DT Day at MelJen's Designs - Box It Up!

Good morning everyone!! Today is my DT Day at Meljen's Designs! And this month we have a Box It Up! Challenge. I have never created a box, so this was definitely a challenge. I had a co worker at work ask me if I would make her a card for her 5th grader. She would be graduating 5th grade this year. So, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to create a box to put the card in. I also wanted to see if I could create a bookmark attached to a card. So, that is what I did. Here is what I came up with:

This is the box, opened up with the card inside.

These two are the box and the card.

Here are different views of the box.

These are the front of the card.

Here is the inside of the card and the bookmark is on the right with the homemade tassle.

And here is the bookmark. I perforated the edge so that it can be torn/cut off and used as a bookmark.

This was really a great challenge. I really enjoyed designing the box, the card and the bookmark. I hope my co worker will like it too for her daughter.

I used Grad Cap and Grats Grad Frame from Meljen's Designs to create the box, the card and the bookmark. I used all kinds of scrap papers that I had left over from back to school items. I also used gems from All That Scraps. I used several die cuts for the card and a Doodlebug stamp for Congrats! I used some eyelets and twine on the box. I used DMC thread to create the tassle on the bookmark. I used a sketch for the card:

Challenges:

• Sketch #39 made by Shirley @ Friday Sketch Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #39: Anything But A Card @ Craft Us Crazy
• Challenge #22: Free Style @ A Blog Named Hero.
• Challenge #16: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody.
• March Anything Goes Challenge @ One Crazy Stamper Dot Com.
• Challenge #4: Layer It Up! @ Lacy Sunshine.
• March Challenge: Baby, Congratulations, Thinking of You, Easter @ Card A Day Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Crafter's Digital Art Center.
• Challenge #6: Anything Goes @ Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges.
• Challenge #7: Anything Goes @ Pin and Tack Handcrafted Delights.
• Challenge #48: Anything But A Card @ Crafting For All Seasons.
• Challenge #6: For The Kids @ Creative Craft Challenges 2.
• Stamp Challenge #6 @ Lady Anne's Challenges.
• Anything Goes @ Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #7: Diecuts @ Natalie and Amy's Challenge.
• Paper A La Mode March 23-29: Anything Goes @ The Outlawz.
• Challenge #11: Anything Goes @ 613 Avenue Create.
• Challenge #41: Bling @ The Emerald Faeries Challenge Blog.
• TTT Challenge Theme: Anything Goes @ Shelly's Images.
• Challenge #71: Anything Goes @ Clealy I Stamp.
• Anything Goes @ Creative Inspiration Paints.
• Challenge #155: Make It Cute @ Craft Your Passion Challenges.
• MIM #133 @ Make It Monday.
• Challenge #148: Anything Goes @ My Graphico Challenge Blog.
• Week #159: Lovely Layers @ The Shabby Tea Room.
• Use A Digi @ Whoopsidaisy Challenge .
• Anything Goes @ Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge Blog. 
• TTCRD March 26th-April 1st: Anything Goes @ Through the Craftroom Door. 
• Day #85: Throw Back (using eyelets) @ 365 Cards. 

This was a really fun project! Thanks for looking and be sure to check out the rest of the teams awesome designs through the month!! :)

One Stitch At A Time Challenge #156

Happy Sunday everyone and welcome to a new challenge at One Stitch At A Time Challenge #156 - Use A Digi. Here is my creation for this week:

I was able to use Scarlette - Beary Dust Stamps. I colorized her in Paint Shop Pro and used Copic on her skin and some detailing. I added some gears from a Spellbinder die and swirl from a Memory Box die. The rectangle in the background is also a Spellbinder die as well as the actual card shape. I created the sentiment and you can find it at Sentiment Susan. The edges of some of the paper is distressed. I used embossing powders on the gears to add texture and color. I used black, clear on the brown and gold. It was a fun design.
Copic:
E000, E00, E01, E11 for her skin and R20 for a little rose color on her cheeks.

Challenges:

• Scrap Map Challenge: March 2nd through April 5th @ Creative Craft World Challenge Blog.
• Challenge: Kraft @ Amusing Challenges.
• Create A Shaped Card @ Incy Wincy Designs Challenge.
• Challenge #57: Anything Goes @ Love To Create Challenge Blog.
• Favorite Color with Craft @ The Kraft Journal.
• Challenge #147: Anything Goes @ MyGrafico Challenges.
• Challenge #203: Anything Goes @ Stamp With Fun.
• Monday Greeting Card Challenge March 18: Layer It Up! @ The Outlawz.
• Week #158: Anything Goes @  The Shabby Tea Room.
• TSG199: Anything Goes @ There She Goes Clear Stamps @ There She Goes Clear Stamps.
• Challenge #78: Anything Goes @ Bearly Mine Challenges.
• TTCRD Challenge Mar 19 to 25: Anything Goes @ Through The Craft Room Door. 
• Not To Be Square @ My Heart Pieces Digital Stamp Challenge
• Challenge #16: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody.
• Challenge #7: Diecuts @ Natalie and Amy
• March Anything Goes Challenge @ One Crazy Stamper Dot Com.
• Challenge #4: Layer It Up @ Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes Challenge Room: Anything Goes @ Crafter's Digital Art Center.
• Challenge #6: Anything Goes @ Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges.
• Challenge #7: Anything Goes @ Pin & Tack Handcrafted Delights.
• Anything Goes @ WOW Embossing Powder.
• Quest #19: Anything Poes @ Quoth The Raven, Nevermore.
• Challenge #214: Embossing @ Crafty Creations Challenges.
• Challenge #214: Gothic @ My Time To Craft Challenge Blog.
• Day #56: Hats Off @ 365 Cards

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday! The weekend just goes by way too fast! Time to be off to church in a bit. It has been a rainy weekend so far and a bit cool. I can't plant my veggies in the garden yet so I'm having to tend them inside. They go outside when it warms up during the day LOL and then in the bathroom at night. I just need it to stop freezing! :)

Tammy's Scrapin Corner Challenge #54

Good morning everyone! Here we are starting a new week. Can you believe it is Monday already? The weekend just flies by.

This is a Eureka image - Draped Cross with Thorns. I thought this was the perfect image for our Easter challenge. I created the sentiment inside and out, you can find it here at Sentimental Susan. I colored the cloth with Prismacolor pencils and the thorns with Copic. I paper pieced some patterned paper (wood grain) for the cross. I used an embossing folder on the white cardstock behind it. The scallops are from a Spellbinder die. I used some white and purple cardstock for this card. I thought the image and the sentiments said it all and I didn't want to make it too complicated or busy.

Challenges:

• Challenge #77: Easter @ Bearly Mine Challenges.
• Use Scallops @ Hambo Hoedown.
• TTCRD Challenge Mar 12-18: Anything Goes @ Through The Craftroom Door.
• Challenge #12: Add A Sentiment @ Creative Moments.
• Challenge #103: Easter @ The Paper Shelter.
• Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #103: Anything Goes @ Art Impressions Stamps.
• CCEE1311: Pencil's Please @ CCEE Stampers.
• Challenge #260: Anything Goes @ Cute Card Thursday.
• Challenge #9: Easter or Spring @ Avadares Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #26: It's So You (Use Your Favorite Colors) @ CardzTV.
• Challenge #220: Anything Goes @ One Stop Craft Challenge.
• Easter @ Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #24: Easter/Spring Colors @ Glitter n Sparkle Challenge Blog.
• Paper a la Mode: Anything Goes @ The Outlawz.
• Challenge #71: Easter / Spring @ A Gem Of A Challenge.
• Challenge #146: Anything Goes @ Sentimental Sundays.
• Spring Into Easter @ Digi Sketch Challenge.
• Challenge #147: Anything Goes @ MyGrafico Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #52: Anything Goes @ Tuesday Alchemy.
• Thankful Thursday Challenge #105: Easter @ DL.Art.
• Challenge #3: Easter @ Sincerely Yours Creations.
• Challenge #189: Easter @ Stampavie and More.
• Challenge #22: Easter @ Broken Box Stock.
• Easter Challenge @ Digi Haven.
• Challenge #33: Easter or Bunnies @ Simply Create Too. 
• March - A Time of Renewal: Spring and/or Easter @ Without Words.
• J for Just As You Like @ The ABC Challenge.
• Challenge #16: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody.
• Easter/Spring Challenge @ Di's Digi Designs Saturday Fortnightly Challenges.
• Challenge #106: Easter @ My Sheri Crafts.
• March: Anything Goes @ One Crazy Stamper dot Com.
• Easter Challenge @ The Stamping Shack Blog
• Challenge #50: Easter @ Always Something Creative.
• Anything Goes Challenge Room: Anything Goes @ Crafter's Digital Art Center.
• Seasonal Fun Challenge Room: What's Going On @ Crafter's Digital Art Center.
• March Challenge: Favorite Colors @ The Crafting Cafe.
• Challenge #37: Easter or Spring @ Liastampz.
• Easter @ Mad For Markers.
• Challenge #7: Anything Goes @ Pin and Tack.
• Stamp Challenge #6 @ Lady Anne's Challenges.
• Rebel Challenge #21: Sentimental Focus @ Rogue Redhead Designs, LLC.
• Challenge #46: Lovely Easter @ Creatalicious Challenges.
• Challenge #6: Easter @ Cards For Men
• Challenge #31: What's In Your Easter Basket? @ Eureka Stamps 
• Easter Challenge @ Pink By Design.
• Challenge #40: Easter @ The Cutie Pie Challenge Blog.
• Easter or Spring Challenge @ Melonheadz Friends
• Challenge #91: Embossing or Glossy Accents @ The Craft Spot.
• Challenge TPE191: Easter @ The Pink Elephant.
• Day #71: Textured Background @ 365 Cards

