tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21629352849046663432024-03-08T03:24:05.356-05:00Mme. DesignsMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.comBlogger301125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-86205198107961933502011-03-13T18:52:00.000-04:002012-05-26T22:55:39.790-04:00Sweet Pea Stamp Off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I thought I'd shared the card I made for the <a href="http://sweetpearubberstamps.blogspot.com/p/stamp-off-entries.html">Sweet Pea Stamps Spring Stamp Off</a>. You can go<a href="http://sweetpearubberstamps.blogspot.com/p/stamp-off-entries.html"> here</a> if you'd like to vote for your favorite.<br />
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I used <a href="http://www.sweetpeastamps.com/catalog.htm">Spring Witch</a> and colored her with copic markers (including 4 of the NEW shades!!!). The image was actually stamped three times as I layered it to give it a bit of depth. Spring Witch and her kitties are the first layer, the cherry tree is the second layer, and the sky is the final layer. It has a wonderful 3D effect in person but doesn't photograph all that well. *sigh*<br />
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The "cherry branches" were made with an SU flower punch and bird punch. For the branches, I punched out branches in brown and in green, cut the leaves off of the green one and glued them on top of the brown ones.<br />
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Today, I'd like to share the Christmas card I made for my sister and her family. She has two adorable little girls (Hi Anna and Emily!), so when I saw <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_195/Bah-Huggabuggs.htm">Bah-HuggaBuggs</a> by Tiddly Inks, I immediately added it to my cart to use on her card this year. <br />
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The image was printed on Neenah cardstock and colored with copic markers. The snowflakes are assorted Martha Stewart punches which were painted with Smooch Illuminate for some shimmer. The pretty paper is from the Wonderful Winter paper stack by My Minds Eye.<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
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<a href="http://stampwithfun.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-89-weihnachtenx-mas.html">Stamp with Fun - xmas</a><br />
<a href="http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-46-clean-simple-christmas.html">Kaboodle Doodles - clean and simple</a><br />
<a href="http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/winter-wonderland-challenge-90.html">Pink Elephant - winter wonderland</a><br />
<a href="http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-89-sparkling-christmas-plus.html">Digital Tuesday - sparkling Christmas</a><br />
<a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew - anything goes</a><br />
<a href="http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-133-christmas-card.html">A Spoonful of Sugar - christmas card </a><br />
<a href="http://copiccreations.wordpress.com/2010/12/15/challenge-no-41-sparkle/">Copic Creations - sparkle</a><br />
<a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/allsorts-week-82-last-minute-christmas.html">Allsorts - last minute Christmas </a><br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-37374878101031164402010-10-04T19:30:00.000-04:002010-10-04T19:30:22.390-04:00Witching you...Fall is definitely in the air around here, so I decided to get started on my Halloween projects. For today's card, I used the adorable <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_150/Betty-Belfrey.htm">Betty Belfrey</a> by Tiddly Inks for the focal image.<br />
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Betty was colored with copic markers, and has silver gel pen on her hat buckle and the metal wrap on her broom. I printed out an extra copy of the broom (with sleeve attached) and popped it up a bit for some dimension. Once the card was assembled, I went over the broom handle and the silver metal areas with some diamond glaze for a bit of extra shine.<br />
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My sentiment is from an old SU set, Haunting Halloween. The cobweb in the corner of the image is hand drawn, and was traced with a Sakura stardust gel pen for some shimmer.<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
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Tiddly Inks - <a href="http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com/">Diamond Glaze</a><br />
Copic Creations -<a href="http://copiccreations.wordpress.com/"> orange</a>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-75096185268586317192010-09-27T18:42:00.000-04:002010-09-27T18:42:22.632-04:00We'll miss you!One of my co-workers is losing his job due to his program closing, so we're all pitching in to give him a good send off. He's a real sweet guy who has been a pleasure to work with, so I thought I'd make him a nice cheerful card to show him how much we'll miss him.<br />
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I couldn't find an image that fit, so I decided to combine 3 Tiddly Ink images (<a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_189/Bo.htm">Bo</a>, Ellie, and <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_13/WILD-THING.htm">Wild Thing</a>) for a "from the group" card.<br />
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Before printing, I erased Bo's balloons, and replaced them with some of Ellie & Wild Things' heart balloons so they all matched. After coloring the image with copic markers, I carefully cut out my balloons, and used a bit of silver jewelry wire to make my balloons float above the main image.<br />
