Celeste

Happy Tuesday,

I was off with my girls yesterday and was able to find some time to play at my desk (of course, after I helped my youngest daughter make the things she wanted to first).  I finished a couple cards.  Today I am sharing the card I created with a digi image from Little Miss Muffett Stamps.  

Celeste Amberglow Owl - LMMS

So often I just pick an image and color it how I want to and then have to find papers and a design to finish my card.  This time, I actually picked my card design (I used MOJO Monday 432), picked my image, and then picked my papers from the Bo Bunny Pin Cushion paper pad, all before picking my Copics.  I'm quite happy with how it all turned out, and think this little girl and owl as just so sweet.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by,

Melanie 

Mimi's Ladybugs

Happy Friday!  I have been coloring a lot of digi images lately.  I can print them all out and have a stack of them sitting on my desk to color when I have the time.  I love stamping as well, it just seems its easier lately to grab and color.

So, of course, today I have another digi.  This one is from Little Miss Muffett Stamps.  This cute little mouse is called Mimi's Ladybugs. Cuteness overload.  Here's my card.

I stuck to a pretty simple color palette and am very happy with how she turned out.  A few layers of paper and a couple enamel dots to finish her off. I am entering her in the "Anything Goes" challenge over at the Little Miss Muffet Challenges.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie 

Swings and Slides

Hello.  Today I have a digi from Little Miss Muffett and their Swings and Slides line.  It's called Froggy Hat, and she is the cutest little girl.  I colored her during the last thirty day color challenge.

I then layered her with some patterned papers that I cut using the MFT Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle STAX.

Swings & Slides Froggy Hat -- Little Miss Muffett

She was super fun to color.  Thanks for stopping by.

Melanie

Bearable Friends

Happy Monday.  Today I have another digi image from Di's Digi Downloads.  I can't resist those adorable animals she has over there. I've colored Bearable Friends. I colored this image before, but did it in different colors this time.

Bearable Friends - Di's Digi Downloads

I used my Copics and stuck to a pretty simple color palette.  I have made several 5 1/4 square cards lately.  I like being able to see more the pattern papers I choose.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie 

Birdie

I'm back today with another entry in the February Color Challenge over at Bugaboo Stamps.  This time I colored up Bugaboo Birdie and used papers from Doodlebug Sugar Shoppe 6x6 pad to add a few layers.

I used an old sentiment I had and a couple enamel dots to finish off my card.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie 

Happiness is...

Oh my, two posts in one day.  I made all those cards this month during the coloring challenge and hadn't posted any of them, so I have a lot of catching up to do.  

I am entering this card in the Di's Digi Designs  two or more dies challenge.  

Di's Digi Downloads - Happiness is Beary Daisy

I love this bear.  It's the second time I have colored it; both times with Copics my favorite medium.  I used three dies in this card.  One from Lawn Fawn, one from My Favorite Things, and one from Spellbinders.  A little white gel pen and enamels dots to finish it off. 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by,

Melanie 

Birthday Birdie

It's Leap Day and boy has the month has flown by.  I have been participating in the coloring challenge over at The Daily Marker and have colored every day (yippee!). I have actually finished over forty cards this month.  So excited!  My card stash was really low.  I have been putting them all on my Instagram account and haven't been updating my blog.  Bad me.  

Last week Jodie put out some of the cutest digis over at Bugaboo Stamps.  They are so adorable.  I purchased three of them and colored them all in the colors for the February Color Challenge with Copics.

Here's my first card.  I am entering it in the February Color Challenge.  

Bugaboo Stamps - Birthday Birdie 4

I took my photo a little early and the Glossy Accents was still a little wet.  I used papers from the Doodlebug Sugar Shoppe 6x6 paper pad.  

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Melanie 

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge

I haven't posted in what feels like forever.  I didn't make any cards between Thanksgiving and Christmas and instead worked on felt ornaments to give as gifts.

To get myself back into the swing of things I am participating in the coloring challenge over at The Daily Marker.  Its only day three, but so far I have colored everyday and love seeing what everyone posts.

Here are the images I colored for days 1 and 2.

Day 1 - Bugaboo Stamps

Day 2 - Di's Digidownloads

Thanks for stopping by,


Melanie

Christmas Copy Cat

I have been busy making cards and felt ornaments for the past month, but unfortunately not getting them posted.  I made four cards following a post by Nichol Magouirk.  I love the "scene" cards that she creates. So I watched her video for the second time, copied down the layers and measurements and then went to town.  

Here are my cards:

Lawn Fawn - Winter Alpaca

Lawn Fawn - Snow Day

Lawn Fawn - Winter Bunny

Lawn Fawn - Winter Owl

I made all four cards using the same layout and just changing out the stamped critter.  All the stamps I used were by Lawn Fawn.  I used my Scan n Cut 2 to do all my cutting for me.  It didn't like the trees, as it kept cutting off the bottoms, so I did use the die on some of them on the front layer.

I need a little more practice with heat setting on vellum, but am over all happy with my results in "copying" her cards.  So grateful that there are so many great crafters out there sharing their talent knowledge with us.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Harvest Mice

Today I have three cards that I made with the Harvest Mice stamp set by Birdie Brown. Thought I wasn't going to find the time to get them made before Thanksgiving, but luckily I did. They were too cute not to get them colored this year.  

I colored all my images with Copics and then cut them out with my Scan n Cut 2.  Loving it for just this reason.  I did the same layout on all my cards, and just changed the papers and colored image.

