New Release Week at Crafty Sentiments!

Hello everyone!  Just thought I would pop in for a quick hello and let you know that this is release week at Crafty Sentiments Designs!

Click the badge below to pop over to the inspiration blog to take a peek at all of the adorable stamps that will be available on Saturday!  I am loving every one of them!

I know you will find one or two that you just have to have!!

Easter Rose

This is so exciting!  My first project post with my new design team, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends and I get to take part in a new release from Kith and Kin!  Hop over to the challenge blog and see all of the creations by my new teamies!

Click the picture to pop over to the store.

I would like to introduce to you, Easter Rose and her little bunny friend!  Aren't they adorable?

I colored them using Copics and used my Cameo to cut them out.  I am so loving print and cut for my digital stamps!  I kept the card design pretty simple because the background paper was a bit busy.  I love the rose button.  I got it in a huge grab bag of buttons from Hobby Lobby.  It had a lot of wonderful buttons as well as a few things that left me scratching my head like a leather zipper pull!!  It was so fun sorting through everything to see what I got.  I will probably get more. =)

Thank you to Kith and Kin for giving us the chance to play with this new stamp!

Card meaasures 4.25" x 5.5"

Spellbinders Labels 4

Spellbinders Gold Labels 4
The Paper Studio Medium Polka Dot embossing folder

Stampin' Up! So Saffron seam binding

Jesse James buttons grab bag

Eyelet lace from my stash

Up for a Challenge?

It is challenge time again at Meljen's Designs.  This week we have a great sketch for you to play with created by our teamie Dianna.

I used one of the images from the March release called Sweet Sundae.  Isn't it adorable?

I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils blended with baby oil.  The sentiment is a Meljen's Designs digi as well called A Spoon Full of Friendship.

Come join us this week for our sketch challenge.  You have a chance to win up to three images from the shop!  And trust me, it will be hard to pick three!

Card measures 4.25" x 5.5"
Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large and Scalloped Ovals Large
EK Success puffy heart sticker
The Twinery baker's twine-Cappuccino
Ribbon & spiral clip from my stash

New Release at Meljen's Designs

Today is the day for the March release at Meljen's Designs.  The new images this month are so adorable.  There are new pre-colored images as well.  They are so great when you need a quick project.

You can find all of the new images in the shop today!!  If you click on the specials tab, you will find a code for 15% off of a purchase of $15 or more! It never expires so you can stock up and save all the time.

Here is a card I made with one of the new images.  I love the Bowling Ball and Pins image.

Pop on over and check out all of the new images.  While you are there, check out some of the old ones too!

Card measures 5.5:" x 4.25"
Martha Stewart Scallop Dot border punch
ribbon and pearls from my stash

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

New Challenge

It is time for a new release at Meljen's Designs and with a new release that means a new challenge!  The images this week are sure to melt your heart! 

Aren't they just adorable?!  They are available in the shop now. 

The challenge this week is to use any shade of green.  I used Cozy Winter Wolf Pup for my card.

I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and blended with baby oil.  The snowflakes were cut with the Cricut Christmas cartridge.  I created stitiching with a Signo gel pen.

Card measures 5.5" x 4.25"
Rhinestones and ribbon from my stash

Exciting News!

I have been waiting anxiously for December 1st to arrive.  No...not because it is officially December and Christmas is only 24 days away!  But today I officially become part of the Meljen's Designs design team!  I applied when they had their design team call and was thrilled when I was invited to become part of the team.  I love Meljen's Designs digis and I am looking forward to using them to inspire you.

Here is my debut project:

I used Christmas Star Snowman from last week's release and based my card on the challenge for this week: inspired by a Christmas song.  I love the song Do You Hear What I Hear? and thought this image fit perfectly for that song.

The images for the release this week are all Christmas carols.  You can find them in the shop today!

So join us for the challenge with your Christmas carol inspired project!

Card measures 4..25" x 5.5"
Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Embossing folder-snowflake
Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Punch around the Page
Sentiment was computer generated
Star button, twine, and velvet ribbon from my stash