Rose By Any Other Name...

 I had some time off of work over the holidays and took the Free Rose Colouring Class from Kit and Clowder.  The class is free and includes this beautiful rose digital image from Power Poppy.  The class was excellent.  You can learn techniques for coloring the rose using pencils or markers.  Alyce is a great teacher.  She explains the art theory behind what she is demonstrating so that you can apply the techniques learned to other images.  I was so pleased that I purchased some additional classes.

I colored several rose images during and after the class.  This is my favorite of all the roses that I practiced on.  Since it was so pretty, I decided to fussy cut it and use it for a card.  

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Supplies:

• Stamp:   Rose Digital Stamp Set from Power Poppy
• Paper:  Crate Paper Portrait Collection 6x6 paper pad, Georgia Pacific white card stock, misc. black card stock
• Copic markers

Challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp W, 5E - Anything Goes
• House That Stamps Built W,3E - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiment Designs W, 1E, SIO - Anything Goes
• Digi Choosday Challenge -W,E2, - #4 - Anything Goes
• Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenges (M,5E) - JAN - ANYTHING GOES
• Make My Monday (2W, Top 3, 3E) #140 HELLO (WEEK 2)
• Allsorts  W,3E  - #608 -  Beautiful Blooms

Catered Crop Recipe Swap–The Heart of the Matter

Yeah!   I was finally able to get into my craft room this weekend for the first time since the end of November.    With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I decided to make a card for my daughter.   I had to give Wryn blonde hair like my daughter’s.

 

 

This also card is fits the Catered Crop Recipe Swap – The Heart of the Matter.   Stop by the Catered Crop to share your project.

 

As always, Linda from the Catered Crop has curated a board on Pinterest to give us a creative jump start.  Click HERE to check it out.

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

 

Supplies:

• Stamps:  Wryn-Grow a Little Love digital stamp from Tiddly Inks
• Inks:  None
• Papers:  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White CS, Papertrey Kraft CS, Bazzill Basics red CS, Crate Paper – Paper Heart collection 6x6 paper pad
• Tools:  Sewing machine, Sweet N Sassy Hearts and Stars Scallop die, heart paper punch (from the Dollar Store) , Copic markers
• Embellishments:  Papertrey button twine, misc button, Berry Red sequin mix from My Craft Spot, Little Yellow Bicycle Sweet Love epoxy stickers, October Afternoon kraft & black mini market stickers, October Afternoon Teal & Cream sticky keys stickers

Challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - W - Challenge #57 Anything Goes
• Challenges 4 Everybody - M, 3E - (1st Week) Challenge #38 Anything Goes
• My Besties Norge 2W, Sunday, E3 if using a Sherri Baldy image, if not 1E, C  -Challenge #11- (1st week) See some Hearts.
• One Stitch At A Time - W, SIO -Challenge #198 Anything Goes.
• Robyn`s Fetish - W -CHALLENGE # 197 - Valentine's Cards
• That Craft Place - 2W, 1E - (1st week) Valentine/Love
• The Corrosive Challenges - 2W, 3E -Challenge #192 (1st week) Feel the Love
• The Squirrel & the Fox - 2W, 2E - Challenge #62 (2nd Week) Use embellishments.
• Doodle Pantry - M, 1E, SIO/SIR, P1  #43 Any Digi Goes
• Fairies Challenge Blog- 2W, P1/15  #19 Love Is In The Air
• Kreativeinkauf-challenge - M, P15, E3 Hearts
• Ladybug Crafts - M, P1, 3E Be Mine
• One Crazy Stamper - M, P1, E5 Anything Goes
• A Gem of a Challenge - 2W - #112 (W1 of 2) All You Need Is Love
• The Stamping Boutique – 2W, P1/15  #2 Valentines
• Allsorts - W, 3E - #244  Love Is In The Air
• Catch The Bug - W, 3E, SIO – Anything Goes
• Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - (W1 of 2) Love and/or Valentine
• My Sheri Crafts - 2W -  #126 (W1 of 2)  Valentine
• Sunflower Fields Designs - M, SIO ,3E, unlimited C - Valentine's Day / Hearts
• Crafty Catz - W, 1E – No.216 - Anything Goes
• Jellypark Friends Friday Challenge - 2W, 2E, papercrafts - (W1 of 2) - Lots of Love
• Sister Act Card Challenge - W, Cards. - No. 42 - Anything Goes
• Sweet Pea Stampers - 2W, SIO, E3 - (W1 of 2) - Valentine's Day/Love
• 4 Crafty Chicks - W #179 Anything Goes
• 4 Krafty Girlz - 2W, E3 (W2 of 2) # 10 Anything Goes
• Aud Sentiments Challenge - 2W, E5 (W2 of 2) #99- Sharing the Love
• Copic Marker Europe - M, must use Copics (Tab at top of page for Challenges)(January) Valentine
• MilkCoffee Challenge-2W, 3E, SIO (W1 of 2) Valentines/Love Challenge
• Inklings and Yarns - 3E, JFF - Always Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp - W, 5E - Twine or String
• Party Time Tuesdays W, 3E (2E anything goes wk) - PTTYDD #157 Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door W, 2E, - Always Anything Goes
• Make it Monday - W, papercrafts only - Always Anything Goes

