Progressive Challenge #5

Here's another CDAC Progressive Challenge image. I also did a Sew Many Cards sketch that I found and a color challenge by A Muse Studio to use French Roast Brown and BubbleGum Pink. The Pink paper is a digital paper called DiamondGirl from Gina K at Stamp TV.

SMC CHALLENGE # 14

The challenge this week is to make an Easel card. Turns out that it isn't so difficult...esp. if you have Sure Cuts a Lot and a cutting file that's been created (although I think I could do this without the cutting file now that I have read a tutorial and actually made one). I decided that I need to build up my birthday card supply for next school year so I'm going to be making them (and thank you cards) for a while. I used Miki with Cake image and colored him with Prisma markers. I used a dab of Tulip brand gold fabric paint for the candle flame. I inked the edges of my scallops with a blue Cat's Eye pigment ink pad. I also used that same ink pad for the Happy Birthday sentiment inside the card.

Be sure to check out the Sew Many Cards store for an awesome deal for the month of May. I'm planning on it {wink}.

SMC CHALLENGE #11

SUNSHINE STAMPS -- CHRISTINA "SUNSHINE" and ROB -- OWNERS

STORE URL Link --http://www.yourspecialdelivery.co.uk/sunshine-stamps.html

BLOG URL LINK -- http://sunshinesstamps.blogspot.com/

SPONSOR PRIZE PACKAGE -- 3 IMAGES OF WINNERS CHOICE FROM SUNSHINE'S STAMP STORE

SPONSOR BLURB --

Sunshine’s Stamps is the brainchild of Christina {Sunshine} and Rob. Angus Argus was launched into the paper crafting world on June 27th, 2009 and the rest as they say is history! We have a wide variety of stamps in our inventory - all of which are hand drawn by either Sunshine or Rob.
We love to “sunshine” masculine vehicles and give them personality. We also have our signature image - Sunny Bunny - who will continue to be altered to celebrate all holidays and occasions. If you have a suggestion for a Sunny Bunny send us an e-mail and we will happily consider it! Whether it’s a card for your husband, boyfriend, man-cub or daughter, wife etc. we have an image that will suit your crafting needs! Our images are constantly evolving and are unique in the paper crafting world. We are very pleased to say that we respond to customer suggestion on images and sentiments. If you have an idea for an image or sentiment that you cannot find elsewhere on the web let us know. We will respond to all suggestions and let you know if its "doable". Finally,
be sure to hop to our blog http://sunshinesstamps.blogspot.com/ to check out our wonderful design team "Sunshine's Dream Team" blogs! We are so very proud of our gals! They are all rock stars and continue to create amazing cards and projects to showcase our imagesand to inspire you all to create!!

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This week Jeri has a sketch challenge going on this week and this is what I came up with!

I colored the heart pillow with colored pencils (see tutorial here) and picked more hearts for the card background from Born to Be Wild by Momenta.com (I believe I bought it at the Tuesday Morning store). The ribbon came from Oriental Trading Co.

I'm entering this card into the following challenge:

Crafty Creations: Limited Supplies (one paper, one image, one embellishment)

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Here’s another card I created.

I used the color scheme from last week’s PaperCraftPlanet challenge: Monochromatic Orange pcpcolor62 and the current Tuesday Sketch for my Create a Card group. I again colored the ink bottle (today’s Friday Freebie) with colored pencils. I didn’t have a stamp that said what I wanted to say, and I don’t have orange ink in my printer so I hand wrote the sentiment. I need to use this card for my friend in Alaska that I need to write to.

Why don't you hop on over to the Challenge blog and join in.

SMC CHALLENGE #10 - Stitching

LAST CHALLENGE FOR CURRENT DESIGN TEAM: Sherry L, Kim G, Deanette W, Mary S, Amber H, Audrey E, Ceal P, Dawnn S, Gloria M, Jeanette C, Kym B, Kym W, Maria L, Mary D, Melissa W, Michele L, Sarah T, Suzanne K, Tammy M, Sarabeth, and Jeri

Come back next week to meet our new team and see who stayed.
AND
If you need to know how to use digi-stamps,
go to SewManyCards Tips and Tricks page to learn more.

