Sunshine Mail.org---Balloons!

Things are looking UP!  Balloons-the theme for the bi-weekly challenge at Sunshine Mail. org.  These darling images are from Bugaboo, a company that is wonderfully supportive of Sunshine Mail.

My DP for the monkey image is "Make a Wish" by Creative Imaginations.  On the second image, I used Basic Grey-What's Up!  I hope these cards will bring a smile to someone!

For information on joining the challenge, for donating cards, please head over to 

SUNSHINE MAIL.org!

Other challenges I plan to enter:
Celebrate the Occasion W, 1E - #110 Anything Goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2W, 3E - All About Animals (Week 1)
LEJ Designs W, SIO - #51 Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E, - Alway's Anything Goes

Sassy Cheryl's #164 April Showers...

CHARLIE'S GREEN UMBRELLA

Dawn is our Sassy Cheryl's hostess this week and the theme is April Showers Bring May Flowers!  Very appropriate as it is raining as I write this post!  I used cutie patootie Charlie for this week's challenge.  I colored her with Copics. and embellished with a few flowers because, well, May is coming, sooner rather than later!  Actually, the flowers ARE blooming and the pollen is thick  The rain is welcome to wash some of that yellow stuff away!

I hope you join us this week for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge.  Remember to use one of Cheryl's oh, so wonderful images.  If your a fan of "rubbah", Cheryl offers some of her images in red rubber now.  Mine just arrived, and I can't wait to ink them up!

The store can be found HERE.

The challenge can be found HERE.

My fellow DT:

Cathy-Dawn-Judy-Pat -

Jackie- Jeni 

Sassy Cheryl's: #163 Monochromatic

A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

Sassy Dawn is our hostess for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge this week.  She wants us to do a monochromatic.  I tried GREY.  I did cheat just a bit...used my E's for her little face-grey would have been deadly!  

I used a My Mind's Eye pad: Meadow Lark, and colored with Copics.

Sassy Cheryl's: #162 A Sketch!

QUIET MOMENTS

Jackie is our hostess this week at Sassy Cheryl's.  She's created this wonderful sketch for us to use...

I colored with Copics.  Easy peasy card!

Do join us this week for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge!

Sunshine Mail.org: In My Garden

OAK POND CREATIONS SNAIL

It's time for another Sunshine Mail challenge!  Do jump on over to the blog for information about this month's challenges.  there are lots of fabulous prizes available!  Sunshine provides cards to children who may be struggling with health issues.  They are in real need-sadly, too many children are sick.

OAK POND CREATIONS is  our sponsor for this challenge.  How cute is this image?! 

 I love this little guy!

Sassy Cheryl's: #161 Anything Goes...

TRUE FRIENDSHIP

Our hostess this week at Sassy Cheryl's is Jackie and she says, "Heaven knows, anything goes!"  Sweet freedom...do what you enjoy and use a Sassy Cheryl's image!  What could be easier then that?!

This one is pretty simple---I tend to do simple.  I colored with Copics and used a few punches, some twine, mini staples...yup, pretty simple.

I was on a roll.  That happens sometimes, so...

AND...

Three different cards, all using the same image...fun, huh?!

So, I do hope you'll join us this week for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge.  

Oak Pond's Creations Birthday Bash!

Oak Pond Creation's is having a birthday bash and the prize is awesome!  

Be sure to check it out HERE!

I'm going to enter!  Isn't this little frog cute?!  I colored him with Copics.  I pulled out a Stampin' Up punch, my Tim Holtz mini stapler...

The Challenge Rules

*Your paper creation must contain an Oak Pond Creations image.

*Post your card on your blog.

*Your post must contain a link back to OPC's Birthday Bash Challenge.

*Enter the direct link to your Birthday Bash Challenge entry using the Inlinkz tool below.

Sassy Cheryls: #160 A Sketch

PATIENCE SECRET

This week, Mz. Sassy Judy is our hostess over at Sassy Cheryl's.  She has provided us with a terrific sketch!  Just use on of Sassy Cheryl's fabulous images, color it up and pop it in!

This is the sketch.  I really like it :-)

If you follow Sassy Cheryl, you know she has just introduced some rubber stamps.  The above image comes as a digi, and is now available in rubber!  I preordered mine!  As much as I love digs, there is something quite gratifying about using rubber.

