Thursday, July 22, 2010

Skiing Mouse from Meljen's Designs

Woo hoo! I have now have 2 Christmas cards done. At this rate I should be still cutting and coloring on Christmas Eve. Oh well, I am sure I will pick up the pace as the holidays come closer.





This little guy must be sick of the July temperatures too. What a fun way to cool off!

Please stop by the Meljen's Designs Challenge and Inspiration blog. We would love for you to join in our latest challenge.

Thank you for stopping by! My LSS DT post is HERE. Being on vacation messed me up and I posted a day early.

Challenges:


Supplies:

  • Images: Skiing Mouse from Meljen's Designs on Whimsy Stamps
  • Papers & CS: My Minds Eye Signature Christmas, PaperTrey Inc kraft, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip, Georgia Pacific CS, Wausau Papers White Gold Mettalics CS
  • Inks: None
  • Tools: EK Success snow flake punch, Copic & Prismacolor markers, Inkssentials white ink pen
  • Embellishments: Misc. brown ribbon & gem stone, Sakura Star Dust Gelly Roll pen

32 comments:

Karin said...

Who ever gets this card for Christmas will love it! Just darling :)

Unknown said...

Very cute--I love Melissa's style. The layout is great.

Kathy and Lucky said...

What a fun way to cool off and such a cute card, just awesome for a Christmas card, it just makes you smile.

Riet said...

What a gorgeous card Cheryl.

Hugs Riet.xx

Tammy said...

Such a cute card!

Josephine said...

That's such a fun card. Fabulous!

Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week.

Jill said...

aww Cheryl this is so cute what a fab image thanks for joining us at PTW hugs Jill xx

1CardCreator said...

Very cute Cheryl, I love your coloring! I kept enlarging the pic to see how the scarf was made to look so dimensional, awesome shading! Thanks for sharing. ~Diane

dragonllew said...

Great card what a fun image. Thanks for joining us at Donna's Den & good luck.
Jenny x

Unknown said...

Great card, love it. Thnaks for playing along with us at OSAAT this week

Tammy said...

This is sooo sweet! I love that image! Great color choice!

Stacy Walker said...

Cheryl what a cute card. I love the image. I am glad that you liked the digis. Thank you for joining us at the 2 Sisters Challenge.

Choccy said...

Such a cute card !! I do love this image. Your card looks great how you have put it together.
Thankyou for joining us at OSAAT for digi madness this week.

Choccy x

Tracey said...

Gorgeous card Cheryl & I love that image which you've coloured perfectly :)

Thanks for joining us at Donna's Den & Good Luck!

Hugs
Tracey
xx

Love crafts forever said...

I absolutely love your image. Thanks for playing at OSAAT. Hugs, Nataliya.

Brenda Brown said...

Oooh just love the style of this card and the colours you have used. Great job.
Thankyou for joining our Digi Madness challenge at OSAAT this week.
Luv Brenda xxx

Lisa said...

Super cute card! Thanks for playing along at Stamp Something this week!

Belinda said...

This is such a fun card. The colors are beautifully nostalgic.

Karen B. said...

Oh he's so cute! I marvel at your ability to transform your images into whatever feel that you want them to portray.

Micki said...

Sigh, as behind as I always am I probably should start on Christmas cards too. Yours is beautiful, whimsical and fun. Truly love the coloring and color papers you chose. Love it. I'll be seeing you next week, can't wait.

hugs

Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...

Oh I love that image he is adorable, your choice of colours & DP is fantastic
Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week!
Good Luck
Hugs Shell xx

Stephanie said...

Fantastic card! I love this image. Thanks for joining us at One Stitch at a Time this week.

Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...

Good for you making xmas cards! No way I would even attempt it!!!
Love this little guy! And I love your white highlights on his scarf! Adds such a perfect touch!!!
I just colored up one of the images you sent me. Trying to find a place on a card for him!!!
Have a great day!
Maria

Annika said...

I'm so sorry for being a bad blogger, kids sickly, 'puter dying and loads more poor excuses involving that pesky "life"!
I LOVE your frisky mouse on ice cube, incredible image and you have made a stunning card...again!
Hugs
Annika

Doreen said...

A fab card Thanks for sharing with us at Magical Crafts.xxx

Kendra said...

What a great card! I love this image, I'll have to look for it! Thanks for showing us at SSDS!

Wendi said...

Oh Wow I love your card its gorgeous I love the image
Thank you so much for playing along with us at ooh la la this week
Wendi

Unknown said...

Hi Cheryl WOW Very cute Christmas Card, I love your coloring too, so fab! Thanks for joining us at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog, Chistmas in July Challenge!!!! hugs Jo xxxxx

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card! Lovely image and layout!

Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week for our digi madness challenge.

Hugs /Hanna

crafty amy said...

This is super cute :D Well done on starting your Christmas cards I think I will be with you making on Christmas eve lol
Thank you for joining us at Donnas Den.

Hugs

Amy xx

Kathy said...

This image is so sweet. Love how you tilted the main image, he looks like he is really moving. Great Christmas card Cheryl! Hope you enjoyed your vacation.

Pat (mspfd) said...

Super fun card! After the last week of high temps, sitting on an ice cube might be the way to go. What a great winter image. Fantastic design and colors!