Upcycled Eye-patch

Mom occasionally sends me a box of crafting goodies, magazines, and motherly notes, and in one of the boxes she sent recently was this metal disc with lots of holes in it .... I assumed it was for crafting, but I couldn't figure out for what ... So when I talked to Mom, she let me make a few guesses (glitter applicator, bow-maker) before telling me it was her eye-patch from cataract surgery. Thanks Mom ha ha!

Her surgery went well, by the way, and her eyesight actually improved! Anyhoo, she & dad are visiting my aunt & uncle next week, and my aunt just had the last of several eye surgeries, so I thought I'd give them all a smile with this card! Don't you think Mom's eye-patch makes a great flower‽

I was inspired by Stephanie Lee's fabulous card featuring the customizable Eye Chart by Tom Blackwell (if you follow me on Pinterest, you've probably seen both ... they've been some of my most popular Pins). I bent up flaps on the eyepatch to give it some dimension, and painted it with orange acrylic paint. I cross-stitched the center in yellow, variegated embroidery thread and added a simple Spellbinders leaf diecut. I them framed the card with a black-edged white ribbon I bought from Can You Digi It? some time ago.

Inspiration/Challenges:

1. Addicted to Stamps CAS Challenge #2: CAS
2. Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-invent August Challenge: Anything Goes with recycled item + Bonus Round: Frame It
3. Simon Says Stamp: Anything goes

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Jen's Sunshine Blog Hop

Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Hop! The Winners can be found HERE.

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Welcome to my stop on the Jen's Sunshine Blog Hop! I've had the pleasure of working with Jennifer at Pile It On, and boy does she keep everyone's spirits up! So Jen, this is for you and for all the Sunshines in my life!

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Paper Makeup Stamps & Party Time Tuesdays Challenge Blog proudly presents 

"Jen's Sunshine" Blog Hop

Today we take time to honor our friend and fellow crafter Jen Scull.  If you are here hopping with us, then I am sure you know Jen is battling breast cancer.  She has been fighting this nasty disease since February.  On behalf of Jen, we thank you for being here.

I made a Magic Picture card with an SVG file I made:

Original inspiration for magic picture cards: Extreme Cards & Papercrafting
Magic Card tutorial: SplitcoastStampers
My SVG file for Magic Picture Card: free download at 4shared.com

We ask as you hop along with us, please consider donating at least $1 using the paypal donation button at any stop along the way.  Your donation will go directly to Jen. Thank you.

It wouldn't be a hop without prizes.  To see a full list of the prizes up for grabs, please visit 

Paper Makeup Stamps

and

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge Blog

To be eligible to win a prize from our sponsors, collect the hidden letters located throughout the hop.  Once you spell out the secret phrase, please email Jenn Cochran at partytimetuesdays@hotmail.com.  This will get you entered to win one of several fabulous prizes.

This hop will remain open till Tuesday Sept.4th

Winners announced Sept. 7th

Happy Hopping!

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I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz - lace

Come and Get It Challenges - 3D Flowers

Eureka Stamps - Anything Goes
My Crafting Channel SVG Challenge #4 - Anything Goes + an SVG file
My Heart Pieces Digital Stamps Challenge - Your favourite colour (Love yellow! It was the color of childhood bedroom, and also how I painted my study in the attic)

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More love for the Card Cuties!

You still have time to enter Card Cupids' Anything Goes challenge; the deadline is the 31st. The only requirement for our challenge is to send in at least one card to Card Cupids (the simple instructions are here). Our sponsor, MilkCoffee Digi Stamps, was very generous with supplying images to our DT, and I ended up making four cards rather than my "required" one! 

Here's a Birthday card for our ongoing Birthday Bundles Program for a Homeless Shelter in the Northern Virginia area, featuring Dragoo Enjoying Life:

The papers & sentiment are from Quick Cards Made Easy Magazine. The ribbon is my last, long-hoarded bit from Crafty Ribbons.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes
Marker POP Challenge #5 - Children
Pattie's Creations - Birthdays + digi
Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes

Here's a card I made specifically for a Card Cutie, featuring Charlotte and Her Love Letter:

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I spy something beginning with P... for Pile It On!

This week's challenge at Pile It On is another really fun one: We want to see you use anything beginning with P!

I used this oh-so-cute Pirate from Jellypark digi stamps, our fabulous sponsor.I tried use as many "P" elements as possible: Pirate, pencils (watercolor), pen (Copic, for edging on Pirate ship), pin, pearls, penny, and patterned paper: pinstripes, polka dots, plaid. I heat-embossed the penny with ultra-thick gold embossing powder to make a faux doubloon.

The sentiment is a freebie from TLC Creations (Thanks, Paulette!). It's also available as part of her Pirate Party set.

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Feeling Charming, with Digis at OSAAT

We have an easy challenge for you this week at One Stitch at a Time: Use a digi. I used Peacock feather by Delicious Doodles to make this pendant & matching gift box:

For the pendant, I printed the image onto Shrinky-dink plastic and baked it in my toaster oven. The image for the box is printed on regular cardstock. I "painted" the images with purple glitter Stickles and blue Liquid Pearls. I made the box using free Digi papers from GTC's Crafty Corner.

Hope you'll join us at One Stitch at a Time for our "Use a Digi" challenge. For entries using a StitchyBear Digital Stamps Store product (be sure to add a # after your name when entering), you could win a collection of digis from the SBDS Artists. You're welcome to enter the challenge using different products, but will instead be entered into the draw to win a $3 coupon to StitchyBear. Can't wait to see your projects!

I'm entering this into the following fab challenges:

1. Allsorts - It's a Gift (Anything but a card) 
2. Avadares - Anything for August
3. ATCs & Cards With Attitude - Anything Goes
4. Can You Digi It - #16 Purple Please 
5. Craft Your Days Away  - #52 Anything Goes
6. Cute Card Thursday - bling
7. Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Bling
8. Paper Shelter Challenge - #78 Anything goes

Update: This won the prize for Can You Digi It? Challenge #16!

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