Music Saves My Soul Saturday #7

I hope you all don't run away screaming when you play this song. I have this post scheduled and about the time it posts I will be heading to the airport to fly home from Disney World. Since my daughter LOVES this song and I am sure we will have road this ride several times over the past week, I thought I would share it with you. My song this week for Marcea's Music Saves My Soul Saturday is a techno version of "It's A Small World".

** -Updated video- I don't know how the other video got on here.... Here is the correct video**

Meljens Designs - Challenge #31 - Use 2 Images

We have a great challenge this week on the Meljen's Designs blog. We are challenging you to use 2 images on your project.



I used Happy Holiday Wreath from the new images released yesterday and the holly is from the Season's Greetings freebie from Monday.

When I asked my husband his opinion of the card he said, "Its good but it would be cooler if that was Christmas music." Yep, I guess he didn't look too closely. I was pretty excited that I actually had some Christmas sheet music on hand.

I hope you will join us this week at the Meljens Designs challenge and show us your projects using 2 images.

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies:

• Images: Happy Holiday Wreath by Meljen's Designs (available on Whimsy Stamps), Seasons Greetings (Freebie) by Meljen's Designs (available on the Meljen's Blog)
• Inks: None
• Papers & CS: Mistletoe from Close To My Heart, Chocolate CS from PaperTrey, White CS from Georgia Pacific, misc. sheet music
• Tools: Copic Markers
• Embellishments: Dew drops, Inkssentials white gel pen, Sakura stardust clear glitter pen
  

Challenges:

• Bee Crafty - Christmas
• Digi Doodle Shop's Best - anything goes
• Inktegrity challenge - Anything goes
• Stamping with Sarah Kay - Christmas

Holiday Wishes with Lindsay's Stamp Stuff

Here I am working on my Christmas card stash again. The weather is turning cool, Christmas is creeping closer and I need LOTS more Christmas cards.

I have to admit that I really like this one. I paper pieced the poinsettia from Lindsay's Nature's Christmas set. I did it in 4 layers (1 green for leaves, 2 red for large petals, 1 red for small petals) but you could do it in less. I used my stylus on the back of the leaves to give them some shape and dimension. I used my Copic markers to darken the shading a bit. Lastly, my clear glitter pen was used on the edges and lines for a little sparkle. I kept the lay out simple so as not to detract from this gorgeous image.

Please visit the rest of the DT to see their creations this week and pop over to Lindsay's blog for her weekly freebie.

Lindsay Weirich (Owner & Stamp Designer)
Cindi Hooks
Diane Bove
Jennifer Bliss
Karin Martin
Laurel Seabrook
Leanne Garner
Margie Visnick
Micki Harper
Rhonda Walker
Shannon Neparko
Tamara Bennett
Tracey Allen

Thank you for looking!

Supplies:

• Images: Nature's Christmas digital stamp set from Lindsay's Stamp Stuff (mygrafico.com), Tree Trimming Trio from PaperTrey
• Papers & CS: Georgia Pacific CS, My Mind's Eye O Christmas Tree DP pack
• Inks: Close To My Heart Chocolate
• Tools: Stampin' Up edge punch, stylus, copic markers
• Embellishments: Sakura clear stardust glitter & gold glitter pens, Cream Hug Snug seam binding

Challenges:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - Roll with the punches
• Bee-Crafty - Christmas
• Crafty Card Makers - digi image do something other than print & color (I paper pieced)
• Inktegrity challenge - anything goes
• Simon Says Stamp - Punch it
• Spoonful of Sugar - Get Punchy
• Stamping with Sarah Kay - Christmas

It's A Girl!

Hurray! The day is finally here for me to post my first KLM Designs project. I have been sitting on this news for ages and it was so hard not to blab it. This week the DT will start posting sneak peeks of the new images for November.

For my first project I used one of the new sentiment digi stamps from the November release. I love cards that focus on the sentiment.

This card is loosely based on an old sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC89).

Thank you for stopping by! I will have a new KLM Designs post next Tuesday.