Pumpkin Spice February Blog Hop

It is time for our monthly Pumpkin Spice blog hop!  The theme for the hop and our new weekly Pumpkin Spice challenge is HEARTS!

You should have hopped here from Heather’s blog.  If not, you might want to start at the hop at the beginning (Tanya’s blog), so you don’t miss any eye candy.  

With this theme in mind, I had some fun creating some fun gifts for my daughter for Valentine’s Day.  

 

 

The first item is a bucket filled with goodies from the dollar section at Target.  I used Bazzill Basics card stock, Crate Paper Paper Hearts DP,  Twinery baker’s twine, and some miscellaneous odds and ends and stickers to spiff up this plan bucket for Valentine’s day.   

 

 

I bought bubble bath, lip balm, hand sanitizer and pencils to put in the bucket.   I couldn’t leave the pencils as they were so I opened them up and decorated them with some fringy fleece flowers and hearts cut from the Crate Paper Paper Hearts DP.    Of course I had to add some little twine bows too.

 

 

I also have a stash of these empty jars from Penzey’s Spices.   For some reason I can never throw them out but this is the first time I have actually used them for a craft project.    

 

 

After filling the clean jar with M&M’s, I decorated it.  Again I used I used Bazzill Basics card stock, Crate Paper Paper Hearts DP, Twinery baker’s twine, ribbon, and some miscellaneous odds and ends.   I also had to use this sweet stamp, Love You from Mulberry Woods, because my daughter just loves this image.   The first time she saw it she said it was just like “you and me”.

 

 

Of course I couldn’t leave the lid plain. 

Don’t forget to link up your “HEARTS” themed project at the Pumpkin Spice blog.  If for some reason you can’t join us this week, don’t worry.  We have a new challenge every Saturday. 

Remember that  ShopPumpkinSpice is adding SALE items DAILY to the store. Be sure to check out the SALE ITEMS section of the store.   ShopPumpkinSpice still has a FEW Valentine "With Love" Kits AVAILABLE!! The Kit comes COMPLETE with 2 - 6x6 Paper Pads, Cardstock, Chipboard Accents, Embellishments, and a Stamp Set!! To see the FULL Kit Contents, go to the ShopPumpkinSpice Store. Only a FEW Kits left, get yours before its gone.

 

Your next stop on the hop is Agnes (FLOWERDISCO).   I know you won’t want to miss her gorgeous project.

 

In case you get lost along the way, here is the entire blog hop list:

Tanya:  http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/

Saundra: http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com

Lezlye: http://lezlyes.blogspot.com/

Carissa:  http://happilyeverpapercrafter.blogspot.com/

June: http://www.simplyelegantpapercrafts.blogspot.com

Heather: www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

Cheryl (Shestamps): http://shestamps.blogspot.com/  (You are here!)

Agnes (FLOWERDISCO): http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/

Court: http://www.courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

Missy:  www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com

Denine www.pumpkinspiceblog.blogspot.com

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!