I used various dies from My Favorite Things and Lawn Fawn and papers from Doodlebug and Lawn Fawn.  The enamel dots are from Doodlebug as well.  I was very happy with how they all turned out.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Autumn Squirrel

I have been on a crafting roll this week.  Turning all my colored images from the thirty day color challenge in October into cards.  I have another Bugaboo Stamps image today.  I love the super cute images Jodi has on her website.  This time I have Autumn Squirrel.  

Autumn Squirrel - Bugaboo Stamps

I rarely enter challenges because I never seem to have the time, so that fact that I am entering the challenge over at Catch the Bug Blog twice in one week is amazing to me.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Crabby Cat

Last month I participated in the challenge over at The Daily Marker and I have several colored images sitting on my desk now.  This month I am turning those colored images into cards.  Today I have Crabby Cat from Bugaboo Stamps.

Crabby Cat - Bugaboo Stamps

I love the expression on his face.  It makes me think of the Grinch.  I think this is what he would look like if he were a cat.  I did a pretty simple layout, just using a few layers of paper.

I am entering this card into the November anything goes challenge over at Bugaboo Stamps.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie 

Turkey Cards

Last year my Girl Scout troop made Christmas cards for the nursing home that is right down the street from us.  This year our Girl Scout Community made Halloween cards for the nursing home and cards for Operation Welcome Home for the soldiers.  

Not to let the girls have all the fun, I thought I would make some myself this time.  I made about 20 cards the other night for Thanksgiving. Nothing fancy, but I did get to use my Cricuit and my favorite cartridge "Create a Critter", and some dies with my BigShot.  

I plan to have the girls deliver them to the nursing home the week of Thanksgiving when they are going to play board games with them.  Love the service projects we get to do through Scouts. 

Jennifer McGuire is hosting a month long of Share Handmade Kindness and I think it is the greatest idea.  Let's share our joy of making things with everyone.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie 

Pumpkin Queen

I love fall and all the beautiful colors.  Fall and Halloween images are probably some of my favorite to color.  

Today I have Mavis Pumpkin Queen.  For once I remembered to pick out my papers first, and then to pick out my Copics colors before starting to color.  If only I remembered to do that more often :).  

Mavis Pumpkin Queen - Tiddly Inks

I kept the card pretty simple with just some layers of paper. I am pretty happy with how the final card turned out.

I am entering this at the Tiddly Inks Fall Colours Challenge.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Melanie

Ghost Kitty

I have a Halloween card to share today. I love fall and Halloween.  All the beautiful colors.  Today I have used a digi from Gerda Steiner Designs.  So many cute images over there.  Meet Ghost Kitty.  I did a smaller version for a lunch note for one of my daughter's.  

Ghost Kitty - Gerda Steiner Designs

I colored the kitty with Copics and paired it with some paper from the Doodlebug October 31st 6x6 pad.  I used some of the candy corn sprinkles and glitter sprinkles.  The sentiment is from the Birdie Brown, Witch Way is the Candy stamp set from last year.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Chicken in on you

I'm back with another card made from some of the stamps I picked up on Saturday.  I love the cute little animals, just wish they stamped a little crisper.

I made this card for my sister who has been recovering for about 11 weeks, after falling off a ladder at work.  

Darcie's Stamps - Barnyard Buddies

I stamped the adorable chicken from the Barnyard Buddies set.  A very easy image to color with Copics.  I paired it with papers from the brand new Doodlebug Fall Friends 6x6 paper pad, and added a little Glossy Accents to the feet, beak, and other parts of the chicken.  Hopefully this little guy will bring a smile to her face.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Bootiful Halloween

I went to a stamp expo on Saturday and picked up some new stamps sets.  Although I am not thrilled with how they stamp (very thin and not clear lines) I do really like the stamp images themselves.  I stayed up late playing with them.

I stamped the images and colored them with my Copics, and then practiced my cutting skills.  I inked the background with Tim Holtz distress inks and drew in a little fence and grass.  I was happy with the end results.

Darice's - Bootiful Halloween

I did some water drops on the background, as well as a white gel pen.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Gift Wrapped

It has been too long since I posted.  I have been making cards and scrap booking.  I just haven't posted anything to my blog.  

Today I have an adorable digi image I found over on Funky Kits.  I love the animals over there.  I used this little puppy holding a present.   He is all ready to go the party now.  

FF Gift Wrapped - Funky Kits

I colored him with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.  I am still practicing with this coloring medium.

The papers I used are from Doodlebug Frosty Friends 6x6 pad and Doodlebug texture cardstock.  I like how the colors turned out.  I used My Favorite Things Blueprints 1 for the blue frame and rectangle the puppy is on.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Emily's Card

I can't believe my oldest daughter is going to be 11 on Saturday. Where has the time gone?  

I made her a little beach scene card using the Forest Friends image from Mygrafico.  I usually print it twice so I can play with them.  I didn't this time and only printed one, so I just went with it.  I decided to use lots of colors, instead of traditional animal colors.

Forest Friends

I went with a long, thin card in order to make room for all the critters.  I used the black gel pen on the eyes and Glossy Accents on their noses. I think she will be happy with it.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Winter Pup

I have been using my Copics so much lately that I haven't used any other mediums to color.  So I decided to pull out my Prismacolor pencils and some digi images and took them to the pool with the kids on Saturday.  I saved using the Gamsol till I got home.  

Last year I got some really cute images from Meljen's Designs.  Here is the Cozy Winter Pup.

Meljen's Designs - Cozy Winter Pup 

I used some really old paper from a 6x6 pad in my stash along with the My Favorite Things Cross Stitched Ovals Stax and Blueprints 13.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie