Scrapbooking

Hi everyone!! Today is my May DT Day at Meljens Designs. This month the theme is Inspiration. I thought about it a bit and thought.. You know what my inspiration is each day?? Jesus, Prayer, My Savior, My faith, Hope and that there are still good people in this world. Something pretty new to me, but also something I'm trying to make a priority. So, with that in mind I used the images Faith Hope Love and Faith Hope Butterflies.And here is the card I came up with: I used all pink and white on this card, which a touch of teal on the butterflies. I colored with Copic. I of course did some decoupage/popped several things LOL the lettering in HOPE, the hearts and circles, the butterflies. I used a Spellbinder die cut behind the top image. The two images are Faith Hope Love and Faith Hope Butterflies. On the inside I used two stamps from "Something Within" Unity Stamps. I added the die cut circle and added some gems to it. The pink paper is embossed. And I think that is it. Copic: Hope: R0000, R20, R22, R24 Corners/Hearts: RV11, RV13, RV14 Butterflies: R0000, R20, R22, R24, BG000, BG53, BG57

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Hi everyone! I've added some new paper designs to The Colour Collection today : )They are all very versatile star-based designs ~ 'Simple Stars', 'Tiny Twinkles' (which matches the 'Sprinkled with Tweinkles design' and 'Tiny Vintage Stars' (which is a smaller printed version of the original 'Vintage Stars' design from the'Vintage Rose' Collection', perfect if resizing papers is difficult for you.) Each one is a much-needed addition to The Colour Collection. And I have them at an Introductory Treat Price too : ) Let me tell you about them ...'Star Selection' Paper DesignsEach of these designs- is a single paper design- in both positive & negative design options.- They are all A4 designs, printing as individual A4 sheets.- They are in all 38 colours of the new Colour Palette,- with both White and Cream.,- RRP will be £1.99 each'Simple Stars''Tiny Twinkles''Tiny Vintage Stars'If you'd like to take a closer look, you can find them *here* in the Boutique.At the Special Introductiry Price of all 3 for £3.00! Just 'til Friday.And I hope you like them!Card Bases: 125mm Square Kraft Blanks, From The Range. Patterned Papers: 'Simple Stars' in Silver Cloud, 'Tiny Vintage Stars' in Jet Black and'Tiny Twinkles' in Boutique Blue. All with White. From The Colour Collection. Sentiments: 'Simplest {Happyness} Sentiments Star Dies: Papertrey Ink Hexagon Dies: MFT Baker's Twine & a selection of small Buttons & Pearls: The Ribbon Girl

Another gorgeous cluster from Ellen using my Rose Garden collection. Download cluster here.

Over the Rainbow by Debi Hammons We’re celebrating the new Hot Air Balloons in our April Release this week, along with our blog Collaboration with STAEDTLER. Our in-house sample artist, Debi Hammons, colored this gorgeous new image with our trusty Karat Aquarelle pencils. We use them for everything here. Not only are they great for coloring, and watercoloring, just look at the cool effect of highlights you can achieve by just slightly changing pressure on the pencil! Stampendous Owner and Chief Artistic Officer Fran Seiford made a terrific video demonstrating colored pencil techniques with her favorite Aquarelles. It’s been one of our most popular videos ever! We hope you’re tagging along with us for a whole week of fun with STAEDTLER! Since 1835 this company has catered to artists worldwide to provide the best in art products! They can trace their family making of pencils back to 1662! Wow! Now that’s the kind of history you don’t find everywhere!  Our artists and crafters love using STAEDTLER products and you’ll see why! Be sure to visit all the blogs and leave a comment on EVERY one! That will increase your chances of winning one of the two prize packages from Stampendous and STAEDTLER. Here’s who is on your hopping path today: Cyndi Bundy Suzanne Czosek Tenia Nelson Kim Stewart Kelli Mowat By the way, so you don’t have to ask, we use VersaFine™ Onyx Black Instant Dry Pigment Ink from Imagine Crafts/Tsukinkeo® on Mohawk Color Copy 98 Bright White Cover for all of our samples.

For the ODBD Challenge post, please scroll down!Last time, I shared a Mother's Day Card. This week, visit the Crafts 'n things Blog to see cards suitable for Father's Day! There is a tutorial for this card! Make sure you check it out, plus see more samples of Father's Day cards! If you have not done so already, sign up for CnT Weekly, and check out the Online features and Aps!Crafts 'n things is an amazing magazine, published six times a year. They publish ALL sorts of crafts, from card making to sewing, to beading, to everything in between! They have print AND digital access! Subscribe HERE.