Don't forget to go to Sew Many Challenges to get this week's Friday Freebie.
I'm sorry I don't have it ready to show you today, it's been one of those busy weeks.
Some of it good - like the Kindergarten "Barnyard Moosical" while some of it was just plain busy.
Nothing bad happened (thank goodness) but I'm behind (got over 70 emails to take care of). Husband and older son are camping with their Boy Scout troop this weekend so with any luck, I'll be able to find time to craft and do something with it.

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Who is the sponsor this week?
STITCHY STAMPS -

http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/
SPONSOR PRIZE PACKAGE -- 3 Free Digi stamps of winners choice from the Stitchy Bears Store

Hi Everyone, my name is Stitchy and I create under the name Stitchy Stamps...I have been creating digital images for designers for almost a year now and try to learn something new everyday...I started out in paint shop pro about 8 years ago and started making digital scrap kits...then I was introduced to the wonderful world of paper crafts and card designing...like I said, learning new everyday, the rest is history...I can't draw enough to keep me satisfied anymore lol...
Living in a small town in upstate New York, tucked away where cable doesn't even go...friends are far and few between...But being on the internet for the past 10 years, I have gathered quite a few from around the world...Just like I learn something new everyday, I also try to meet someone new every day too...
Thank you Angela and Company for allowing me to sponsor for you...I am truly honored...

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What's the challenge? TECHNIQUE CHALLENGE -- PROJECT USING STITCHING. It can be real stitching with a machine, faux stitching, pen/marker stitching, whatever your fancy.

On my Create a Card group, the "Make it Monday" challenge was to make a bookmark card so that's what I have tried here. I used Michelle's measurements because I liked the idea of a skinnier bookmark (in relation to the height). I cut it 10 1/2" x 5 1/2". I then scored at 4 1/4" and perforate at 8 1/2". I used a 12x12 cardstock by Heidi grace Designs called Loving You Stripes. Then I used Cowboy Boot Donkey for my image and colored him with my alcohol markers. I did decorate the patch on Donkey with white dots to make it look like a scrap piece of fabric was really sewn on him. I used a white gel pen an a green ultra fine point sharpie to create my faux stitching. I chose three prima flowers (the ones with O's are called Abby but the solid pink I don't have a name for it), two green glitter brads and one Oriental Trading Co. pink gem brad, and the buttons came from a grab bag from Walmart. I screwed up the sketch and had to add a circle that I had punched out extra for another card but didn't use (luckily it was mostly pink and green on one side). The pink border was also left over from a card making evening. Below you can see the bookmark that the recipient will be able to tear off.

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Challenges:
Stamp with Fun: 3 Papers, 3 Flowers, 2 Buttons
Cuttlebug Spot: Celebrate Our Colors - Pink & Green
Stamp Something: stitching
Die Cut Dreams: Boots/Shoes
Crafty Card Makers: Challenge yourself - Try a new Technique
Crafty Angels online: Sketch (that I messed up when gluing my flowers so please forgive that mistake LOL)

SMC's April Blog Hop

APR MONTHLY SPONSORS (prizes will be awarded during the New Release Blog Hop)

APR 1st -- APR 29th

THE CUTTING CAFE ... OWNER -- REGINA EASTER

http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com

Prize package -- 3 Stamp Sets of winners choice

Hello my name is Regina Easter. I have 4 wonderful children and an awesome supportive husband. I have for as long as I can remember loved all the aspects of creating things with paper and drawing. So it was only fitting that I decided to open up The Cutting Cafe'and I am loving every bit of this new venture. The Cutting Cafe offers affordable Printable Stamps and Cutting Files. The Cutting Files which are basically just like templates are files that you Print out using your home printer, Cut, Assemble and then Embellish.....Very Easy.....The Cutting Files also come in the format where you can cut out the files using some of the latest Machine Cutters like the Pazzles Inspiration, Bosskut Gazelle and Cricut (with Scal software). The Printable Stamps are just that, images that are sent to you through email that you print out using your home printer. After the images are printed out, you can just color them in like you would any other stamped imaged...One great thing about the Printable Stamps and Cutting Files is that you no longer have to worry about finding space to store all of your stamps....You can keep them all in a folder in your computer and use over and over again.

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MONTHLY SPONSOR for 2010 --SIMON SAYS STAMPS

APR 1st -- APR 29th

Sponsor Prize Package -- $10 Gift Certificate

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This blog hop will run from today, April 2nd until April 8. On the 9th, the winner will be announced. Thank-you for taking the time to hop along. You should have come from Mary S.'s blog. When you are finished hopping, why not check out the Sew Many Cards Store! There you can find the current challenge and this week's Friday Freebie.

I'd would like to also remind you of the monthly challenges we have at Sew Many Cards Challenge Blog!
My creation this week is a card....they are my favorite thing to make. I love to color, as you know if you've visited my blog much! Angela is ushering spring in with some very cute images. I have GIRL WITH HEARTS to show you.

I colored the girl with my alcohol markers (my one Copic flesh color and the rest of them are Bic, Sharpie, or Prisma color markers). I used a teal green ink and a makeup sponge to sponge the edges of the light blue cardstock. I also used it on the smaller orange flower. I used 3 orange brads from Making Memories Citrus and the flowers are Making Memories Hulabaloo. The Springtime sentiment was in a grab bag from Boni back when I was on the SSDS design team. I'm able to find everything now that I'm finally getting my craft room back. :)

Now, to continue the blog hop, please visit Amber and if you'd like to see the Friday Freebie in use, please scroll down to my next post. Don't forget to leave me a comment if you'd like a chance to win a free SMC digi-image.

And now for the challenges:________________________
Sketch & Stash Challenge: Their Sketch
PaperTake Weekly Crafty Creations: Anything
Quirky Crafts: flowers
Stamptacular Sunday: Flower Power
Totally Paper Crafts: Digital
Stampative: Friendship
The Crafty Pad: Green, Orange, & Yellow (I know there's not much yellow but hopefully enough)

SMC #9 Tool Challenge

First, the sponsor is Wags N Whiskers!!!



-- LET'S PUNCH IT! -- Use a punch or punches on your project.
Mine is the flower centers.
In
OUT

I used SMC's snail (previous Friday Feebie) to make this interactive card. I couldn't find any instructions for making one so I improvised my own. Obviously I had to pick what stamps to use. I chose these daisies stamp that I had gotten in a swap over a year ago to be my background. I colored the centers yellow and blended it out into the petals (you can see it still in the smaller flowers). Then I colored the leaves, green and the background, a purplish blue. I then cut a slit where I wanted the snail to "crawl" (I put a piece of paper where the slit starts and stops to help you see it). Then I had to put a pull tab on the snail. I didn't think I could just stick a tab on and expect it to glide. I figured I had to push the snail up a teeny tiny bit so there wouldn't be any friction. I also thought I had better add something to keep it straight or else it might wiggle all over the place. Here is is all put together. I used pop up adhesive to continue to help with the possible friction issue. I don't know if it really would be a problem, but I didn't want to find out so I erred on the side of caution.

Next, I punched sun/flower punches for the centers of my largest daisies. I punched 10 total. I then took gold Studio G glitter glue and glittered 5 of them. They were now my tops and the other 5 will have plain yellow petals showing from underneath. One was put on the end of the pull tab to decorate it a little bit, and the others were put in the middle of the biggest flowers. Then I attached everything to my card base.

