You should have arrived here from the very talented blog of Lisa Stein – if you’re looking for the start then head over to Sandy’s Blog and start from there. The full list of participants can be found at the bottom of this post.
I’m so happy to be part of a VERY special blog hop today organised and hosted by my lovely, kind, funny and very talented friend Sandy Allnock. I was so happy when she asked me to join in – there are a great many causes out there and so many ways to support them – the gift of a charity donation being a GREAT way to do that!
The charity I’m supporting today is called IMPACT. They are a fantastic organisation who help people across 11 different countries in Africa and Asia trying to reduce disability-causing diseases which leave millions of people every year suffering from life-changing illnesses. They have a variety of different gifts you can purchase ranging from £10 for equipment to help a childbirth attendant to £200 for surgery to repair a fistula. The gift I decided to get is The Gift of A Home Garden. This will provide seeds, saplings and training to help establish a vegetable garden which could feed a family for a lifetime. That must be better than giving someone a bottle of perfume or box of chocolates, mustn’t it?? Along with the gift card you also receive a cotton tote bag – sweet!
And here’s the card I made to go with the gift card. I thought these wee gnomes from My Favourite Things would make the perfect partners to the theme of the gift. I made a wee garden scene by first stencilling the Small Brick Wall stencil using different colours of Avery Elle pigment inks and Clarity Brushes (what a revelation they are)! I then stamped a couple of the gnomes from You Gnome Me and coloured them using Copics and Distress markers. I built up the rest of the garden using die-namics – Grassy Fields and Spring Garden (now seems to be discontinued but is still available at Seven Hills Crafts!).
Awesome companies are helping inspire you to hop along and leave comments on all the blogs – Altenew ($30), Lawn Fawn ($50), My Favorite Things ($25), and Ellen Hutson ($25)! Be sure to go say thanks to them on their social media for helping get the word out about giving…and leave comments by Wednesday March 22. Winners will be announced on Sandy’s blog on Thursday March 23, along with a total amount we’ve raised together!
And here is the full list of hoppers – if you get lost at any point head back to Sandy’s blog and start from there. Your next stop is Carly Tee Minner
So much need for impact in our world. Great cause and card
Love your card and your choice for such a wonderful charity! Gardening is therapeutic as is cardmaking!
cute card- love the brick wall effect on that card
Wonderful cause
and your card
is so cute!
Carla from Utah
Such a super cute card!
I keep running into the best charities through this hop! They are all going on my list for gift gvng and supporting!
What a great charity! I had no idea it even existed. Thank you for bringing attention to it. Your card coordinates nicely to your gift, and I love those gnomes; they are on my wishlist.
a garden is a wonderful gift, so much better than perfume.
Cute card! I had never heard of this organization and I think it’s an awesome charity to donate to. A garden that can feed a family for many years? Yes, please!
This is so adorable!
Cute gnomes. I like the color combination.
Thanks for a chance to win a prize.
Cute little gnomes. Love your card!
I love the fade out of the bricks. The bench and watering can are too cool.
Love your cute garden themed card and thanks for sharing about this charity.
Adorable card! Love these gnomes and the bench is so cute! I love this idea of a home garden and will definitely check out this charity. Thanks for sharing.
I LOVE your adorable gnome card! It’s a perfect idea for an organization like IMPACT and the charity that is important to you. Thanks so much for your inspiration and commitment
Take Care!
Michele
Those gnomes are the cutest!
What a great card to go with the charity.
Wow!!! This is such a wonderful idea!!! Love your adorable card! So cute!!!
I love the dimension on the card, and the gnomes are just darling! Thanks for sharing about Impact!
The card solo matches the gift I love it!
I’m obsessed with gnomes and I hadn’t seen these ones. Thanks for the cute cards and charity suggestion. It’s always a great gift for the person who has everything.
Wow, I am liking finding out about all these charities and seeing the nice cards. I look forward to checking out all the blogs!
Love your card and the gift you chose to give. I had no idea these charities were even out there. Thank you for contributing to the awareness of them.
Great charity, wonderful card.
Cute card, great charity!
Very sweet and adorable card!!
What a wonderful idea ! My family has donated to Habitat for Humanity, the Heifer Fund and Oxfam for years. All good charities! This is a great opportunity for your readers to discover some new and worthy charities!
What a beautiful card!! Everything is so cute and colored so well, and I love the dimension! Thanks for sharing about this lovely charity and the garden you helped create!
Love the bench and the gnomes! Darling card!
Such a cute card. Thank you for the intro. to IMPACT.
This card is just so adorable – love the details:)
Thank you! How cute is your card!
WOW… What a Wonderful Charity… and a Fun, Fun Card to go with it…. LOVE!!!
Learning about so many great charities… which one o,choose?
Love the card! So cute! Great charity!
OMG, You gnome me! I’m in love with this stamp set! I have a few gnomes that live in my garden in the summer. heehee
What a wonderful idea for a blog. I have been inspired by all of you to donate to our local food bank. Thank you for the inspiration.
Your card is adorable and you have chosen a great charity.
Such a fun card!
This hop is fun and loaded with wonderful cards! Yours is so “spring” – I love it!
The colours work well together, and makes a great cute card.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful card.
