Stampin' In Alaska

Welcome to a new challenge with Meljen's Designs ! This week our challenge is Colorful Cardstock. (no designer paper) Here's my card using the adorable " Cutie Crab " The image was printed twice and colored with Copic Markers.  For extra dimension, pieces of the crab was fussy cut and added. Yellow and orange Stickles were added to the edge of the sunburst. The sun card base is a digital template from Sweet 'n Sassy . Just a reminder:  You must use Meljen's Designs images on your project. Each week THREE random participants win their choice of TWO digital images from Meljen's Designs . I'm also sharing my card with the following: The Crafter's Cafe Challenge:  #74 Use a Digi Fab 'n' Funky Challenge:  Walk on the Wildside Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! I'm stopping in to post a clean and simple Anniversary card that I created tonight for a very special couple.... my parents. I used an older set from Stampin' Up! called Summer by the Sea. I love using water colors with this set. I kept the design very clean and simple to focus on the watercolor sunset image. I want to share my card with Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Emboss It and Simon Says Monday: A mid summers challenge Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

This week's Art Impressions challenge is " Big Birthdays " and I can always use an extra in my stash! I used one of the exclusive clear stamp sets that Art Impressions has released for sale at Michael's called "His & Hers Gardners" The sentiment is perfect for Birthday's! I colored the image with Copic markers and paper pieced her apron and scarf with papers  from Basic Grey. Burlap seems to be popular right now. For added texture I added a small strip of burlap and a button from Stampin' Up! Here's a peek at all of the AI clear stamp sets that you can find only at your local Michael's store.  Of course, I ran right out and bought all of them! You can click to enlarge. I'm also sharing my card with this week's Sweet Pea Designs Challenge: You're So Punny Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

I hope your weekend has started off great! I am stopping in with a quick post for the Friday Unity Friends with Flai r blog hop. I bought this adorable Phyllis Harris image during one of Unity's fabulous sales. It is BIG! It's called  " BIG TIME Special " I colored it last weekend during a camping trip and decided it was perfect for a quick card today.  I left the sentiment off so that it  could be used for any future occasion. It's nice to have those in my stash! Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at a fabulous Unity rubbah prize.

Thanks so much to everyone who joined the Bugaboo Christmas in July week of challenges! The random comment winner from the Bugaboo Blog Hop is Tracey Boley! Tracey Boley July 12, 2014 at 11:43 AM So love your card. Great thinking of put that greeting on your card,might have to do that on some of mine but I dont think Plymouth has the same effect as Alaska lol Tracey xx Please email me at Olheiser@gci.net to claim the Bugaboo   Winter Penguin Trio image.

Good morning! I'm stopping by to share a sweet CAS vintage card that I created just for fun. Nothing says "Summer" like a colorful flower garden. This sweet little vintage gardening girl was so much fun to color. The coordinating sentiment was  perfect. You can find both adorable digital images at Create With TLC . While you're there, be sure to let Paulette know how much we all appreciate her generosity! Thanks for stopping by today for a closer look. This sweet card is going in the mail to my husband's 91 year old grandmother. She loves flowers and gardening. I'm sharing my card with the following: Simon Monday Challenge:  Summer Crafty Boots Challenge:  Summer Holidays

Welcome back to day #7 of the Bugaboo Christmas in July Challenge Week ! Today's challenge is: Starts with C, have something on  your project that starts with C!   The design team is featuring the Merry Christmas Friday Freebie image. My C's include the following: Candy Cane Christmas Copic Markers CAS design (clean and simple) I hope you get a chance to join the fun! Of course, Jodie is giving away plenty of prizes. PRIZES: Blog Hop Winners 1st Place 7 Free per month for 6 months ($126 value) Free Bugaboo Christmas in July images 4 month Guest Designer Term 2nd Place - Must Participate in Hop & all Challenges $50 Gift Certificate Free Bugaboo Christmas in July images 3 month Guest Designer Term 3rd Place – Must Participate in Hop & all Challenges $25 Gift Certificate Free Bugaboo Christmas in July images 2 month Guest Designer Term Daily Challenge Winners- Our Normal 10, 7, 4 image winners daily! Christm...

 Welcome to a new Meljen's Designs Challenge! This week we are asking you to use the theme: Bookworm (Use a book as your inspiration) Here is my take on this week's challenge The sweet "Little Sign Mouse" image was printed directly to a dictionary page. The image was colored with Copic Markers and Spectrum Noir markers. A little lace and machine stitched border finish the card. The sketch inspiration is from the " Wanna Sketch #17 " Challenge: Thanks for stopping by! I always enjoy reading your comments.

It's Day #5 of the Bugaboo Christmas in July week long challenges. We hope you get a chance to play along each day. Today we have a BINGO challenge: Here's what I have created with a diagonal BINGO: Sparkley, Players Choice and Embossing My card features the adorable Bugaboo digital image Christmas mouse - candy cane I LOVE how this turned out with the non-traditional purple and green color combo. The image was colored with Copic Markers and charcoal pencil used for shading.  Two different washi tapes were used  for the diagonal stripes.  Of course, a Cuttlebug snowflake folder was used for the base panel. The layout was inspired by this week's Sugar Pea SPDSS07 sketch challenge : Of course, Jodie has some fabulous prizes in store for the participants!   PRIZES: Blog Hop Winners Grand Prize—Must Participate in Hop & all Challenges 7 Free per month for 6 months ($126 value) Free Bugaboo Christmas in July...

