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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
Showing posts with label MELJEN'S DESIGNS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MELJEN'S DESIGNS. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

CELEBRATE EVERYTHING

This weeks card featuring Meljen's Designs SOCK MONKEY was fun to create and color.  It was printed twice, the second time a mirror image of the original.  After coloring with Copics the images were cut out and mounted on foam tape along with a bevy of stars and stripes.  The sentiment was generated on the computer.  This card would work well for any patriotic holiday, birthday, or just about any occassion that calls for a celebration.

What I used on my card:  
IMAGE: Meljen's Design's sock Monkey
SPELLBINDER: Star Dies
Star Punch by CARL, Brads, Buttons, Floss. Wire.

CHALLENGES:
LITTLE RED WAGON:  Altered Embellishment-  I didn't have any red brads so I colored pink ones with Copics and turned them into red.  Also, the wire was brass colored and I colored it with Copics, both red and blue.
TELLEN'S PLACE CHALLENGE: #20 2 patterened papers.
SIR STAMPALOT: This challenge is to use punches. You can find Sir Stampalot here:
A SPOON FULL OF SUGAR: Celebrate
EVERYBODY ART CHALLENGE: The challenge is # 93 Summer.  Summer to me is the celebration of   patriotic holidays starting with Memorial Day at the beginning of summer, July 4th in the middle of summer, and summers end with Labor Day.
IC SKETCHES:  Pick Your Challlenge:  I chose Sketch #60 spilling my design outside the box,--a lot.
KAH-WINK-E-DINK: The challenge is to use or have six of something.  That's an easy one for me.  I have many stars on my card, but only six small stars with brads.
MY TIME TO CRAFT CHALLENGE:  Wild Thing is the theme.
PAPERTAKE CHALLENGE:  FUN FUN FUN.  Here are my my summertime monkeys having fun fun fun at any of the three Summertime Patriotic Holidays.
PARTYTIME TUESDAYS: BIRTHDAYS:  What could be more fitting than celebrating the birthday of our nation on the 4th of July.
COLOR CHEF CHALLENGE #53 Red, white/cream, light blue, dark blue.  I hope the light blue in the monkey's cap counts as the light blue.
CRAFTING WITH DEEDEE'S DIGI'S: The theme is red white and blue.
CRAFTY CARDMAKERS: #22 Least and Most.  I'm not particularly a fan of blue and don't use it much, but I LOVE red.  Red is in every room of my house except for my husband's bathroom.
CUPCAKE CRAFT CHALLENGE: #93 Summer delights.  To me the beginning of summer is hearlded by Memorial Day, the middle of summer is Independence Day on July 4th, and  winding up the season is Labor Day.  It's the patriotic Holidays that mean summer for me.
DIGI DOODLE SHOPS BEST: Buttons:  MY card has two buttons.  Both are stacked and placed on the center of the large star.
AiFACTORY: anything goes with a punch or die cut.
STAMP INSANITY: Kickin' Korners Challenge #12
OUR CREATIVE CORNER: WHAT SUMMER MEANS TO ME: To me summer means celebrating patriotic Holidays, Memorial, Independence, and Labor days at Church picnics at the park.
SCRAP STAMP & DOODLE : CREATE YOUR OWN EMBELLISHMENT:  This is an easy one for me since I usually do create my own. On this card the stars on wire springs are the created embellishment.  I also layered buttons on top of the center star for another.
THE CORROSIVE CHALLENGE BLOG:  DIE CUTS
PILE IT ON: QUIRKY
SENTIMENTAL SUNDAYS: NEW OR NEGLECTED-My new is my Meljen digital sock monkey image.  I've had it a while but have never used it before so it's new to me.  The neglected is the star nestabilities.
THE STAMPING BOTIQUE: June Challenge


Tuesday, April 6, 2010

BAD HAIR DAY Meljen's Girly Challlenge #2

This is my Girly card for Meljen's girly card challenge.  I know what you're thinking.  Girl lions don't have manes, right?  Well this one doesn't either.   No, I prefer to think that this little girly lion is simply having a bad hair day.

WHAT I USED ON MY CARD:
Meljens digital Image
Ribbon, Button, Embroidery Floss
Spellbinders: Fancy Tags,  Nestabilities Oval Dies, 
Copics:  Colors used: R81, 83, 85, 89, R20, 22

Challenges :
Meljen's Thursday Challenge:  Girly Card, Girly Colors
Cooking it Up With Katie:  We are to have something old in our recipe:  The button came off an old sweater.  Something New: The ribbon is new, and something sweet, The Lion Image by Meljen's designs is just as sweet as can be.
Cute Card Thursday:  Mono Mania.  I did my card in Pink Tones
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge:  Use a button or buttons
OCC:Buttons

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.


Wednesday, March 31, 2010

HOPPY EASTER


Happy Wednesday everyone. I just love this Meljen’s Designs digital bunny image, and the way it looks with my designer paper.  Actually I have to admit, the floral paper is a scrap of leftover gift-wrap.  The three Easter egg stamps used on today’s card were yard sale finds.  The center egg was stamped twice and popped up on foam tape. All eggs were embossed with clear embossing powder.

WHAT I USED ON MY CARD:
Meljen’s Designs Bunny Digital
Copic Markers
Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Easter Egg stamps unknown
Ribbon
Martha Stewart Border Punch
Piercing Tool  


Today's Quote: The Wishbone will never Replace the Backbone...Will Henry