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Hi: It's Merniebug here. Well actually it's Melanie but I answer to a variety of sobriquets. My mother had been reading Gone With The Wind at the time of my birth, thus, I was named Melanie. My friends call me Mel, It was my sister who coined the moniker Mernie when she was too young to pronounce Melanie correctly. It was eventually shortened to Mern. And then later when my nephew came along he called me Melwee because he couldn't pronounce Melanie either. Now my husband of thirty-four years is so confused he just calls me whatever comes to mind first. Actually I was Sweetheart until the day he realized the honeymoon was over. It was my cousin who added the bug to Mernie which is who I've always been to him and who I am on Splitcoast Stampers. So now that we've gotten past the odd name business, who else am I? I'm a child of the King, a wife and a mother to one grown son and five tailwaggin' fur babies. I am a retired interior designer, a rubber stamper, and a wanna be author who is just completing a first novel. I got into scrapping and rubber stamping to fill a creative void after retiring--it's less expensive than redecorating the house every year. LOL

Thursday, April 29, 2010

SHAPED FISH CARD: LET'S GO FISHING

My card this week is a shaped card.  I used Meljen's "Little Fish" from their latest release, "Sea Creatures. " I had to reverse the image so the flat part on the tail fin could be used against the fold on the card base. The image was colored with Copics and run through the Cuttlebug in an embossing folder then it was mounted on the base and cut out.


CHALLENGES:
MELJEN'S #5:   Shaped Card
C.R.A.F.T #48.:   Shaped Card
LILY OF THE VALLEY#52: Summer
PALS PAPER ARTS: PPA40: Monochromatic Blues
PLAY DATE CAFE: PDCC: Colors: Blues, greens.
CUPCAKE CRAFT CHALLENGE: Not a square card, http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/
STAMP INSANITY: CHALLENGE #7: An inspirational challenge. I found my inspiration in the colors.
COPIC COLOR CHALLENGE #62 (blue, blue green,
CRAFTY CREATIONS: #65 make your own paper.  I created mine by embossing it.
CREATIVE COTTAGE CHALLENGE BLOG: #8 CIRCLES
FAB 'N' FUNKY CHALLENGE: #21 No designer paper:
PENNY'S PAPER CRAFTY CHALLENGE BLOG:  #28 Shaped card.
PAPERTAKE WEEKLY CHALLENGE: Do something different.  I Seldom do a shaped card.
STARS AND STAMPS:  Challenge: Wild Thing
CARDS FOR MEN: #9 Monochromatic
CARDVARKS: Monochromatic
Sew Many Challenges:  Anything goes
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14 comments:

Suzi Mac said...

Fabulous shaped card and such bright vivid colours. Thank you so much for joining us at C.R.A.F.T. this week.
Hugs
Suzi x

April 29, 2010 at 3:14 PM
Ginny said...

gorgeous colouring on this fab card, thanks for joining us at FnF :0)

April 29, 2010 at 6:06 PM
Eiglas said...

Super shaped card Mel.
Thank you so much for coming over to play at C.R.A.F.T this week!
Hugs,
Ei
x

April 29, 2010 at 6:49 PM
andrea said...

gorgeous card,thankyou for joining us at fab'n'funky this week
andrea

April 30, 2010 at 6:37 AM
Tammy said...

Your fish shaped card is awesome!! I love the deep blue colors! So adorable! Thanks for playing along this week at OWH S&S!!

April 30, 2010 at 6:38 AM
Rose said...

Gorgeous card, I love how you've embossed it.

Thanks for joining us at C.R.A.F.T and good luck.

Rose xx

May 1, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Nannieflash said...

Fabulous card, love the shape. Thanks for joining us at Cards for Men, good luck with the Challenge. With hugs Shirleyxx

May 1, 2010 at 2:16 PM
Joan Ervin said...

OMG, Mel...this is soooo cute!!!! Such beautiful colors and what a brilliant idea to run the fish through the cuttlebug...I may have to case this awesome design!!!!!

May 1, 2010 at 9:04 PM
Unknown said...

First fishy card I've seen Mernie and it's a real cutie! Thanks for playing along with us at Cards For Men. Good luck! Viv xx

May 2, 2010 at 7:48 AM
Michelle said...

I just had to stop by and tell you that this fish card is FANTASTIC!! OMGosh what a beauty this is!!

May 2, 2010 at 12:44 PM
Lorraine A said...

Fantastic card :-) This fish is brilliant ! I love the colours and the embossing ,,, fabulous :-)

thanks for joining the Papertake Weekly Challenge :-)
Luv
Lols x x

May 2, 2010 at 1:03 PM
Donna said...

Gorgeous fish card Melanie, the embossing really brings the design to life...wonderful colour scheme too...thanks for joining in the fun at cupcake last week :) Donna x

May 4, 2010 at 11:15 PM
Claire Phillips said...

Great shape - thanks for playing along at C.R.A.F.T. this week! Fabulous fishy card!Cheers Claire x

May 5, 2010 at 5:29 AM
luvthatstampin said...

I love the jewel colors on this, plus all you always do with a card. Way too cute!

May 15, 2010 at 11:33 PM

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