Supplies:

• Images: It's A Girl digital stamp from KLM Designs
• Papers & CS: October Afternoon Ducks in a Row, Georgia Pacific CS, misc green & pink CS
• Inks: None
• Tools: Stampin' Up edge punch, Martha Stewart butterfly punch
• Embellishments: Paper Studios pearls, Hug Snug seam binding, misc. lace and pink yarn

Challenges:

• Craft Garden - Pink ribbon, yard or lace
• Kaboodle Doodle - Kids & Babies
• Spoonful of Sugar - Get Punchy
• Tuesday Throwdown - Sentimentally Yours
• Creative Card Crew - Punch it

Sentimental Sundays #26 - Distressing

Wow! Can you believe we are already on the 26th Sentimental Sundays challenge? We are half way through our first year. Time is really flying by. So, with out further chit chat, the new Sentimental Sundays challenge for this week is "Distressing".

I made this card for a friend's recent birthday. Daisy Doodles came out with this set shortly before his birthday and I had to get it. My friend is a BIG VW bug fan. Isn't this just the cutest image? I want to cruise around in this car. Okay may be not today, the end of October, but definitely when the weather is great.

I distressed the edges of my DP with ink and using my scissors and CTMH edge distressing tool. I typed up the sentiment in Word on my computer.

I hope you will share your "distressing" projects with us at Sentimental Sundays. Be sure to stop by and download this week's free sentiments from Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs.

Thank you for looking!

Supplies:

• Images: Doodle Bug from Daisy Doodles
• Papers & CS: Georgia Pacific CS, PTI kraft CS, My Mind's Eye Complete Boy DP pack
• Inks: Distressed Inks Antique Linen, Old Paper, Tea Dye, Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie
• Tools: EK Sucess edge punch, paper piercing tool, Close To My Heart edge distressing tool, sanding block, Copic markers
• Embellishments: PTI bakers twine, Zig chocolate marker, misc button
• Techniques: Distressing, faux stitching

Challenges:

• Cards for Men - Birthday
• Crafty Pad - Distressed/torn edges
• Make It Crafty - Distressing
• Pear Tree Designs - Anything Goes
• The Pink Elephant - Brown & Orange
• Stamp Something - Digi Something
• Top Tip Challenge - Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes

Music Saves My Soul Saturday #6

I decided to go a little rockabilly this week for Marcea's Music Saves My Soul Saturday challenge. This is my favorite song from Reverend Horton Heat and it has been going through my head all week.


Martini time (vodka ice shaker!),
Martini time (olive or lime!),
Martini time (gotta have glasses!),
Make it with a layer of ice this time

Enjoy!


Reverend Horton Heat - It's Martini Time!
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Meljen's Designs - Bundle of Joy

One of my husband's co-workers recently had a baby girl and he asked me to make a baby card. Of course, that meant I had to make a run to Hobby Lobby for some paper and then I needed some new Copic makers to coordinate. See how that works? I hope he needs another card soon. ;)
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Please stop by the Meljen's Designs blog to see the new release (it is totally cute) and the DT inspiration pieces for the new challenge. Since the new challenge is "Anything Goes", you have no excuse not to join in for your chance to win some Meljen's Designs digital images. *wink*
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Thank you for stopping by today!
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Supplies:

• Images: Rag Rabbits Trinkets by Meljens Designs & Bundle of Joy sentiments by Raindrop Echo Designs (Both on Whimsy stamps)
• Papers: Textured cream & olive CS and Sweet Pea Polka Pink DP from the Paper Studio, My Mind's Eye Penny Lane Graceful Circles
• Tools: Stampin' Up edge punch, Copic markers
• Embellishments: Hug Snug Winter White seam binding, DMC floss (colored with Copics), misc. buttons & pearls, Inkssentials white pen, Zebra black gel pen

Challenges:

• AUD Sentiments - Baby
• Craftalicious - Anything Goes
• I Did It Creations - card for a girl (baby girl in this case)
• One Stitch At A Time - Embellish with your favorite things (Ribbon/Seam binding)
• Paper Sundaes - For Someone Little
• Pear Tree Designs - Free for all
• Sarah Hurley - Coloring in
• Stamp Something - Digi Something
• Stampin' Royalty - Ribbons
• Sunday with Chrissy - Buttons & Bows
• TCP - Any pink embellishment (Pink DMC floss)
• Top Tip Tuesday - Anything Goes
• Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes