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