Happy Holidays 4 Kids at SAS4Kids!

It’s Saturday and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! This time our challenge is Happy Holidays 4 Kids. Create and link any Christmas or December Holiday card for a child and you could win one of our great prizes.

We start early at SAS4Kids because we would like all our kids in the eight children’s hospitals we serve to receive a holiday card and it would be even better if they could choose a few more for friends or family they are missing while they spend the holidays in the hospital. You do not have to send in your card to participate in our challenges, but our kids sure hope you do. We need to receive the cards by early December to have enough time to sort and mail to the children’s hospitals.

We have three very generous sponsors for this challenge: Scrapping Memories is giving their winner 10 free files of the winner’s choice! Bugaboo is giving their randomly picked winner 7 digis of their choice!  And QKR Stampede’s winner gets 5 digis! TEAM S.A.S will also be choosing their favorite cards for our top three and the winners will receive a blog badge and an opportunity to be a guest design team member on a future challenge.

My  first card above features a super sweet Lil' Snowman from Bugaboo that I printed and cut out with a Nestabilities circle die. I paper pieced his scarf, earmuffs and star, added some glitter for snow and sponged around the edge. I created a present background and embossed the whole card with a swirly snowflake embossing folder by Spellbinders. 

My second card for my kids showcases a fun colored digital stamp from Scrapping Memories called Christmas Wreath Calvin. I printed him and cut him out and attached to a red square card embossed with the same Spellbinders embossing folder. I cut out the sentiment with my Silhouette Portrait and a Silhouette America cutting file. 

I am entering these cards in the Anything Goes challenge at Simon Says Stamp and the challenge at Inky Impressions for traditional Christmas cards.

Stamping smiles 4 our kids, Karen 

Anything Goes 4 Kids at Send a Smile 4 Kids!

It’s Saturday and time for another fun challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids! This time our challenge is everyone’s favorite: Anything Goes 4 Kids. Create and link any card for a child and you could win one of our great prizes.

We have four very generous sponsors this week: Scrapping Memories is giving their winner 10 free digis or cutting files of their choice! Stamping Dragon Designs is giving their randomly picked winner 4 digis of their choice! Robyn’s Fetish’s winner will receive 2 free digis!  And Tabitha’s Shop will award their winner 2 Digi Paper Packs of their choice! TEAM S.A.S will also be choosing their favorite cards for our top three and the winners will receive a blog badge and an opportunity to be a guest design team member on a future challenge.

My first card above features the sweet Pool Fun digital stamp from Stamping Dragon Designs. I paper pieced the swimming dragon and pool and colored the rest. I used stickers to add the sentiment and created a background with my new favorite dp from Stampin' Up.

My second card features a colored digi from Scrapping Memories called Sunbonnet Susanna. I admit I love colored digis- they look so much nicer than any coloring I could do and make for much easier card making. I cut her out with a shaped oval die from Spellbinders and added some gems and pearls. I created a background with kraft and embossed pink paper with rounded corners. I added a strip of washi tape and a fun sentiment stamp that looks like ribbon from Impression Obsession. 

Stamping smiles 4 our kids, Karen 

Scrapping Memories Holiday Card

It’s another Scrapping Memories Tuesday here and I am happy to share another fun card featuring digital stamps from Scrapping Memories. But first I am announcing the winner of the blog candy drawing from the comments made on my last Scrapping Memories blog post.

The winner of 5 digital files (cutting or digital stamps) is                  Deonna! And her winning comment was: “Would love to win the Great Scrapping Memories prize. Thank you so much for the chance and Happy Thanksgiving!”

Deonna - please contact me at khasheck at gmail dot com and I will put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize!

My card today features a sweet digital stamp called Christmas Wreath Calvin. Isn’t he cute? I started with a red card and a kraft piece that I embossed with a holly branch embossing folder from Tim Holtz. The “joy” stamp is from Printworks and is my favorite. I added a snowflake (Martha Stewart) and pearl, then popped up Calvin in his wreath.

