Send a Smile 4 Kids April 2025 Challenge

 The theme for the April Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is "Sketch of Your Choice".

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

Mother's Day is May 11th.

Father's Day is June 15th.

You might want to use this opportunity to make a card for either occasion,

The deadline for submitting Mother's Day cards to SAS4K is April 15th. 

You have until  May 15th to send in Father's Day cards.

 

When I first started blogging, almost 13 years ago, I always looked forward to the weekly sketch at the Mojo Monday Challenge.  I played that challenge almost every week until it closed several years ago.  Their sketches were a great jumping off point for me as I fed my card making addiction.

This sketch is of my favorites because it has several components.   Using SU products,  I made 3 cards for you to enjoy.  Hope you do!

Looking back, always an enlightening experience,  I used this same sketch for 2 cards for a Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge, February 2015,  before I joined their design team. 

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids .

(Cards only, please.)

Your cards need not be donated, but if you plan to do so, check the current needs of the volunteers and the deadlines on the Send A Smile 4 Kids Blog.

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Jen

Mary

Celeste

 Melanie

Sybrina 

Thanks for visiting!

Double Double Trouble

 This is the second card I've made for the current 

Double Trouble Challenge #187

Something, Anything and Everything

For the recipe part of the challenge I have used one bow, two colors (red and green) and 3 clusters of holly and berries. 

 

Thing #1 has requested everyone to make a Holiday Card.

(I have my Easter cards finished, so decided to make an early Christmas card.)

Thing #2 would like to see us follow the sketch from the Alternative Challenge, 

Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #666. 

And for Thing #3, I will note TSOT next to my entry link and enter their challenge, too.

 

Scroll down to see the first card I made.

or 

go to DTC and see all the design team cards and the various entries.  

Hope you get inspired and play along.

Piano Card

 This card is for a May birthday.  I know that I am getting ahead of myself a little bit, but I saw a piano card online and knew it would be perfect for a friend of mine.  I had to improvise a little bit to make the tiny butterflies.  Two of my friend's favorites are purple and butterflies.

Think she'll like it?

 

 BTW, I am submitting this to the new challenge at Double Trouble,

Something, Anything and Everything

For the recipe part of the challenge I have used one bow, two colors (purple and green) and 3 tiny butterflies. 

I think of a birthday as a "personal" holiday.

This card has also been submitted to  the

 Festive Friday Challenge #FF0180 Piano Day.

I have used 3 of the inspiration items, black, white, and musical notes.

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Hope you had a crafty day!

 

My card was a....

 

 

More Double Trouble - Pinch Proof

 The new challenge at Double Trouble was, indeed, a challenge for me.

We are snowbirds and I travel with only a small stash of card making supplies.  And because I am always an overachiever and want to make all the Troubles happy, I needed to think out of the box for 

Challenge #186 3-2-1 Recipe "Pinch Proof" 

 

Thing #1's recipe posed my first problem.  I have no stencils here.  Using some dies I made two of my own, one a row of triangles and the other scattered leaves. 

Using the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #665, Thing #2's  request, was easy.

 

But Thing #3's idea to use shamrocks was almost a deal, or should I say challenge, breaker!  And then I had an epiphany and was able to comply.  Can you find my 3 shamrocks?

 Thanks so much for stopping by my blog.

 

Send a Smile 4 Kids March 2025 Challenge

 

 The theme for the March Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is "Animals".

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

I made these cards using a 3-D punch out kit.

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids .

(Cards only, please.)

Your cards need not be donated, but if you plan to do so, check the current needs of the volunteers and the deadlines on the Send A Smile 4 Kids Blog.

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Jen

Mary

Celeste

 Melanie

Sybrina 

Thanks for visiting!

Birthday Cards for DTC #185

 It took me a little while to decide what I would make for the new challenge at Double Trouble, but I finally decided to make this pair of birthday cards.  

(inside)

The theme for Double Trouble Challenge #185 is

3-2-1 Recipe "Hoodie Hoo Day"

Of course, I'll also be entering the Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge # 664.

 and also the Beautiful Blossoms Challenge.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

 

Double Trouble Challenge #184

 

This week's Double Trouble Challenge theme is

 "3-2-1 Recipe - Love is in the Air

 

 Here's my card:

 I generally try to collect as many chances for the DTC random drawing as possible. 

I managed to include all the recipe ingredients plus some.  

I followed the sketch from Try a Sketch on Tuesday Challenge #663. 

 

although I switched the circle for a rectangle and moved my second shapes to the upper corners.  

Notice the little heart in the middle of each.

Including a heart was very easy, but a conversation heart I just couldn't do.

 

(My printer still is not printing in color, so I hand colored the digi image from Imagine That with markers.  The sentiment is from IT as well.  The cute heart border is a Pink and Main die cut.  And the half inch paper strips are from SU.)

Thanks for visiting. 

Send a Smile 4 Kids February 2025 Challenge

 The theme for the February Challenge at

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is "Fun Folds."

 Anything Goes for kids is always acceptable, too.

We just want to see your wonderful creations

and hope you enjoy making and sharing them!

 

Making fun fold cards is my favorite card making technique.

And my 4 grandsons enjoy receiving this type of card.

 

Here is the card I have made for this challenge.

It is already in the pile of cards that I will be mailing to

Send a Smile 4 Kids.  Cards for boys and birthday cards are always appreciated by the SAS4K shippers. 

 

It would be great if you joined the fun at the

Send A Smile 4 Kids .

(Cards only, please.)

Your cards need not be donated, but if you plan to do so, check the current needs of the volunteers and the deadlines on the Send A Smile 4 Kids Blog.

 

Please take some time and visit the fabulous blogs of my teammates.  They work so hard and are very creative! 

Jen

Mary

Celeste

 Melanie

Sybrina 

 

 

Double Trouble Challenge #183

 This week's Double Trouble Challenge theme is

 "3-2-1 Recipe - Say Cheese & Smile"

Here's my card.

(Notice the 3 different mouse images, 2 different papers, and a sentiment which makes me smile.  Plus, in the bottom image are some grapes, which I love with cheese.)

 This card has been several days in the making.  I started it right away, found some cute digi images, sized them to fit on my card and then hit PRINT.

That's when the trouble started.

The printer would only print in black and white 

and the images were supposed to be in color.

I did everything I could think of to get it to print in color.  The ink cartridges are new.  I cleaned the print heads multiple times.  

But all I get is black and white. 

Finally I decided to just go with it and added a bit of color here and there with a water brush.  It's not what I pictured, but I still think it's cute.

The partner challenge, which I am also entering, is 

Try a Sketch on Tuesday.

 

 

and I'm also submitting this card to

Crazy Critter Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!