This was a good weekend. I just can't believe it is already over. We went to church yesterday for a good sermon. We worked out in the garden and got it all ready to plant; we even planted some onion. I can't plant most of the plants yet, because we are still expecting freezing weather this week. It was a beautiful weekend though.

I believe we are expecting some rain today. I'm going to stop at the gym on my way home to swim. Bailey has an orchestra concert tonight so that is where we will be. And that's about it. Just another day at work :)  I hope you all have a wonderful day/evening!!

Crafting When We Can Challenge #40

Happy Sunday everyone :)  Today begins a new challenge at Crafting When We Can! This is Challenge #40 and it is a sketch! This was a fun sketch to work with and an awesome image from Lacy Sunshine - Pickles and Waldo. I love them!! I made two cards since I had two colored. Here is the sketch we are using for this challenge:

Here is my card for our challenge:

For this one I used Copic to color the image. I used scrap papers from Club Scrap and cardstock. I used several dies: two of them Spellbinders and the other Memory Box. I distressed some edges, added some bone buttons which I have had forever! I think I have buttons in every color and shape LOL I must have collected them when I first started crafting. I created the sentiment for the outside and inside of the card. I thought it was fitting :) I also used some ribbon across the top. 

Challenges:

• Challenge #5: Anything Goes @ Paper Playtime.
• Buttons or Bows @ Whoopsi Daisy Challenge.
• Use Scallops @ Hambo Hoedown.
• Challenge #10: Masculine Birthday @ Seize The Birthday.
• Challenge #162: Add A Sentiment @ Fab 'n' Funky Challenge.
• Challenge #71: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #260: Anything Goes @ Cute Card Thursday.
• Here's One For The Boys @ Delightful Challenge.
• Die Cuts @ Clearly I Stamp.
• Paper Ala Mode: Anything Goes @ The Outlawz.
• Challenge #52: Diecuts, Punches and Cutouts @ Use It Tuesday.
• Challenge #47: Cute and Cuddly @ Deep Ocean Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #75: Our Four-Legged Friends @ Use Your Stuff.
• Challenge #56: Boys Only @ Little Miss Muffet Challenges.
• Challenge #174: Are You Up For A Laugh @ Crafty Catz
• CMC #16: Lots of Layers @ Card Mania Challenges.
• Challenge #52: Anything Goes @ Tuesday Alchemy.
• One For The Boys @ Crafty Ribbons Challenge.
• Challenge #7: Anything Goes @ Lady Anne's Challenges Sentimental Friday.
• Challenge #22: Free Style @ A Blog Named Hero.
• Challenge #7: Diecuts @ Natalie and Amy's Challenge.
• March Anything Goes Challenge @ One Crazy Stamper.Com.
• Monthly Challenge #8: Happy Birthday @ Connie Can Crop.
• Anything Goes @ Crafter's Digital Art Center Anything Goes Challenge Room.
• Challenge #4: Anything Goes @ Lady Anne's Challenges Vickie's Challenges.
• Challenge #7: Anything Goes @ Pin & Tack Handcrafted Delights.
• Fur or Feathers @ Stamp and Create.
• Challenge #9: Masculine Theme @ V's Sweet Ideas.
• Challenge #6 @ Lady Anne's Challenges Stamp Challenge.
• Challenge #5: For The Boys @ Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges.

Here is my 2nd card with the same image:

For this one I used a lot of the same. I used several dies... including the scalloped square by Spellbinders, the flower spray is Memory Box and the label is from My Favorite Things. I colored this image using Prismacolor pencils and Copic for the ground. I distressed several of the papers and I used the same sentiment that I designed for this card. I only used two bone buttons on this one as well.