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Once the card was put together, I used some paper glaze on the balloons to give them that nice shiny finish (which, of course, did not show up well in the photos).<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
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<a href="http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com/">Tiddly Inks</a> - sketch challenge (I rotated it 90 degrees)<br />
<a href="http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/">Papertake Weekly</a> - animal magic<br />
<a href="http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/">CES Challenges</a> - animal antics<br />
<a href="http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/2010/09/challenge-38-anything-goes.html">Charisma Cardz</a> - anything goesMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-52734060897124761942010-09-22T20:03:00.000-04:002010-09-22T20:03:08.151-04:00Fall is in the Air...Looking out my craft room window here in upstate NY, I can see the maple tree out front is already painted with red and yellow leaves. It got me in a mood to make a fall card, and what better image is there for a fall card than <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_2/Tree-Hugger.htm">Tree Hugger</a> by <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/">Tiddly Inks</a>?<br />
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When I printed the image, I printed a second copy of the leaves on the tree with the plan of popping it up for some dimension. I cut out the 1st (full) image with a circle Nestabilities and left it in the die when I airbrushed the image to get a nice white boarder. I used the copic airbrush system to airbrush the sky, ground and leaves on the full image, and then went back and airbrushed my second set of leaves to match. The second set of leaves was then cut by hand and layered back onto the image with pop-dots. I purposely misaligned the leaves so that some of the bottom layer sticks out and gives a little more dimension.<br />
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The orange designer paper is from last fall's Bo Bunny line, I forget the name, sorry. I ran the white side through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder to match. The sentiment is a Studio G $1 stamp. The original layout wouldn't fit in a circle (and so would mess with my circle theme, LOL), so I inked up each word with a different color SU marker and stamped them in a more useful (to me) shape. <br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
<a href="http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/">Digital Tuesday</a> - It's all about the girls<br />
<a href="http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/">A Spoon Full of Sugar</a> - anything goes<br />
<a href="http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/2010/09/midnight-madness-sketch-challenge-72.html">Midnight Madness</a> - sketch #72<br />
<a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a> - autumn or fall<br />
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</div>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-78327536748298725452010-09-21T20:03:00.000-04:002010-09-21T20:03:18.651-04:00The Frog Prince...The hubby and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on Friday, and I thought I'd share the card I made for him. My hubby likes funny cards, so when I saw <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_105/Kiss-Me.htm">Kiss Me</a> by Tiddly Inks, I knew I had found the perfect image to use for his card. Isn't she the cutest? <br />
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I wanted to airbrush in the background, so I printed an extra copy of <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_105/Kiss-Me.htm">Kiss Me</a> on plain copy paper and cut it out to use as a mask. To get the cloud effect, I cut a cloud shape out of my paper scraps and randomly moved it around my paper while airbrushing. The ground was also airbrushed, but then I went in with my copics to add some grass and flowers. The image itself was colored with copic markers. For the dress, I only colored the sash, and then added a bit of V93 in the corners of the dress for some shadow before filling the whole thing in with Stardust Stickles. I added a bit of gold Stickles to the Frog Prince's crown as well.<br />
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The pretty designer paper is from a K&Co Wedding paper pad I got as a gift ages ago. You can't really tell from the photo, but it has a really nice texture to it. In fact, the hubby wanted to know if it was wallpaper. LOL. The purple ribbon was originally white sheer which I airbrushed to match the card. The pretty heart dangle was hand made using some of my beading supplies. I've had those little heart charms for 5+ years, and I think this is the first time I've actually used one.<br />
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Oh, yes, this inside of the card. I forgot to take a photo before writing in it, but the greeting printed inside of the card is:<br />
I'm so glad I kissed you!<br />
Happy Anniversary!<br />
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The hubby got a good chuckle out of it. :)<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-80996630612832517062010-09-17T16:38:00.000-04:002010-09-17T16:38:27.578-04:00Happy Birthday Ryan!My nephews 2nd birthday is this coming week, so I decided to get a head start on his card. Ryan has a doggie, so I thought the adorable <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_189/Bo.htm">Bo</a> by <a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/">Tiddly Inks</a> would be perfect for Ryan's card. This week's challenge on the Tiddly Inks challenge blog is all about <a href="http://tiddlyinkschallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/challenge-21-our-pets.html">Our Pets</a>, so this card will do double duty. :)<br />
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<a href="http://tiddlyinks.com/item_189/Bo.htm">Bo</a> was colored with copic markers, and has a bit of white gel pen on his eyes to make him pop. I used a little Aleene's Paper Glaze on the balloons and Bo's nose for a bit of shine. When I printed Bo, I printed the balloons separately so that I could layer them on my card.<br />
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I wanted to do something a little different, so I decided to go with a shaped card. To make the base, I cut my card stock with the largest Nestabilities Labels 6 die and then folded it in half to make my card base. The patterned paper was cut to match and layered onto the front of the card. <br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-49840413892975468232010-09-10T22:06:00.000-04:002010-09-10T22:06:38.052-04:00Falling leaves, a venture in jewelry making...*Gasp* I have a non-paper crafting project to share with you today! Can you believe it? LOL.<br />
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I got addicted to making jewelry a little over 5 years ago when I was a crazy bride-to-be who fell in love with a gorgeous beaded tiara that was very much out of her price range. Crafty(and stubborn) girl that I am, I promptly taught myself the rudiments of working with wire, beads, and gemstones and made a similar tiara (and necklace, earrings and bracelet) for a fraction of the cost of the one I had been drooling over at the bridal shop. And a new craft addiction was born. LOL.<br />
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I haven't pulled out my jewelry kits in a while, but while browsing through a gift shop while on vacation I came across a lovely necklace with fall leaves and berries and immediately started itching to make one for myself. This is the result:<br />
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I'm a gold girl, so I used 14k gold filled wire for the project. The "berries" are real seed pearls, and the leaves are all made from lustre glass.<br />
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What do you think? I have plans to make a matching bracelet, and maybe some earrings, and will be sure to share them once they are finished.<br />
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If you aren't interested in jewelry making, never fear. I have a cute little witch all colored and waiting to be made into a card and will get her up soon!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-40200280715024173682010-09-06T00:08:00.000-04:002010-09-06T00:08:48.811-04:00Welcome baby Emily!My sister had her second child, Emily, this week, and I was finally able to visit them today! <br />
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I've had this adorable image of baby taking a bath in my box of pif's and rak's for a while now, and decided it would be perfect for Emily's card. Isn't she cute? The image was colored with copic markers, and has stardust gellroll pen on the bubbles for a bit of sparkle.<br />
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For the card itself, I decided to use some scraps I had leftover from making a <a href="http://mmedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/08/artwork-for-anna.html">name frame</a> for Emily's big sister, Anna, to make a quilted background. The image was cut out with a scalloped square Nestabilities, and hand stitched to a piece of PTI Sweet Blush card stock (I used DMC thread #3713 if you are interested. It is a perfect match for the paper.). The bottom layer was also cut out with a scalloped square Nestabilities, and then run through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder. I curled up the edges of the bottom layer before attaching the stitched layer with pop-dots.<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
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<a href="http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/">Moving along with the Times</a> - in stitches<br />
<a href="http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/">Craft your Days away</a> - girly n glitter<br />
<a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2010/09/something-cute-challenge.html">Stamp Something</a> - Something cute<br />
<a href="http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/">Paper Play</a> - in stitches<br />
<a href="http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/">Allsorts</a> - new beginnings<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-11326443950258112272010-08-27T21:56:00.000-04:002010-08-27T21:56:04.345-04:00Attitude is EverythingToday's project was a special request by a co-worker. One of her dear friends turns 90 today, and she wanted to give her something special to celebrate.The birthday girl in question is one sassy & feisty lady, so I was asked to make a card to suit her personality. Fun, huh?<br />
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For my image, <a href="http://tito-mosquito.deviantart.com/">Tito-Mosquito</a> on deviantART kindly agreed to allow me to use his drawing, <a href="http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=mari+the+flapper#/d1u2e5b">Mari the Flapper</a>. Isn't she fabulous? What could be more perfect for someone who grew up in the roaring 20's than a feisty old flapper who is still flaunting her stuff?<br />
