Red Rubbber Designs "Once Upon a Child" Blog Hop

"Once Upon a Child" is the Red Rubber Designs Theme this month.  For the blog hop the Design Team members are all using the stamp set Wonder and Joy.  This is the cutest set of child images and sayings.  I've made two cards.  Here is the first one:

For the little fisherman stamp I used Amberley Grace Patterned cardstock and Amberley Grace gray ribbon, gray and also while cardstock.  I put a fish brad on the end of his pole, and then used Crystal Effects on the bucket and reel to make them shiny.  The image is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored with Copics (W0, W3, W5, W7, C2, C5, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, YR21, YR23, YR24, B00, B01, B13, BV11)

 Here is my second card.

 

 This sweet little girl is lifted in the air by her balloon, perhaps for a celebration, like a birthday.

The background patterned cardstock is Tutti Frutti Patterned Cardstock.  Also I used pink cardstock and white cardstock.  The image is stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and cut out with a Spellbinders Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals Large Nestabilities. I used Copic markers for coloring (E57, E59, E55, RV52, RV55, YG23, YG25, Y35, Y38, E00, E01, E13, B11). I used a cloud template and sponged on Starry Night Pallette Ink behind the image to give the illusion of clouds. The baloon has Crystal Effects on it, and I added three large white brads from Lilly Anna hardward. 

 Contest - This month Red Rubber Designs is playing Hopscotch! Hop to each blog and leave your footprint (a comment). One blog has the "stone" (but we're not telling you which one!) and we'll randomly draw a winner from everyone who commented on that blog. The winner will receive the February Spotlight Stamp FREE!

Extra this month - Red Rubber Designs is sponsoring the Sunshine Mail Foundation  - formerly "Card Cupids" - for the entire month of February. To help with their cause of providing support and comfort to children in need, they hold card challenges on the 1st and 15th of each month.


** Three of the Sunshine Mail Foundation's Design Team will be joining us for the hop. You'll note they are included in our blog hop list.

 Blog Hop Order 
Red Rubber Designs
Louise
Kate
Michele (Sunshine Mail DT)
Paula-Kay (you are here)
Kim (Sunshine Mail DT)
Diana
Karen (Sunshine Mail DT)
Sarah

 
      Info on Sunshine Mail Foundation (formerly called Card Cupids):

Sunshine Mail Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, provides children in need comfort, support and joy through free Sunshine Mail Care Packages.  Sunshine Mail is filled with handmade cards, care essentials and other age appropriate items and delivered to children in hospitals, homeless shelters and in foster care.

Card donation guidelines can be found here.

They hold challenges twice a month (1st and 15th). There challenge blog is here. 

Red Rubber Designs is sponsoring both February challenges (1st & 15th) for Sunshine Mail Foundation.

Challenges:

Delightful Challenges - Think Spring
Cards by Lady Ann - Stamp Challenge
Midwek Throwdown - Cards for Kids