Send a Smile 4 Kids March 2020 Challenge

There is a new challenge starting today at Send a Smile 4 Kids!

The March theme, and one of my favorites, is  

Cards 4 Boys or Anything Goes 4 Kids .

I have two very similar cards to share with you.  These cards use stamps and die cuts from My Favorite Things.

The first one went to my grandson.

 

If you are interested in making and donating cards to SAS4K, you can find all the information you need right here.

Challenges: 
Do AL (1) Kreative Challenge #39 -  Male Birthday
Die Cut Divas Challenge - AG with die cuts or embossing folder
Cardz 4 Guys Challenge #239 - Ink and/or paint (I used ink to stamp the sentiment.)
Arty Divas Challenge #16 - AG
Crafty Creations March Challenge #407 - AG
Southern Girls Challenge - AG
QKR Stampede Challenge #388 - AG
Joy of Sets March Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Birthday, Masculine, Paper Piecing
 
Crafter's Castle Challenge #27 - AG
Gem of a Challenge wk 5 - AG

Kid Friendly Birthday Cards

Thought I'd use the new set of Tim Holtz robot stamps I purchased at a stamp show in Florida, to make some kid friendly masculine birthday cards for SAS4K.  

This is my favorite, 

and I'm entering it in a few challenges:

Craft Rocket Challenge #58 - For Men or Boys

Seize the Birthday Challenge #163 - AG 

Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #336 - AG

Through the Craft Room Door Week of April 9th - AG

Love to Scrap Challenge #120 - Male Call 

Double Trouble Challenge # 25

Much like the Mojo Monday Challenge*, which I miss terribly, I always check the Double Trouble Challenge every other Monday morning.  That usually gets my brain in gear.  The only problem with that is, my brain is anticipating crafting.  Consequently, I don't get much done until I've made a card for this fun challenge.

Challenge #25 is looking for something wood, woodland creatures,  and a link to the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge, also.

 First I looked for a piece of woodgrain paper (CTMH).  Then I found this fun paper with a fox, tiger and monkey in my stash.  And I pulled out the blue and yellow colors for the die cut (Honey Bee Stamps) and stamped sentiment (CTMH).  I used a light blue card base and just couldn't resist adding a little wood heart.

Now, as soon as I enter a few challenges, 

I'll be able to get on with my day. 

Challenges:

QKR Stampede Challenge #341 - AG

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 13 - AG 

A Gem of a Challenge Week 6 - AG

Double Trouble Challenge #25 - Wood, Woodland Creatures & Cupcake Inspirations

Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #467 -  

 

*I recently discovered that Julie Tillman has relaunched the Mojo Monday sketches on her blog, Poetic Artistry, every other week. 

If you love Julie's sketches as much as I do, you might want to check it out! 

 

Double Trouble Challenge #24

It took me a little while to figure out how I was going to play in this week's Double Trouble Challenge.  We are currently at our home away from home and I have limited supplies on hand.

The Troubles want to see something metallic and some type of transportation on projects this week.

Plato once wrote,  "Necessity is the mother of invention." 

Here is where necessity and Thing 1 and Thing 2 took me:

I used some CTMH papers, fussy cutting one biking dino to pop onto the biking dino on a die cut piece of patterned paper, which is glued to a die cut piece of aluminum foil on top of a matching blue die cut.  Then I added a simple sentiment.

Now I just need to link to the current Brown Sugar Challenge and Thing 3 will be happy, too.

Challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge #288 - Transportation 

Double Trouble Challenge #24 - Metallic, Transportation, and BSC link
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge March 2019 - AG 
Crafter's Cafe Challenge #215 - Borders or something Metallic
Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Cards 4 Boys or AG
Through the Craft Room Door Week of March 19th - AG
Crafty Calendar March Challenge - For a Child

Triple Twist Impossible Card

When I posted my first Impossible Card, 

I told you I was going to try a Triple Twist one next.

Here it is:

I followed a video on you tube 

and used CTMH products. 

The theme is

Anything Goes at the heARTful stamping challenge this week.

Feel free to join the fun.

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #210 - Birthdays 

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes
 

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Anything Goes

Imagine That! Stamps Thursday Hi!

Hi!  Debi here with another design team card made with 

Imagine That! Stamps.

When I first saw the Ricky's Stonemobile digi set from Imagine That! Stamps, it reminded me of my grandson, Nick.  When he was little he spent every minute he could riding his hot wheels car.  The fronts of his sneakers were constantly wearing out from dragging his feet to stop.  
This image makes an adorable birthday card for a little boy.  
 I think I will make another card for my grandson, Daeton, who turns 16 in August and will be able to drive a real car.  
For his I will use the uncolored version,
 so I can make the hair dark blonde and add a 1 and a 6 to the balloons.


To make this card I printed and then fussy cut the colored version of the digi stamp.  I also printed an extra birthday banner so I could pop it with dimensional tape.  The balloons are cricut cuts, orange paper covered in a clear glue so they are shiny.  
You may notice that I gave Ricky an haircut.
The boys like that long on top, short on the sides look.  