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Mari was colored with copic markers, and has clear spica pen over her outfit for a bit of sparkle. I added white Fun Flock to her boa for some textural interest (close-up below). I wanted to use a real feather for her headpiece, but since I couldn't find one in my stash, I substituted a bit of wired white fringe that I airbrushed to match her belt & garter.<br />
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Think she'll like it?<br />
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I don't know about your neck of the woods, but here in upstate NY we've been having unseasonably cool weather for the past 2 weeks or more. We were doing yard work this past weekend, and I noticed that the leaves on the neighbor's maple tree are already starting to change colors. Oh, my! The colors stuck in my head, so when I got in the crafty mood, it was a no brainer to play with <a href="http://www.sweetpeastamps.com/">Sweet Pea Stamps</a> Autumn Falls. Isn't she gorgeous?<br />
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Autumn Falls was colored with Copic markers, and highlighted with a white gel pen. I colored over her tail with a clear Spica pen, and added star dust Stickles to her outfit and the leaves for a bit of extra sparkle. The pretty dp is from the DCWV Pocket full of Posies matstack, and the rest of the paper is all SU. I picked up the leaf gems at the dollar store ages ago, and touched them up a bit with my copic markers to make the colors match my image.<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
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<a href="http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/">Stamping for the Weekend</a> - anything goes<br />
<a href="http://stampwithfun.blogspot.com/">Stamp with fun</a> - card for a girl (this is already on it's way to one of my girlfriends)<br />
<a href="http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/">Paper Cutz</a> - anything goesMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-28677674950935778622010-08-23T22:01:00.000-04:002010-08-23T22:01:24.320-04:00Quick and Easy ChristmasI'm trying to get a head start on my holiday cards this year, so I've decided to try to play along with the <a href="http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/">ABC Christmas Challenge</a> to help get me motivated. I don't know about you, but I find it awfully hard to get to work on Christmas cards when the heat makes me want to spend some quality time in the pool! LOL.<br />
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This weeks challenge is Q for Quick and Easy, so I decided to pull out one of my favorite holiday sets, SU's Snowflakes. I must admit, I've gotten a bit out of practice with quick cards, since most of the images I've been using lately require quite a bit of coloring, so this was a nice change for me.<br />
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I wanted a bit of depth to my snowflake, so I started out by inking the whole flake with Bashful Blue ink, then rocked on some Brocade Blue ink, and finished off the edges by rocking on some Night of Navy ink. I added a bit of sparkle with Star Dust Stickles (I finally got a bottle, yeah!!!) and added a pearl to the center for my final touch. You can't really tell from the photo, but I also outlined the swirls on the paper with a clear spica pen, so this card sparkles like crazy in real life.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-34640074855139910582010-08-16T19:18:00.000-04:002010-08-16T19:18:22.832-04:00Artwork for Anna...I thought I'd share the artwork I made for my niece, Anna, for her 2nd birthday a while back. Little Anna is really into ballet (pronounced "bah-way" LOL) right now, so her mommy and I decided on some of the cute digital images by Mo's Digital Pencil. <br />
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First, we have Anna's name frame for over her bed:<br />
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Anna loves giving kisses, so the adorable "Kissy" was perfect for her name frame.<br />
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The image was colored with copic markers, and then carefully cut out to layer onto the background. I added a bit of star dust Stickles to her tutu and a gold Spica pen to her crown for a bit of sparkle. The background itself was made by cutting pieces of Nitwit's Buds n Blossoms digi paper into little squares and layering them quilt-like onto my base paper. I printed "Anna"onto PTI Sweet Blush paper, carefully cut out each letter and ran them through my Cuttlebug for some added texture.<br />
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My apologies on the horrid photos of the other 3 pieces in this set. I forgot to take photos of them before giving them to Anna, and so was stuck taking the photos in her not-so-well lit room after they were hung on the wall.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-11081282093915658032010-08-05T22:55:00.000-04:002010-08-05T22:55:11.338-04:00male birthday cards...See - I told you I had itchy fingers and would be posting projects more often! August is a busy card month for me, with 4 birthdays and 2 anniversaries to make cards for, so I thought I'd better get cracking!<br />
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I decided to start with my guy cards since they are always the hardest to come up with. I saved <a href="http://cardgrotto.blogspot.com/2009/08/elzybells-challenge-25-plaid.html">this great card</a> by <a href="http://cardgrotto.blogspot.com/">Michelle Short</a> months ago with the intention of CASEing it at some point, and thought the simple but fun layout would be perfect for a guy card. In fact, I liked the first one so much that I made a second one (slightly different) out of my scraps.<br />
