Big bear hugs

  

   This month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge has the theme of summer fun.
   I have used Doodle Pantry's Honey Bear Birdie set for my card. I matted the design paper onto white card and then edged it using black peel off strips. After colouring the image using Promarkers I cut it out using a Spellbinders square die and ran a black pen around the edges. I then matted it onto a piece of black card which I had cut using a Spellbinders scalloped square die placing it at an angle. Using a Tattered Lace beautiful bee die I cut a bee which I coloured using Promarkers and attached it to the top right hand corner of the card. Finally I added glitter to the wings of the die cut bee and to those in the main image.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with make us smile

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Crafty Inspirations - one for the boys

   I Love Promarkers - anything goes or in the pink

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes or what makes you happy

   Crafty Calendar - add a sentiment

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   The Paper Shelter - anything goes with optional masculine

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Fab 'n' Funky - use your die cuts

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Just plane amazing

 

   The theme for May's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is a 'punny' sentiment.

I have printed backing paper and toppers from Hunkydory's@Home USB key no. 4 and added card candi as an embellishment.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Allsorts - anything goes with optional 'inspired by a song'

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Make My Monday - things to do with wings

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Using a sketch

   This month the them for the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is to make a card using a sketch. The sketch I have used is this

   Apart from various coloured card and mirri card I used a topper from Hunkydory and some die cut butterflies.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes

   Allsorts - spring flowers with anything goes

   The Crafter's Cafe - CAS with anything goes

   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with add flowers

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Craft Rocket - layer it up

   C.R.A.F.T. - spring, Easter, anything goes

   Addicted to Stamps and More - any occasion

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Easter bunnies

   This month the theme for the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is animals.

   I have combined pieces left over from various Hunkydory Little Books after making decoupage pictures.

 

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional for the girls

   Little Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - anything goes with optional CAS

   2 Crafty Critter Crazies - anything goes

   The Paper Shelter - anything goes with optional buttons/bows

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Creatalicious - anything goes with use green

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

Origami dinosaur

 

   This month the theme for the Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is fun folds. I decided to use origami for my fun folds and made a dinosaur following online instructions! The background is a download from Carnation Crafts practically prehistoric set with a computer generated sentiment added.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with blue and green

   The Crafter's Cafe - birthdays with anything goes

   CD Sunday Plus - anything goes

   Creative Knockouts - something to say

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft -anything goes

   Crafty Animals - anything goes

My favourite friends

 

   The first Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge of 2025 has the theme 'make new friends but keep the old' and they would like you to use a stamp.

   I have used an old Lili of the Valley stamp which is new to me called 'my favourite friends' and coloured it using ProMarkers. The sentiment is computer generated. I have used paper strip off cuts to form a frame to the design before mounting it onto the card.

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Creative Inspirations - something old, something new

   I Love ProMarkers - anything goes with optional sketch

   Digi Choosday - anything goes

   Stamping Sensations - anything goes with hand coloured image

   Passion for Promarkers - anything goes

   Digi Design - hand coloured image

   Let's Craft and Create - anything goes with use a sentiment

   The Paper Shelter - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Craft Rocket - something new

   C.R.A.F.T. - new with anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Sweet Stamping - new

   A Gem of a Challenge - anything goes

   A Perfect Time to Craft - anything goes

   My Time to Craft - new

   Pearly Sparkles - something new, something old

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  anything goes

Christmas teddies

   The theme for this month's Send A Smile 4 Kids challenge is winter cards.

   I found some old 3D decoupage sheets from Craft Creations and these Christmas teddies were among them.  The sentiment on the blue card was printed using a font on my computer.

 

   I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

   Crafty Catz - anything goes with optional Christmas presents

   Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes

   Allsorts - it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas with anything goes 

   Crafty Calendar - anything goes

   Creative Fingers - anything goes

   Penny's Paper-Crafty - anything goes

   Make My Monday - CAS winter card