Challenges:

• MIM #131 @ Make It Monday.
• TTCRD Challenge Mar 12-18: Anything Goes @ Through The Craftroom Door.
• CYDI? Challenge #31: Male Birthdays @ Can You Digi It.
• Challenge #12: Add A Sentiment @ Creative Moments.
• Challenge #103: Anything Goes @ Art Impressions Blog.
• Challenge #118: Ribbons and Diecuts @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #147: Anything Goes @ MyGrafico Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #220: Anything Goes @ One Stop Craft Challenge.
• Challenge #7: Anything Goes @ No Matter Which Challenges.
• Challenge #4: Layer It Up @ Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog.
• Day #43: Two For Tuesday @ 365 Cards.

Thanks so much for coming by! :)  It's good to be feeling better. And the weather this weekend is amazing. I have a garden box in the back yard. The kids and I worked on it yesterday. We added some soil and soil conditioner and got it all leveled out. I need to go to Walmart after church today and pick up a few more bags to add to the last section of the box. I planted onion in one section. I really can't plant anything else yet. I believe it is going to be getting really cold again and I don't want to kill everything before I get it going. I'm going to try for some tomato, cucumber, radish, peas, onion and zucchini. I believe that was it. I'm excited to be able to plant a garden!! I couldn't do that in the apartment!

We also got our driveway poured yesterday! FINALLY!! It has been really terrible driving on the rock and dirt. I can't drive on it for a week, but it is poured so that is great!

I'm not 100% well yet, but I am feeling really good!! It's good to be feeling better :) I missed a day and a half of work and I NEVER miss work LOL But all is good.

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday. We will be heading off to church in a bit. Happy Sunday everyone!!!

Crafting When We Can Challenge #39

Happy Sunday everyone! I have been busy trying to get some cards done. It really takes me forever!! LOL  Anyway... Today is the start of Challenge #39 over at Crafting When We Can. This challenge has a theme of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Here is my card... then I will explain my thought process... sometimes its a bit odd LOL!

So, my son use to watch Avatar - The Last Air-bender cartoons. It was really a good show. When the theme was the elements it was the first thing I thought of. Sometimes I just take things too literally LOL So I went looking for the symbols from The Avatar show and they had the different nations... Fire, Water, Earth and Air. I printed out those symbols in black and white and then the air symbol I kept color and made it prominent in the front. That was my thought process for this challenge. I used the wonderful image from Dilly Beans - Penelope & Birdcage. I love Dilly Beans images! I thought Air fit with the birds and the fairy. So there you have it... LOL I colored the image with Copic, I used all cardstock with this card. I embossed clouds on the white. The "A Friend is..." on the front is handwritten and then the quote on the inside of the card is printed. I popped the birdcage, the bird she is holding and the air symbol. I hope you enjoy and I can't WAIT! to see your thought process is with this awesome challenge!

Copic List:
Dress: BG10, BG13, BG15, BG18 and RV63, RV66, RV69
Shoes: C5, C7, C9
Hair: E23, E50, E51, E53
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, E08
Birds and Heart: R24, R27, R29

Challenges:

• Sketch #7 @ Delightful Inspiration {from the heart}
• Challenge #78: Anything Goes @ Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges
• TPE188: Anything Goes @ The Pink Elephant
• Challenge #75: Anything Goes @ Bearly-Mine Challenges
• Challenge #88: Pop It Up! @ My Craft Spot
• PTT #109: Anything Goes @ Party Time Tuesdays
• Anything Goes @ Divas By Design
• #229: 3 Or More Layers @ Flutter By Wednesday
• Simon Says...Anything Goes @ Simon Says Stamp Challenge
• TTCRD Challenge Feb 26-Mar 4: Anything Goes @ Through the Craftroom Door
• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday
• Challenge #196: Use Embossing @ C.R.A.F.T Challenges
• CCEE1309: Feature A Fairy @ CCEE Stampers
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes @ MFP SpeedyTV Simple Salutations
• Layer It Up @ Joanna Sheen Challenge Blog
• Challenge #38: Fairytale or Fantasy @ The Squirrel and The Fox
• Challenge #133: Fairytale or Fantasy @ 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
• CMC #15: Fairies or Butterflies @ Card Mania Challenge
• Challenge #211: Embossing @ My Time To Craft
• It's All Embossing @ Sweet Stampin'
• Challenge #146: Anything Goes @ MyGrafico Challenge Blog
• Challenge #104: Birds @ DL.Art
• Challenge #38: Anything Goes @ Craft Us Crazy
• Anything Goes @ Stamping With The Dragon Challenge Blog
• March Anything Goes @ One Crazy Stamper.com
• Day #58: Word Wednesday (Friend) @ 365 Cards
  

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Challenge #51: Paper Piecing

Good morning everyone! And happy Monday :)  Today is a new challenge at Tammy's Scrapin Corner and I hope you will all join us. This is Challenge #51: Paper Piecing!! I can't wait to see what you all come up with. I used an image from Bugaboo - Ava and Deacon Love Word.