I am entering this card in the Christmas for Boys challenge at One Stop Crafts.

I have decided to stop the blog candy contest every other week for Scrapping Memories. But I will continue to share cards made with their awesome and oh so reasonable digital stamps and my kids at SAS4Kids will continue to receive those  cards. Thanks to Scrapping Memories for all the great stamps and fun blog candy prizes given.

Stamping smiles, Karen

Scrapping Memories Tuesday

It’s another Scrapping Memories Tuesday here and I am happy to share another fun card featuring digital stamps from Scrapping Memories and to offer some more blog candy you can win! The simple rules for entering our blog candy contest are below.  But first I am announcing the winner of the blog candy drawing from the comments made on my last Scrapping Memories blog post.

The winner of 5 digital files (cutting or digital stamps) is                  Alice B.! And her winning comment was: “Very cute card, Thank you for playing along with us this week at Brown Sugar in the “Anything Goes” challenge! We hope you decide to play along with us again!! Good luck! Alice B.”

Alice - please contact me at khasheck at gmail dot com and I will put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize!

My card today features a sweet digital stamp called Waiting for Santa. I paper pieced the reindeer and pjs and colored the rest. I added a sweet sentiment from Inky Antics and cut out the piece with a new Nestabilities die.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at The Squirrel and the Fox.

How can you win the Scrapping Memories blog candy? Every other Tuesday I will post a new card and contest.   And each time I show you a project featuring some of their fun digital files, we are going to be offering you a chance to win some blog candy! Just leave a comment below sometime in the next two weeks and you will be entered for a chance to win 5 digital stamps or cutting files from Scrapping Memories!!

I will announce the winner of the blog candy the next time I post (trying for every other Tuesday) and you have two weeks to email me at khasheck at gmail dot com so I can put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize.  I will try to contact you to let you know you have won, but if I am unable to reach you through a blog or email, and you do not contact me within the two weeks, your prize will be forfeited. 

Stamping smiles, Karen

Scrapping Memories Tuesday and More Blog Candy!

It’s another Scrapping Memories Tuesday here and I am happy to share a fun card featuring digital stamps from Scrapping Memories and to offer some more blog candy you can win! The simple rules for entering our blog candy contest are below.  But first I am announcing the winner of the blog candy drawing from the comments made on my last Scrapping Memories blog post.

The winner of 5 digital files (cutting or digital stamps) is                          Lynn! And her winning comment was: “Karen, I love the way you did the rays! Great!!! Very cute image and the fence is adorable. Great card! Lynn"

Lynn- please contact me at khasheck at gmail dot com and I will put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize!

My card today features two super cute digital stamps from Scrapping Memories called Birthday Brian and Birthday Beatrice. Aren’t they sweet? I printed them both – already colored- and cut out. I cut Happy out of embossed pink and blue with a nesties oval die and attached them with mounting tape to raise. CAS but sweet I think and one of my kids at SAS4Kids is going to love this.

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenge at Brown Sugar Challenge.

How can you win the Scrapping Memories blog candy? Every other Tuesday I will post a new card and contest.   And each time I show you a project featuring some of their fun digital files, we are going to be offering you a chance to win some blog candy! Just leave a comment below sometime in the next two weeks and you will be entered for a chance to win 5 digital stamps or cutting files from Scrapping Memories!!  If your comment is the winning one picked by Mr. Random AND if you have the Scrapping Memories blog badge on your blog, you will win TWO MORE free digital stamps or cutting files!!  (It is not required to win the blog candy that you have the blog badge on your blog, but you can win more if you do.)

Here is the code for putting the Scrapping Memories’ blog badge on your blog:

<a href="http://www.scrappingmemories.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/y9lrv.gif" alt='Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!' border=0 /></a><br><a href="http://www.mybannermaker.com/"></body></HTML>

I will announce the winner of the blog candy the next time I post ( trying for every other Tuesday) and you have two weeks to email me at khasheck at gmail dot com so I can put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize.  I will try to contact you to let you know you have won, but if I am unable to reach you through a blog or email, and you do not contact me within the two weeks, your prize will be forfeited. 

