Gettin' Sketchy

Hello everyone!  It's that time again...another Meljen's Designs challenge that is.  This week we are gettin' sketchy with it!  Just create a project using a Meljen's Designs image and this sketch:

Remember, to qualify for one of the random prizes, you must use a Meljen's Designs image.

This week I chose Love Letter Mouse.  He is new in the shop and I love Melissa's mice.  He came to my house right away and here he is to spread love and inspiration.  The sentiment is from DeNami Designs.  I love that font!

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"
Spellbinders Blossom Three
LifeStyle Crafts nested circles
ribbon and brad from my stash

Zap! Pow! You Rock!

Wow...I am actually writing a blog post on a day other than a Thursday!  I know...I am a bad blogger.  My recent posts have only been when it is my turn to create something for the Meljen's Designs Challenge blog.  But truly, that has been the only time I have actually created anything new.  In the past, I have rarely had time to create anything other than my design team assignments.  With my recent move, that has changed and I love being able to get into my crafty space more often!

I created this card using an image from a brand new stamp company, Zap Pow Designs.  They specialize in adorably punny images and sentiments to match.  This image is You Totally ROCK and it comes with the sentiment as well. Pop over and check out the rest of the images.  You will fall in love with them as soon as you do.  They also have a group on Facebook as well as a Facebook page so you can leave them some love once you check out the shop.  These ladies totally rock and are so excited about their new venture!

I think...since I actually blogged something new and just for fun, I am going to enter a challenge!  I am going to link this up to the Card Makin' Mamas challenge.  Their theme is to Stack It Up, and I think this qualifies!  I definitely have three or more layers on this card.  I wonder if I still know how to use Mr. Linky...

Hopefully this is the start of more posts, more challenges, and more inspiration.  Keep your fingers crossed!!

Card measures 5" x 5"
Spellbinders Labels 22
ribbon, lace, gems from my stash

Love You to Pieces

Our challenge at Meljen's Designs this week is to use paper piecing on your project.  If you have never tried this, you need to!  It is a great way to add a pattern to an image.  Just print your image on the patterned paper, cut out the bits you want to use and glue them onto a base image.  Easy peasy!

I used the image Double Scoop Ice Cream.  I love the plaid papers for the ice cream scoops.  I even pieced the whipped cream from a piece of white card stock even though my base image was printed on white card stock.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"
Stampin' Up! Merry Winter stamp set
Craftwork Cards card candi
LifeStyle Crafts Nested Ovals
Stampin' Up! Large Oval and Scalloped Oval punches
My Mind's Eye Chalk Studio twine

Ready...Set...Go!

Our challenge this week is to create a card in under 30 minutes.  Do you think you can do it?  I wasn't sure I could.  Usually I take forever to decide on ribbon, embellishments and exactly what paper works the best with the card stock I have chosen.  I am not sure if it is cheating, but I thought about this card for weeks before I actually made it.  I pulled out ribbons and embellishments that I thought would work ahead of time so I didn't have to spend my 30 minutes rooting around to find them.

I decided a shape would give a lot of punch to my 30-minute card.  If you have any dies, a shaped card is super easy.  Just decide on the size you want to use, cut your piece of card stock so when folded in half the die fits, and keep the fold of the card stock inside of the die shape.

(I know it isn't the same card, but I didn't have time to take pictures during the process! I only had 30 minutes, you know!)  This is a super quick way to make a shaped card and you can do it with any die you have.  You can make them large or small and then scale your digital image to fit!

I colored the image Winter Sprig (you can get this image for just $1!) using colored pencils.  I didn't even use fancy ones, just plain old colored pencils.  I would have used my Copics, but the card stock the image is printed on isn't good for Copics.  I used a few layers of the same die shape to add some interest.  The sentiment is computer generated and raised for dimension.

Card measures 4.25" x 4.25"
Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing die
Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Frame 10
ribbon & silver pearls from my stash

A Sticky Situation!

Hello!  Do you have a few stickers laying around that you are dying to use?  Great!  Our new challenge at Meljen's Designs is to use stickers on your creation.  I have some sentiment stickers that I never seem to get around to using, so this was the perfect chance for me to pull them out.

I used Party Donkey and colored him with Copics.  The sentiment sticker is a vinyl peel off.  It is a durable material and is very easy to work with even though it is very detailed.

I hope you will join us for the challenge this week!

Card measures 4.25' x 5.5"
Pop-up by Plane Class vinyl sentiment sticker
Imaginisce flower (large)
small flower, pearls, ribbon from my stash

Shhh...It's a Secret

I created this card for my daughter.  I plan to send it to her sometime during the semester.  It is colored to look like her and our kitty.  Since the challenge this week is Anything Goes this week, it fits the theme perfectly!

I used A Girl and Her Kitty and colored it with Copics.  She loves purple, black and grey so that was the inspiration for the color scheme.  I was able to use up several scraps and create a card that fits her personality perfectly.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"
Stampin' Up! So Happy for You stamp set
Sew Easy baker's twine
pearls from my stash

Holly Berries

The challenge this week at Meljen's Designs is to use red and green on your project.  I am not as fond of the traditional red and green color combo, so I chose to go with a burgundy/avocado combo instead.

I used one of the recently released images, Christmas Lights Snail, and colored him with Copics.  The lights were colored with Copic Spica pens and have gorgeous sparkle to them.  Unfortunately, you just can't capture that in a picture!  I used a sketch from Taylored Expressions because I needed to jump start my mojo!  The sentiment is from the Stampin' Up! Easy Events set.  I cut the sentiments off of each of the images in the set so I could use them alone if I wanted to.

Card measures 5.5" x 4.25"

LifeStyle Crafts Linear embossing folde

LifeStyle Crafts Nesting Circle Dies

Stampin' Up! Easy Events set

trim and buttons from my stash