I love Ava and Deacon :)  I colored the image with Copic. I paper pieced the clothing... Deacon's shorts and shirt and Ava's socks, dress and bow. The embossed hearts and dots were both old cardstock I had. The pink paper is a glitter paper that I had from ages ago as well. I used two heart brads and a round brad to hold on the ki memories Ice Candy.. we know that is old! LOL I used Gold and Valentine Pink Tattered Angel Glimmer Mist as well as Red Pepper - Adirondack Color Wash on the white cardstock. I also used Red Glitter Glue on the hearts. Colorbox red ink around the sentiment. The sentiment is made by me and it is what Kevin says every day to me LOL. I thought I should get it down in a card :)  I decorated the inside of the card with the same embossed cardstock and the rest of the sentiment. Karon always inspires me to decorate the inside of my cards.. so I went for it! And there you have it!!

Copic:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Love: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, R39
Shoes: C3, C5, C7, C9
Socks Highlights: C00
Deacon's Hair: E34, E71, E74, E77, E79
Ava's Hair: E30, E34, E35, E37, E59

Challenges:

• BLD40: Use A Sentiment @ by Lori Designs
• CYDI #29: Love Is In The Air @ Can You Digi It
• Romance @ Emergency Crafters
• #208: I'm Seeing Red @ Flourishes LLC
• Challenge #8: A Sprinkle of Red and Romance @ The Cupboard Trilogy
• Challenge #50: My Hearts All A Flutter @ Tuesday Alchemy
• Your Inner Sentiment @ AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog
• Challenge #163: Valentines/Hearts @ Creative Belli Blog
• Love @ Fairies Challenge Blog
• MFTWSC112 @ My Favorite Things
• Day #54: Hanging Out @ 365 Cards

MelJen's Designs Challenge #148

Gooood morning!! So, it seems like forever since I posted. I have been moving. We are all moved in and pretty well settled. I was able to finish a card for MelJen's challenge! I'm hoping to get back into a groove and get some cards going!  This week at MelJen's we have Challenge #148 - Seeing Spots! (Polka Dots) Here is what I came up with:

I used a dry emboss dots by Darice, the red paper is a patterned and the white paper is cardstock. The ribbon is from my stash... must be 8 to 10 years old LOL The sentiment was made by me. I colored the most wonderful image, Cuddle Bug from MelJen's Designs, with Copic. That's it.. pretty simple card. I popped the blanket.. more like warped it and wrapped it.. I popped the center, but not the edges. I also popped the head over the blanket.

Copic:
Red: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, R39
Aqua: BG10, BG13, BG15, BG18
Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17
Black: C3, C5, C7, C9

Challenges:

• Challenge #55: Anything Goes @ Forever Friends Co Challenge Blog
• Challenge #144: Anything Goes @ My Grafico Challenge Blog
• Challenge #14: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody
• Challenge #45: Something That Begins With The Letter "B" (Bug) @ Deep Ocean Challenges
• BLD40: Use A Sentiment @ By Lori Designs
• Bright Colors @ Oldie But A Goodie Challenge 
• CWLC29: Things That Fly @ Created With Love Challenges
• MIM #128 @ Make It Monday 
• Embossed Plus Red @ The Oulawz 
• Challenge #76: Anything Goes @ Paper Makeup Stamps 
• Day #44: Word Wednesday (Love) @ 365 Cards

Alright.. I'm off to work soon. Thank goodness it's Friday! I hope you all have a wonderful day! It's starting off a cold one this morning. 

I'll have to take photos of my area this weekend. We are pretty well settled in. It is really nice having a great husband and a great scrapping space. He has completely let me take over this room down here. He took the shelves we had in the garage and lined them up on the wall so I could put out all my stuff. He is fantastic! :) Our bedroom is right off of this room, so I wake up in the morning and log in to work and my crafting stuff is right here. I'm loving it! Anyway.. enough of that LOL I'll take photos and post them. I miss you all and hopefully I will be around much more again!!

Have a Happy, Blessed Thursday!!!