 

Supplies:

Candy Jar:

• Stamps:   Love You by Mulberry Woods
• Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black
• Papers:  Bazzill red CS, Crate Paper Paper Hearts Collection paper pad, White CS
• Tools:  Big Shot, Taylored Expressions Layering Doilies die, Spellbinders nestabilities, Sweet N Sassy stacking hearts, Die-namics Hearts A Plenty, Copic markers
• Embellishments:  Twinery baker’s twine, misc. red fleece, misc. buttons, Hug Snug tulip pink seam binding

Bucket:

• Papers:  Bazzill red CS, Crate Paper Paper Hearts Collection paper pad, Starbucks coffee sleeve
• Tools: Big Shot, Taylored Expressions Layering Doilies die, Spellbinders nestabilities, Papertrey label die, copic markers
• Embellishments:  Twinery baker’s twine, misc button, stickers, & red ribbon

Pencils: 

• Paper:  Crate Paper Paper Hearts Collection paper pad, Starbucks coffee sleeve
• Tools:  Big Shot, Die-namics loop blooms die, Die-namics hearts a plenty, Sweet N Sassy Stacking hearts die
• Embellishments:  Twinery bakers twine, misc red fleece

ShopPumpkinSpice:

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Challenges:

• Crafty Ribbons - 2W, SIO - #37 (W1 of 2) Anything goes with ribbon
• Little Miss Muffet Challenges -  2W, 1E, SIO - #51 (W2 of 2) Hearts and Flowers
• MilkCoffee Challenge - 2W, 3E, SIO - (W1 of 2) Valentines
• Sassy Studio Designs - SIO - #162 Love is in the Air
• Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #44 buttons and bows
• Crafts and Me - #118 Favorite embellishment (baker’s twine, buttons & ribbon)
• Crafty Creations - #207 anything but a card
• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
• Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2W, 3E – hearts
• The Stamping Chef - 2W – Love
• Inky Impressions - SIO - #95 Bingo* (Flowers, sentiment, twine)
• Die Cuttin' Divas -W- must include a Die-cut - #100 Anything Goes
• Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - 2W, 2E – Valentines
• Loves Rubber Stamps - W - #36 Have A Heart (Incude a heart)
• Papelitos Stamps 2W, 3E - #25 Anything But A Card
• Party Time Tuesdays - W, 3E (2E anything goes wk) - PTT #105 Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door 3E, W - Always Anything Goes!
• Twisted Tuesday - 2W, must use twist (see blog) - No twist! Anything Goes
• Crafty Bloggers Network - M, SIO - (Jan) Flowers
• Love to Create - 3E - Anything Goes with a Sentiment
• Make it Monday - W - always Anything Goes
• MyGrafico - 2W, SIO - (deadline Feb 10) Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
• Anything But A Card Challenge - 2W, no cards - (2nd week) Tie It Up

 

If Friends Were Flowers….

Hello!  Happy Friday!   I hope you are having a wonderful week.  Here in Wisconsin, we haven’t had much snow, but it is COLD!   To break out of the winter doldrums, I decided to make a card using this sweet image from Mulberry Woods and pretty paper from Crate Paper.   The flowers on the paper and the stamp make me think of summer.

I really love this stamp set.  Not only is it adorable and versatile, it stamps beautifully.
You can get these products that I used to create my card at ShopPumkinSpice.

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Don’t forget to order your To My Valentine "With Love" kit for everything you need to make beautiful Valentine’s Day projects.   Limited Quantities: To My Valentine "With Love" kit.  Over $44 value for only $27.  Get one while they last.



Don’t forget to check out the ShopPumpkinSpice news. (HERE)    We are adding CLEARANCE items to our Sale section Daily!  Many of your favorite brands and products.  Be sure to check it out.

Pre-Orders will be available soon.  All those wonderful products you are seeing from CHA, we will have them at 35% MSRP for Pre-Order customers.  You can see a list of some of the products HERE.      Exciting stuff!  I can’t wait to get my hands on some of the items I have been seeing from CHA.

Have a wonderful day!  Thank you for stopping by!

Challenges:

• Craft Us Crazy - 2W - #35 (W1 of 2) Celebrate Love or are you seeing the colour Red?
• Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (W2 of 2) Anything goes
• Cards by Lady Anne / Stamp Challenge - M, must stamp, E4 - anything goes
• Crafting By Design - use alcohol markers
• Crafting for all Seasons - 2W, 3E - #43 Something New  (new stamp)
• Crafts and Me - #116 Something new (new stamp)
• Freshly Brewed - M, SIO, 5E - #126 anything goes
• Stamp n Doodle - music on site - anything goes
• Cards Galore - M, P1 - Anything Goes
• Natalie and Amy's Challenge - M, P30 - Your favourite things (copic markers, starbucks coffee sleeve [for heart], baker’s twine, button)
• One Crazy Stamper - M, P1, E5 - Anything goes
• The Crafter's Cafe Challenge - M, P1 - Anything goes
• Bearly Mine - 2E, SIO - #69 Anything Goes
• Inky Chicks -2W, E3, cards & altered items- Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - W - #34 Cute As A Button
• Through The Craft Room Door 3E, W - Always Anything Goes!
• Vickie's Challenges -M- Anything Goes
• Make it Monday - W - always Anything Goes
• MyGrafico - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
• One Stitch At A Time - SIO - Anything Goes

Lucy’s Valentine

Hello there!  I hope your week has gotten off to a great start.   Today I am sharing a Valentine’s Day card that I made using “Lucy’s Valentine” from Whimsy and Stars Studio.     I think I am going to give this card to my daughter.  She walked into my craft room while I was coloring Lucy and thought she was really cute.