Ok, so who out there hasn't been bitten by the chevron fever that has taken over the paper crafting industry?? I think the patterns are sweet and fun and a nice change from just polka dots and stripes. But, don't get me wrong, I LOVE polka dots and stripes, too! A fun way to really showcase a pattern is to play it up in a few different colors. I did that on my card today with a simple layout and a few bright accents. [It took some precise measuring and lots of buttering up of my paper-cutter to get the patterns to line up just right.] You can see this card on the Little Yellow Bicycle blog here. Canvas Hello Recipe Cardstock: PTI white, new leaf Decorative Paper: LYB Fern & Forest Girl Dark Pink Chevron, Green Chevron, Tan Chevron Stamps: Lawn Fawn So Much To Say Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: LYB Canvas tag, LYB Tiny Clothespin flowers, Sticky Thumb dimensionals

Helena from Craft & Creativity, shares this idea for embellishing small gift bags to use as note holders or gift tags. Depending on the size of your gift you can also use them for the intended purpose. Or use this as inspiration for page embellishments!  Click here to see more.

It is time for the weekly Our Daily Bread Designs Challenge. I have been enjoying my guest DT spot the past two months! I am such a huge fan of this stamp company and so honored to be able to join the "Shining Light Crew"! The Shining Light Challenge ODBDSLC155 is to make a project that incorporates sky or water.I confess this challenge was super easy! I have several "ocean and boat" themed stamp sets from ODBD. The hard part was picking my paper!I ended up rummaging through my stash of Graphic 45 papers and pulling out some On the Boardwalk. This was one of the first collections that I was given when I joined the G45 team in 2010. I still have some of it and thought it would work well with this stamp from the ODBD The Waves on the Sea set.I stamped the boat image onto off-white cardstock. I then used several colors of chalk ink to smudge in some sky and water. This scene reminds me of the harbor near my home. We live 8 miles from the Pacific Ocean and there are fishing boats and pleasure boats tied up at our harbor all the time.I "grunged"my paper a bit, just to give it that weathered feel. I also found some ocean-themed die cuts templates in my stash. Happy day!I stamped one of the sentiments from the stamp set on the inside of the card and give it a bit of pizazz with the wave paper and a lighthouse die cut.I love reading this Scripture. I think there is nowhere else on earth where you feel God's awesome power more than by the sea! He is a mighty God and Creator. Amen.For more inspiration for this challenge, please visit my DT sisters: Jan Marie EnnengaAudrey Hiltke Cathy McCauley Diana Nguyen Chris OlsenKathy Roney To see all the creations in one place or join the challenge, click here. You have until May 26th at 8pm EST to join us. You do not have to use an ODBD stamp to join in, but we would love to see them if you have them. Plus, your card will only be featured in the top 3 if you use ODBD stamps. Anyone, however, has a chance to win the $15 certificate toward ODBD stamps. We would love to see your creations. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword is ODBDSLC155. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge. ODBD Stamps: The Waves on the SeaCardstock: WorldWin Paper ColorMates Heritage Black; Neenah Natural WhiteDesigner paper: Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk: She Sells Seashells, By the Beautiful Sea, Coney IslandInk: Clearsnap Colorbox Fluid Chalk Blue Lagoon, Deep Lagoon, Ocean; Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo BlackDie cuts: Spellbinders Labels Seventeen, NauticalTwine: Really Reasonable RibbonMini gear: Tim Holtz Idea-ologyAdhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L foam squares; Scotch 3M ATG tape; Aleene's Tacky Glue

Good morning! It's Leanne again, from CreatedbyLeanne! Thank you so much for joining me on day two of guest designing here on Joy's Blog! Also, another shout out to Joy for having me! I have another fun card to share with you today! For this card, I've used two of the cricut lite cartridges Fun In the Sun and Celebrate With Flourish. This man reminds me so much of my hubby that I can't help but chuckle every time I look at him! Maybe not so much the belly but the hair or shall I say the LACK of hair LOL! I used one of the background stamps from My Creative Time's, Spring Chicken Background set to stamp a floral pattern on his shirt. I love how that jazzed it up a notch! I added a small amount of stickles to represent sand and also to give a little sparkle :) The sentiment on the front is from My Creative Time's, Inspiring Words Accents stamp set. For the inside of my card, I've used a sentiment from My Creative Time's, More of My Favorite Sayings. Thanks for stopping by but don't forget.... TWO GIVEAWAYS! Leave me a comment here AND on my blog CreatedbyLeanne, follow my blog and I'll pick one lucky winner Sunday! 1) The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to My Creative Time! I'll announce the winner next Monday on my blog, you will have till 11:59 central time Sunday night to comment! Don't forget to leave a way for me to contact you!! 2) AND This week's cartridge giveaway is the: Cricut Sophisticated Cartridge How can you win? 1) Leave a comment below (or HERE if you are viewing in email) about Leanne's project and your plans for Father's Day (if any). This will enter you in to the cartridge giveaway AND the My Creative Time $25 gift certificate giveaway. Don't forget to leave a comment on Leanne's blog also for the My Creative Time $25 gift certificate. 2) Subscribe to my Obsessed with Scrapbooking newsletter HERE. That's it! Leave a comment under all posts this week to maximize your chances of winning! Winner will be announced on Monday, May 27, 2013 and has two weeks to claim prize. Want to see more of my projects? Click HERE to see my gallery! Subscribe to Obsessed with Scrapbooking to learn more about ways to use the Cricut in your scrapbooking!