Get Well Soon

Too fun!!  I'm needing (unfortunately) more get well cards for males - I think this one fits the bill!  I'm trying to do more Male Cards - I love 'em!  This is a Meljens bear - isn't he too cute!  You can find him at either the Meljens Store and the paper is from the Whimsy Store!.  I decided to combine him with this chair (which was for Halloween) and unfortunately - can't remember where I got it!  I think it goes real well together!  I used the Get Well sentiment cut with a Label from Spellbinders!  Meljens Design Team and Challenge is "Anything Goes" this week!  i hope you like it and I hope I win!!  Either way, got another card!  Yay me!

Challenges

Meljens Design Team
Crafty Cardmakers  Gingersnap Creations pile it on Try Stampin Dancing in the Cat's Pjs Shopping our Stash Paper take Weekly Sweet Sketch Wednesday Southern Girls Some Odd Girls Moving Along the Times Dutch Dare Cards Craft Us Crazy AudSentiments Sketch N Stash Paper Pretties Paper Creations Ink Make My Monday Lexi's Creations Paper Makeup Stamps Crafty Bloggers

Boo!

Ok - both my posts today - I didn't do my write ups!!  I was so excited to do my cards over the weekend - I thought I'll write up later - NOT!  I didn't do it !!  Sorry folks!!  So here we go!!  This is one of my fav companies!!  I love MELJENS!!  This week we are lucky enough to have Meljens as our sponsor for Lollipop Crafts Challenges Blog!

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and is steadily growing! Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

Our prize from Meljen's this week is 4 digis of the winner's choice! A great prize to be sure.

Challenges
The Crafty Pad 
Gingersnap
Meljens Design Little miss Muffet Limited Runs Forever friends Little Darlings Crafts and Me Rainbow Lady Challenge Karen's Doodles iCopic Weekly Tuesday Throwdown Stampin Royalty My Mum'sCraft Shop Tando Creative Scrappin chicks The Crafty Pad One Stitch at a time I did it Creations Come and Get It challenge The Pink Elephant Stamps r UsChallenge Stamp with Fun 

I love my Teacher

Well, 3 of my favorite digi image companies - Bugaboo, Meljens and Tiddlyinks .  I had one last teachers card to make for my daughter - tomorrow is her last day of the year.  No more school til August!  Yay - no more homework!  I'm doing 6th grade for the 3rd time.  You would think it would be a breeze by now - but NOPE!  So...I'm glad it's done!  Anyway- I combined all 3 companies digis and just love the way it came out with all it's implicity!  I thought about adding more but said - Juel - back away from the table!

Challenges

Bugaboo Challenges

The Paper Variety 

Cupcake Craft Challenge 

Paper Playtime 

Craft Us Crazy 

Delightful Challenges 

Raise the Bar 

Get Well Soon...

 Meljens Challenge this week was simple!  Use the length wise large business size card!  9.5 x 4 inch card!  Sounds simple - actually once I picked a sketch challenge - it was simple - I chose the Sketch Saturday challenge - it was simple! I actually liked it because sometimes I seem to fidget a lot with the smaller cards!  Too much to say and not enough time kinda thing!  I'm sure you all know what I mean!  With the longer card - I was able to say everything I wanted to say - I used my old "Fall stack" from Cloud 9 designs because the stack is longer.  I don't think it looks Halloweeney, do you?  Is Halloweeney a word??  Oh well, no spell check today! LOL!  I used my beloved Nesties and some bling and bamo!  Done!  Hope you enjoy - it'll be fun to send!

Challenges
Meljens Design Team Challenge Blog
Sketch Saturday
Sentimental Sundays
Sparkles Forum Challenge
Card Creations & More
Shannon's Sentiments
Crafty Catz Weekly
Phindy's Place Challenge
Stamp Something
Totally Papercrafts
lili of the valley
Little Miss Muffet Challenges
The Pixie Cottage

Lollipop Challenge - A Recipe!

Ok - I've been dieing to use this "dresser" template!  I love it!  The challenge at Lollipop Crafts .  It's a recipe!  The recipe:

3 stamps

2 designer papers

1 embellishment

well, I think my butterfly is my 1 embellishment - someone said the knobs on the dresser count - I said not in my book!  So....here's the deal - it's your interpretation!  Artists cannot be boxed in!  Tee Hee!  Well, go check out the design team work!  They will help get your mojo going!  Our oh so generous sponsor - as if you didn't know - is Meljens Designs - the digis on my card are all 3 - Meljens - Go check out their work at Meljens Design Team .  So, what are you waiting for - go check out their digis and make something - now remember - today is Monday and they are giving away a free digi today at Meljens!  They do every Monday.  You have until Saturday evening to get your project loaded - but PLAY~ you could win some of these wonderful digis!

Challenges

Lollipop Crafts 
Totally Gorjuss
Crafty Ann's
Mami Doodles
Off the Wall Craftiness
Phindy's Place
Wags 'n Whiskers
DYSU Challenge
Paper Crafting Journey
Aly's Sunday Challenge
Sparkles Forum Challenge
Stamping Vacation
Desert IslandsCrafts Challenge
Creative Cowgirls Challenge 
Sweet Stampin Challenge

Inspire

This is another digi that was sitting in the "to do" pile and as I've told you - I'm on a "not a card" kick and making lotsa book markers for friends, n family!  This is a Meljen's digi that you can find at Meljen's Design Team.  They have great, cute, funny and serious digis!  They also give one away every Monday AM!  So, come on, what are you waiting for - head over there and make a book marker!  It's so easy - The first time you'll need the tutorial by, none other than, Beate Johns from Splitcoast - here's the tutorial - Corner Book Mark.  They take more time to pick your papers and image than to actually make it!  So....get it going -