I have really missed playing along with the Art Impressions challenges the last few weeks! I couldn't wait to ink up " Texting BFFs " for this week's challenge to use a doily. My card is full of bright colors. This has been my favorite lately! The image was colored with Copic Markers. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Welcome to Day #4 of the Bugaboo Christmas in July Challenge Week! Today's challenge is a recipe:  Kraft, embossing (wet or dry) and Snowflake (s). The design team is featuring today's adorable new release image  Mouse Ornaments I chose to make a gift tag with this sweet image. It was colored with Copic markers and shading was added with charcoal pencil and a blending stump. Don't forget to check out the 50% off sale this month! Be sure to stop by Catch the Bug blog for all of the challenge details. Check out the fabulous Design Team inspiration as well! Of course, Jodie has some fabulous prizes in store for the participants! PRIZES: Blog Hop Winners Grand Prize—Must Participate in Hop & all Challenges 7 Free per month for 6 months ($126 value) Free Bugaboo Christmas in July images 4 month Guest Designer Term 2nd Place - Must Participate in Hop & all Challenges $50 Gift Certificate Free Bugaboo Christmas in July ima...

It's that time of year again with Bugaboo and  Christmas in July! You should have arrived at my blog from the  very talented Cheryl First.   You don't want to miss a single stop on the hop so you can get the complete hop list at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog . The theme for today's hop is  Show Me Your Santa and here is my card using the adorable Winter Penguin Trio. We hope you'll join us each day next week and get a  little head start on your holiday card/project making. There will be a different challenge posted on the Catch the Bug blog each day. Bugaboo is offering some fabulous prizes for participants as well! PRIZES: Grand Prize - Participates in Hop & all Challenges Free Bugaboo Christmas Set 4 month Guest Designer Term 2nd Place - Participates in Hop & all Challenges Free Bugaboo Christmas Set 3 month Guest Designer Term 3rd Place - Participates in Hop & all Challenges Free Bu...

Happy Friday and Friends with Flair! BEWARE :  Sunglasses may be required for this week's post!! Bright colors have really caught my eye lately. I spotted a card on Facebook this morning  with a green card base and the rest, well, is history as they say. I started with a card that I received from Unity as a free gift with purchase.  (Don't you love those!) Then I embossed Unity's " Numbers, Etc " in white. The cake was colored with Copic Markers, fussy cut and attached with dimension tape. The image was received in a grab bag, but I believe it is part of the Sabrina {fashionista} stamp set. Of course, the layout was inspired by the new Unity {be Inspired} challenge   Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance  at winning some fabulous Unity rubbah!

Good morning! It's my turn to share a little Meljen's inspiration with you. I decided to share one of my favorite  ways to embellish cards. It's quick, easy and (dare I say) Cheap! I add machine stitching to many of my projects. If you don't own a sewing machine there are many ways to achieve the same look. You can draw stitched borders or hand stitch a fun border.  The possibilities are endless! The enamel dots were created "from scratch" by melting Ponybeads and Perlerbeads. You can find a quick tutorial HERE . You can find this adorable " Little Sock Monkey " in the Meljen's Designs shop. The coordinating digital sentiment is from Create With TLC . I hope you are inspired to color your favorite Meljen's Designs digital image and give this technique a try. You still have time to join this week's  Button It Up!  Challenge . Why not add a little stitching as well? Have a gre...

I hope everyone is having a fabulous 4th of July weekend!   Welcome to a new Stella Says Sketch challenge with Bugaboo stamps! This week's sketch is so versatile. I know you will love it as much as I did! I used the new July release image " Umbrella Mouse " for my card. Bugaboo is having a 50% off sale this month. Head over and check it out! I hope I've inspired you to join us this week! Don't forget to post your project to  Catch the Bug ,  by 7/13/14 at  6:00 AM EST  to be entered a random drawing  for three digi prize packs – )   10 free images   ( using a Bugaboo image only ),   seven  (7), or four (4) using any image! New projects only no back linking please! Limit 3 per person please!!   Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to stop by and check out  all of the design team inspiration.   I'm also sharing my card with the fol...

Good morning Bugaboo Fans! Welcome to the first July Saturday challenge. It's going to be easy this week - Anything Goes. Here's what I have created using  "Cupcake Tower" I hope I've inspired you to join us this week! Don't forget to post your project to  Catch the Bug ,  by 7/12/14 at  6:00 AM EST  to be entered a random drawing  for three digi prize packs – )   10 free images   ( using a Bugaboo image only ),   seven  (7), or four (4) using any image! New projects only no back linking please! Limit 3 per person please!! Thanks for stopping by!   Don't forget to stop by the Catch the Bug Blog  and check out all of the design team inspiration.