Send a Smile 4 Kids May Challenge

The theme for the May Challenge at 

Send a Smile 4 Kids 

is Cards 4 Dads (From the Kids)

or Anything Goes 4 Kids.

Wouldn't you like to play along? 

A dear friend of mine left a bag of fun stamps on my front steps to keep me occupied while staying at home.

I was going to do some spring cleaning, but playing with ink is so much more fun!

Here's a one layer card I made with one of the stamps.

Actually, I only used part of the stamp because it had a birthday sentiment in the lower right corner.  It was so easy to mask that corner of the stamp before inking, inking, then removing the mask (Very Important Step) and stamping on gray cs.  Then I simply stamped the Father's Day sentiment in the corner and using a ruler and gel pen drew the lines.

Finally I colored the image with markers. 

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

Cards entered do not need to be donated. 

I hope you'll enter this month's SAS4K Challenge.

 

Sharing ideas with others is always fun.

We love to see your wonderful creations and visit your blogs.

Wishing you all a wonderful day!

Stay safe and well!  

Challenges:

Sweet Stampers Challenge #43 - CAS

Lil Red Wagon Challenge #547 - White or any color space

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - AG 

Aud Sentiments Challenge #250 - Masculine + a sentiment

Love to Scrap Challenge #133 - AG 

May Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #75 - AG

A Perfect Time to Craft May Challenge - AG
 

A Bit More Time to Craft Challenge #115 - AG 

Crafters Castle May Challenge #29 - AG 

Prayers for Julia

My friend, Julia, is undergoing some medical tests and has asked for prayers.  I thought she might like a card, too.

 Here is the card, made by Nancy Gleason, I found on Pinterest and I tried to CASE.

Challenges:
Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Week of April 28th - AG
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - AG
Lil Red Wagon Challenge # 547- White or any color space
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #166 - AG
Krafty Chicks Challenge #505 - AG

CTMH Happy Birthday Die

The cookie jar is empty.  Hence, my next task is baking.

So, I only have time for a quick Birthday Card post today.  

Die, papers, embossing folder, and stamp for the bird are all CTMH products. 

Challenges:

Try It On Tuesday Challenge - Black, White + One Color

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Birthday and/or Fun Fold

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge Week 9 - Anything Goes

 

Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge #552

Today I have news!

I've joined the wonderful Design Team at

Tuesday Morning Sketches. 

Every Tuesday I'll be sharing a card based on the sketch for that week and hoping it will inspire you to join the fun at 
Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Here is my first contribution:

I've used a new digital stamp set,
In This Together, from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps 
for the image and sentiment. 
The image was colored with pencils and and then fussycut. The paper was a freebie from Cardmaking and Papercraft magazine.

And here is today's Tuesday Morning Sketch:

My teammates have also made wonderful creations 
to help inspire you.

 I hope you'll join the fun this week. 

Challenges I am entering:

Using odds and ends

These leftovers and the Polkadoodles cupcake freebie made a perfect birthday card for a guy.

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday Challenge # 189- Birthday + Food and/or Drink

Aud Sentiments Challenge #249 - Birthday

Polkadoodles Challenge wk 17 - AG

Allsorts Challenge Week 569 - Add a Bow

And these scraps made a nice thank you card.

  

Challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Flower Power 

DiesRUs Challenge #143 - Spring Flowers

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge #240 - Flowers

A Place to Start April Challenge - Use Ribbons or Bows

Missing the sun

Not only am I missing a lot of my friends and family 

but I am also starting to miss the sun!

Here's a rainy day card:

Challenges:

Dream Valley Challenge #223 - Things with Wings
Double Trouble Challenge #55 - Spring Things (My patterned paper has rainbows, clouds, and rain; the owl has his umbrella,  protection from the raindrops; and I've entered Artsystamper Challenge.)

Artsystamper Challenge # 14 - Springtime
Lil Red Wagon Challenge #546 - April Showers
Creative Moments Challenge #189 - AG twist April Showers Bring May Flowers
Through the Purple Haze Challenge #166 - AG
QKR Stampede Challenge #395 - AG
Polkadoodles Challenge Week 17 - AG
Crafty Catz Challenge #503 - AG

Anniversary W Fold Card

 Today I'm sharing a W fold card.

I don't think I've ever made one before, unless this fold goes by another name.

It was really very simple to make.

The photo above shows why it is called a W fold.

The photo below shows the inside of the card, partially opened. 

And I thought you might like to see the front of the card, too.

Papers, dies and stamps are from Stampin' Up.

Challenges:

As You Like It Challenge - Favorite Non-Birthday Occasion and Why (I chose anniversary because everyone has a birthday but celebrating an anniversary is an accomplishment.)

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge #504 - All Occasions 

Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes 

Through the Purple Haze Challenge #166 - AG

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Flower Power 

The Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Birthday and/or Fun Fold (I chose fold) 

Arty Divas Challenge #20 -  AG

Through the Craft Room Door April 21st Challenge - AG

Dies R Us Challenge #143 - Spring Flowers 

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Add a Flower or Flowers 

Allsorts Challenge #568 - Flowers and/or Showers (I chose flowers) 

Challenge Up Your Life Challenge #122 - Flowers