 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by!  Have a great day!

 

Don’t forget to check out my blog candy.  Click on the photo below for all the details.

 

 

Supplies:

• Stamps:  Lucy’s Valentine (digital stamp) from Whimsy & Stars Studio, Handwritten Notes from Papertrey Ink
• Ink:  Stampin’ Up Going Gray
• Papers:  Neenah Classic Crest CS, Bazzill White CS, Crate Paper Paper Hearts DP pad, misc recycled textured paper (heart)
• Tools:  Sewing machine, Big Shot, Sweet n’ Sassy heart scallop border die & heart die, Copic markers, Copic airbrush system
• Embellishments:  The Twinery maraschino baker’s twine, Psssst! Shimmer Spritz, Sakura White Gelly Roll pen, misc. washi tape and button

 

Carta Bella Beautiful Moments 6x6 Double-sided cardstock pad Bazzill Classic White 8 1/2 x 11 Cardstock Beetle Black - Bazzill 8 1/2 x 11 Cardstock

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Challenges:

• Incy Wincy Designs - W - Something New (used a new image)
• Make it Monday - W - always Anything Goes
• MyGrafico - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Anything Goes
• Stamp and Create - M, 1E/week - (Jan) Love
• Totally Stampalicious - W, SIO - Buttons & Bows
• 613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes
• Dream Valley Challenges - 2W, 3E - (1st week) Anything Goes
• One Stitch At A Time - SIO - Something New (used a new image)
• Opus Gluei - JFF, 2W - (2nd week) Free for All
• Robyn`s Fetish - Anything Goes
• 2 Sisters - #125 Anything goes
• Catch The Bug - 3E, SIO - Anything goes
• Outlawz Challenges  paper ala mode  - anything goes
• Fairy Tale - 2W, 2E - Week 1 - Animals & Pets.
• Fussy and Fancy - 2W – Week 2, Furry Friends
• Inspire Me Fridays – Anything Goes
• QKR Stampede – 4E, SIO – Anything Goes
• Sweet n' Sassy Digi Challenge - SIO, must use digi - Something New (new image)
• Simply Create - must be digital or papercraft, follow - Always anything goes
• Paper Shelter Challenge - 3E, SIO - anything goes

Merry Christmas–Hawaiian Style

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I love the new images that Melissa from Meljen’s Designs is release this week. Check out this guy! He is so ready to catch a wave. I love his swim shorts.

New new Meljen’s Designs challenge is “No RECTANGLE Cards”. So that the DT can take some time off to celebrate the holiday season with their families, the challenge is going to run for 2 weeks. You can link up your project and get some more inspiration from the DT at the Meljen’s Designs blog.

I used the “no rectangle cards” challenge as an opportunity to make this reindeer into a fun gift tag. Here is a look at the back.

I know you want to want to take a peek at all the digis being released to the Meljen’s Designs store today. Aren’t they fun?

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a fabulous day and week end. We are heading to Chicago for a day for another fencing tournament. Since we will be in the city, we’re planning to take the opportunity to check out all the Christmas lights and decorations on Michigan Ave. I’m looking forward to it.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Summer Time Reindeer (digital stamps) available in the Meljen’s Designs Store
• Inks: None
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Neenah crest solar white CS, Crate Paper Snow Day paper pad
• Tools: Big Shot, Papertrey Damask Snowflake die, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic markers, Cropadile
• Embellishments: The Twinery bakers twine, Gloss Accents