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For my first one, I used the cake from SU's Fun & Fast Notes set, with coordinating sentiment. The image was colored with copic markers, and has diamond Stickles added to the frosting and flames for a bit of sparkle. <br />
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For the second card, I dug out one of my favorite SU sets, Send a Celebration. This was one of the very first SU sets I ever purchased (Yes, purchased. My introduction to SU came right after SAB that year, and I had to find this baby on e-bay. The horror! LOL!) and it still remains a favorite.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-47689586574698817482010-07-31T18:08:00.000-04:002010-07-31T18:08:43.443-04:00Christmas Presents in July...Hello all! Did you miss me? Sorry for the long time between posts. I started a new job this month, and between wrapping up things for my old job, settling into the new job, and all of the usual crazy summer activities, I just haven't had much time for crafting until now. My fingers have been itching to do some coloring though, so expect more regular posts in the future!<br />
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That being said, I have a card to show you today. <a href="http://lillolitaboutique.blogspot.com/">Lil Lotita Boutique Challenges</a> is having a Christmas in July challenge this week, and <a href="http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/">ABC Christmas Challenges</a> is up to P for Presents this week, so I decided to use the adorable <a href="http://www.kelliewinnell.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47&products_id=340&zenid=6b719792e4957808927310fb2260b41c">Lylah</a> from Tickled Pink Stamps to combine the two challenges. And just to make things interesting, I also used the sketch from the <a href="http://tickledpinkstampmonthlychallenges.blogspot.com/">Tickled Pink Monthly Challenge</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.kelliewinnell.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47&products_id=340&zenid=6b719792e4957808927310fb2260b41c">Lylah</a> was colored with copic markers, and has clear spica pen on the ribbon on the gift & in her hair for a little sparkle. (If you click on the image to enlarge it, you can see the sparkle better.) The cardstock and ribbon are all SU, and the dp is from the My Mind's Eye Be Merry Collection (my all time favorite holiday paper, which I'm almost out of, waa!).<br />
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I like to make holiday cards with a specific recipient in mind so I can personalize it a bit for them. This one is going to a friend who loves to sew, hence the buttons and "thread". The thread (SU silver cord) is actually one long piece that I've threaded through the buttons. I cut thing strips off of a glue dot and rolled them into super-thin lines to use to get the loops in the thread to stay put. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out, and think she will get a kick out of it.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-48157083666078879672010-06-18T09:00:00.000-04:002010-06-18T09:00:01.181-04:00Summer Somethings...Happy Friday! Are you ready for the latest <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something</a> challenge? This week, we are being sponsored by <a href="http://www.lalalandcrafts.com/index.htm">La-la Land Crafts</a>, and our theme is "Summer Somethings".<br />
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<a href="http://www.lalalandcrafts.com/index.htm">La-la Land Crafts</a> was kind enough to provide the dt images to work with, and I got to play with <a href="http://www.lalalandcrafts.com/Summer%20Bill%20and%20Maya.htm">Summer Bill and Maya</a>. Aren't they fun? They remind me of summers at the beach with my parents, so I will be sending this card to them... shhh...<br />
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Bill and Maya were colored with copic markers, and cut out with a Nestabilities label 1 die. I gave Bill an interesting swimsuit by paperpiecing in a scrap of one of the dp's I used on the card. I added a red rhinestone to Maya's hat and a bit of crystal effects to the tube for a finishing touch.<br />
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The polka dot dp is by Bo Bunny, and the stripe is a no-namer from my scrap pile (sorry!). The flowers are primas, and were originally yellow before I used my handy dandy airbrush system on them (love that thing!). The leaves are a McGill fern punch, and were also airbrushed for a bit more dimension. I still haven't had a chance to replace my much beloved, and very empty, bottle of Stardust Stickles, so I used Stickles in Xmas Red and Orange Peel, and Studio G glitter glue in a lime shade on my flowers and ferns. (Gasp!)<br />
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Karen very generously allowed the dt to chose an image to work with this week, and I couldn't resist the adorable <a href="http://www.karensdoodles.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=74&category_id=19&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=13">Princess Pony</a>. Does she look happy, or what?<br />
