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

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

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

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

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

Monster Hugs

Today I made a card for my sister who had a fall two weeks ago.  She is still recovering and I wanted to send her a card to let her know I was thinking about her.  I had seen a card before and really liked the layout, but of course, I can't remember who posted it and can't find it pinned on my Pinterest board.  Any who, here's my card.

Lawn Fawn - Monster Hugs

close up of the Monsters

I used the Lawn Fawn Monster Hugs stamp set and the My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 to create my card.  I cut two of the window frame and glued them together before adhering them to my card front.  

I marked the corners of the windows and stamped in the images inside each one.  I then colored them with Copics and added some details with a black gel pen, white gel pen, Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.  I had some tiny googly eyes and couldn't resist.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Best Friends

I've been working on turning some more of my colored images from June's color challenge into cards.  Today I have an image from Tiddly Inks.  There are just so many cute images there.  

Best Friends - Tiddly Inks

I colored this cute dog and cat with Copics and used My Favorite Things Blueprints 1 to put my card together.  Super quick and easy.  

I am entering this card in the Tiddly Inks Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Prickles

I've been busy making more cards out the images I colored in June. Today I have "Prickles".  I found him over at From the Heart Stamps.  He's just so cute I couldn't pass him up.  I colored Prickles with my Copics and used Glossy Accents on his glasses.  

Prickles Says Hello - From the Heart Stamps

My papers are from the 6x6 Amy Tangerine Plus One paper pad by American Crafts.  I used various dies from the cross stitched rectangles, ovals, and circles by My Favorite Things, as well as the large stitched rectangles by Lawn Fawn.  I really like all the stitched dies that are available now. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Henry's Hazy Days

I finished another card with an image I colored during last month's 30 day coloring challenge held by The Daily Marker. I used another digi from Di's Digidownloads.  I love this little hedgehog.

I used some of the dies from My Favorite Things, Lawn Fawn, and Spellbinders to create my layout.  I used papers from the 6 by 6 Garden Party paper pad by Pebbles.  Can you tell yellow is one of my favorite colors?  Two cards in a row.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Shaker Snow Bunnies

I found a little more time to play last.  This time I used the tress and bunnies from Lawn Fawn's Snowy Days stamp set.  Those little bunnies are just so darn cute.  I also used the hillside borders from Lawn Fawn to cut my snow banks.  I used the stitched rectangles from My Favorite Things (I don't have the Lawn Fawn ones).  

Lawn Fawn - Snowy Days

Sorry, the picture has a glare.

This was my second attempt at a shaker card.  I used Memento Inks for my trees and Copics to color the bunnies.  I added a little detail with a white gel pen.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Piles of Smiles

Moving past Halloween cards and on to Fall.  I recently discovered My Next Stamp and the adorable set Piles of Smiles.  I think the squirrel holding the nut is so cute.  Of course, I used my Copics to color him.

I came across a folder in a drawer with some backgrounds that a friend had given me a few years ago that she had stamped.  I wasn't really making cards then, just scrapbooking so I put them away. Well the pumpkin one was perfect for the squirrel I stamped.

I used the My Favorite Things stitched squares and the elegant edges cartridge to cut the dots borders.

Your Next Stamp - Piles of Smiles

Sorry, the picture isn't as clear as I had thought. I used glossy accents on his nose and enamel dots for his eyes.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie 

One Strut Closer

I don't like to do special request cards. I didn't like it when I did other crafts either.  I prefer to just do my thing and go with it.  That being said, I have a very dear co-worker and her daughter has purchased several cards from me.  Helps to fund my new toys for craft time.  She wanted a girly, girl card for a friend as a congratulations card. 

I had this beautiful high heel silhouette image from Bugaboo Stamps.  I re-sized the image in Microsoft Word and created the phrase that she wanted.  I used the stitched ovals from My Favorite Things and cut the image and sentiment out.  I used my Circuit and the elegant edges cartridge to cut the frame for the image.  I inked the edge of the oval before adhering it to the frame.

I blinged it up with clear Wink of Stella and some rhinestones and ribbon from my stash.  The papers are from Stampin' Up and Creative Memories.  Happy to use more paper from my stash.  I hope she likes it.

Bugaboo Stamps - High Heel Silhouette

Close up showing Wink of Stella 

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie

Witch Way is the Candy

I have another Halloween card today.  I used the My Favorite Things stamp set called "Witch Way is the Candy" to do up this super cute little witch and black cat.

My Favorite Things -- Witch Way is the Candy

I colored the witch and the cat with my Copics and used some more of the Doodlebug Ghouls and Goodies paper for the layers.  

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie 

Trick or Treat

Over the weekend I did some water coloring with my girls.  We each did a stamped scene from My Favorite Things Trick or Treat set.  I loved how they turned out.  I finished mine into a card.  We still need to finish theirs as well.

My Favorite Things -- Trick or Treat

I used Tim Holtz water color paper and Tim Holtz distress inks and markers for the water coloring.  I'm happy with my first attempt.

Thanks for stopping by,

Melanie