Melanie Stamps: April 2014

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Lacy Sunshine Guest Designer

Hello everyone,

Today I bring you a beautiful image that I colored from Lacy Sunshine. I was chosen to be their Guest Designer this week over on their challenge blog, and am so excited to work with these fun stamps for the very first time. Check out all their amazing Digi's in the Lacy Sunshine Shop.

As you can tell I had a lot of fun creating this card. It was "Bloomin Marvelous"!

The green leaf is made from chipboard and is the very first thing I have ever stenciled. I used two colors of Tim Holtz distress ink pads along with the TH Blending tool to create the effect here. I also used various spellbinders dies along with Copic markers to color the image.

This card is being showcased on Lacy Sunshine's Challenge Blog which can be viewed HERE.

I will also be entering her into the following challenges:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Wings and Things

Come and Get it Challenges - Spring Flowers

Ditzie Digi Design - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Dies and Punches

The Craft Place Blog - Anything Goes

The Squirrel and the Fox - Die or Punch

Totally Gorjuss - Somethig Cuddly

Sunflowerfield Designs - Easter or Spring

Friday, April 25, 2014

Kraftin Kimmie Challenge With Kit And Clowder

Hello There,

Tonight I have a super fun project to share with all of you. I have been practicing more with the Hair and Skin Class over at Kit and Clowder and finally feel like I am getting somewhere. This is my first attempt using all the colors suggested by Alyce, my instructor. Using the darker skin tones has been a true challenge for me but I feel like I am beginning to see a difference. I hope you enjoy this project as much as I did creating it.

Copic Skin colors used: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, and R20

This project was submitted over at Kit and Clowder in a Kraftin Kimmie Contest as well as in the following challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks - Embossing

Crafty Girls Challenge - Anything Goes

Milk Coffee - Bright Colors

Outlawz Challenge - Twisted Thursday Challenge

ScrapbookerPhD - Bling It Up

Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Sweet Baby Fairy!

This was a fun project and first of many..... This is the first time I created a card using dies to create an unusual shape. A first time inking basic white flowers creating perfectly matched flowers. And finally a first in layering multiple images for a 3-d effect.

Close up of the layers in the Fairy. His body has 2 layers and his wings have 3. Of course Stickles helped complete his wings as well.

Other Materials:

Stamp - Ashee From The Emerald Faerie Garden

DCWV Papers

Copics:

Skin E000, E00

R24, 27

Y11,13,15

YG 06,09,91,93,95

G17,21

E25,29,53,55,57

Copics available to purchase at our sponsors website - www.oozak.com

This Design Team card being displayed over at 'Through The Craft Room Door" Challenge Blog.

Card being entered into following challenges:

Card Mania - Fairies

Marker Pop Challenge 41 - Anything Goes

Paper Nest Dolls - Anything Goes

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

"Best Friends"

I am excited to share with you my very first Design Team card for "Through the Craft Room Door Challenge Blog" This week our sponsor is "All Dressed Up" This adorable 'Best Friends' stamp of theirs was a joy to color and the spring colors chosen were such fun to design around. I hope you will head on over to TTCRD blog and participate in this week's "Anything Goes" challenge.