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<a href="http://www.karensdoodles.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=74&category_id=19&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=13">Princess Pony</a> was colored with copic markers, and has diamond Stickles on her hat, skirt ruffle, and bridle. I decided she needed a little more sparkle, so I added iridescent Smooch to her skirt and shoes. I added a mini rhinestone to her hat and the pony's bridle for a finishing touch.<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-49244258897783681962010-06-06T20:39:00.000-04:002010-06-06T20:39:41.595-04:00Meow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHWE47rrcBFbt2iRC1x_hd5slekxMU_aYDuFTB_Xa8P330912PdHIS7YNso6lxLlLJ_ztai6ZuxDjOJPqFxXXQUAF1HunEvNxlY4dFEbO5PXLMNjEhpEprdQSCdFwry5rqvgL_vUGfCA/s1600/Evie+closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeHWE47rrcBFbt2iRC1x_hd5slekxMU_aYDuFTB_Xa8P330912PdHIS7YNso6lxLlLJ_ztai6ZuxDjOJPqFxXXQUAF1HunEvNxlY4dFEbO5PXLMNjEhpEprdQSCdFwry5rqvgL_vUGfCA/s400/Evie+closeup.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br />
I was lucky enough to win the adorable <a href="http://www.kelliewinnell.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47&products_id=337&zenid=a1b51d89c0308fa61f2597e1e30c37cf">Evie</a> by <a href="http://www.tickledpinkstamps.com.au/">Tickled Pink Stamps</a>, and have been itching to ink her up. (Thank you, Kellie!) Isn't she purrfect? LOL!<br />
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<a href="http://www.kelliewinnell.com.au/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=47&products_id=337&zenid=a1b51d89c0308fa61f2597e1e30c37cf">Evie</a> was colored with copic markers, and has diamond Stickles applied to her outfit for a bit of glitz. (Yes, you read that right. I used diamond Stickles for once. My bottle of stardust Stickles is empty, and I haven't ordered a new one yet. Waaa!!!) Evie was carefully cut out for layering, and glued to an oval that I embossed with a Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder. Before I attached her to the oval layer, I curled her tail, ears and paw over the edge of my finger to give the piece a little more dimension. <br />
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The paper is all retired SU, and the pretty ribbon and lace were a Hobby Lobby find. (Drool...) I airbrushed the roses to match the image, and applied more diamond Stickles to the flowers and ferns for even more sparkle. <br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
<a href="http://tickledpinkstamps.blogspot.com/">Tickled Pink Stamps</a> - Girly Girly<br />
<a href="http://tickledpinkstampmonthlychallenges.blogspot.com/">Tickled Pink Stamps Monthly Challenges</a> - sketch #1<br />
<a href="http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/">Colour Create</a> - baby pink and pastel blue<br />
<a href="http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/">Crazy 4 Challenges</a> - crazy for pleats<br />
<a href="http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/">PaperPlay</a> - flowers and sparkleMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-67381397256667432092010-05-30T18:27:00.000-04:002010-05-30T18:27:24.935-04:00Crafty Sentiments - punch challengeHappy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a great weekend! We lost power yesterday evening due to a transformer blowing nearby, so I'm afraid I am a little bit late with my blog post today. Since we've had nothing better to do with the power out, the hubby and I spent yesterday evening and most of today setting up a pool. Woo! I've been wanting a pool for ages, and was so excited about finally having one, that I actually got in when it was only half full and paddled around for a while until the ice cold water turned my toes numb.<br />
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On to today's <a href="http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/">Crafty Sentiments</a> challenge. This week we are being sponsored by Debbie of The Crafty Pad Designs, and are challenging you to use punches on your card in some shape or form. Easy, right?<br />
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Today is my last day as a guest dt member, and I want to send a big Thank You!!! to Suzette for giving me the opportunity to work with her team for the past two months. It's been a lot of fun!<br />
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I've been in a summery mood lately, so for my project, I decided to use <a href="http://eshop.craftysentiments.org.uk/epages/BT3734.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3734/Products/Ap0003">Amy</a> from the April release. Isn't she adorable in her shorts outfit?<br />
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Amy was colored with copic markers, and has white dots added to her outfit with a Sakura Glaze pen in white. For my punches, I used a corner rounder, horizontal slot punch, 1" circle punch, and a scalloped circle punch (to make the flower).<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-736038638554980912010-05-28T09:00:00.000-04:002010-05-28T09:00:07.328-04:00Stamp Something - Recipe Challenge + candy winner!Happy Friday! Are you ready for the latest <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something</a> challenge? This week, we are being sponsored by <a href="http://paperjewels.weebly.com/">Paper Jewels</a>, and have a recipe challenge for you. To play along, you will need to make something with designer paper, ribbon, a bow and a tag.<br />
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For my project, I decided to ink up <a href="http://paperjewels.weebly.com/sweet-pea-ching-chou-kiuks-fantasy-art-collection.html">Purple Comfort</a> by Sweet Pea Stamps. Isn't she gorgeous?<br />
