Meljen's New Release Day!

It is new release day at Meljen's Designs!  Releases will happen monthly now instead of weekly.  This month you get 15 images to choose from.  Eight of the new releases are pre-colored previously released digis.  The other 7 are brand new!  You can find them in the shop today!

Aren't they great?!  I haven't tried the pre-colored digis before, so I had to give it a try and they are so much fun to use!  They are a great option for when you want to make a project but just don't feel like coloring yourself!

I used the pre-colored Loving Ewe image.  I used a piece of Core'dinations cardstock as the background.  It is one of the Whitewashed collection.  I also used the I Love Ewe sentiment.

Card measures 4" in diameter
Lifestyle Crafts Scalloped Circle die
pearls, ribbon, flowers from stash

The Shape of Inspiration

Did you see the release at Meljen's Designs this week?  They are the greatest images!  Something to get you through this pre-holiday madness!

I know I will need a vacation once the holidays are over! 

This week the challenge is to create a card that is any shape but a rectangle.  For my inspiration project I decided to give a snowflake shaped card a try.

I cut the snowflake using the Cricut Christmas cartridge.  I welded together two 4.5" snowflakes and cut them out of Core'dinations cardstock from the whitewashed collection.  I embossed the snowflake and then sanded the embossing.  After that was finished, I sprayed the card with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Marshmallow.  You can't see it in the picture, but it has a lovely pearly sheen!  I colored the Snow Bunny image using Prismacolor pencils and baby oil.  The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and has a pearly sheen to it as well.  I won some blog candy from Enfys at the Going Buggy blog, and received a package full of goodies from Craftwork Cards.  I have to say, I am in love with their products.  I so wish it were easier to get them in the US!  After I cut the scalloped circle and oval punch, I sprayed them with the Glimmer Mist as well.

Card measures 4.5" x 4"
Lifestyle Crafts Circle and Scalloped Circle dies
Stampin' Up Oval punch
Ribbon and snowflake gems from my stash

A Round Hello

Meljen's Designs challenge is to create a round or square card.  No rectangles are allowed.  I knew I wanted to try a round card.  I rarely make shaped cards so I wanted to challenge myself.  I cut the card from my Cricut Wild Card cartridge. The main image is Sunflower Buggies that is available here at Whimsy Stamps.  I also used the image Little Bug Line that is also available here at Whimsy Stamps.  The last image is Stitched Hello which is a freebie that is available here on the blog website.  I added a little bit of DeNami Design Sparklets glitter to the bees' wings using a Quickie Glue Pen.  This glitter is ultrafine and has so much sparkle to it!

So why all the buggies you may ask?  Well, Enfys at Going Buggy is having a blog party to celebrate having over 2,000 followers, 1,800 people receiving emails, and a whopping 500,000 hits on her blog.  She has a challenge to create a card for any occasion, but it must have a bug on it.  So I made sure to have plenty on this card!  There are great prizes to be won this week so go visit and get your party on!  My post is to say what country I am from.  That would be USA.

Stamp Something is sponsored by Whimsy Stamps this week and their challenge is anything goes.  I am also entering this card in their challenge.

Card measures 5.4" in diameter
Bosskut Scroll die #0986
Marvy flower punch
3/4" circle punch
Marigold Morning & Real Red Stampin' Up cardstock
Martha Stewart DP mat pad
colored using alcohol ink markers