Challenge #181 - Fall or Holiday Wishes 4 Kids or Anything Goes

It's the 3rd Saturday of the month and that means it is time for another challenge at the Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog.  The theme for this challenge is Fall or Holiday Wish Cards 4 Kids or Anything Goes 4 Kids.  This challenge no longer has sponsors so you will be participating for pride not prize.

Send a Smile 4 Kids charity is dedicated to collecting and distributing handmade cards to children who are inpatient at Children's Hospitals.  Please send us your handmade kids' cards for holidays, birthdays, and everyday cheer.  Help us put a smile on our kids' faces.

Happy Halloween Card Recipe

Since Halloween is right around the corner I've been enjoying jack-o-lanterns and purple candles with moons on them I made a Halloween card 4 the kids.  I also made my granddaughter a Halloween quilt with glow in the dark Halloween material.  I used an old hand me down stamp set from a company I don't know.  I actually have all my Halloween stamps and card stock in one case so I pulled some of the paper from my stash for the background.  I hadn't played with my Tim Holtz oxide inks lately so I pulled those out to make a background for my swirly witch and Happy Halloween sentiment.  Sparkly enamel dots from Doodlebug were used to top it all off.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Consider donated hand made cards to our great charity.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Happy Birthday Watercolor

As you know if you follow my blog, I have been playing with the Hero Arts watercolors that recently came out.  I didn't think I needed them until I saw Jennifer McGuire playing with them.  I was hooked.  I used the watercolor on the background of this card.

Happy Birthday Watercolor Card Recipe

I started with a piece of watercolor card stock and some water.  I dabbed water on a corner of the card and then dropped one droplet of the Hero Arts water color dropper.  If the color didn't spread out like I wanted I lightly misted it with a water bottle.  I did this in all four corners of the card stock and then set it aside to dry.  While it was drying, I cut out happy birthday using a new Penny Black die in green, yellow, orange and red card stock.  I glued them together in a stack, but slightly offset so that you can see all 4 colors.  I glued the sentiment in the middle and added 3 enamel dots from Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in next time for another paper crafting or t-shirt project.  Have a great day and enjoy the journey and some chocolate.

April

Ruth 4:   1  Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

It's Butterflies All Week Long

Diane came up with this week's theme and I cannot think of a better theme than butterflies.  Butterflies and flowers are my favorites.  And I am currently obsessed with watercolor.  Nothing goes together better than butterflies and watercolor.  Except for maybe flowers and watercolor.

This is a butterfly from a Lawn Fawn stamp set called Flutter By.  I used gold embossing powder from Fun Stampers Journey to create the stamped butterflies.  I used my (I know you're gonna be shocked!)  Zig Clean Brush markers to color the images.  I topped off the card with splatter using Gold Silk from Fun Stampers Journey and gold sequins from Doodlebug.  The cardstock that frames the card front is from Stampin Up in the color of Strawberry Slush.

I've entered the above card in the NBUS challenge.  My 'never before used schtuff' is the Flutterby stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

This is a glimpse of another card front that I am working on.  The stamp is from the same Lawn Fawn stamp set, same embossing powder, same Gold Silk and of course the same Zig Clean Brush markers.

Ditto on this card front.  I am still working on it, but will share it when it is complete.  Same Flutter By stamp set from Lawn Fawn.  Same markers and embossing powder were used on all three cards.

I still have some more butterflies up my sleeve.  But don't worry, they are okay.  My sleeves are very loose.  ;-)

Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Tune in tomorrow for WOYWW.

Have a great day and enjoy the journey.

April

Psalm 55:22  Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you;  he will never let the righteous be shaken.