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<a href="http://paperjewels.weebly.com/sweet-pea-ching-chou-kiuks-fantasy-art-collection.html">Purple Comfort</a> was colored with copic markers, and has stardust stickles on the lace of her gown as well as on the cat's wings. My designer paper is some SU from my stash, and my ribbon is a Big Lots find that perfectly matches SU Certainly Celery. I doubled over some of the ribbon on both sides of the center panel for a "bow" and also have bows in Purple Comfort's hair. My tag was cut by hand, and was outlined with a Sakura stardust pen for some shimmer. All of the pearls on the card were originally white, and were colored with a B34 copic to match the rest of the project.<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
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<a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something</a> - recipe<br />
<a href="http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com/">Stamptacular Sunday </a>- pearls and swirls<br />
<a href="http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/">Everybody Art Challenge</a> - fairytale<br />
<a href="http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/">Charisma Cardz</a> - going round in circles <br />
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I hope everyone enjoyed our birthday blog hop this week! The lucky winner of my mini candy is...<br />
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Congrats, Sylvia! Please email me with your mailing address to claim your prize!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-41588785457589679402010-05-23T04:00:00.001-04:002010-05-23T04:00:03.006-04:00Crafty Sentiments - Bride in MonochromeHappy Sunday! I hope everyone has been having a good weekend. I managed to get some gardening done along with working on some craft projects.<br />
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I used <a href="http://eshop.craftysentiments.org.uk/epages/BT3734.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3734/Products/WED0004">Bride2</a> for my card. Isn't she lovely?<br />
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I colored <a href="http://eshop.craftysentiments.org.uk/epages/BT3734.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/BT3734/Products/WED0004">Bride2</a> with copic markers, and then used Smooch in Moonlight on the ribbon on her dress, and Smooch in Iridescent on her veil. My wedding dress was covered in lace, so I decided to try to recreate that effect on her dress. To do so, I used a white gel pen to draw in random squiggles all over the dress fabric, and then went back in with a Sakura Glaze pen in white (it has a raised texture when dry) and dotted in some "pearls". It didn't photograph all that well, but the finished "lace" looks lovely in person.<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
Crafty Sentiments - sketch<br />
<a href="http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/">Kaboodle Doodles</a> - Monochromatic<br />
<a href="http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/">Spoon full of Sugar</a> - #104 cute & girly<br />
<a href="http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/">Crafty Creations </a>- encouragement / celebrations<br />
<a href="http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/">Paperplay</a> - wedding celebrations<br />
<a href="http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/">Charisma Cardz</a> - 3D<br />
<a href="http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/">Secret Crafter</a> - no patterned paperMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-55167581988065208772010-05-21T09:00:00.002-04:002010-05-27T23:06:02.682-04:00Two of Something...<div style="color: #660000; text-align: center;">**Update** Candy is now closed!</div><br />
Happy Friday! Did you have fun at the <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2010/05/blogaversary-blog-hop-and-celebrate.html">Stamp Something birthday blog hop</a> yesterday? If not, be sure to go <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2010/05/blogaversary-blog-hop-and-celebrate.html">here</a> to start the hop as you still have time to enter to win some fabulous prizes!<br />
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Seeing as it is Friday, it's time for our weekly <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something Challenge</a>. This week, we are being sponsored by <a href="http://karensdoodles.blogspot.com/">Karen's Doodles</a>, and are challenging you to make a project with "2 of something". Two buttons, two ribbons, two designer papers, two images, your choice!<br />
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I decided to stick with the birthday theme, and used <a href="http://www.sweetpeastamps.com/category_38/8/ching-chou-kuiks-Fantasy-Art-Collection.htm">It's My Birthday</a> by Sweet Pea Stamps to make a card for my supervisor. (Happy Birthday Pat!) <br />
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She was colored with copic markers, and has lots of stardust stickles on her wings and tail. For my "two of something" I used two designer papers (SU in Lovely Lilac) from my stash. I received them in a RAK ages and ages ago, and keep forgetting to use them.<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
<a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something</a> - two of Something<br />
<a href="http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/">ABC Challenge</a> - U is for unused stashMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-38192755651746494312010-05-20T19:00:00.002-04:002010-05-20T20:16:59.490-04:00Stamp Something Birthday Blog Hop!<a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something</a> is celebrating it's 2nd birthday today, and to celebrate, we are having a blog hop! If you came here from <a href="http://jannascreativeoutlet.blogspot.com/">Janna's blog</a>, you are right on target. If not, head on over to the <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something blog</a> so you can start the hop off right. Our monthly sponsor, <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/StoreFront">Simon Says</a>, has offered up a great prize for one lucky hopper, and several of my team mates are offering up candy of their own, so trust me, you don't want to miss any of the stops!<br />
