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Mesa, Arizona, United States
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

Monday, June 14, 2010

IMPRESSION OBSESSION FOR DAD TOO

This Impression Obsession image is the same image used in my prior post.  In this version however I've turned this one from a daytime  image to a mid-night image.   I also added some tree tops beside the full moon.  This image was  colored with Prisma Pencils an finished with Gamsol too.





CHALLENGES:
A CRAFTY LITTLE PLACE:  Masculine
COLOR Q:  Color Challenge
STAMPIN SISTERS IN CHRIST: Masculine Card
CRAFTY CARDMAKERS: Men Cards
MAGICAL CRAFTS:  Male Card
ONE STITCH AT A TIME: Celebrating Fathers Day
CCMC 103:Fathers Day
TTT: Masculine
TREEHOUSE: Challenge #054: Tool Time:  My favorite tool used for this card is the Cropodyle or however it's spelled, so I could set the islets.  Sure hope spellling doesn't count today..
FROSTED DESIGNS:  Something from around the house: Twine
PRAIRIE FAIRY: Dad
RAISE THE BAR: Dad Cards
ONE STOP CRAFT CHALLENGE: One for the Boys

26 comments:

Amber said...

Another beauty! Love the image and the colors!
ACLP Hugs
Amber

Lovely Linda said...

You are on a roll - I am loving this one too - fabulous! I am not sure which one is my favourite - they are both amazing! Love it! Thanks for joining us at the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge this week - we would love to see you again next week! {{{hugs}}}
Linda SSIC Design Team

Jane said...

Simply...WOW!! Good luck at Crafty Cardmakers XX

Gwen's Busy Little Hands said...

Wonderful is right! Your coloring is amazing. I just love the cord you used here too. Beautifully done!

Smiles!
Gwen DTC @ A Crafty Little Place

Sheri Gilson said...

Wonderful masculine card!! Thank you so much for playing along with us at ACLP!!
Sheri-ACLP DT

Tammy said...

Lovely card! Thanks fro joining us at OSAAT this week! Hope to see more of you.

jdmommy - Anne Harmon said...

WOW! I love these deep jeweltone colors! What a fabulous masculine card. The image is wonderful...so hard to find good images for a man, without being specific, like tools, boots, you know? Impression Obsession has wonderful stuff, and I am never surprised when I turn over a great stamp to find it's theirs! Keep up the great work. I always LOVE your cards!! hugs!

Tammy said...

This is wonderful...great use of rope and colors are so masculine. Thanks for playing this week over at OSAAT.
smiles...Tammy

Doreen said...

This is just fabulous love the rope.Thanks for sharing at Magical Crafts .xxx

~*Joni said...

Oh this is great, I love the diversity of this image. Wonderful job changing the time of day - both are very pretty. Thank you so much for joining us at ACLP this week celebrating the guys in our lives!
~*Joni ACLP DT

Unknown said...

Another fabulous card! Thanks again for your entry in our challenge this week at Shelly's Images.

Debbie (Little Gingham Bear) said...

What a great male card - I find them sooooooo hard - thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week
hugs
Deb x

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card, love your colouring!
Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week.
/Hanna

Josephine said...

What a gorgeous card! The colours are fantastic, and the colouring looks superb!

LORi said...

What a handsome card!! Bravo!! Thanks for sharing with ACLP this week!!
Little Crafty Hugs - LORi

Lindsey said...

Great layout and love the string detail on this one, ver nautical! Thanks for joining us at OSCC this week xx

Cor* said...

This is so gorgeous. I love all the little extras in the pic. The evening look is fab. Thanks for joining the fairies in the meadow this week at FFF.

Cheryl said...

Gorgeous! I love your coloring and the rope/twine.

all the days of our life said...

very pretty. Thanks for playing with us at FD.

Barb Craft said...

Another gorgeous card!! I love the image on this one... and the papers are so manly!! Love it!!
Barb :)

Connie Babbert said...

Another detailed card for the Father's Day challenge on Create with Connie and Mary! Great job.

Audrey Ernst (hippieaud) said...

I have become a follower because your work is SO FANTASTIC! This card is also SO WONDERFUL. I'm so THRILLED you joined us at SHELLY'S IMAGES this week, please visit again soon:)

Sue said...

Wow this is stunning, a perfect image for any masculine card.
Thanks for playing at Fairy Fun Friday,
Sue x

Chrissie said...

Another beauty! I think this my favourite of your entries for OSCC this week!
Chrissie

Maggie Bob said...

And another brilliant card - love it.

Thank you for playing along at One Stop Craft Challenge.

Maggie
x

Vixykins said...

Oooh lovely card, beautiful image hun!

Thank You for playing at Crafty Cardmakers Mens cards challenge (Sorry I'm so late coming round!)