GDT Post for Meljens

Hey there everyone. I know this is late and should have been posted Saturday but I still want to share with you my Guest Designer Spotlight at the Meljen's Designs DT blog.

This is the start of my FINAL week as GDT and I am super sad that it is coming to an end, I love everyone I have gotten to know over there. They are truly some great and talented people.

I have two cards to share with you today, the first one I have also entered into a few challenges.

This card is made using the "Seagull Frame". I used the Core'dinations cardstock and embossed it with Swiss Dots and then sanded it down to reveal the color through the texture. Then I took another piece of the same color and tore it on the edges and then sanded it a little to roughen it up. The chipboard stars I inked and adorned with random blue buttons. I think this card truly has that beachy vibe.

I have entered the seagull card into 4 challenges:
1. Cute Card Thursday http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ Challenge 127 - Dieing for a Punch! (No die-cuts or punches)
2. Character Cafe http://www.charactercafe.blogspot.com/ Crumbling/Tearing plus 2 or more buttons
3. Christmas Stampin' All Year http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/ create a non-Christmas card
4. Stampin' for the Weekend http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ Anything Goes

This next card is using the "Retro Cherries" Freebie and "Oval Cherry Frame". For this I wanted to keep the papers simple because of the images so I just used plain black and white cardstock which I edged using my border punch. I added the polka dot paper to tie in the colors of the cherries and the frame. I used some rickrack and red bling to finish it off.

Well that's it for today. Hope you enjoyed my spotlight as much as I did. LOL. I will be back on Tuesday for the Meljen's DT Inspiration Post.

Lastly, I have a few reminders for ya. One is that there is a fab freebie on the Meljen's Designs DT blog.

Also you have got a couple more days to enter the current which is HAPPY BIRTHDAY, in honor of Dee's birthday last week.

Don't forget the sale in the Whimsy shop, all stamps are on sale for 25% off until the end of August! That is today and tomorrow people.

Meljen's Challenge #22

Hey everyone, its Thursday and that means that it is time for my GDT post for the Meljen's Designs DT blog, along with a rootin' tootin' new release.

Melissa has "roped" up some awesome new western images for you this time. They are all available now in the Whimsy shop! Oh and don't forget the sale, all stamps are on sale for 25% off until the end of August!

Wow aren't those great? I don't know which is my fave, I love them all so much. Don't forget to grab the fun horseshoe freebie from Monday too.

Now for this week's challenge. In honor of Miss Dee's (DT member and dear friend of mine) birthday TODAY, we are having a HAPPY BIRTHDAY challenge. So let's see those birthday cards. Remember, if you play along you have the chance to win 3 Free digis of your choice. How great is that?

For my card this week I used "Lil' Rodeo Boy". Oh my he was so fun to color and create with. First I went through my scrap and swap paper pile and found these awesome papers that I got from my friend Carisa. They were the perfect style for the little cowboy. I wanted to keep the card simple since I was using so much pattern in the papers so for the embellies I added a bronze brad and two bronze eyelets. To me they work perfect. Then I added the sentiment which is using the Burnstown Dam font. I love that its really wood boards connected to make the letters.

I hope you all enjoyed what I have had to share with you today and please everyone go drop by the Meljen's Designs DT blog to see the amazing cards by the other DT members and to give Dee some birthday love.

I'll be back with you later for more crafty goodness

Tuesday Inspiration

Today is Tuesday, that means that it is Inspiration Day over at the Meljen's Designs DT blog. The DT has cranked out some amazing cards for you all to check out today. I can't beleive how lucky I am to be on the team this month with these super talented ladies.

Here is my card today which is using "Fru Fru Fairy Pony".

Lastly, I have a few reminders for ya. One is that there is a fab freebie on the Meljen's Designs DT blog.

Oh and don't forget the sale in the Whimsy shop, all stamps are on sale for 25% off until the end of August!

Also you have got a couple more days to enter the current which is a color challenge, Brown, Orange and Teal

Can't wait to be back on Thursday with the new challenge. I am working on my card for it tonight.

Meljen's Challenge #21

Hey everyone, its Thursday and that means that it is time for my GDT post for the Meljen's Designs DT blog, along with a fabby new release.

Melissa has "whipped" up some awesome new kitchen related images for you this time. They are all available now in the Whimsy shop! Oh and don't forget the sale, all stamps are on sale for 25% off until the end of August!