Challenges

Meljens Design Team Challenge

Creative Inspiration

Basic Grey Challenge

Crafty Ann's

Stamp Insanity

 Karen's Blog 

 

I have two words - "MAN COLD"

Ok - have you seen the commercial where it says the medicine even works on the "man cold".  I think that is just hilarious.  The other day the hubby was sick and my daughter said - Mom - get him that medicine that works on the "man cold".  We both started busting up!  She is almost 12 years old and has the best sense of humor!  I love it - at least until she uses it on me - LOL!  Anyway - I combined the Meljens image "get well soon" - found here with the Phindy's image found here.  I thorght it was perfect all the way around.  Phindy's having a bloghop and their challenge is paper piecing - i'm not that great at it - but getting better!  The seat and ottoman are pieced!.  I do hope you like my card!  He will be great for the "man cold" victim!  And hey - go check out the bloghop at Phindy's Place Challenge Bloghop!

challenges
Phindy's Place Challenge
Meljen's Design Team and Challenge
Cheerful Stamp Pad
Creative Inspiration
I did it Creations
Sentimental Sundays
Fun with Shapes and More
Craft us Crazy
Delightful Challenge
Limelgiht Paper crafts
Paper Romance
Crafty Creations

Happy Birthday! Gomensai!

Gomensai - Happy Birthday!  Too cute- this is one of the "Help Japan" fund raiser!  I thought it would be perfect for this challenge!  The package has some great digis!  It's fun to do your part!  It's like you are helping and yet you receive also!  I thought I'd use the "recipe" challenge!  2 DP, bow and 3 colors!  Well, I went basic - black, white and red!  I added some stickon bling and a few nesties, etc etc.  I do hope you like my card!  I have a friend that loves asian - this will be perfect for her bday coming up!  Thanks for happening by!

Challenge
Meljens Design Team Challenge Blog, Kaboodles Doodles Challenge, Pixie Dust Studio Challenge, , Ladybug Crafts Challenge, Crafty calendar, Just us Girls Challenge, Little Claire's Challenge, Cute Card Thursday

Spring - Dwarf Style!

This is definitely a grumpy dwarf in the view!  It's typical of a grump - always looking for something to be grumpy about - well - spring and all that it brings is GREAT!  I love it - so - despite this guys face - we know inside he's dancing thinking of bunnies, new growth, new arrivals and beautiful weather!  So - here's to you -- Grumpy!!  Enjoy because Spring has Spring buddy!!!

Challenges
Ladybug Crafts Ink
A Day for Daisies
Meljens Design Team and Challenge
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge
Prairie Fairy Fridays

Bunnylicious

Ok - I can never remember the name of this fold???  Tri Shutter ??  Anyway - I so love doing it and after a couple of times - you can do it without thinking!  I decided to cut him in the flower Nestie but he didn't fit so I used the technique "out of the box"  I use it a lot actually.  I had a hard time at first - now I just run with it!  I think she's the cutest digi from the Meljen gang!  You can always tell their digis by the fluffies around them.  This little lady is carrying her carrots (treaure) to her family - Tee Hee!  Well, maybe not - but inside it says hippity hop hippity hop and Happy Easter!  As always - leave a comment and let me know what you think!


Challenges - 
Meljens Design Team, Raise the Bar

A Meljen bday

I decided to make this umbrella a birthday card - i think it's cute as can be - I used some bling on the label and the cheeks.  I was contemplating turning the umbrella straight up or caddy wampus!  As you can see - I stuck with caddy wampus - it's one of those things where you gotta just say - this is it!!  The debate in my mind was fierce!!  Tee Hee!!  Silly - it's just a card - but I like this digi from Meljens!  and I so love my new Spellbinders labels!  They are the cat's meow!!  Thanks again for popping in - gotta get my craft room cleaned up - having a baby shower tomorrow - which - i do have a card made.  My craft room is an open den like - so....I can leave it a disarray until I'm having people over - except for tonight - it's my bday today and I left it a mess - it's my bday and i'll make a mess if I want to - spent the whole day in my craft room!!  Then family for dinner and cake!!  What a day!

Challenges - Meljens

S.W.A.K.

This reminds me of the oldies song - "sending the letter"  sealed with a kiss!  This meljen digi is so cute - probably was meant for a teacher but I just loved him in this and I think it fit perfectly - I printed him and then held on to him - This is a trifold card which was the challenge along with a heart, valentines etc.  I tied the big red bow to "seal it up tight"!  Man, all these valentines day cards - I'm thinking about being silly and sending them to my clients! Well, I do like how this card came out - thanks again as always for leaving a comment and popping by!

Challenges: Meljens Design Team, Charisma Cardz, C.R.A.F.T., Mark's Papers, Frosted Designs

Grateful.....

Well, today has been about my Imagine Machine.  I decided to combine my 3 loves - digis, copic and my imagine.  I cut this all out of my Imagine machine and Imagine More cartridge - I used the cupcake digis from Meljens and cut them up and put them on the card base after making a multimatted card.  The Meljen challenge was anything but a rectangle - well - there is absolutely no rectangles - not even my sentiment!  I love the way it came out - I did a little doodling with my Sakura pens and done!!  I like it!!

Good Luck Red!!

Little Red Riding Hood is tracking through the woods- all I gotta' say is....Good luck Red!  We all know what happens in them there woods!!  It's a bit scarey but little red has us to watch over her!!  I was going to do the Meljen Team Challenge - but thought it was distress - it was anything but a rectangle - whoops!!  So...I loved her and decided to adapt the sketch from Sketch Saturday, use Good luck from Charisma Cardz.  I did use a bit of bling and some distressing, inking, punching, etc - a bit of a lot!!  I do like her and I hope you do too..