Stampin' In Alaska

Hello and welcome to a new challenge with Meljen's Designs . This week we are challenging you to create a 30-minute card. Here's what I created in 30 minutes using " Fisher Moose " from the Meljen's Shop. This came together so quickly! A very clean and simple design with a hand drawn border and doodled corners.  The digital sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy designs called " Fishy Sayings ". Please stop by the blog and give Melissa and the design team a little love!  We hope that our creations inspire you to  join the fun this week.

Bugaboo is celebrating their 4th Birthday this week ! The final challenge is to create a project using increments of four.  My card has four colors,  four layers and four bling. I have used the Friday Freebie  " Cupcake Tower " and a  sentiment from Create With TLC. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! This week has been a lot of fun AND I have a nice stash of Birthday cards.

Hello to my blog friends and Happy Friday! Friday is extra fun because of the Unity Friends with Flair blog hop . This week I am sharing a quick birthday card using this month's {be Inspired} sketch challenge. The sentiment is from the July2012 KOTM " Ol' Bag of Fun " Can you ever have to many Birthday cards? This one will go into my stash for our church card ministry. If you are a Unity FWF follower, you know to leave a comment. If you are new to the fun, be sure to leave a little love as Unity will be randomly selecting a commenter to win  some fun Unity rubber! Thanks for hopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Art Impressions challenge this week is Trips Ahoy - Nautical  or Travel Challenge. I chose to create a card with a travel theme for the challenge using the adorable " Lounging Penguins " from Art Impressions. During the cold month's of Winter, it's nice to think of lounging on the beach with a refreshing adult beverage in your hand!! I started by heat embossing the image with CTMH black  embossing powder.  The image was colored with various Copic Markers and chalk applied for a little "sunburn" effect. The clouds and sand were both masked and sponged with Memento inks.  The sun die is from Lil Inkers and the  speech balloon is from Craft's Meow. Of course, I can't resist entering this card into this week's Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  A is for... in my case, "Aloha!" Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Bugaboo is celebrating their 4th Birthday this week ! Bugaboo is hosting a week long customer celebration with a different birthday themed challenge each day. I have to say that it's really been a lot of fun to play along each day this week! Today we have been challenged to create a kid's birthday project. I chose to create a clean and simple card using the adorable " Clyde Birthday "  digital image. I printed the image and sentiment on Stampin' Up!  Whisper White card stock and used various Copic Markers to color the image.  A charcoal pencil was used for shading.  Glossy accents  were applied to the birthday balloon. I kept the card simple and one layer as it will be mailed to one of the children in our church. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Bugaboo is celebrating their 4th Birthday this week with a different challenge each day. Day 5 is to create a funny birthday project. When I read the challenge it was a quick decision to use one of the Gus images for my project  " Gus Birthday Optional ". This week's Stella Says Sketch  worked perfectly. I'm also entering this card in this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Let's Have a Laugh Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Bugaboo is celebrating their 4th Birthday this week  with a challenge each day. Day 4 is "Bling it Up!" Here's my Birthday Bling using " Cupcake Circle Tag ": The image was colored with Copic markers.   Dimension glaze was  applied to the cherry and Bubblegum Stickles was applied to the cupcake frosting.  The image has been layered on designer papers fom MME Life of the Party. A row of rhinestones finish this fun Birthday Card! Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Bugaboo is celebrating their 4th Birthday this week with a different challenge each day. Day 3 is a fun color challenge and I have used the in-famous (I mean Fabulous!) Stella with " Stella Birthday - 29 again ". The image was colored with Copic Markers and layered with Stampin' Up Pixie Pink and Only Orange (sadly now retired).  The base panel of grey polka dot is from MME Quilting Bee and a final layer of SU Basic Black. The buttons and rhinestones are from my stash. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!

Paulette has created the perfect digital sentiment set for any occasion called " Say It Simply ".  It's the perfect compliment to any project.  I decided to combine the Friends Forever sentiment on this cute layout of my pups. I started by layering with a freebie paper from  Create With TLC.  I added the photo and a couple of borders using Microsoft Digital Image Pro 9. Finally, I added the fun sentiment to finish the layout. Be sure to stop by the Create With TLC blog and check out all of the fun inspiration! I'm entering this in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Anything Goes. Thanks for taking a closer look!

Bugaboo is celebrating their 4th Birthday this week! Day 2 is a Birthday Celebration Sketch . Here's my take on the sketch using the adorable " Birthday Penguin Gift ". The penguin was colored with Prismacolor pencils and blended with baby oil.  The remainder of the image was colored with Copic Markers.  Stickles were applied to the cupcake icing and glaze to the cherry! The large dot embossing was created with a Cuttlebug emboss folder. I am also entering this card in the following: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Emboss It! Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Anything Goes Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Bugaboo is celebrating their 4th Birthday this week. Day 1 celebration challenge is Bingo . Here's my creation using  " Bobblehead Greetings- Beary Birthday ". For my Bingo, I chose to use a Bugaboo image, bling and no designer paper. I have also combined it with the Stella Says Sketch #201 . I am also entering this card in Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Emboss Challenge . Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!

Save the Date! Sunday, February 2 Paulette and the Create With TLC Design Team will be hosting a fun "Walk Thru Nature" Blog Hop. More details to follow, but I'm sure there will be lots of fabulous inspiration AND maybe a freebie or two!

