Isn't she CHARMING?

There's a new challenge at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog...this week it's CHARMING -- USE A CHARM ON YOUR CARD. I hardly consider this a challenge since it's something I often do, but it is so much fun to find the charm you want to use and then find an image to fit it!  If you have a collection of charms and wonder which image to you, let me suggest you go to The Paper Shelter and pick an image from the store for your card. For using a store image, if your card is chosen as the winner, the prize is well worth the cost of the image!!  I used this super cute image named Refreshing Time.

My image is colored with Copics and I've added Glossy Accents to her eye glasses, sunglasses and her glass of lemonade. I added some clear Wink of Stella on the fan wind going around, but it's not showing up well in the photos. That's a Spellbinders die that is the turquoise under my image and it's been embossed.  I used my trusty little rounded corner punch on my image. The tiny red gems are from Queen & Co. This is my favorite layout and I love being able to use two or more papers to bring more color to my cards...and my papers are from Doodlebug.

 

Here's a close-up of these pretty die cut butterflies and I added pearls for their bodies. My die cut daisies are a gift from my best friend, Lillian who cut them out of white for me and send me a bunch so I colored them with my Copics to match the daisies on her hat. I used brown paint in the middle of the daisies and then added brown flocking while the paint was wet for texture in the center. The daisy leaves are a die by Marianne.  Oh, if you look at the pic below, you can see the  Wink of Stella on the fan breeze!

 

 

My sentiment is from Whimsy and I used my big EK punch to cut out the circle.  The yellow felt die cut doily is from Michael's. The red satin bow is a double loop and the flip flop charm is from my stash of charms. I pick up charms everywhere I go and can't keep track of where each one came from! I used red embroidery thread to die my charm to my satin bow.

 



Our sponsor, The Paper Shelter, generously donates this awesome prize each week...a $30 voucher if your card/project is chosen and you've used an image from The Paper Shelter. If you win and you've used a non-TPS stamp, your win is 3 images of your choice.

 

The Team at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog has made beautiful creations and we hope that we've inspired you to join in the challenge this week of USE A CHARM.

 

                                                                            Hugs,

                                                 Gail

This card is entered in the following challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge, As You Like It, Crafty Girls Creations, Simply Papercrafts, Crafting with Friends, Crafty Catz, Crafty Friends, Digi Designs, Allsorts, Glitter n Sparkle, Ribbon Girls, 613 Avenue Create (create your own challenge: image/sentiment/glossy accents/flowers/ribbon), Craft Your Passion, Crafting from the Heart, Artistic Inspirations, Jo's Scrap Shack, CCC Digi Creations, Cuttlebug Mania, Card and Scrap, Petal Lu Challenge, Creative Moments, Julia Spiri Challenge, Simon Says Monday Challenge, Chocolate, Coffee & Cards, Reasonable Ribbon, Crafting for all Seasons (Tic-Tac-Toe: Flowers/Die Cuts/Patterned Paper), Lacy Sunshine, Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends, Creative Craft Cottage, Love to Scrap, Art by Miran, Natalie and Amy's, Crafts Galore Encore, Sweet Stamps, Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper, Lia Stamps, World Wide Open Design Team Challenge, Crafting with an Attitude, Digi Stamps 4 Joy, The Sisters of Craft, Scrap & Craft, Digitally Sweet, The Artistic Stamper, Dragonfly Dreams, Crafty Calendar, Let's Create, The Paper Nest Dolls, Whoopsi Daisy, Where the Heart is, Not Just Cards, Crafting By Designs, Papertake Weekly