Now onto the challenge. This week we have a COLOR challenge for you:
Brown, Teal & Orange

Here is my take on the challenge using the newly released stamps, "Lovely Little Apron", "Little Cooking Utensils" and "Oval Cherry Frame". Yup, I rocked 3 stamps in one project. Yay me. I colored all the images using my Bics. The background stripey paper I used was from a new line called Grandma's Kitchen by We R Memory Keepers. I am IN LOVE with this line. OMG its great. The solid cardstock panels are all embossed with different plates for fun and texture.

I hope you all enjoyed what I have had to share with you today and please everyone go drop by the Meljen's Designs DT blog to see the amazing cards by the other DT members. Everyone blew me away this week.

Guest Designer Spotlight at Meljen's

hey there everyone. It's Saturday and that means that its time for my Guest Designer Spotlight at the Meljen's Designs DT blog.

This is the start of my second week as GDT and I want everyone to know how fantastically amazing it is. I have met some fab new ladies and had fun chatting with some old ones.

I have two cards to share with you today, one is a new card I made while on vacation last week and the second is a card I made a few months ago using a Meljen's freebie.

The first card is using "Three Pigs" which can be found in the Meljen's shop at Whimsy Stamps.

For this card I used some new paper I got at Archivers in Fort Wayne. Never been to an Archivers before. That place is totally overwhelming. I also used some green velvet ribbon that also came from Archivers. I colored the image with American Crafts and Prismacolor markers.

This card is using the "Giraffe's Necktie" freebie which you can find on the blog. For this card I used all scraps (I have TONS of them), from the paper to the ribbon. I used a couple flowers and brads I have in a tin to give it a little something more. Also I used my only border punch to doll up the cardstock accent. I colored the image with Bic Mark-its.

Well that's it for today. Hope you enjoyed my spotlight as much as I did. LOL. I will be back on Tuesday for the Meljen's DT Inspiration Post. Heck I may even sneak in some challenge cards too. Depends on if I get all Wyatt's back to school shopping done.

Meljens Challenge #20

Hey everyone, its Thursday and that means that it is time for my GDT post for the Meljen's Designs DT blog.

This week's challenge is I See Double! which is to use 2 of the SAME image on one card!

Oh my this was a tough one to wrap my head around. After looking at this weeks new releases, which can all be found in the Meljen's shop at Whimsy Stamps, I knew that the "Back To School Badge" was just the right image to use. I had lots of fun making this card because it challenged me. Instead of t he standard red apple I decided to go green and I think it works great. I also popped up the star and the heart to give it added dimension, along with adding some sparkle.

No go over to the Meljen's Designs DT blog to see what Andrea, Callie, Dee, and Sandy have to share with you. You will be amazed by thier talent.

Announcement & Inspiration

Hey everyone. I am happy to say that I made it back from my vacation in one piece and had the best time. I highly suggest family road trips. We drove from Oregon to Indiana to visit family and saw so much cool stuff on the way.

Now for my BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. I have been chosen to be the August Guest Designer for the Meljen's Designs DT blog. I am soooo super excited. Two of my crafty friends are DT members there, Miss Dee and Miss Callie. Thanks for letting me join you ladies and I can't wait to get to know some of the other DT. I am a big fan of Melissa's images so when I was offered the spot of course I had to do it, even though I was on vacation for the 1st week. I even managed to craft while on vaca. Yay me.

Go here to check out my Welcome Post http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/2010/08/meet-our-august-guest-desinger.html and see what lovely things Miss Dee had to say about me. **Blush**

Here are some cards I made for that post

Freebie Image: "Little Apple Worm"


New Release image: "FruFru Fairy Pony"


Also since today is Tuesday, that means that it is Inspiration Day over at the Meljen's Designs DT blog. The DT has cranked out some amazing cards for you all to check out today. I for sure am inspired by the girls creations.

Here is my inspiration card for you today using "Happy Little Gnome". I got such joy out of playing with this image. He reminds me of Dopey from Snow White. I hope that he inspires you to create something.



Lastly, I have a few reminders for ya. One is that there is a fab freebie on the Meljen's Designs DT blog.

Also you have got a few more days to enter our Clean and Simple challenge!

Can't wait to be back on Thursday with the new challenge. I am working on my card for it tonight.