Best Dad!

The challenge at Meljen's Designs this week is all about Dad!  Break out your best Dad project using a Meljen's Design and come play with us.

I used Sports Fan Teddy and colored him using Prismacolor pencils.  The sentiment is partially computer generated (Best, ever) and "dad" was stamped using the Doodle Alphabet set from Stampin' Up!  The stars were die cut and embossed.  I added twine and some pearls to finish it off.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"
Cuttlebug Star die
Paper Studio Stars embossing folder
Stampin' Up! Pinking Hearts border punch
pearls & twine from my stash

Pretty Pearls

It's challenge time at Meljen's Designs again.  The challenge this week is to use pearls on your project.

This image is Circus Clown.  Isn't he adorable?  He is a sneak peek of the new release coming in June!  I colored him using Primacolor pencils.  You can see his polka dots are pearls.

Card measures 5" x 5"
Spellbinders Star Circle die
Stampin' Up sentiment from Curly Cute set
ribbon & pearls from my stash

Color Challenge-Black-A Little or a Lot

It is challenge time at Meljen's Designs and we had some great new images this month.  The challenge is to use the color black.

I used the image Little Piano from the new release and paper pieced it.  I printed the sentiment and folded it a little to give it some dimension.  A few pearls and flowers and the card was complete!

Card measures 5.5" x 4.25"
flowers, ribbon, and pearls from my stash

Where in the World is Candace's Blog! Hop

By now you should have visited several blogs on your search for Candace's new blog, Creatively Candace.  You should have come here from Meredith's blog.  Unfortunately, you didn't find Candace just yet!  Keep hopping because you are on the right track!  If you didn't come from Meredith's blog and you would like to participate from the beginning, hop over to Ceal's blog and get started.

While I didn't make this card specifically for Candace, I thought it was the perfect card for this blog hop!

I used Safari Rhino and It's a Jungle word art.  Both can be found in the Meljen's Designs shop.  I colored the rhino using Prismacolor pencils.  The word art was paper pieced using the same animal prints I used on the background.  I hope the rhino has some good luck in locating Candace's new blog!

There are 6 images up for grabs simply for leaving comments on all of the blogs!  Three images have been donated from Meljen's Designs and 3 from Sweet 'n Sassy.  The winner will be chosen at random from one of the blogs on the hop!

Thanks for stopping by and helping us to find Candace.  The next blog on your hop is here.

Good luck in finding Candace!

Anything Goes!

The challenge this week at Meljen's Designs is Anything Goes!  Grab your favorite Meljen's Designs image and get crackin'!

I used one of the new images released for May called Fancy Flower Pen.  I colored it using Prismacolo pencils.  I used a metal rimmed tag for my sentiment and hung it from some tasty Pink Sorbet twine from The Twinery.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up! in the Mini Mates stamp set.

Card measures 4.25' x 5.5'
EK Success Binding Edge edger punch
Ribbon & gems from my stash

Spring Into a Challenge at Meljen's Designs

Oh my gosh!  I forgot to schedule my challenge post for this week!  I can't believe I forgot.  There are so many things happening here right now, that I seem to be chasing my tail most days!

I used Sunflower Buggies, Stitched Hello, and Little Bug Line.  The images were colored with Copic Markers. I cut the card using my Cricut and the Wild Card cartridge at 5.5".  The flower was created using a punch and I shaped the petals using an embossing stylus.

Card measures 5.5"
Stampin' Up! Key Tag Punch
BossCut Scroll Die
Stickles Glitter Glue

Tack-ling a New Challenge

Enfys over at Going Buggy has set a fun challenge this month.  She is challenging everyone to use an item on their project that was not intended for paper crafting.

Some time ago on clearance I bought an item not intended for paper crafting with just such a purpose in mind.  I had forgotten about them until this challenge.  I thought I had missed the deadline, only to find out it doesn't end until Monday.  So I dug out my bargain.  Can you find them on my card?

My item not intended for paper crafting are the large "brads" at the bottom.  They are actually not brads.  They are push pins.  I cut the pin part off using a pair of wire cutters.  They actually started life looking like this:

I had to adhere them using some foam left over from trimming my rubber stamps because they aren't flat on the back.

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"

Image by Margaret Sherry as a freebie from Cardmaking & Papercraft Magazine

Martha Stewart Swirling Lace border punch

Push pins purchased at Wal-Mart (Mainstays collection)

Ribbon from my stash