Colouring Within The Lines

Friday, September 28, 2012

Boo!

Good morning! Hope you are looking forward to a wonderful day. Over at Meljen's it's New Release Day and boy does Melissa ever have some cuties this month. You can view all of them over in the shop, ( http://meljensdesignsblog.blogspot.ca/ ), but I wanted to share 2 of them with you today. The 2 images on the left side of my card are from the new releases: Witchy Face and Franky Face. The other 3 images are Oldies But Goodies ( Fuzzer The Monster; Whacky Hat Cat & Quilted Boo!), that are available in the shop as well. This was a very fun and easy card to put together. Just colouring and some faux stitching. I hope you will take some time to vist the Meljen Blog and check out the projects by the other DT Members. Oh, and don't forget our current challenge - we love to see your work.

Until next time.

hugs

Nancy

Challenges:

Delightful Challenges http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.ca/ - Orange/Purple/Green

Party Time Tuesday http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Simon Says http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Make It Monday http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Halloween Inspiration

A quick post to share with you a card I made using Meljen's sweet image "Little Witch Mouse". The DT members have made up a few cards to help inspire you in your papercrafting. Check them out right here:

http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.ca/2012/09/design-team-inspiration.html

hugs,

Nancy

Challenges:

Delightful Challenge http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.ca/ - Purple/Orange/Green

Simon Says http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Halloween Card by Alanna

I know it's late but I just wanted to share a card with you that my sweet granddaughter, Alanna, made. This past weekend Alanna & I got to hang out together, so we decided to colour up a few images and make some cards. Alanna loves Meljen images, the Halloween ones being her favourites. She had a lot of fun colouring them. She actually ended up making 5 cards so I will be sharing them with you over the next few weeks as we get closer to Halloweeen. Since her mom is too busy to get much papercrafting done Alanna has claimed her mom's supplies as her own. She created her first card with these fun letters, clips, buttons & paper. She used Crayola makers to colour this image (Little Witch Mouse). Not bad for a 10 year old! I think Alanna is a "little scrap off the old pad", even if I do say so myself. giggle

My sweet husband is trying to help me sort out this blogger thing of not being able to upload pictures. This one uploaded on the second try so maybe uploading will go more smoothly allowing me to post regularly again.

Thanks for stopping by.

hugs,

Nancy

Challenges:

Delightful Challenge http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.ca/ - Purple/Orange/Green

Party Time Tuesday http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Simon Says http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Make It Monday http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/

Friday, September 21, 2012

Cherish

I have to sayI am so glad it's Friday. It's been an busy week, my eldest daughter has been suffering with Shingles and her 2 little boys ended up coming down with Chicken Pox. So Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt Jazzie have had to shift into high gear trying to help out as much as we can. Hopefully next week will be a bit quieter.

Anyway, amongst all the craziness I managed to get a card done this morning. The Vintage image only required a bit of colour tinting, which I did with my Copics. The DPs are all by Authentique their Loyal Collection. Lots of Spellbinder work on this card. Also a bit of ribbon, a few gem stones, faux stitiching, a layered flower with heart brad center and a sentiment by Stampin'Up.

Thanks so much for stopping by & blessings on your weekend.

hugs,

Nancy

Challenges:

Oldie But Goodie http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.ca/ - Show Us Your Ribbon (flower more than 6 mnths old)

Divas By Design http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.ca/ - Lovely Layers

My Mum's Craftroom http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.ca/- Hearts & Flowers

Try It On Tuesday http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Card Crafters Circle http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.ca/ - Ribbons & Roses (flowers)

Catch The Bug http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.ca/2012/09/stella-says-sketch-challenge-119.html - Sketch

Thursday, September 20, 2012

A New Challenge Day

Good morning! Hope you are looking forward to a great day and to help that happen we are having a new challenge over at Meljen's Designs http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.ca/ . The theme this week is "Funny Bone" (use a funny verse or poem{and a Meljen's image of course}) on your project.

For my card I choose the "Darling Dalmation" image ( http://meljensdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_8 )to work with. Isn't she a cutie! I coloured the image with Copic Markers. The DP is by BoBunny (a real oldie). I kept things kinda simple with just a few gemstones, some faux stitching & a couple of paper clips. The sentiment is computer generated. The inside reads as follows:

And I do hope that for you!

hugs until later,

Nancy

Challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.ca/ - Black, White & 1 Other Colour

Simply Create Too http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Challenges 4 Everbody http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything Goes

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

One Of Those days

Good morning to you all. The weather has certainly changed here. Gloomy and rainy! And the temperature is supposed to drop to 5C tonight. Looks like Fall is on it's way.

My card today is one that I made for the Progressive Challenge over at CDAC. We wre given the image a while ago and then were asked to make a project with it. This morning the "Stars" were announced...I was not one of them. But I would like to say a big "Congratulations Ladies!" to the winners, lovely work. If you would like to get in on this fun challenge just check it out right here:

http://priscillastyles.ning.com/groups/group/show?groupUrl=cdac-progressive-freebie-challenges

For my card I printed the image out twice; once on white cardstock and another on printed paper. By doing this I was able to give a "Wallpapered Look" to the background. I then coloured the window and kitty on the sofa with my Copics. Cut them out and adhered them to the one on the printed one. The DPs are MME. I used a Spellbinder die to cut out the matting for the image. Added a few buttons and a computer generated sentiment.

Thank you for all of your kind and encouraging comments.

hugs and blessings on your day,

Nancy

Monday, September 17, 2012

Mini Pizza Box

Mini Pizza Box Top

Side View

Hope you had a wonderful weekend. It was beautiful here in SW Ontario. Today is still sunshiny with a bit of a breeze...a good way to start the week.

Today I decided to make something other than a card. This little box is extremely easy to make and a great way to use up some of those scrap papers. I got the tutorial from SCS. The cute mouse image is by Meljen's Designs. I used my Copics to colour him up. The DPs are all from the Kraft Funday collection by MME. I added a lot of distress ink to the edges. Used a Spellbinder die to cut out the image & second circle. A little bow wuith a button center to finish this up.

Thanks for taking time out of your day to stop by.

hugs,

Nancy

Challenges:

Fetch A Sketch http://fetch-a-sketch.blogspot.ca/ - Sketch

Simply Create Too http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.ca/ - Anything But A Card

My Grafico http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.ca/ - Fall Into Fall

Try It On Tuesdays http://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.ca/ - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.ca/ Bingo (distress/ribbon/bling)

Challenges 4 Everyone http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - Anything Goes

Make It Monday http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.ca/