Brown Sugar Challenge #246 – Design team Inspiration – Perfect Me

Happy Friday everyone!  It’s time for another fun challenge over at Brown Sugar Challenges.  This week our theme is Use 2 Patterned Papers and 2 Buttons and our awesome sponsor is MelonHeadz Illustrating.  Make sure you check out their great shop full of awesome image bundles.  Don’t forget to come play along in our challenge for your chance to win a bundle of your choice!  I made a beautiful step side card with a few of the great images from our sponsor.  The title of this card is Perfect Me.

Melonheadz Illustrating

The Image

This week, I chose a great bundle provided by our sponsor called Differently Abled clip art – Kidlettes.  I just love these wonderful images!  This bundle is full of sweet images of kids.  Persons with disabilities hold a special place in my heart.  I wanted to use all of the images, but this time I made them too big!  Two of the images would fit on this card along with the awesome sentiment that also came in the bundle.  The images are colored with Spectrum Noir markers.  I love how they turned out!

Colored Differently Abled Kidlettes from Melonheadz Illustrating

Fun Fold

I decided to use a step side fold for this card because I figured I could use a lot of the images.  However, as I mentioned before, I made them too big this time.  I think a group of the images would make a great card or banner!  The closed card measures 6 1/4″ x 6″.  When open the card has a beautiful step side on the right.  I just love the extra dimension this fold gives the card!

Side View

The Sentiment

The sentiment is so awesome that I decided to make it the main panel of the card.  I just love this strong message, not only for differently abled persons, but for everyone.

The Sentiment

The Finishing Touches

I used a beautiful patterned paper from my stash with small flowers to mat the sentiment and the young girl image panels.  Then, I cheated on our theme a little by using a patterned ribbon for my second “patterned paper”.  This polka dot ribbon just goes so well with the rest of the card.  I placed it on the front bottom panel and the third panel of the step.  In addition, I placed the ribbon below the second panel on the step.

Then, I used a small piece of scrap burlap ribbon to make a bow.  I finished the bow off with a wooden button and some hemp cord.  Finally, I added two flowers from my stash to the sentiment and third panel.

Completed Card

Special Message

I made this card for the place I used to work, Witco, Inc.  Witco is a not-for-profit agency that offers vocational and life skill training and opportunities for persons with disabilities.  Witco’s intent is to spread the belief that “all life has value”.  Please take a moment to visit their web site and stop by for some of their famous popcorn!  I love how the card came together and I can’t wait to send it to my wonderful friends at Witco, Inc.

Don’t forget to stop by our challenge and play along for prizes and fun times!

Challenges

This card was inspired in part by the following challenges.  Please take a moment to visit these awesome blogs and their wonderful design teams!

Flower Challenges

For these challenges, I used a few beautiful flowers from my stash.

Challenge #161 – Flowers from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge blog.  In addition, I used a beautiful polka dot ribbon for this challenge.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog

Challenge #239 – Flowers from the QKR Stampede Challenge blog.

QKR Stampede Blog

Flowers from the Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge blog.

Crafty Sentiments Designs Blog

Other Themes

Time to Celebrate The Little People – Children from the Crafty Purple Frog Challenge blog.  For this challenge, I used these awesome kidlettes from Melonheadz Illustration.  I think this is a great card for a child with disabilities and that’s exactly who it is going to!

Anything Goes Challenges

Always so fun to see the many different projects people make with the Anything Goes Challenges.

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Blog

Dragonfly Dreams Challenge Blog

Challenge #154 from the Crafting From the Heart Challenge Blog.

Crafting From The Heart Blog

Challenge #39 from the A Snowflake’s Promise Challenge Blog.

A Snowflakes Promise Blog