The Outlawz Paper A La Mode Challenge - Super Hero

Saturday is Paper A La Mode Challenge at the Outlawz.  Our theme this week is Super Hero.  Our sponsor is Sassy Studio Designs.  Please go here to see all the inspiration of the design team.  With my card I decided to focus on some real heroes, victims of a rare, aggressive cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma.  My precious husband was a victim of  this cancer.

Card Supplies:
A2 Card Base
The colors on this card are the colors for Cholangiocarcinoma, green and brown.
Background - Flourish Background Item #54413-Silhouette Online Store
Image - Awareness Angel by McMahan 5
Sentiment - Heroes are Angels by Meljen's 
Image colored by Promarkers and one Copic marker
Flowers from Michael's

Thank you for stopping by today.  I'm still suffering from Shingles.  This is one of the worst afflictions I've ever had.  Not sure how much crafting I will get done but I'll be here as much as I can.  I trust you will have a blessed weekend.  God Bless You!!!! Peggy

 

DON'T BE "BUGGED" - Meljen's Designs

Hi Everyone:

This post holds some bittersweet thoughts for me.  First, this is my last post as the April Guest Designer for Meljen's.  I have always been a fan of Melissa's digis and have truly enjoyed being a part of the team for a short time.  Secondly, today just happens to be my 50th birthday with which I am having a really hard time becoming a part of the Half Century Club.  Of course, there are a lot of things that are worse than turning 50.

When I saw the digi I used for my card, I knew that I had to make something with it.  It brought back a lot of wonderful memories about my Daddy and the Volkwagon "BUG" that we used to have when I was a child.  Daddy's "bug" was pumpkin orange.  During the time that we had the car, everyone had a CB radio (yes, I really am showing my age).  Well, Daddy's handle for his car was Pumpkin I.  Our family loved that car and my Daddy always kept it clean and shiny.  The Pumpkin I came to an early death when my brother rolled the car three times on his way to pick his girlfriend.  Luckily, he had his seatbelt on and walked away from the accident.

For this card, using a pre-cut card, I covered it with royal blue cardstock.  I colored the digi with Promarkers and of course, I colored the car orange.  I cut out the digi and adhered it to orange and yellow paper.  I added a strip of patterned paper and twine.  Then topped it off with some purple flower buttons.  The sentiment was generated in Word - "Don't be "bugged"...... by another birthday!  It's only a number.  (I think I need to follow my own advice!)

I really enjoyed making this card because it brought back wonderful memories of my Daddy.  Sure do miss that man!

Thank you, Melissa and Meljen's Designs, for allowing me to use your digis for projects and to post them on your blog.  I truly enjoyed the experience.  If you are looking for some great digi stamps, I'm sure that Melissa will have something in her store that will meet your needs.

Until another day, God Bless You!  Donna

BERRY NICE TO SEE YOU! - Meljen's Digistamps

Hi Everyone! 

I hope you all are having a good week.  This week is one of my favorite weeks at my job - it's National Volunteer Week.  I work with over 500 volunteers at the hospital where I work and we always have fun during this week showing our volunteers just how much we appreciate them.  Now on to my project. 

I found this project on the Creations by AR website.  There are many templates on this website that are fun to make.  When I saw this little basket, I knew what Meljen's digi stamp that I wanted to use with it.  I used the "Berry Happy To See You" digi which I love.   I colored the digi with Promarkers.  I think the berry's face is so cute. 

I made this basket for one of my son's teachers as a little thank you.  She loved it as much as I did.  If you are looking for a wide variety of digi stamps, Meljen's Designs is sure to have something that you will like. 

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments.  Until another day, God Bless You!!  Donna

A LITTLE BIRDIE SAID - HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MICKEY FONT, ALPHALICIOUS

Hi Everyone!  In the blogging world, you meet a lot of amazing people.  One person that my mom and I met through our blog was a lady named, Barbara.  Now Barbara is an incredibly talented, funny, and full of life lady.  She is having her 70^th birthday this month and my mom and I were asked by another blogging friend to make her a birthday card.  Barbara’s friend was trying to get 70 cards made by her blogging friends to give to Barbara.  So of course, Mom and I were more than happy to make something special for her.

I decided to make a card using the “Holiday Bird” digi by Melissa.  I’ve had this digi for a while but had never used it.  I pulled out my Cricut Design Studio files because I remembered that I had made a file using Mickey Font and Alphalicious that would cut out numbers on side of the card.  I revised the file to cut out the number 70.

I cut out the card using my Cricut Expression and covered it with patterned paper covered in “birds” and then I popped the “Holiday Bird” digi that I colored with Promarkers to the center of the card.  I tied ribbon around the card and popped the sentiment “A little birdie said” on the front. 
Here is a picture of the front

And here is a picture of the inside of the card

 
If you are looking for a place that has great digital images, you should visit meljensdesigns.com.  Melissa has great designs and I’m sure that you will find something you like.  Thank you for stopping by and for your comments.  We appreciate all of them!! Until another day, God Bless You!  Donna Wilson

Wishing You a Sunshiny Day! - Meljensdesigns, Sweet Tooth Boxes

Hi Everyone - let me first say that I am extremely honored to be the April Guest Designer for www.meljendesigns.com.  I have been a fan of Melissa's digis for a long time so when they asked me to be their guest, I jumped at the chance.

For my first project with Meljen's, I used the Sunflower Friends digi on my project.  I just love that little sunflower and bumble bee.  I have a friend celebrating a birthday this week so I decided I would make her a card set. 