I'm going to enter this card into the following challenges:
Challenge Up Your Life & Quirky Crafts: Flowers
Crafty Ann: colors of LILAC, PINK and LEMON Hopefully you think I'm close enough
Magical Craft, Digital Tuesday & Crafty Card Makers: Spring
Stamptacular Sunday: Make a scene
PollyCraft: Sparkly Things
Stampin Royalty: Glitter
Simon Says Stamp: Spring and Glimmer Anything shimmery, shiny, sparkly!
Fab 'n' Funky:"It's all in the technique"
Mo's Digital Pencil: 3 or more punches


Before I go, I'm going to remind you to visit the rest of the design team blogs and the challenge blog. Also, don't forget to pick up your Friday Freebie (you can find it at the Challenge blog or at the SMC store).

SMC Challenge #7 - EASTER PROJECT

THEME CHALLENGE -- EASTER PROJECT ... Can be anything you would like to make

Weekly Sponsor: STAMPS ALIVE -- TERRI OLSEN -- OWNER

URL Link -- http://stampsalive.blogspot.com/

SPONSOR PRIZE PACKAGE -- CUTTLEBUG COMBO EMBOSSING FOLDER -- DAMASK

SPONSOR BLURB -- I started my business in 1993 to give me something to do. I had worked
all my life and recently quit to be a stay at home mom to my new baby.
I've always been interested in paper products and I didn't like paying
full price for some of the things I wanted. So I started my business. I
like to pass my savings on to others. I've made some really good
friends over the years. I've always been a small business I only
advertise word of mouth. Over the years I've kept as busy as I wanted
to be.

It has been very interesting to see the hobby industry change over the years. I had a "scrapbook" store in my basement before Las Vegas knew what a scrapbook store was. I've dealt with Provo Craft the entire 17 years I've been in business and that has been fun, to watch them change!!

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Now for my card...

I kept this card pretty simple. I colored Jovi with colored pencils using a texture plate underneath to give her a "hairy" look. I used a piece of scrap red to mat her on and red ink to distress the edge of the card. I couldn't cover up those pretty sketchy-looking flowers so I place Jovi to the side. I wrote "Have a Happy Easter" above.

Here's a second card I made this week following PaperCraftPlanet's sketch of the week.

I used the March bonus pack, scrap cardstock, and a couple of bic markers. I used glossy accents on the button.

Thanks for looking. Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT did at SewManyChallenges blog.

SMC Challenge #6

THEME CHALLENGE -- PROJECT FOR A MALE..Can be for an adult or child.
SPONSOR PRIZE PACKAGE -- 3 digital images of their choice from the KLM Designs store. So please come play with us at the Sew Many Card Challenge for a chance to win. Must use a Sew Many Card Image which a freebie can be found at the Sew Many Cards blog.

I used Eris with Fawn You Lift Me image and Angela's new stitched font, and based my card on this sketch...It's a slightly older sketch from Techno Stamper Challenges
Here it is before the sentiment was added so you can see the paper tearing better. I chose to tear my paper because my boys are distructive (holes in knees, messy rooms, muddy clothes, etc.)

I'm going to enter this into the following challenges...
Rosie-D's Challenge: Friendship (Eris and Fawn look like they are great friends, don't they?)
Double Dutch Challenges: For the Boys
Polly Craft Challenges: Distressing
Paper Play Challenges: Just Because
Lexi's Creations: Any Thing Goes

Sew Many Cards March Blog Hop

Welcome to another Sew Many Cards Blog hop. If you've been following our blog hops, you know that you have a chance to win just by commenting on my blog. You should have come from our fearless creator ANGELA http://digital.sewmanycards.com

And when you get done here you will go to our fearless leader JERI http://craftyjsplace.blogspot.com

But, before you go, you should see the card I made with Fawn and the Easter Egg.

I printed out Fawn first on regular white cardstock then again on my pink paisley printed paper. This gave me eggs the same size so I could cut out the paisley eggs and glue them over the white eggs. I chose to keep Fawn larger than I normally do so I could use matte accents on the jelly beans and make them seem real (you should feel each bump of a bean - they seem so real!) I used pastel sticker letters that came from Dollar General to make my "Happy Easter" greeting.

inside of card

I got the poem from Free Crafts and Games I matted it in more of the pink paisley paper leaving room on the right side for some greeting or signature.
Come back Tuesday to see what I make with today's Friday Freebie. Go get your's now!(Find it at the end of the blog hop on the Sew Many Cards Challenge blog.)