Stamping smiles, Karen

Scrapping Memories Halloween Fun!

It’s another Scrapping Memories Tuesday here and I am happy to share two more fun cards featuring digital stamps from Scrapping Memories and to offer some more blog candy you can win! The simple rules for entering our blog candy contest are below.  But first I am announcing the winner of the blog candy drawing from the comments made on my last Scrapping Memories blog post.

The winner of 5 digital files (cutting or digital stamps) is                                           Bettina! And her winning comment was: “Oh this is fabulous. Love the design with the string and gorgeous halloween design. Thanks for playing at Just Some Lines and good luck. Hope to see you back saturday for another challenge. Bettina “

Bettina- please contact me at khasheck at gmail dot com and I will put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize!

My cards today features two super cute digital stamps from Scrapping Memories called Full Moon Bethany and Bewitching Bethany. I started with a white piece of card stock and created the moon rays with a sponge and orange ink and a piece of acetate that I moved after sponging each ray. I added a Halloween punched fence from Martha Stewart and then raised the fun digital image with mounting tape. So easy when you start with a colored digital image and that is why I love to use them when I create cards for my kids.

 I am entering these cards in the challenges at Dream Valley for Halloween and the Anything Goes challenge at Challenges 4 Everybody.

How can you win the Scrapping Memories blog candy? Every other Tuesday I will post a new card and contest.   And each time I show you a project featuring some of their fun digital files, we are going to be offering you a chance to win some blog candy! Just leave a comment below sometime in the next two weeks and you will be entered for a chance to win 5 digital stamps or cutting files from Scrapping Memories!!  If your comment is the winning one picked by Mr. Random AND if you have the Scrapping Memories blog badge on your blog, you will win TWO MORE free digital stamps or cutting files!!  (It is not required to win the blog candy that you have the blog badge on your blog, but you can win more if you do.)

Here is the code for putting the Scrapping Memories’ blog badge on your blog:

<a href="http://www.scrappingmemories.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/y9lrv.gif" alt='Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!' border=0 /></a><br><a href="http://www.mybannermaker.com/"></body></HTML>

I will announce the winner of the blog candy the next time I post ( trying for every other Tuesday) and you have two weeks to email me at khasheck at gmail dot com so I can put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize.  I will try to contact you to let you know you have won, but if I am unable to reach you through a blog or email, and you do not contact me within the two weeks, your prize will be forfeited. 

Stamping smiles, Karen

Scrapping Memories Halloween Cards

It’s another Scrapping Memories Tuesday here and I am happy to share some fun cards featuring digital stamps from Scrapping Memories and to offer some more blog candy you can win! The simple rules for entering our blog candy contest are below.  But first I am announcing the winner of the blog candy drawing from the comments made on my last Scrapping Memories blog post.

The winner of 5 digital files (cutting or digital stamps) is …………………………Linda ! And her winning comment was: “Karen this is really adorable. I love the image!”

Linda- please contact me at khasheck at gmail dot com and I will put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize!

My cards today feature Mr. and Mrs. Frankenstein. Aren’t they sweet? I created CAS Halloween cards for two of my kids simply by printing and cutting out these adorable digital images, and then layering them on some Halloween dp and orange baker’s twine.

If you like to color, these images come either uncolored or colored. And if you win you can pick out any 5 digital files you want, so if you are not into Halloween cards for kids, you can pick any other files you like!

I am entering these cards in the challenges at Catch the Bug  for Seasonal or Fall and Just Some Lines challenge to Celebrate Fall.

How can you win the Scrapping Memories blog candy? Every other Tuesday I will post a new card and contest. And each time I show you a project featuring some of their fun digital files, we are going to be offering you a chance to win some blog candy! Just leave a comment below sometime in the next two weeks and you will be entered for a chance to win 5 digital stamps or cutting files from Scrapping Memories!!  If your comment is the winning one picked by Mr. Random AND if you have the Scrapping Memories blog badge on your blog, you will win TWO MORE free digital stamps or cutting files!!  (It is not required to win the blog candy that you have the blog badge on your blog, but you can win more if you do.)

Here is the code for putting the Scrapping Memories’ blog badge on your blog:

<a href="http://www.scrappingmemories.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/y9lrv.gif" alt='Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!' border=0 /></a><br><a href="http://www.mybannermaker.com/"></body></HTML>

I will announce the winner of the blog candy the next time I post (trying for every other Tuesday) and you have two weeks to email me at khasheck at gmail dot com so I can put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize.  I will try to contact you to let you know you have won, but if I am unable to reach you through a blog or email, and you do not contact me within the two weeks, your prize will be forfeited.  

Stamping smiles, Karen 

Scrapping Memories Halloween Card and More Candy to Win!

It’s another Scrapping Memories Tuesday here and I am happy to share another fun card featuring digital stamps from Scrapping Memories and to offer some more blog candy you can win! The simple rules for entering our blog candy contest are below.  But first I am announcing the winner of the blog candy drawing from the comments made on my last Scrapping Memories blog post.

The winner of 5 digital files (cutting or digital stamps) is                            Marla! And her winning comment was:” Karen, I love this card!!! These little guys are so adorable. As soon as I saw it, I immediately thought of my dad and his brother when they were little boys, Thank you for the inspiration!!!!

Marla- please contact me at khasheck at gmail dot com and I will put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize!

My card today features a super cute digital stamp from Scrapping Memories called Oscar’s Halloween Jar. Isn’t he sweet? I simply printed him, rounded the corners on that piece and the gold piece and attached to an orange card. I added the sentiment (from Crackerbox Palace) and some doodling and a sticker to complete the CAS card.

Right now Scrapping Memories has a 50% off sale on everything in their store! And a chance to win every file they post for a year in a raffle to help a brave cancer patient. Read all about it here. 

I am entering this card in the challenge at The Crafty Pad for Autumn Colors.

How can you win the Scrapping Memories blog candy? Every other Tuesday I will post a new card and contest.   And each time I show you a project featuring some of their fun digital files, we are going to be offering you a chance to win some blog candy! Just leave a comment below sometime in the next two weeks and you will be entered for a chance to win 5 digital stamps or cutting files from Scrapping Memories!!  If your comment is the winning one picked by Mr. Random AND if you have the Scrapping Memories blog badge on your blog, you will win TWO MORE free digital stamps or cutting files!!  (It is not required to win the blog candy that you have the blog badge on your blog, but you can win more if you do.)

Here is the code for putting the Scrapping Memories’ blog badge on your blog:

<a href="http://www.scrappingmemories.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/y9lrv.gif" alt='Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!' border=0 /></a><br><a href="http://www.mybannermaker.com/"></body></HTML>

I will announce the winner of the blog candy the next time I post (trying for every other Tuesday) and you have two weeks to email me at khasheck at gmail dot com so I can put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize.  I will try to contact you to let you know you have won, but if I am unable to reach you through a blog or email, and you do not contact me within the two weeks, your prize will be forfeited. 

Stamping smiles, Karen

Scrapping Memories Tuesday and More Blog Candy!

It’s another Scrapping Memories Tuesday here and I am happy to share another fun card featuring digital stamps from Scrapping Memories and to offer some more blog candy you can win! The simple rules for entering our blog candy contest are below.  But first I am announcing the winner of the blog candy drawing from the comments made on my last Scrapping Memories blog post.

The winner of 5 digital files (cutting or digital stamps) is …………………………………   Diane R.! And her winning comment was: “Very cute ! I still don't know how you keep coming up with all of these Ideas ! Very nice and Thank You again for having this web site to go to for the ideas when we're stuck !”  Diane- please contact me at khasheck at gmail dot com and I will put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize!

