For a child - part two ...

... yesterday I posted a card that I'd made for the One Stop Craft Challenge 113 - which was to make a card for a child, and I told you that I'd actually made two cards.  But I was a tease, and kept one back for today!!  This card was also made using the "Help for Katie" stamp set that is available on Jak Heath's blog - helping to raise funds for Katie and her family.

In the stamp set there are lots of super images, but I feel in love with this whale - designed by Shawn - Studio 313 - it's so cute and has lots of greetings to go with it.  I printed it off and cut it out with my trusty Spellbinders die and coloured with promarkers.  I decided to make the card base the sea - so I coloured it with my distress inks, added some seaweed, an old ship wheel, some fish and mounted the coloured whale image onto some blue fabric (free with a sewing magazine).  I added some faux stitching in green onto the fabric (sewing machine still not out of moth balls yet!).  I added the birthday greeting - using foam pads for a little dimension.

Stamps:  Jak Heath - Help for Katie set (digi-images from lots of designers); Waltzingmouse Stamps - Half Pint Heroes; See D's - Boys Toys; Stampin' Up! - the ship wheel - don't know the name of the set
Inks: Distress - Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters, Stormy Sky, Chipped Sapphire, Broken China;  Memento - Cottage Ivy, Pear Tart, Rich Cocoa, Pottered Clay, Antique Linen
Promarkers: Cool Grey 1, 2, 3; Blush, Meadow Green, Bright Green
Spellbinders:  Labels 9 die #5 and #6; Big Scalloped Ovals (S4-251) - die #2

That's all for now.  Lots to do today - which should keep me out of mischief!!  Do drop by again later this evening.

For a child ...

... that's the theme for this week's challenge at One Stop Craft Challenge.  Now I've got a few stamps that I could have used for this card, but this morning on Jak Heath's blog I read about Katie - a fellow crafter - who's had the most awful news about her health (see earlier post).  Jak and many other talented designers, including Claire from Waltzingmouse Stamps, got together and have donated various digital images to raise funds for Katie and her family.  I got the set this morning - and it's great - so many lovely images.  Do have a look at Jak's blog and see if you can help Katie.

Now I mentioned Claire specifically because she has created the sweetest images in the "Help for Katie" set - there are others, check in again tomorrow, equally lovely.  But for tonight's card - I've used the Little Prince in a castle window - the greeting is separate, but I've printed them together.  I've coloured the image with promarkers and shaded with distress inks, adding a gold border with a felt pen.  I was going to leave the card very plain, but then I rememberd that I had a castle stamp in my collection - and I intend to use my old stamps more often - so I had a rummage and found it.  I stamped it in London Fog and painted with distress inks.  I shaded the card with distress inks to give some depth.  Finally, I added a birthday greeting on the card.

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse Stamps - Little Heros;  Jak Heath - Help for Katie Set; Castle stamp (can't remember who makes this one)
Inks: Distress - Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass, Peeled Paint, Barn Door, Black Soot, Pumice Stone, Walnut Stain; Memento - London Fog, Tuxedo Black
Promarkers:  Warm Grey 1, 3, 5; Blush, Satin, Gold
Spellbinders:  Small Labels die #4

I have made another card for this challenge - but I'm not going to post that one until tomorrow - do drop by to check it out!

That's all for today - I'm off to have a well earned cup of coffee.  See you again tomorrow.

Help for Katie ....

... I'm sure that many of you will have seen or heard about Katie.  Just before Christmas Katie was told she had stage 4 stomach cancer; she is currently undergoing chemotherapy.  Katie's married to Kevin and has three young boys - Nate, Will and Hunter - and, as you can imagine their whole world has turned upside down. 

So many wonderfully kind and talented people have got together to raise funds for Katie.  They have drawn some wonderful digital images and if you pop over to Jak's blog - you can get them for £15 - a very little amount to give much needed help and support.

Please help Katie.