing but the best) in a clear bag and added a tag.  The scallop tag is from Miss Kate Cuttables tags and backgrounds here http://www.misskatecuttables.com/products/borders-banners-backgrounds/freebie-of-the-day-tags-and-backgrounds.php and the horse here http://www.misskatecuttables.com/products/product/freebie-of-the-day-horse.php. I just love her daily freebies. I used Peppermint Creative design for the printed paper. The twine is from My craft spot. The nose and mouth are stamped from Peachy Keens PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment. I just taped off the eyes.

I will be entering this project in:
Pumpkin Spice Challenge #31 Sunshine (Horses mean sunshine to me) http://pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/winner-announcements-challenge-31-blog.html
Silhouette Weekly Shape Challenge http://blog.silhouetteamerica.com/
Peachy Keen Challenge 13-31: Anything Goes  http://www.peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/08/peachy-keen-challenge-13-31-anything.html
Cut It Up Celebrate Summer Challenge #24 http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2013/07/celebrate-summer-24.html
My Creative Time Design Challenge - Summer http://www.creativetimeforme.com/2013/07/designer-challenge-amy.html

10 comments:

  1. Great cards..the ladies will love them! Thanks for joining us in this week's Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge. :)

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  2. These are adorable! Those little kids are too cute and the horse tag is so fun! Thanks for playing along at Peachy Keen!

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  3. Both are TOTALLY cute!
    Thank you for joining us at Cut It Up Challenges.
    Have a wonderful day,
    Migdalia
    ♥ Crafting With Creative M ♥
    ♥ 2 Creative Chicks Challenges ♥

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  4. What a wonderful gift! I bet those therapists will display those cards on their desks, and how sweet to have include a thank you for the horses! You did a beautiful job on this project.

    Thanks for joining us at Cut it Up Challenge for our Celebrate Summer challenge!

    Evelyn
    http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com

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  5. BEAUTIFUL job with both card sets, they are ADORABLE!!!Thanks for joining us in this week's Challenge at Peachy Keen Stamps!!! :)

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  6. Thanks for joining us in the My Creative Time/Designer Challenge!!!:)

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  7. I am sure they will love their gifts! What a nice program! Thanks for joining the Peachy Challenge!

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  8. If horses mean sunshine to you then they mean sunshine to us!!! :) Thank you so much for playing along with our challenge at Shop Pumpkin Spice!

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  9. These are perfect and oh so sweet too. Great job! Thanks for joining the Peachy Keen Challenge! Hugs- Glora

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  10. What sweet little easel cards!! Thanks for playing along with us for the Summer Themed Designer Challenge at My Creative Time and the Anything Goes Challenge at Peachy Keen Stamps!!

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