Peachy Keen Challenge #25, the Cuttlebug spot & consider a challenge

 Hi all I am doing this for 3 challenges this week Peachy Keen Stamps follow sketch

Entries will be judged based on the following:

• Original creativity
• Interpretation
• Quality of work

and The Cuttlebug Spot

This week we have a color challenge for you. What colors? Well you are seeing them here. We invite you to celebrate our colors and show us a new project that features the colors you see on our blog. The shades of pink, and green are up to you.

Below you will see the 3rd challenge is for Autism Awareness Month

Okay everyone!  Here is big reveal for the CEC VERY SPECIAL CHALLENGE!  It is truly my prayer and hope that we have a minimum of 50 participants in this challenge.  Here goes...

A couple of weeks ago, and very lovely woman named CANDI contacted me and asked if I could consider posting a challenge sometime in April that had a puzzle piece on it, as April is AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH.  Here is some information she sent me regarding Autism:

Autism was first identified in 1943 by Dr. Leo Kanner of Johns Hopkins Hospital.  Dr. Kanner thought that autism was caused by poor parenting – that it was a “refrigerator mother” (cold, uncaring, detached) who caused the child to have autism.  Today, we know that autism is a complex, neurological disorder that typically appears during the first three years of life.   It affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication and leisure or play skills.  Every person with autism is unique.  Children and adults with autism can exhibit any combination of these behaviors in any degree of severity. Two children, both with the same diagnosis, can act completely different from one another and have varying capabilities.

Prevalence

In 2009, the CDC estimated that autism occurs in one of 110 children; that is 1% of the population.  It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups and is four times more likely to strike boys than girls.  One in 70 boys is on the autism spectrum.   It is estimated that approximately 1,500,000 Americans have an autism spectrum disorder.

Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability. In the U.S. alone, autism increased by 600% in the last 20 years.  The autism spectrum disorders are more common in the pediatric population than are some better known disorders such as diabetes, spinal bifida, or Down syndrome. At the present rate of growth, ASA estimates that the prevalence of autism could reach 4 million Americans in the next decade.


So, with that information, I thought wouldn't it be great to do something more than just post a challenge with a puzzle piece on it (the puzzle piece is the symbol for Autism).  Candi's daughter Danielle has autism and she belongs to a group of other teenagers with autism.  They meet and craft together, and Candi says that their favorite thing to do is use the cricut to make crafts.  So, here is the challenge:


1)  Since April is Autism Awareness Month, this challenge actually STARTS next week, but I wanted to give everyone PLENTY OF NOTICE to start thinking about what they wanted to make or get a puzzle cut from a friend!
2)  The CEC cart for next week is ANY CART that has a puzzle piece on it.  They include:  Locker Talk, My Community, Don Juan, Learning Curve, and Printing 101.
3)  If you do not have any of those carts, you may use ACTUAL puzzle pieces to complete your project.
4)  If you don't have any puzzle pieces, you may hand cut a puzzle piece!  Just get a puzzle piece!!!
5)  You will make a project using the puzzle piece...but here is what you do with them:  Candi announced to her daughter's group that there was a bunch of ladies who will be sending them something to recognize them.  You will MAIL your project (it can be a card, a book, ANYTHING...as long as it has a puzzle piece on it) to Candi.  You may contact Candi at bernshwag@yahoo.com for her mailing address or you can PM her.  Her MB name is bernshwag.
6)  All projects must be received by Candi no later than April 17th in order to receive a prize, but if you aren't worried about being entered for a prize, feel free to send whenever you want!
7)  Now, about the prizes:

We have several prizes.  The first prize is a $20.00 gift card from Michael's!  That prize is separate from all the other prizes as you will simply need to put your name in the thread that says "CEC AUTISM AWARENESS PRIZE THREAD", and you will be automatically in the drawing for the gift card without having to send in anything.  That thread will be posted and ready for entrances next Sunday!  HOWEVER, all other prizes require your entrance being sent to Candi.  Her daughter Danielle will draw names out of a bag from those who sent Danielle and her friends a card, book, project, etc.

There are five prizes!  The first prize is DONATED by JULIA at JuJu Bees Scrapbooking! http://www.jujubeesscrapbookcorner.com/  She has donated a CART...the title to be announced.  The second prize is the Mother's Day Solution Cart!  The third prize a grab bag filled with crafting items!  The Fourth prize is a gently used set of SU Miracle of Spring Stamp Set and the 5th prize is a gently used set of Early Spring Stamp set!

Winners will be announced in this thread!

As in all other challenges, you must post your creation here in this thread and in the forum thread to the cart that you used, SO MAKE SURE YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR CREATION(S) BEFORE SENDING THEM TO CANDI!!!

I am very excited about this challenge.  Candi has promised to take pictures of everything so we can post them for all of you to see the impact that your creation makes on these children!

Okay...get to work!  

God Bless,

Cynthia

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sorry this is so long but I want  people to know about the 3rd challenge. join along!

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the cuttlebug spot #52 & Consider a CHALLENGE

 

Challenge from  The Cuttlebug Spot.

This week's challenge is a color challenge, but not just any color. We would like to challenge you to a monochromatic color scheme. This simply means to take a color and used different shades of that color.
I found this clip and loved it, and since it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought I would do it in pinks.
thanks for looking!  
also for   Consider a Challenge
Nilda has a BCA challenge on until Oct. 26, 09    come join in the fun!

corner punch and the rest is from SB,   the ribbon is the &  sign cut away,   I forget which folder?

$1 stamp challenge-Jamie T. BD, & Consider a CHALLENGE

this is for a $1 stamp challenge.  "Birthday wishes" was $1 at M's  

this is also a scrap lift I believe from Shelly, even the paper  Sweet stack

hers was all strawberries and I love this cupcake and put a chocolate covered strawberry on top of it!.

the paper for the inside was from the top of the same paper. and I added the SB oval to write in.

stickles and glitter pen.   and I'm done   thanks Shelly

punch challenge- going to England! & Consider a CHALLENGE

this card is going to England to a 7 year old little girl who is sick Annelous...

so I desided to make a challenge also.  use a punch  that is it  so I use Martha Stewart lacy punch... my favorite.      I was told she likes pink and the disney princesses... but I don't have that cart. this is from

JOTS, 11 ladies dancing, and   SB

I tried to keep it light since I have never mailed anything to England before, Will add what I paid in postage later.
update: I mailed it out and thought it would be more than   $1.82    to mail it out   1.90oz. and it was double enveloped.     so not so bad!  told her also that I wanted it to go the cheapest way!