Supplies used:
Promarkers to color digi
DCWV Citrus Patterned Paper and Cardstock
Bee Wings - Diamond Stickles

I covered an A2 size card with Citrus Cardstock and then cut different shapes of pattern paper.  I then adhered the digi to the cards and then popped the center of each flower.  The box was cut at 10" using the Cricut Expression and the Sweet Tooth Boxes cartridge.  

All in all, I think this makes the cutest card set.  I hope my friend likes it as much as I do.  Until another day, God bless you!!  Donna Wilson

YOU'RE "TUTU" SWEET - Elegant Edges, Meljen's

Hi Everyone - I hope you all have had a good weekend!  I was off on Friday because it was my birthday - YEAAA!!  We will not discuss how old I am though! 

I needed a Thank You card for my boss to say thanks for all the things she's done for me lately.  She's simply the BEST!!  I found this digi from Meljen's Designs and decided to use her because she's so CUTE!!  Meljen's has a challenge going on where you have to use OVALS on your card, so I will be entering this card into Melissa's challenge.

CARD RECIPE:

• Kraft Paper Cardbase
• Pattern Paper - DCWV Lemon Flower Paper Pad
• Digi - Meljen's Designs
• Digi colored with Promarkers
• Oval Frame - cut with Cricut Expression and Elegant Edges Cartridge at 4 3/4" and 5"
• Border punched with Martha Stewart Paper Punch
• Sentiment generated with Word
• Bling (a girl's gotta have some bling)

Thanks for stopping by today!  We so appreciate your visits and comments!  Until another day, God Bless You!  Donna

Challenges:

Meljen's Designs - Ovals
Make It Monday - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Boots Challenge - Yellow
Always Crafty - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
The Kraft Journal - Any Sketch
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Anything Goes

TRICK OR TREAT BOXES - WRAP IT UP, MELJEN'S DIGITAL STAMP

Hi Everyone!  I made Jacob's teachers and my boss a little something for Halloween.  I have to deliver them tomorrow (Jacob said he would be too "shy" to deliver them - HA) because I have to attend a conference next week and will not be home for Halloween.  Can you believe that someone would actually schedule a conference on Halloween?  That person must not have any kids at home that like to go trick or treating!!

I used the Wrap It Up cartridge to cut out the boxes and then scored the edges with MS score pad.  I glued them together with Tacky Tape.

I then cut out the layer pumpkin to fit on the front of the boxes.

I used a Meljen's Digital Stamp for the tags and colored them  with Promarkers, punched a hole for the ribbon, then tied a knot.  Oh Soooooo Simple!!  Then the fun part was putting candy in them - yum,yum!!!

I hope the teachers will like them.  I try to let them know they are appreciated.  It takes a very special person to be a teacher.  Thanks to all the teachers out there for all the hard work that you do for our children!!

Thanks so much for stopping by - we love company.  Speaking of company, Jacob's having a sleepover tonight.  Why do they call it a sleepover when the kids do NOT want to go to sleep??  I'm sure that Saturday will hold a nap for all of us!!

Have a good weekend!  Until another day, God Bless You!!  Donna

Meljens Challenge Blog - Sophie Cartridge

Hi Everyone - I was on a role today making some birthday cards for the MANY birthdays that are in September in our family.  I came across this digi by Meljens that I've had for a while but never used.  I love all of the digis in the Meljen's store.  The Meljen Challenge this week was to create something with NO patterned paper - just cardstock.  Here is my entry into the challenge:

Card Recipe:


Yellow Flower Embossed Cardstock cut at 5 1/4 inches using Expression and Cricut Sophie Cartridge - Card #2 on Page 34
Green Damask Embossed Cardstock
Digi colored with Promarkers
Orange ribbon


Other Challenges that I will enter are:

• Craft Your Passion - Flowers
• Crafty Boots - 2W, SIO - Anything Goes
• Magnolia Monday Link Party (on "Both Sides of the Paper") - JFF, SIR - always Anything Goes
• Make it Monday - always Anything Goes
• Marianne Design Divas - SIR - Anything Goes (ends 12th Sept) 

Thanks for stopping by again today - I'm going to get back to making more cards.  Until another day, God bless you!!  Donna

Slider Card - Meljen's Challenge

Hi Everyone!! I live in North Georgia near the Tennessee border and we currently have 8" of snow on the ground. Where I live, if it snows, everything comes to a halt so we've been snowed in all day!! And the weatherman is calling for more tomorrow - OMGoodness!!!

I needed to make a card for Jacob's birthday which is Sunday. So I decided that I would try something new by making a slider card and entering it in the Meljen's Challenge. For the challenge this week, you had to make a card that moves. Thus my Slider Card. I didn't know how to make one so I printed the instructions from the Splitcoast Stampers website. I colored two of Meljen's freebie digi stamps using Promarkers (love them!!) The cupcake moves back and forth when you tilt the card.

I hope Jacob likes the card - he'll be 10 on Sunday. Time sure does fly!! Thanks for visiting our blog and we hope you'll find some inspiration. Until another day, God Bless You!! Donna

Thank You - Digi Stamp and Tie The Knot Cartridge

A friend of mine recently got married and she had ribbon tied everywhere at the wedding and reception. Her aunt is my best friend and she saw me looking at the ribbon. I must confess that I do have a ribbon fetish. Well, Sherry asked me if I would want to have some of the ribbon if Taylor didn't want to keep it. Of course I said, YES!! So I made this card to thank her!

I used a sketch from the Mojomonday Blog to make this card. The ribbon on this card is some of the ribbon that Sherry brought me last week!! I cut the scalloped pieces with the Tie The Knot cartridge and the digi stamp was a free stamp that I downloaded and colored from the Meljen's Digital Blogspot.

Thanks for visiting and come back soon! Until another day, God Bless! Donna