Have you had time to enter the
  Creative Playground Link Up for May?  The theme is Anything Goes and it runs from May 5th to June 2nd.  The featured set, which you receive for free if you enter the Link Up using an Imagine That! Stamp as the main focus of your project, 
is Pretty Petunias.

Hope you have a crafty day! 

Here are the challenges I am entering today:

Hiding in My Craft Room Challenge #301 - Masculine 

Come and Get It Challenge - Emboss It 

Allsorts Challenge Week 416 - Birthday

Crafting From the Heart Challenge #160 - Anything Goes

Bitten by the Bug Challenge - Birthday (balloons are from CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge)

Always Fun Challenge #7 - Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge Week 21 - Anything Goes

Ike's World Challenge #89 - Anything Goes

Stampavie Challenge #297 - Man or Boy

Mod Squad Challenge - Birthday Bash

Crafty Creations Challenge #342 - Anything Goes

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Bright Colors 4 Kids

Puzzling Challenge at The Stamping Boutique

Challenge themes are interesting.  They seem to run in spurts.  When there is an upcoming holiday many of the challenges reflect that in their theme.  The same goes with seasons e.g. April Showers; May Flowers; June Weddings....  Then you have the technique challenges, highlighting new items in the stamping market, dies, watercolors....  It's fun to play the embellishment challenges, loading up a card with flowers, ribbon, lace, sequins, wood, metal, gems, glitter... There are the sketch challenges, color challenges, bingo, tic tac toe, sentiments.... Everyone enjoys the Anything Goes challenges.  The large number of entries proves that.  Personally, I like to be able to combine challenges, which can be a challenge itself.  

You might be wondering where I am going with all this?  

Here's the thing - 

I am totally puzzled as to why no one is entering the current challenge at The Stamping Boutique.  I figure I am sure to be the winner.  It's the second week and my card is the only entry.  And just for good measure, I made another card for their challenge.  

 The digi image is Word Search Brat Birthday Boy from Bugaboo Digi Stamps. I colored the images with ProMarkers; printed a couple extra balloons, fussy cut, gave them a coat of glitter glaze and popped them.  The card is a bit larger than I usually make, but it will make doing the puzzle easier.  Plus, my friend collected a pile of unused envelopes, in great colors and sizes, from the lady changing the card display at the grocery store.  

Challenges I am entering: 

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - Puzzle Cards

Brown Sugar Challenge #199 - Anything Goes 

Polka Doodles Challenge Week #20 - Birthday Celebrations

Seize the Birthday Challenge - Birthday + optional  Add Dimension

Digi Choosday Challenge Weeks 20/21 - Birthday Celebrations

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Bright Colors 4 Kids

 

AJ Race Car Driver from The Stamping Boutique

Here's a second card using the same digi, AJ Race Car Driver from the Stamping Boutique, as I used yesterday for my Mojo Monday card.  In fact, the layout is almost the same.  This time I printed the digi and then ran it through the Cricut using a jigsaw puzzle cut on the CTMH Artistry Cartridge because the theme of the current challenge at The Stamping Boutique - Puzzle Time.  I lightly edged each piece with a dauber. making the cricut cuts more distinguishable.

Inside the card is a pocket to hold the same puzzle pieces so the recipient can assemble and color the picture himself.  

I'm thinking my nephew, who will be 'graduating' preschool and heading to kindergarten next year, will just love this!

Challenges:

The Stamping Boutique Challenge  -  Puzzle Time

Cards in Envy Challenge - Deep Blue 

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge #126 - Add some Embossing 

 

Easter Card for a Boy

The digi images from A Day for Daisies are always so lovely.  This one, which was a freebie, is great for a little boy.  Of course, with a change of colors, it's just as suitable for a girl.

 Colored pencils and Promarkers were used to color the image and add the faux stitching.   The bunny wings have a coating of Wink of Stella clear glitter, but it doesn't show in the photo.  The background is made of 3 scraps from the old scrap box, glued together and embossed.  That's a CTMH sentiment stamp.  After a bit of searching, I found that cute bunny brad from The Eyelet Outlet in my stash.  And I used 2 Spellbinders nesting dies to cut the scalloped ovals. 

Challenges: 

ChouxChoux Paper Art Challenge #5 - Easter/Spring

Come and Get It Challenge - Add Stitching 

Dragonfly Journeys Challenge #49 - Hippity Hoppity 

Glitter n Sparkle Challenge #180 - Anything Goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #30 -  Anything Goes

Great Impressions March Challenge - Bunny Hop 

One Stitch at a Time Challenge #258 - Embossing 

Pile It On Challenge #104 - Stitching 

A Gem of a Challenge #165 - Easter 

Allsorts Challenge Week 355 - Easter 

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge # 37 - Bunnies 

Crafting with Dragonflies Challenge #53 - Easter 

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - For the Boys