I'm going to enter this card into several challenges:
Quirky Crafts: Cute (is there anything cuter than SMC's images?)

I Love Digi: Pink

Dancing in Pajamas: Spring time

ABC-Challenge: O is for...One paper

Die Cut Dreams: Easter

Incy Wincy: "Touchy Feely"

Inky Impressions: Think Spring

Your Next Stamp Challenge: Spring Colors

Don't forget about using your digi's on your scrapbook pages. Check out SMC's PaperCraftPlanet group for layout challenges at http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/sewmanycards.

Before you go to Jeri's blog, don't forget to leave a comment here so you can have a chance to win a free image. I'll draw a random winner (or maybe I'll let my kids draw a name out of the hat) and post it sometime around March 5th.

Distressed Friday Freebie Butterfly and Sunflower

I'm following a sketch :

so I tore top edge of my patterned paper, used the sunflower from Tiffany's blog, and added Sew Many Card's new Friday Freebie - a butterfly. I colored the butterfly and sunflower with colored pencils (RoseArt Golden Bronze; Crayola Burgundy, Blue, Gray, Yellow, and Heat Wave) then cut them out leaving a white border edge. Sometimes simple is better...esp. if you want to mail it (I worry about lumpy 'n' bumpy tearing the envelopes).

Challenges I'm entering in:
several challenges had the same theme - that just means I get to show off my cards to more people. :)

Alota rubber: Challenge #29 Distress It
Paper Sunday: Challenge #6 Distress
Belli Challenge: Butterflies & Dragonflies
Flutterby Wednesdays: Open Butterflies

Thanks for looking and leaving me a comment. I love reading all the comments you leave for me.

Time for another create card sketch

Time for another Create-A-Card Sketch. First the sketch.
And this is what I came up with...a note card.

I used Sew Many Card's Mittens to create this frosty card. Northern Missouri (where I grew up and where my Mom still is) got 8 inches of snow yesterday so it's still appropriate mitten weather! (I have something I need to mail to Mom so I'll include it in the note card.) I changed the three bouquets to two pair of mittens and made them "dangle" from the top piece. I colored them with my alcohol markers and used the markers to also put the faux stitching border.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges...
1) I Love Digi : Think Pink
2) One Stitch at a Time: Stitching
3) Magical Craft: Something for Mum (Mother's day in England)
4) Stamp with Fun: Stitching (again)
5) Digital Tuesday: A Card for Mum (again)

Thanks for looking and thanks for leaving me a comment. That makes my day when you do (that's why I do this).

Sew Many Cards Challenge #2.2

That's the card sketch Jeri came up with for us to follow...

And here's what I did...

I got my color inspiration from Scrapmasters Paradise Color Combo to use "Green Galore", "Only Orange", and "Summer Sun". Cupcake Craft wanted to Keep it Simple so it doesn't have a lot of ribbon, or flowers and such. I did run it thru my Cuttlebug using the Swirls folder. I have Hearts in my Sew Many Cards image (today's Friday Freebie so be sure to get it) so I can also enter it into Forever Friends challenge.

Our sponsor this week:

INKTEGRITY DESIGNS -- OWNER -- JONI WILSON

URL LINK -- http://www.shophandmade.com/store/Joni/

SPONSOR PRIZE PACKAGE -- $10 Gift Certificate to Inktegrity Designs

SPONSOR BLURB --

Hello fellow crafters! My name is Joni Wilson and I am the owner of Inktegrity. As a mother of 6, I wanted to create images that every age could enjoy working with. This past summer I debuted my line of digital images and have enjoyed every minute of it.
I am inspired by personal experiences, suggestions from friends, and the everyday goodness in life. Please visit our blog at Inktegrity.blogspot.com for wonderful ideas and inspiration.
I am so happy to sponsor this fun site, thank you to this wonderful team for letting me be a part of Sew Many Cards!

Tomorrow(Saturday) is Angela's birthday, so that means you get to SAVE SAVE SAVE! Use the coupon code BIRTHDAY2010 and get 50% off - Cannot be combined with any other coupons. We have some large stamp packs that are on sale for $10 -that means you can get them for $5, but the coupon is only good today AND tomorrow! Check out the STORE now -

SMC/SSDS: Follow the Sketch & Follow the Hop

It's a Blog Hop for Stamp Scrap and Doodle and as one of the former founding members, I was invited to join them. The "Hop into Love" blog hop will begin Feb 12th at 10am CST and will end Feb 14th at midnight CST. All we had to do was follow this sketch.More details on my card after some information about the hop.

There are lots of prizes for the hop: You will need to comment on everyone's blog and then comment on the SSDS blog letting them know when you are done. There will be a prize for someone who comments on everyone's blog. A prize for someone who completes the sketch and links it to the SSDS blog before the end of the crop. And one prize for a new follower. That's 3 prizes!.

Here is the blog hop order in case you get lost:

SSDS (http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/)

Regina Jones (http://rjones-scrapcreations.blogspot.com/)

Angie Cortes (http://angiecortesdesigns.blogspot.com/)

Jennifer Kupiec (http://customcreationsbyjenn.blogspot.com/)

Lisa Vaughan (http://lisaspaperfun.blogspot.com/)

Diane Davies (http://www.princessscrapgirl.blogspot.com)

ME Cheri Graves (http://creationsdecheri.blogspot.com/ )

Micki Harper (www.artfulxpressions.net)

Terri Scott (http://triesmakingcards.blogspot.com)

Boni Boutelle-Jones (http://bonibleauxdesigns.blogspot.com/)

Shana Tedrick (www.scrapinshana.blogspot.com)

Carlie Mays (http://carliebugcrafts.blogspot.com)

Rene' Bailey (www.creativelycapturingmemories.blogspot.com)

SSDS (http://ssdschallenge.blogspot.com/)

And now for my card...Of course you are going to see a Sew Many Cards image. (FINALLY: THE CARD you're thinking, aren't you. LOL) First, I took the sketch and rotated it. (If you want to see a card with the sketch's original orientation, go to last week's SMC card.)
SMC's challenge is a color challenge to use Red, Pink and White. I used a pink card stock base, a left over piece of Christmas wrapping paper (the vertical piece), a scrap of pink DCWV paper (the horizontal piece) and regular typing paper for the oval. I used a white ribbon, red button, white card stock (from the baby card I made Tuesday), and red colored acrylic discs, a.k.a. "dew drops". I colored my SMC image Heart Gumball Machine with colored pencils (the hearts inside the globe), Prismacolor markers for the "main body" of the gumball machine, and I used Glossy Accents to make a shiny globe.

Now for the card challenges I tried to incorporate into my card (not as many as I usually try for because I'm already combining two challenges, one from SMC and one from SSDS):
Penny's Paper Crafts: Love/Valentine
Crazy 4 Challenges: Be my Valentine
Bee Crafty: Romance
Other Lovelies: Use digital stamp
Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential: Teeny Tiny (I claim my tiny hearts)
Stampotique Designer: Create a Love Theme Card
Ink on My Fingers: All you need is Love




Don't forget, all of the 2009 images are on sale in bundles of 30 for only $10

SMC Color Challenge

Challenge is to use Red, Black and Silver.

I chose to use SMC's Cat with Heart and I colored her to look like my tortoiseshell kitty using my alcohol markers. I love how well my coloring turned outso much that I'm never sending this card out - I'll be keeping it forever. Anyway, back to my card...I cut it out, used a corner rounder then inked the edges with my red catseye ink pad. I used regular kitchen foil for my silver and embossed it with the Bubbles Cuttlebug folder. The ribbon is one that I found in my oldest son's room so I don't know where it came from (nor why he had a ribbon in there). I painted the bottom of the Acrylic Discs with a silver marker (two of them have air bubbles in them so they look like muppet eyeballs - LOL) then glued them with crystal clear accent essentials.