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Since this is a birthday celebration, the team has been challenged to make something cake or cupcake related/inspired. I decided to make a masculine birthday card featuring a cupcake with some yummy frosting & sprinkles (more on that later...).<br />
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The cupcake image is from the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstamp.com/servlet/the-7418/Hero-Arts-Clear-Stamps/Detail">Hero Art Cupcake set</a>, and was colored with copic markers. The yummy frosting is Liquid Pearls in White Opal. While the Liquid Pearls were still wet, I sprinkled on some Twinklets Diamond Dust to mimic sugar crystal sprinkles. I thought it needed a little more color, so I made some custom red sprinkles by dumping some Twinklets in a jar and adding a few drops of SU Riding Hood Red reinker.<br />
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Would you like some custom red Twinklets of your own? I've added a bag of them to my birthday mini candy, so be sure to leave me a comment for a chance to win. Just for giggles, please share what your favorite birthday dessert is. Inquiring minds want to know! <br />
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The candy will close at 7pm EST on Thursday, May 27th, with the candy winner being announced in the following day's challenge post on the <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something blog</a>.<br />
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Now, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to <a href="http://loraquilina.blogspot.com/2010/05/stamp-somethings-2-year-blogoversary.html">Lols</a> blog to see what she has in store for you!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com73tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-47428883848236286582010-05-14T09:00:00.001-04:002010-05-14T09:00:06.053-04:00Something to Celebrate...Happy Friday! Are you ready for another challenge with <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something</a>? This week we are being sponsored by <a href="http://www.motivet.com/international/">Motivet</a>, and are challenging you to make something for a celebration - wedding, birthday, new baby, whatever you like!<br />
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<a href="http://www.motivet.com/international/">Motivet</a> was kind enough to donate images for the dt to work with this week, and I was lucky enough to get the oh, so sweet <a href="http://www.motivet.com/international/product_info.php?cPath=90&products_id=1549&osCsid=3d75c1b0235677a4338b9352535f2279">Summer Wedding</a>. Aren't they adorable?<br />
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<a href="http://www.motivet.com/international/product_info.php?cPath=90&products_id=1549&osCsid=3d75c1b0235677a4338b9352535f2279">Summer Wedding</a> was colored with copic markers, and has a bit of stardust stickles on the lace on her skirt for a little sparkle.<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
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<a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/">Stamp Something</a> - celebrations<br />
<a href="http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/">Creative Card Crew</a> - sketch<br />
<a href="http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/">One Stop Craft Challenge</a> - wedding wishes <br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2162935284904666343.post-83789404339050399932010-05-09T04:00:00.001-04:002010-05-09T04:00:06.086-04:00Happy Mother's Day!Happy Mother's Day! I hope everyone is having a lovely day and is getting spoiled rotten by your kiddos. We've been having awful high winds all weekend, so I am hoping it will settle down enough this afternoon that I am able to go see my mother for lunch. Keep your fingers crossed!<br />
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Being that it is Sunday, it means that it is also time for the new weekly challenge with <a href="http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/">Crafty Sentiments</a>. This week, we are challenging you to make something with the above sketch.<br />
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I decided to use the sketch for the Mother's Day card for my mum. My sister and I both had long hair when we were kids, so I thought that Girl with Heart would be perfect for her card. Isn't she sweet?<br />
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She was colored with copic markers, and layered with circle Nestabilities. I decided to use a flower in place of the second circle on the sketch, and when I found these red daisies in my stash, I knew they would be perfect. (My mum LOVES red.)<br />
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Challenges I participated in with this card:<br />
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<a href="http://craftysentiments.blogspot.com/">Crafty Sentiments</a> - sketch<br />
<a href="http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/">Polka Doodles</a> - summer blossoms <br />
<a href="http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/">By the Cute & Girly </a>- celebrations<br />
<a href="http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/">The Pink Elephant #65</a> - Mommy, I love youMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12880622064103887388noreply@blogger.com11