Happy Friday and welcome to a new   Jellypark Friends Challenge "Buttons and Bows". I was so excited to play with the new Jellypark release this month "Girl with Bow in Hair". While Jellypark images aren't required to participate in the challenge we always enjoy seeing  them in the challenge gallery. You can find this adorable new image, along with many others in the Jellypark Digi Shop . While you're there, sign up for the Jellypark Club .  You'll receive a monthly letter with "Member only" freebies along  with promotional information. Here's my clean and simple design for this week's challenge: I colored the image with Copic Markers, Prismacolor pencils  and accented with charcoal pencil.  The coordinating digital sentiment is from a set called " Retail Therapy " by Create With TLC. A simple button and baker's twine bow was added in keeping with the challenge theme. ...

Happy Friday! I am sharing a special card for this week's Friends with Flair . I recently purchased Unity's " Friends by Choice " and  thought it was perfectly combined with this months {be Inspired} Challenge color combination. I have used Stampin' Up! Real Red and Smoky Slate with designer papers from Miss Caroline Dilly Dally paper pad. The fabulous buttons are from October Afternoon. Below is a photo me and my siblings from last summer. We live about 2000 miles apart and only get a chance to see one another one or two times a year. {tear and sniffle} I'm also entering this in Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Anything Goes . Be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win a fabulous prize from Unity Stamps. Thanks for stopping by and taking a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Welcome to a new Meljen's Design Challenge. This week were are challenging you to  a "Sticky Situation" - use stickers  on your project.  And don't forget to use one  of the fun images from the Meljen's Designs shop . It was a quick decision for me to combine this week's challenge with a fun vacation layout. Miscellaneous letter stickers (from my stash) and a couple of clear stickers were used in keeping with the challenge theme this week. Meljen's has several BEACH themed images so this was super easy to pull together. I printed the " Sand Castle COLOR " directly onto the designer paper.  I printed it again on white card stock and fussy cut the various sections of the castle.  I applied Flower Soft to the sandy edges and Stickles to the shells.  I adhered the pieces with foam tape to give dimension.  Hopefully, you can see that in the  following photos. I printed the " Summer Sun ...

This week's Paper Smooches Sparks challenge is  an Inspirational Photo. I focused on the fabulous colors and put this fun card together this evening using a  variety of fun Paper Smooches products:   Cloud Card Template, " We Totally Click " and a free digi sun that you can find HERE on the Paper Smooches blog. This week's inspiration photo: I am also entering this card in Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Anything Goes . Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

I am back to share another scrapbook layout. While the inspiration  is with me, I'll make the most of it! Today's layout is for this week's Sassy Cheryl " Anything Goes " Challenge and Inspired by Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Ice Inspiration" and Catch the Bug Challenge Blog " Winter Wonderland ". Sorry about the quality of the photo!  I haven't found a really good way to photograph the page except to lay them on the floor which generally causes a glare.  UGH! I recently took advantage Cheryl's sales and bought this adorable snowman for $1.  I knew he would be perfect with my ice sculpture layout. You can find " A Frosty Cup of Cocoa " in Cheryl's online shop. I colored him with Copic Markers and applied a light layer of glitter ink from a Wink of Stella Brush. The hat and scarf were paper pieced. I'm also sharing with the ladies over on the Sassy Ch...

Paper Smooches Sparks is hosting another "Anything Goes" challenge this week over on the blog. I recently ordered a few of the new stamp  sets and the Poloroid die .  So, I thought: "Why not use the fun PS die for a layout?"   Here's what I came up with:     I also combined a few of the stamps from PS We Totally Click and I think they add the perfect balance to the page. Snowflake eyelet charms by MME, rhinestones, a paw brad, tag and skis by Jolee's finish the page.     The layout is based on a great sketch provide by Sally over on Splitcoast Stampers. I am also entering this layout in the Simon Says Stamp  Wednesday Challenge:  Ice Inspiration . Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Happy Friday! Last week I created a card using Unity's " Ah Crap " set for an upcoming birthday in my family. Well, my DH decided he liked it and requested a similar birthday card for his brother's birthday. I am sharing the following with the Friends With Flair linky party. The layout inspiration came from   the fabulous Joslyn Nielson . Don't forget to leave a comment.  You might be the random winner of a fun Unity prize! Thanks for stopping by for a closer look. I always enjoy reading your comments.

This week's Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge is Anything Goes!   Since it's the New Year, I've combined a new set with  the sentiment from an older set from Paper Smooches for my project. Paws for a Cause and Birthday Buddies Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I'm also entering my card into the following challenges: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Something New Splitcoast Stampers - Sketch Challenge #469 and Ways to Use It Challenge #460

Happy Friday! I hope everyone survived the holiday week. It was so strange to have a day off of work  in the middle of the week.  I kept thinking  that Thursday was MONDAY!  Yikes~ So, I'm running behind with my post for this week's Unity Friends With Flair project. I'm keeping it short and sweet with this one. I have been dying to ink up Unity's  " Ah Crap " stamp set and decided this was the week. This will probably be going to one of the dry humored men in my family. I couldn't get the inside to photograph very well, but the sentiment reads "different DAY .... same CRAP". Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! Don't forget to leave a comment for the chance to win something fun from Unity Stamp Company. I'm also entering this card into the following challenges: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Something New Splitcoast Stampers:  Ways To Use It