Die~Namites Sketch Challenge & Dare!!!!

Have you heard we have a Sketch Challenge & Die~Namites Dare over on the Die~Namites Dies Blog!!! Here

Here is my take on the Sketch Challenge & Dare....Won't you Play along!!!!!

May's Sketch Challenge & Die~Namites Dare and Simply Beautiful Card by Peggy Lee Baker

Welcome to this months 
Sketch Challenge and Die~Namites Dare!

We are changing things up a bit this month....
There will be  THREE WAYS TO ENTER...
the Die~Namites Monthly Challenge!

Entry #1 YOU MUST....use at least one Die~Namites Die in your creation.
Entry #2 USE the sketch! It can be interpreted (loosely or exactly)

 as a card, layout or altered piece!
Entry #3 INCORPORATE the dare into your creation.

Each participant will receive one entry into our random drawing
for their level of participation in the challenge.

 You have until the last day of the month to post your creation on your blog,

with mention of the Die~Namites Die used and a link back to the Die~Namites Dies blog.

Link your blog post, using Inlinkz, to the Die~Namites Die blog.

 A random winner will be chosen from eligible participants for a
$25 Gift Certificateto the Die~Namites Dies.

Design Team Member Tonya Gibbs has
created an AMAZING sketch for us to work with!

April Showers bring May Flowers - so we thought it would be fun to have 

this month's Dare to be a Handmade Flower.  

Here is my take on May's Sketch Challenge & Dare for Die~Namites!!!
I knew from the sketch this would make a great idea for creating a 
Mother's Day Card.

I knew right away I wanted to use Die~Namites Die "Mom's Nest" die

for my card...so I cut it apart.

I cut the momma bird and nest full of birdies

 away from the branches and leaves.

Colored them with Distress Inks from Ranger, tucked

 them in behind the handmade flower. Which

is also a Die~Namites Die "Elegant Flake" cut three times, 

colored with Prima's chalk ink in Teal Damask.

I loved stacking them on top of another!!

To create the Dare "Handmade Flower" with a die image...so fun!

Here are the Dies I used for my card.

Die~Namites Die

"Mom's Nest"

and

Die~Namites Die

"Elegant Flake"

It's a great way to get usage for stretching your die images, 

cut them apart...and tuck in around the flower.

Added texture to the Mother bird and babies...

with some Distress Stickles in Rock Candy.

And a Liquid Pearls-Bisque for a little bird eye...love it.

I grabbed some new papers from Close To My Heart

called Skylark Paper Packets with the Skylark Assortment Embellishments.

As well as the stamp set called

A Mother's Love by CTMH.

Added a paper doily, cheese cloth and seam binding to the card....

Here are some close ups!!!

Enjoy the gazing upon the Die~Namites Dies!!!!

Hop over to the Die~Namites Blog, HERE!

Thanks for stopping by,

 don't forget to play along!!

hugs

Peggy Lee

Supplies

Die~Namites Dies-Mom's Nest and Elegant Flake

CTMH-Chocolate Ink, Stamps-A Mother's Love and 

Skylark paper and assortment embellishment.

Ranger-Distress inks in Pine Needles, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain

Liquid Pearls-Bisque, Distress Stickles-Rock Candy

Prima-chalk ink in Teal Damask

Doily

Seam Binding