Really cute card and I learned about a charity I didn’t know of before.
What a fitting card for your charity. It’s so cute.
Love the card and the home garden gift idea. 💛👏
What a wonderful organization, IMPACT. Thank you for the suggestion. Thank you also for taking part in Sandy’s inspired Blog Hop!
Very cute!
What a great charity in countries where disabilities can make someone be treated as an untouchable. And supplies and treatment are hard to come by. Super cute card. I do love gnomes!
I have never heard of IMpact but will check it out. I love the idea of providing a garden. Wow. And your gnomes are adorable and appropriate for your charity!
Very cute card! Your little garden scene turned out perfectly! My husband and I like to “give each other goats for Christmas” meaning instead of giving each other gifts, we donate money (usually through Samaritan’s Purse) to purchase farm/milk animals for needy families. We like to give something like this so they can continue to provide for themselves and others. Sounds similar to you donating a garden.
Cute card and perfect with the charity!
Great gift and fun card, Caryn!
Great cause and great card! Thank you!
Oh! I love your card. Goes perfectly with your gift AND that set is darling. I have that set, must get it inky!
I always like punny cards! Lol! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!
What a great charity to support…and a garden is such a special gift. I love your card made with the sweet little gnomes. Great design. Thanks for sharing.
I’ve not tried the clarity brushes, but you have done amazing work with them! Your gnomes are adorable but i especially love the layered flowers! What a great blog hop to be a part of, thanks for the info on IMPACT.
Very cute!Thank you for sharing!
Love the gnomes, so very magical.
Cute card. Love the gnomes.
I love how those little flowers pop! Really cute card!
Thank you for sharing your charity. I had not heard of it before. Your card is adorable!
Love your gnomes!!!
Wow, these guys are too cute! Great card and great charity!
I’m not really a fan of gnomes, but I love this wonderful card using the Spring Garden die set! Just so sweet!
beautiful work 🙂
LOVE your gnome card!!! Made me smile:)
Love those gnomes! Thanks for bringing awareness to your charity.
Really cute gnomes in a wonderfully colorful garden. Very nicely done!
Not personally fond of gnomes (scary movies???) but your card is cute!
Those gnomes are adorable! And for such an awesome charity!!
I ADORE this garden gnome scene! It is simply delightful!
Very cute little garden scene! Perfect to go with your life changing gift of a garden!
Gardening gnomes, too cute. Hadn’t heard of those stencil brushes before, they’ve just been added to my wish list.
I love that this hop is providing me with so many new and great charities to support. Using this gnome set from MFT is perfect for the garden kit you donated. Very cute scene you created on the card.
Great card! It matches the theme perfectly. Thanks for sharing the charity, will need to check them out further.
Your card is absolutely precious, Caryn! It goes so perfectly with the gift you chose. What a wonderful organization!
Wi like the dimension you have on your card, thanks.
Your card is so cute! Thank you for participating in this wonderful blog hop!
I love your gnomes and the charity you chose!
Cute card and wonderful charity. Thanks for sharing.
I really like the gnomes. Love the bench and can and the cute little flowers…what a talent you have!
Gnomes! Adorbs!
What a cute card. Love the bricks in the background. Thanks for being a part of this great blog hop.
Awesome. This was great idea.
Sounds like a great charity. Thanks for spreading the word and for sharing your card.
Such a cute card & perfect for your charity. Love this hop!!
This is fabulous!! I LOVE this fun card that you made and I am going to go look at this organization. It totally intrigues me since I work with children with disabilities.
Very cute card!
Your card is adorable. That stamp set is so fun to use.
What a wonderful idea for a blog hop! Love the card.
Nice crd and great idea.😊
Love your gnome card.
Not only is this a great idea- it’s a beautiful card and perfect for the gift! Love what you’ve done.
Sweet card and it sounds like an organization I might want to support! Thanks for the intro!
Such a cute card. And perfectly themed to match you gift!
OMG..What an adorable scene!! Love all the teeny flowers, especially the ones peeking out of the watering can!! So stinking cute!!
I adore this card I’ve never heard of this charity before. Thank you for letting us know.
What a fun card. Love your coloring.
This is a great blog hop and many worthy causes. Thanks for sharing.
what a lovely idea to give someone a garden! and such a wonderful card to go along with the theme! 🙂 this is a new to me organization. thanks for letting us know about them.
Fantastic..a garden gift!!!
How awesome, love your sweet card!
I love the brick background and those gnomes are adorable. What a great gift of a garden!
Thank you for participating in the charity blog hop! Cool brick stencil!
CUTE card and sounds like a great charity!
Gah!! Adorable!!! 😍😍😍 Thank you so much for sharing about IMPACT—going to go visit for sure!!! Big hugs!!
Super cute card. Thank you for participating and I love the charity you have chose. I hadn’t heard of Spring Garden.
What a lovely card and an awesome blog hop! You all are amazing!
What a funny card. Reminds me of a gnome cartoon from when I was a kid, so it is just missing a big fox haha. This is a great hop with some great causes. Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win!
Cute!
Thank you for sharing about Impact, I had not heard of that organization before.
Very cute gnomes card, love how the colors all coordinate together. 🙂
Darling card, Love the spring garden