I'm entering this into a few challenges (you know me, I like to see how many challenges I can combine but it may be difficult once everyone stops asking for valentine theme cards):
DoodlePalace: Show-Me Texture
Fab N Funky: Embossing
Creative Belli: Ribbon
Charisma Cardz: Love
Dare U 2 Digistamp: Hearts/Valentine
Raise the Bar Challenge: Hearts

Be sure to also check out the awesome creations by my fellow Sew Many Cards design members:
Angela (Owner), Jeri (SMC DT Coordinator), Amber, Audrey,
Ceal P., Dawnn, Deanette,Donna Gloria, Jeanette C.,Jessica,
Kim G., Kym B., Kym W., Maria, Mary D., Mary S., Melissa,
Michele, Sarabeth, Patricia G., Patricia St. M., Sarah T.
Sherry L., Suzanne K., & Tammy M.

February SMC Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Sew Many Cards New Release Blog Hop!! We’re so glad you could join us this week for a chance to see Angela’s new releases and a chance at winning some great prizes!! We’d like to say hello and welcome to all our new followers, welcome back to all our supporters and to thank all of you for a wonderful first month at our new challenge blog!

Our sponsors this month is Wags N’ Whiskers and Simon Says Stamp!

To win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Wags N’ Whiskers Store and a new release stamp from Wags N’ Whiskers you MUST comment on EACH design team members blog. We know we have a large team, but it’ll be well worth the hop to see all of our teams great projects and our sponsors awesome prizes!

Would you like to win a $10 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp and the entire line of Sew Many Cards new releases…then we have a special challenge this week for you during our blog hop…You’ll find all the details on the last stop of our hop!

Please stop by each of the Sew Many Cards design team members blogs and leave a friendly comment, and be sure to leave us an email or link to your blog when you finish the hop at our challenge blog!!

You have hopefully arrived here from Mary. Your next stop in the hop will be Suzanne.

If you lose your way, the list for the order is below and at Sew Many Challenges.

Angela -OWNER

Jessica K

Ceal

Kim G

Mary D

You Are Here: Cheri

Suzanne K

Melissa

Gwen H

Maria L

Deanette W

Jeri – SMC DT Coordinator

Gloria M

Jeanette C

Audrey E

Kym W

Amber H

Kym B

Mary S

Sarabeth – SMC LO Coordinator

Tink

Sherry L

Dawnn S

Michele L

Sarah

Patricia St. M

Tammy M

Sew Many Challenges Blog

I get to show you Donkey with Cart of Hearts. I colored him with my alcohol markers (several brands) then decided that I wanted a different shape beside circle or square so I traced around a hexagon candle that I had here. After cutting it out, I inked the edges with brown. I had found a challenge wanting Cocoa, Gray, and Caramel colors so I hunted up the best that I could find of that. I think the brown and caramel colors look great together. I used my Damask embossing folder again on this, then the brown ink pad again on the raised design. The "ribbon" is a sticker from a heidi swapp tape dispenser.

My card follows several challenges that I wish to enter it in:

• Cooking it Up w/ Katie: Recipe 1. Use a "non human" image (Donkey), 2. Add some texture (Embossing), 3. Use a product you've never used before (New Release Stamp)
• Creative Belli: Hearts
• http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/: any digital imagePCP Sketch Challenge: I changed it to a square card
• AiFactory: create a card from any sketch you find
• Scrapmaster's Paradise Color Combo #32: Close to Cocoa, Basic Grey, & Creamy Caramel
• Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps: #14 - No Embellishments
• One Stop Craft Challenge: Love and Kisses
• Basic Grey Challenges: Animals
• A Spoonful of Sugar: Freestyle (Anything)
• Dare you to Digi Stamp: Hearts
• InStyle Stamps: Hearts
  

Thanks for looking at my card. Now it's time for you to continue on your way to the next person on the blog hop, Suzanne. And don't forget to pick up your Friday Freebie at Sew Many Cards Challenge Blog when you arrive at the end of the hop.