My card today features Daddy’s Dress-up Fella both in the colored version which I just cut out and in the non-colored version which I reversed, printed and paper pieced with a little coloring. Can you tell which is which? I am really happy with how cute they are and I think one of my kids will love them:) I added a sticker sentiment and a train border (Martha Stewart) to complete the CAS card. 

I am entering this card in the challenges at The Squirrel and the Fox “For the Men” and 2 Sisters Challenge to use Primary Colors.

How can you win the Scrapping Memories blog candy? Every other Tuesday I will post a new card and contest. And each time I show you a project featuring some of their fun digital files, we are going to be offering you a chance to win some blog candy! Just leave a comment below sometime in the next two weeks and you will be entered for a chance to win 5 digital stamps or cutting files from Scrapping Memories!!  If your comment is the winning one picked by Mr. Random AND if you have the Scrapping Memories blog badge on your blog, you will win TWO MORE free digital stamps or cutting files!!  (It is not required to win the blog candy that you have the blog badge on your blog, but you can win more if you do.)

Here is the code for putting the Scrapping Memories’ blog badge on your blog:

<a href="http://www.scrappingmemories.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/y9lrv.gif" alt='Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!' border=0 /></a><br><a href="http://www.mybannermaker.com/"></body></HTML>

I will announce the winner of the blog candy the next time I post (trying for every other Tuesday) and you have two weeks to email me at khasheck at gmail dot com so I can put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize.  I will try to contact you to let you know you have won, but if I am unable to reach you through a blog or email, and you do not contact me within the two weeks, your prize will be forfeited.  

Stamping smiles, Karen 

Scrapping Memories Tuesday and More Blog Candy!

It’s another Scrapping Memories Tuesday here and I am happy to share another fun card featuring digital stamps from Scrapping Memories and to offer some more blog candy you can win! The simple rules for entering our blog candy contest are below.  But first I am announcing the winner of the blog candy drawing from the comments made on my last Scrapping Memories blog post.

The winner of 5 digital files (cutting or digital stamps) is………………………………………………

Claire! And her winning comment was:” Such a fun card, love your layout too. Thanks for joining us at NMW Challenges and good luck! Claire xx”

Claire- please contact me at khasheck at gmail dot com and I will put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize!

My card today features a super cute digital stamp from Scrapping Memories called Beach Bum Butterball Baby. I  thought he would be perfect for a card for a child! I especially loved his sunglasses, so decided to put him on a sunglasses shaped card I found here (with a link to a free template!) I printed out the template on pink dotted dp and the lenses on white cardstock that I sponged with black ink. I printed the cute baby and put him on one lens and added a fun sentiment from Repeat Impressions on the other lens. I added some bling and a sun brad to complete the card.

To give you an idea what the template looks like, here is a pix of the card opened:

I am entering this card in the challenge at Paper Playtime for “polka dots and sentiment” and the “use a sentiment” challenge at Whoopsi Daisy.

How can you win the Scrapping Memories blog candy? Every other Tuesday I will post a new card and contest. And each time I show you a project featuring some of their fun digital files, we are going to be offering you a chance to win some blog candy! Just leave a comment below sometime in the next two weeks and you will be entered for a chance to win 5 digital stamps or cutting files from Scrapping Memories!!  If your comment is the winning one picked by Mr. Random AND if you have the Scrapping Memories blog badge on your blog, you will win TWO MORE free digital stamps or cutting files!!  (It is not required to win the blog candy that you have the blog badge on your blog, but you can win more if you do.)

Here is the code for putting the Scrapping Memories’ blog badge on your blog:

<a href="http://www.scrappingmemories.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/y9lrv.gif" alt='Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!' border=0 /></a><br><a href="http://www.mybannermaker.com/"></body></HTML>

I will announce the winner of the blog candy the next time I post (trying for every other Tuesday) and you have two weeks to email me at khasheck at gmail dot com so I can put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize.  I will try to contact you to let you know you have won, but if I am unable to reach you through a blog or email, and you do not contact me within the two weeks, your prize will be forfeited.  