I'm trying to finish my cards-yeah, I know...novel concept!  Seriously, in the past, I didn't always finish the inside, just slapped it on a card...but, I've decided to step it up.  This image also came with these cutie patootie birds...how cute are they?!

I hope you will join us this week for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge!

Sunshine Mail.Org---FLOWERS!

ART NOUVEAU VASES

available at KIM'S CUTIES

...and the inside....

I used Basic Grey DP-actually a Valentine's Day pad but hearts are good anytime of year!  I colored with Copics.  I used a number of punches and a bit of ribbon!

Okay, friends, the challenge for the next two weeks at Sunshine is FLOWERS!  How wouldn't appreciate getting a card in the mail with this pretty image?

BIG doings-an April card drive!  

We NEED your cards to brighten a child's day and if that isn't incentive enough, check out the 

SUNSHINE MAIL. ORG CHALLENGE BLOG!  

There are fabulous prizes offered this month!  For all the details, go HERE!

Other challenges I plan to enter with this card:

Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Easter/Spring

Crafty Bloggers Network - M, SIO - (April) Anything Goes

Creative Creations Challenge Blog - 2W, E3, C10 - (1st week) Easter/Spring

House of Gilli - M, SIO - (March) Flowers and/or Ribbon

Lexi's Creations - 2W - (1st week) Punches and/or Dies

Marker POP Challenge - 2W, 2E, must use Markers - (1st week) Anything Goes

Sunshine Mail Foundation a 501(c)3 nonprofit, provides children in need comfort, support and joy through free Sunshine Mail Care Packages. Sunshine Mail is filled with handmade cards, care essentials and other age appropriate items and delivered to children in hospitals, homeless shelters, foster care and children facing medical challenges.

Sassy Cheryl's #159 Favorite Color Combo

BEAUTY IN THE MAKING

So, this week at Sassy Cheryl's, Mz. Sassy Cathy wants us to use our favorite color combo.  I've said it before and I'll say it again--I don't have a favorite.  

I like several---but you've got to love 

RED, BLACK & WHITE!

This little gal just tickles me pink-er, RED!  She's colored in Copics.

Now, this is something, I don't often do---a finished inside!  Some of the other Sassy gals are as famous for the insides as the outs...not me!  I decided to step up and just do it!

Now, a few of my Sassy pals are mighty good with Prismas and Faber Castells.  I am NOT, but this week, I thought I'd try, again.  Every attempt confirms I am a Copic fan---they just work, what can I say?!  In any case, I colored up this same image and did make it into a card, so here it is...

...and, then, again, I finished the inside!  I know, what's come over me?!

So, there you have it-my favorite color combo for this week. 

I hope you join us this week for the Sassy Cheryl's challenge!

Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Thursday

SHOW ME @ Sassy Cheryl's

Busy week, here.  I've been in an ADD mode, flitting from project to project.  

Nothing is DONE, but everything is well underway!  

I finally decided to tackle this quilt pattern that I purchased last year from Eat Cake Graphics.  First, the fabrics...well, that was an adventure and a rather expensive undertaking, but now I'm committed to this project!  I spent several days tracing, cutting, ironing pattern pieces...

 All nine blocks are reading to be appliquéd.  I'm not trying the technique included with the pattern-though I know it would make for a beautiful quilt...but I would like to finish this in my lifetime and am afraid I'm just not ready for that technique so plan to zig-zag!

I hope to start the zig-zag project next week!  In the meantime, I was pleased to have accomplished the first steps!

Then, I decided to smock.  This is a great sitting in front of the t.v. project.  My husband really likes me to sit with him at night in front of the t.v.  Since I now have my days more or less at my disposal, I try to accommodate this simple request, but honestly, so often, I feel like I'm wasting time!  For the last couple of days, my husband was out of town so one night I went to the movies with a girlfriend and the other two, I worked on piecing the quilt so I haven't quite finished this first smocking project.

I'm getting there! 

Now, today, in between chores, I'm card making but you won't see the fruits of my labor 'til challenge time!  You Prisma-Faber Castell ladies, not feeling it!  I tried, but well, was happy to jump back to my lovely Copics!

Oh, and did you hear Sassy Cheryl's BIG news---she has created some rubber images for those of you die hards that prefer rubber over digi-me, I love them all!  She' starting small with two limited editions so if you want them, run on over and pre-order them!  They are available HERE.