Cops 4 KIds Swap - Spot #1

Hello ~ Hello 


Trying to get a few swaps (and blog posts) done before I depart for Sunny AZ. :) Although we have had a milder fall than normal for us, getting back to the ballpark for some good Arizona Fall League baseball is so relaxing for me. It's a fun developmental league for some of the best prospects in all of baseball. My friend and I went last year and had an awsome time, and really can't wait to go back. Once we get there we will be traveling and watching games with mostly people that we know from prior tours, and it's a small group (8 or 9 including us and the escort).


Anyhow, I do have a card to share tonight, actually six of them if you look closely at the picture. :) These are my birthday child cards for Kelli's Cops 4 Kids Swap.  Here are a few words regarding Cops 4 Kids from Kelli's SCS thread:

Each year I donate cards that I have received back in swaps to my works auction. The money goes to support the Olympia Cops 4 Kids Foundation. It's a non profit organization and it allows the boys and girls in blue to make a valued connection with the public that is in a positive light. Christmas shopping, school clothes/supplies shopping etc...

I personally love doing these kind of swaps. It allows me to create and share with another community I normally don't interact with (Olympia Washington). Most swaps are 5+1 meaning, you make six of the same card, send them to a hostess and you get 5 different cards back made by other people. This is how this swap is "operating" ~ with the +1 going to Cops 4 Kids.  As some others are doing in this swap, I am donating all of my cards to the cause. I love my swap returns don't get me wrong, they are so much happier than seeing a bill come in the mail. But I love sharing with others more when it's a good cause! :-) 


The cards were created with SU! Cardstock, SU! Jersey Shore DSP (retired ~ and one of my faves) and I colored in an image from October Afternoon Rocket Age. I love this entire collection. It's just boy happy.... I used the sketch from  I {heart} 2 stamp's October 2011 SFYTT (Sketch For You To Try). Ya'll got a few more days left in the month to try this sketch out - it's gonna quickly be a go-to sketch for me. 


Thanks so much for stopping by today ~ 


Hugs ~ LJ