International Children's Day

International Children’s Day is a day that was put aside by the World Conference for the Well-being of Children . The holiday is usually marked with speeches on children’s rights and wellbeing, children TV programs, parties, and  various actions involving children or dedicated to children. It is celebrated on different days around the world, but International Youth Day is recognised by the United Nations and is celebrated on August 12th.

To Commemorate Children’s Day Digistamps4Joy challenged us to make a project depicting a child. No angels, fairies or teens…a child. Pretty easy right? Well the twist is that we'd like to see something that is not a card or tag! If you find that this is a bit too much out of your comfort zone, we will accept a card or tag. The image that I got to use for this challenge is called Summer Ice Cream. You can find this image and all the other fabulous images from Digistamps4Joy here.So once I had my image I went and scoured the internet for an idea…and boy did I find an idea! My dd's birthday was coming up and I decided that I wanted to make a box to put some of her gifts in.

I found this fabulous tutorial for this box here. Little did I know when I started this project just how much of a challenge it would be, but it was well worth it in the end…my dd loved it!

Isn’t this image  just too adorable? What a wonderfully fun summer image. I coloured her with my Prisma Scholar pencil crayons and oms. I used a Nestibility to cut her out with. The box is made with 3 layers of paper for each panel...a designer paper for the outside and inside and a layer in
between.
The instructions for the box said to use cardboard from a cereal box, but I didn't have one, so I used cardboard paper that I picked up from the dollar store. I crocheted the pieces with embroidery thread and used a number 8 needle. It said to use a 1.25 mm needle but I found that too small for me (not sure how many mm’s a number 8 is).  I added Stickles to the roses and butterflies because my daughter and I love the glitter! 

Random.org will pick one winner to receive 3 images of their choice from the store. You do not have to use a Digistamps4Joy image to win with the random pick. There will also be a DT pick. That entry must be a Digistamps4Joy image, and the winner will receive a $6 Gift Voucher to the store. For all the deets on the challenge go to the Digistamps4Joy Challenge blog here.

So what are you waiting for? Head on over and while you’re there, check out the fabulous creations that my team mates came up with.

Supplies used:

Uncolored image by Digistamps4Joy
DP – From my stash (sorry the name got made in with the project lol)
Roses – Recollections Mulberry Mini Roses
Ribbon – Offray
Rhinestones – Deco Strips from my local dollar store
Embroidery cotton
Fabric butterfly’s from my local dollar store
Prisma Scholar pencil crayons and oms
Stickles

Challenges entered:

Guylou's Inimitability - Recipe
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Simply Handmade
Pattie's Creations - Challenge #26 - Glitter or bling
Card Makin Mama's - Challenge #25 - Food and Drink
Allsorts - Challenge #113 - Free n Easy
Little Miss Muffet - Challenge #14 - Summer
Scrapbook Sisters - Challenge #45 - Birthdays
ThePaper Shelter - Challenge #24 - Anything Goes
Two Sisters Challenge - Challenge #49 - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Challenges - Challenge #45 - Ribbon
My Mum's Craft Shop Challenge - Challenge #16 - Fab and Funky
Paper Playtime - Challenge #51 - Summer
Shelly's Images - TTT - Sum, Summ, Summertime