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters Challenge – Christmas
• Anything Goes Challenge - Anything but a Card" with the optional of tags for Christmas
• AUD Sentiments – Any winter holiday sentiment ( Mele Kalikimaka is Merry Christmas in Hawaiian)
• Bee-Crafty – Christmas
• Card Mad Fairy's Digi Day challenge – Tags
• Celebrate the Occasion – Christmas no red
• Craft Your Passion – Tag, You’re it
• Crafting for All Seasons – Christmas
• Crop Stop – Unique & Nontraditional colors
• Divas By Design – Merry Christmas
• Hooked on Crafts – Christmas
• I Did It Creations – Santa, Reindeer, penguins, or elf
• Lexi’s Creations – Untraditional Christmas (no red or green)
• Mad for Markers – Christmas
• My Mum’s Craft Shop – Cute & Funky Christmas
• One Stitch At A Time – use a digi
• Ooh-la-la Creations – anything but a card
• Paper Issues – Holiday Madness
• Paper Variety – Anything goes
• Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge – Merry Christmas
• Ribbon Carousel Challenge – Twine
• The Stamping Boutique (TSB) – No traditional colors
• Tiffany Doodles – use a digi
• Paper Play Time – Christmas

Meljen’s Designs Use Twine Challenge & a Sale!

Happy Thanksgiving to my readers in the US! Now that Thanksgiving is here, it means that the big push to Christmas is starting. I thought I would share a couple of gift card holders that I made using digital stamps from Meljen’s Designs.

I think a handmade gift card holder is a great way to warm up or personalize a gift card. Using the Gift Card Greetings metal die from Papertrey and a digi stamp from Meljen’s Designs is a a cute and easy way to make a holder for any gift card.

To decorate this gift card holder, I used one of the new images that Melissa is putting into the store today. Since Melissa has really been in the Christmas spirit lately, she has designed a lot of new, fabulous, Christmas themed images. Check all these out!

The new challenge on the Meljen’s Designs blog is “Use Twine or String”. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. To link up your project or see the challenge rules, see the Meljen’s Designs blog.

To help get you in the holiday spirit, Melissa is having a sale on her digital stamps. 50% off – is that awesome or what? (Click on the banner below to go to the store)

Thank you for stopping by! I hope you have a fabulous day!

Supplies:

Mittens Gift Card Holder

• Stamps: Cozy Mittens (digital stamp) by Meljen’s Designs, Snow Wonderful from Verve Stamps, Signature Christmas by Papertrey, Tiny Talk by Stampin’ Up
• Inks: Distress Inks Old Paper, Close To My Heart Garden Green
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Crate Paper Snow Day Collection pad
• Tools: Big Shot, Sewing Machine, Papertrey Gift Card Greetings die
• Embellishments: The Twinery Honeydew bakers twine, misc. button, Martha Stewart doily, Frosted Lace Stickles

Tree Gift Card Holder

• Stamps: Little Wood Star Tree (digital stamp) by Meljen’s Designs, Snow Wonderful from Verve Stamps, Signature Christmas by Papertrey, Tiny Talk by Stampin’ Up
• Inks: Distress Inks Old Paper, Close To My Heart Garden Green
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Crate Paper Snow Day Collection pad
• Tools: Big Shot, Sewing Machine, Papertrey Gift Card Greetings die
• Embellishments: The Twinery Honeydew bakers twine, misc. button

Challenges:

• ABC DT Challenge – Christmas
• Catered Crop – FTR25 (recipe: kraft, Christmas, Distress ink, die cuts)
• Creative Crafts – Free for all
• Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge – Christmas
• Fresh Brewed Challenges – (monthly) anything goes
• Hooked on Crafts – Punches or die cuts
• One Stitch at a Time – Anything goes
• Papertake Weekly – Christmas
• Pile It On – anything with P (paper piecing, pink)
• Ribbon Carousel Challenge – Any holiday
• Sarah Hurley challenge – Buttons
• Sassy Cheryl’s Challenge – Anything goes
• Scrappy Frogs – kraft
• The Kraft Journal – Christmas gifts
• Wags N Whiskers – Christmas
• That’s Krafty Thursday – Kraft
• Deep Ocean Challenge = C as cozy mittens, Christmas, country feel
• Little Red Wagon – Christmas
• Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog – Tie one on
• Scrapbook Sisters – Christmas Time
• Paper Crafting Journey – Anything goes

Sentimental Sundays–Shaped Cards

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Are you ready for the new Sentimental Sundays challenge? This week we are challenging you to create a shaped card, no squares or rectangles allowed, with a sentiment. We have two generous sponsors of our challenge this week, Meljen’s Designs and Raindrop Echo Designs.

This past week I had the sad occasion to need to make a card for a friend that lost one of her sweet pups. I immediately thought of this image from Meljen’s Designs, Dog Angel.

