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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
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Thursday, April 1, 2010

MELJEN'S DESIGN'S LAUNCH HOP

Welcome.  Come on in and lets get hoppin’.




























1.  For my first card today (above) I used the new image, 'Sparrow Fairy' 
I sized my image toward the smaller side so I could incorporate the frame. The flowers were all hand made.
What I used on my Sparrow Fairy#1 Frame card:
Image: Meljen’s Designs: Sparrow Fairy









Ink: Marvy Matchables
Color: Copic Markers
Designer Paper: Imaginisce
Spellbinders Frame Die
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Dew Drops
Foliage and Flower Punches
Glitter: Art Institute Glitter
Flower Soft
Glimmer Mist Gold
CHALLENGES:
Sparrow Fairy#1  is also for alota32 challenge to use one of something, two of something, and three of something.  This card has 1 bird, 2 pairs of wings, 3 flowers.
PIXIE DUST STUDIO:  THINGS WITH WINGS
2.  "Sparrow Fairy #2  I used the same image but scaled it much larger.  I had a sentiment to include but couldn't make it fit so it was included inside the card.  It reads:  'I Will Paint Peace On Your Wings And You Will Fly Over The World.'  
Sparrow Fairy #2 is also for alota#32, to incorporate 1 of something, 2 of something, and three of something.  I used 1 bow, 2pairs of wings, 3 kinds of embellies:  buttons, ribbons, flowers.
What I used on Sparrow Fairy #2:
Image: Melgin’s Designs Sparrow Fairy
             Alota Rubber Stamps (Cherry Blossoms)
Ink: Marvey Matchables
Color: Copic Markers
Large Daisey Punch: Martha Stewart
Lattice Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Mini Daisy Punch, Foliage Punch: Misc.
Spellbinder Nestabilities Dies
Designer Paper: Wildflower, K & Co.
Buttons
Ribbons
Glitter: Art Institute Glitter
Paper Piercer
3.  For my third card for todays hop I used Firefly Fairy:

Image:  Meljen’s Designs FireFly Fairy
Color: Copic Markers

Ink: Marvy Matchables
Spellbinder Dies
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Ribbon

Tulle
Rosebuds: Prima
Green and Purple Glimmer mist
Glitter
Firefly Fairy is also for the challenge over on Fairy Fun Friday. 
Now, if you got here from Shannon’s Blog you’re just where you should be.  If not, the list below will help you find your way or take you back to the beginning.
For everyone else, just stay awhile and poke around, then be sure and leave a little love for a chance at that really cool prize that’s up for grabs at the end of the hop.  Stay with us to the end, leave a comment on all the Design Team's blogs and there will be a special surprise waiting for you.  I can’t say what it is, but you’re going to love it. Good luck to everyone and enjoy all that fabulous Meljen's eye candy.

BLOG HOP ORDER, START HERE: 
Meljen's Designs DT Blog – http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/
















YOU ARE HERE:






Melissa's Blog - http://meljensdesigns.blogspot.com/
* Meljen’s new store: http://meljensdesigns.com/













1. With this new website we will be offering INSTANT DOWNLOADS!  Download links will be available right after purchase and will also be emailed to you.  We also now have a search feature which you can use to find specific images.
2.  Meljen's Designs Challenges launches today, April 1!  We will have a "Weekly Thursday Challenge" for you to play along in.  This week's theme, is "Anything Goes" which runs from April 1 to April 7, 11:59 PM EST.  You DO NOT need to use a Meljen's Designs image to play along, but if you do, you will be entered twice for the prize drawing.  Prize will be three free digis of the winner's choice.  Read more details about the challenge at the DT blog.

3. Blog hop prize will be a $10 GC to Meljen's Designs Store: Winner will be randomly picked from the links  at the DT blog, but blog hop participants must comment on all the DT's blogs to be qualified to win the prize.
And Remember the Challenge too.  We Design Team Members are counting on you to help keep us on our toes.  (besides there is a prize involved there too)
Now with all the details out of the way it’s time to hop on over to Lisa S’s Blog.   Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you’re having fun and that you have been inspired.   Hugs, Melanie



*Remember if you get lost just refer to the list above. 

PS.  Please forgive me, I'm having fits with the fonts and spacing on this post.  Fonts are bouncing from one size to another and from one font to another.  I noticed a whole section of text is underlined too.  I didn't do that.  I don't seem to have any control over anything here today at all.  But at least my links are working.  That's an improvment from last night when I was checking it out.

Quote of the Day


Imagination is more important than knowledge.