Meljen's Designs Blog Hop and Store Grand Opening

Today is the big day and we have a lot to celebrate! It is the official launch of the new Meljen's Designs store, a DT blog hop, the kick off the first Meljen's Weekly Thursday challenge, and the release of a new digi stamp pack with 10 new images. Trust me, you are going to love them!

If you didn't come from Kim's blog, you may want to go to Meljen's DT blog to start the hop at the beginning so you don't miss out on any of the fun. Make sure you visit each DT blog on the hop and leave a comment to qualify for a random drawing of a $10 gift certificate to Meljen's new store and to collect a special surprise at the end.

My first card uses Unicorn's Rest from the new release. Isn't she sweet? She is available with the rest of Meljen's images in the new Meljen's Designs store. The new store offers INSTANT DOWNLOADS, lower prices on word art, easy browing, and a search function. If that is not enough to entice you to visit the store, just go check it out because it is so cute!

I also wanted to make a more boyish card so I used Cuddle Dragon from the new release Don't you think "Dreaming of You" is a great sentiment for inside of the card?

Speaking of dreaming, are you are dreaming of a $10 gift certificate to Meljen's new store? If so, remember you need to comment on all the blogs along the way to qualify for the prize drawing. The hop will end on Wednesday, April 7th at noon EST. The winner will be posted on the Meljen's DT blog on Thursday, April 15th.

For another chance to win some Meljen Design's images, enter the Weekly Thursday Challenge on the DT blog. Our first challenge is "Anything Goes" and will run from April 1 to April 7, 11:59 PM EST. You DO NOT need to use a Meljen Designs image to take part in the challenge, but if you do, you will be entered twice for the prize drawing. The prize will be 3 Meljen's Designs images of the winner's choice. Read more details on the DT blog.


Remember, if you get lost along the way, you can find the complete list of the DT blogs in order at the top of my side bar.

Now hop on over to Shannon's blog. I know she has something adorable waiting for you.


Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the blog hop!







Challenges for these cards.


Unicorn's Rest card:
Caardvarks - Use lace
Charisma Cardz - Animal magic
Hand Full of Stamps - #21 You're a Sweet One
Papertake Weekly - Open Challenge
Pile It On - #12-Animal-rific
The Pink Elephant - #60 Pastels
Stampavie - #88 Friends
The Sweet Stop - SSS49 Sketch

Cuddle Dragon card:
Annabelle Stamps - #ABSC018 - Sketch
Cute Daisy May - For the Boys
Sir Stampsalot - Fantasy

Supplies:
Unicorn's Rest card:
• Stamps: Unicorn's Rest digital stamp from Meljen's Designs
• Papers & CS: Close To My Heart Topstick DP pack, Georgia Pacific CS
• Inks: Prismacolor and Copic markers
• Tools & Embellishments: Kaiser half pearls, Spare Parts lace, misc. flowers from Hobby Lobby, Circut & George cartridge, sentiment computer generated

Cuddle Dragon card:
• Stamps: Cuddle Dragon digital stamp from Meljen's Designs, Spot on Backgrounds from Close To My Heart (pattern on the stars)
• Papers & CS: My Minds Eye Where the Heart Is, Georgia Pacific CS, scraps of blue, green and orange CS
• Inks: Prismacolor & Copic markers, Versamark Champagne Dazzle
• Tools & Embellishments: Stampin' Up border punch & star punch, misc. gold brads, Sakura gelly roll clear glitter pen, Twinklette gold glitter marker