Stamping smiles, Karen 

Scrapping Memories and Blog Candy You Can Win!!

If you follow my blog, you know about my love for kids. Making any child happy touches my heart and that is why I became involved with Send a Smile 4 Kids and stepped up to become the blog’s owner and team leader when it was in danger of closing down. Recently I discovered a website called Scrapping Memories where there are so many cute digis and cutting files that are darling for making cards for kids. They were so kind in sharing their digital files with me to help make my kids smile, so I have joined up with them to share cards and scrapbook pages here on my blog every other Tuesday.  And each time I show you a project featuring some of their fun digital files, we are going to be offering you a chance to win some blog candy! Just leave a comment below sometime between now and Monday, August 20, 2012 at 9:00 am CST and you will be entered for a chance to win 5 digital stamps or cutting files from Scrapping Memories!!  If your comment is the winning one picked by Mr. Random AND if you have the Scrapping Memories blog badge on your blog, you will win TWO MORE free digital stamps or cutting files!!  (It is not required to win the blog candy that you have the blog badge on your blog, but you can win more if you do.)

Here is the code for putting the Scrapping Memories’ blog badge on your blog:

<a href="http://www.scrappingmemories.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/y9lrv.gif" alt='Create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!' border=0 /></a><br><a href="http://www.mybannermaker.com/"></body></HTML>

I will announce the winner of the blog candy on August 21^st and you have two weeks to email me at khasheck at gmail dot com so I can put you in touch with Scrapping Memories to claim your prize.  I will try to contact you to let you know you have won, but if I am unable to reach you through a blog or email, and you do not contact me within the two weeks, your prize will be forfeited.  We will try to have a new blog candy contest every other Tuesday on my blog. 

Enough chatter- you came for the pictures, right? I created a Back to School card to share today and started with this darling colored digi of Matthew all ready for school. I had some colored lined notebook paper that I cut with a Nestabilities die and added a perfect sentiment (digi from Rainbow’s Echo.)

I am also sharing some scrapbook pages I made of my grandson attending a Harry Potter birthday party. I found some perfect HP  designer paper and printed and cut out the Harry Potter digital stamp from Scrapping Memories to accent these awesome pix from the party. Here is the second page of the layout and a super cute pix of the Harry Potter participants.

Hope you enjoyed my CAS projects featuring Scrapping Memories digitals. Leave a comment below for a chance to win some for yourself. Here’s another great reason to check out their website:  Scrapping Memories is having a Summer Sale right now- 60% OFF everything in the store!! And they are adding a bunch of new digi files this week- check out what is new and maybe buy some raffle tickets to help Carrie while you are there.

I am entering the card in the Anything Goes challenge at No Matter Which Challenge.

Stamping and scrapping smiles, Karen

Help Carrie Fight Cancer

I have found a new website and a new cause to tell you about. Scrapping Memories is hosting a raffle ticket sale to raise money to help a young single mother who is fighting cancer. Here is some information about Carrie and the raffle. (You can click on the link or on the blog badge on the side of my blog to purchase some tickets or check out this amazing website.)

Carrie has been diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 34. She is a single mom of 2 wonderful boys.She is currently going through chemo. 100% of the money raised from this raffle will be donated to her to help with medical costs and family needs. Please find it in your heart to purchase our raffle tickets, which will give you all of the files we add to our site for an entire year and say a prayer for her too! Even if you do not scrapbook... it goes to a loving and wonderful woman!!!

I don't know a thing about SVG files or cutting machines, but I discovered an amazing selection of digital stamps at Scrapping Memories ALL 60% OFF! right now during their summer sale! What a deal! Of course I had to pick a Harry Potter image for my grandson and all my kids at SAS4Kids! 

For my card I simply printed the colored version of Harry and cut out. I cut the front of the card diagonally to show the wood grain dp on the inside of the card. I punched a star circle (Tonic) to complete this CAS card. 

I am entering this card in the Anything Goes challenges at Jackson Digital Expressions and  Simon Says Stamp. 

Stamping smiles, Karen