Snowman shaker

   A new challenge begins today over at Send A Smile 4 Kids the theme of which is Christmas in July. It is being sponsored by two generous sponsors:

The Cutting Cafe (offering three sets of digis or cutting files

and

Kitchen Sink Stamps (offering $25 gift certificate).

   I have used the Snowman Shaker card files from The Cutting Cafe, cutting by hand, to create a shaker card. I coloured the pieces using Promakers and filled the shaker container with sequins.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas - cute or anything goes
   Christmas Cards All the Year Round - anything goes
   Crafty Sentiments Designs - anything goes
   Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Extra - anything goes
   Crafty Boots - Christmas in July
   Kitty Bee Designs - Christmas in July
   Inky Chicks - Christmas in summer

Bright colours for kids

   For our challenge at send A Smile 4 Kids this time we would like you to use bright colours. Again we have three generous sponsers: Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet ($10 gift certificate), The Cutting Cafe' (3 sets of digis or cutting files) and Sassy Studios (4 digis).

   My first card uses the BB Kakes image 'garden me' from Stitchy Bear Digital Outlet.
   I matted pink spotty paper onto pink mirri and white card. I then attached a narrow floral border to the lower half of the card.
   I rounded the corners of the image which I had coloured using Promarkers and matted it onto red mirri card which I had cut out using a Spellbinders label one die. As a final touch I added Stickles to the top corners of the spectacles.

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes
   Craft Your Passion - anything goes
   Incy Wincy Designs - spots and dots
   Glitter n Sparkle - anything goes
   Doodle Pantry - anything goes
   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - furry friends
   Addicted to Stamps And More - make your mark
   Fantastic Tuesday - anything goes with the twist in the garden
   Digi Galore - summery/bright
   Bunny Zoe's Crafts - furry friends

   My second card made use of Flower treat cupcake PDF files from The Cutting Cafe'. No pieces were given to form the depth of the 'cupcake' but there is a video supplied on the web page and I was able to make suitable pieces. I used scraps of card to make the flower. I filled my 'cupcake' with beads as these would be less sticky than sweets. 

   I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
   Clear It Out - anything goes
   Word Art Wednesday - anything goes
   Crafthazelnuts Patterned Paper - anything goes
   Inspiration Destination - anything goes
   Creative Fingers - anythiny goes

Easter/spring cards

   It's the first Saturday in the month and that means time for the start of another challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids and the theme this time is Easter or Spring cards. We have three generous sponsors again: Crackerbox Palace (3 Digis), The Cutting Cafe' (3 sets of digis or cutting files) and Kitchen Sink Stamps ($25 gift certificate).

   The first card I made used the  digi 'basket on a stump' from Crackerbox Palace. I coloured the eggs using Sakura Srardust gel pens to mimic the effect of silver foil wrapping. Everything else was coloured using Promarkers. I distressed the edges using distress ink before matting it onto gold mirri card.

   For the background I matted and layered yellow spotted paper onto gold mirri and white card. I then attached two strips of a different paper, one vertically and one horizontally and outlined them using gold peel offs to keep the depth down.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Without Words - the bunny is coming/Easter

   I Love Promarkers - distress those edges

   Inky Impressions - dots or stripes

   Animal Friends - Easter

   The Stamping Boutique - more than one layer

   My second card is a pocket shaped card and created from a pocket shaped digi from The Cutting Cafe'. The sun and flowers were also digis from The Cutting Cafe'. Again I coloured all using Promarkers. The leaves were die cut using a Crealies Creative shape die. I glued gems to the flower centres and coloured peel offs to form the sentiment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Whoopsi Daisy - add a sentiment

   Allsorts - spring is in the air

   Brown Sugar - spring

   Creatalicious - no square or rectanular cards

   Fab 'n' Funky - shaped card

   Dream It Up! - marching into spring

   Suzy Bee's Bloomin' - anything goes with the twist a shaped card