Stop by the Sentimental Sundays blog to see the rest of the inspiration pieces by the DT. While you are there you can download a free sentiment set from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs and link up your “Shaped Card” (with a sentiment).

If you love Meljen’s Designs images, don’t forget to check out my blog candy!

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Stamps: Dog Angel by Meljen’s Designs (available on Whimsy Stamps)
• Inks: Distress Inks Old Paper
• Papers: Papertrey kraft CS, Neenah Crest solar white CS, Crate Paper Portrait Collection
• Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic markers, foam dimensional adhesive, Provo Craft Seeing Spots embossing folder
• Embellishments: misc. buttons, cotton crochet thread, Distress Crackle Paint Old Paper

Challenges:

• AI Factory - Anything goes
• Corrosive Challenge – Earth Tones
• Crafty Catz – Embossing
• Crafty Sentiments – Die cuts & punches
• Crazy Challenge – Embossing
• Dare to Be Sassy – Distressing
• Delightful Challenges – Things With Wings
• Digi Doodle Shop’s Best – Shaped Card
• Do You Stack Up – Distressing
• Dream Valley – Distressing
• Ellephantastic – add some layers
• Flutterby Wednesday – Open challenge (used dog angel)
• Forever Friends – Round card
• Frosted Design – Animals
• Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge – Shaped card
• iCopic challenge – Fur
• Just Some Lines – Embossing
• Paper Pretties – Die Cuts
• Pattie’s Creations – Animals or insects
• Raise the Bar – Dog Days of Summer
• Speedy the Cat challenge – distressing
• Stamp Something – Dog days of summer
• Totally Gorjuss – Round and Round
• Whoopsi Daisy – anything but square
• That’s Krafty Thursday – kraft paper

Meljen's Designs - Challenge #36 a Sketch

My love of snowmen has been well established over the last week. But, after looking at Meljen's Designs new release this week, I have to say I think penguins might come in a close second.



Isn't this little guy just the cutest? I used my new Crate Paper dp. I love the fun colors. I swear there is olive in the DP to match the bow but I think it got covered up. I also added a lot of shimmer which doesn't show up very well in the picture. I added glitter to the white parts of his hate and spritz the entire thing with some glimmer mist.



Here is a look at the entire new release which you can get at Whimsy Stamps. While you are there, you might want to check out Melissa's new line of pre-colored digital images which will help to make card/gift making a breeze.







If you would like to join the Meljen's Designs challenge, this week we have a sketch for you. I hope you will join us for your chance to win some Meljen's digis.

I'm going to keep this post short. I am still battling my cold and my brain doesn't seem to be working its best. Thank goodness I was able to get my DT projects done before my cold hit. It has totally sapped my mojo.



Thank you for stopping by!



Supplies:

• Images: Penguin's Little Letter from Meljen's Designs, Warm Winter Wishes from Raindrop Echo Designs (both available on Whimsy Stamps)
• Papers & CS: Neenah Crest Solar White, GP CS, Crate Paper Snow Day collection, misc. dark pink CS
• Inks: Close To My Heart Crystal Blue
• Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Nestabilities, EK Sucess snowflake punches, Provocraft snowflakes embossing folder, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Liquid Applique, Hero Arts olive gemstones, Snow Queen Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Sulyn Sparkling Ice glitter glue, Olive Hug Snug seam binding

Challenges:

• 2 Sisters challenge - non-traditional colors
• Alota Rubber Stamps - Snowflakes
• Copic Creations - Light Source
• Crafts & Me - Snowflakes
• Crafty Calendar - Winter Snowflakes
• A Crafty Little Place - Anything goes
• Crafty Pad - snowflakes
• Creative Craft Cottage - Christmas/non-traditional colors
• Digi Doodle Shop Best - Let It Snow
• Digital Tuesday - Animals at Christmas
• Dutch Dare - Christmas
• Scrap creations - Anything Goes
• I Did It Creations - Surprise Me
• Mad For Markers - Christmas / non-traditional colors
• One Stop Craft Challenge - Christmas Cuties
• Order of Opus Gluei - Getting Frosted
• Paper Romance - Winter
• Pile It On - Feathers n Fur
• Rainbow Lady - Christmas Animals
• Sew Many Challenge - Snowflakes
• Speedy the Cat Challenge - Bows
• Stamp with Sarah Kay-Snow/snowflakes
• Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
• Winter Wonderland - Penguins or Polar Bears