You Are Mer-mazing!

 The  challenge from The Color Throwdown reminded me of the sea and mermaid scales:

Sizzix Scales & Tails cut and emboss folder, sequin soup mixed by me, air bubbles cut out of holographic paper.  I don't make shaker cards very often. They are a lot of work, and I'm not usually happy with the results. I am thrilled with this one!  Here is the inspiration photo:

Send A Smile $ Kids is having a Christmas in July challenge.  Join us!

Hello Sunshine

The Paper Craft Crew has a horizontal sketch challenge:

This card is rich with texture.  The purple gauze paper is from DCWV, the butterfly is a very old K & Co sticker on heavy card stock cut out on my Scan n Cut and popped up with some foam tape.  The cream square is dry embossed, and matching pearls round out the project.  Here is the PCC sketch:

July 2022: Christmas in July 4 Kids - Challenge #227

It's Christmas in July at Send A Smile 4 Kids!  This month's challenge is to make a non-religious holiday card:

I love the non-traditional colors in this paper line from Echo Park.  

Send A Smile 4 Kids is a charitable blog created for the purpose of collecting donated handmade cards to be distributed to children while they are inpatient at Children’s Hospitals. Currently we are donating them to many children's hospitals all over the USA. 

On any given day, there are many children inpatient in these hospitals so we would love to receive as many cards as you can send to cheer them and their families. The kids may also use your cards as Thank You Notes to the nurses and doctors and to give to parents or relatives on special days like birthdays or Mothers or Fathers Day.

Summertime Sunshine

 Try Stampin' On Tuesday has Fun in the Sun sketch challenge.  

Echo Park papers and ephemera.  Too cute!

Send a Smile 4 Kids has a new challenge starting July 2, join us!

Clean & Simple One Layer Challenge

The Paper Players have a Clean-and-Simple Challenge from Jaydee.  

Concord & 9th stencil for the background, and a Unity foil transfer for the hot pink sentiment.  I added some water drops as accents.  

Here Comes Santa Claus...

I try to make holiday cards all year.  I appreciate the Jingle Belles for their regular challenges for keeping me on track!  This week's challenge is to include Santa:

Echo Park papers and tag.  Love the non-traditional colors in the line of paper!

Primary Colors

 Just Us Girls (JUGS!) has a red, yellow, and blue challenge. 

The yellow layer is stenciled in VersaMark with one by Lawn Fawn, stamped and die cut with Elle's Studio Sincere Sentiments set.  Love the bold colors!

I added in a tiny bit of green and purple to complete the rainbow.