Thursday, April 7, 2011

Super Dad

Patricia, from Paper Temptress, is sponsoring Dude Time Doodles - April Sketch challenge this week. I hope you will join in, it is a fabulous sketch.


I used the following materials:

Copics: E01/E00/E000/E29/E25/E53/E77/E74/C9/C7/C5/C3/R27/R17/R14/B97/B95/B93/E37/E35/E33/Y17/Y15/Y13/Y19/BG18/BG15/BG13
Cryogen White card stock is from Paper Temptress
Image is by Bonibleaux Designs
DP is by My Mind's Eye
Brown card stock is from Bazzill
Buttons, journal card and letters are from my stash.





Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I'm So Excited

Today is a very good day, my hubby said to was OK for me to go to Michigan in May for Suzanne Dean's classes, I will be there from May 12th to May 16th and I will be spending it with Danielle, YAY, we get to see other again. Plus, I will be driving with Suzanne, look out Thelma and Louise lol. Danielle and I will be taking classes on Friday at Stamping Scrapping, on Saturday, we will be celebrating her neices birthday, and then on Sunday, we will be taking both of Suzanne's COPIC MARKER CRAZE classes.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Glitterbabe's Tuesday

I really enjoy looking forward to Tuesday's, this is the day I get to showcase one of Stef's cuties and or beauties. This beauty is from her Easter collection and it is Easter Basket. I used the following materials:

Copics: BV0000/BV00/BV02/BV17/B0000/B00/B02/B34/G0000/G00/G24/V000/V01/V95/RV0000/RV00/Y00/Y02/Y15/R10/R12/E95/BG000/BG01/BG49
Cryogen White card stock is from Paper Temptress
DP is from Paper Trey Ink - Bitty Baby Blessings
Card stocks are from Bazzill and Nicole Crafts
Ribbon and flowers are from my stash.



Please stop by Stef's store and her blog for the lastest digi releases and updates. Also stop by her store every Friday, for dollar day digi, she will pick one digi to sell for $1.00 but it's only on Friday's.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Bubblegum Machine

Are you ready for another exciting Color Me Creative challenge? Well, I hope so, this one is just so wonderful. Get out those Metallics, yes that's right Metallics and we want to see you color with your Copics in Metallics. Here is a picture of my card and I really love how this one came out:


I used the following materials:

Copics: W9/W7/W5/W3/W1/B00/B000/B0000/BV11/R14/Y13/B14, atyou Spica pen in Clear
Image is by Pattie Gomez
Cryogen White card stock and ribbon are from Paper Temptress
Paper and embellishments are from Me & My Big Ideas (gift).

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Mauve Dahlias

Dahlias are one of my all time favorite flowers and I couldn't resist coloring them for the do you stack up? challenge #13 - Clear, Mauve and Light Pink. I used the following materials:

Copics: B00/B0000/G85/G24/G21/G20/RV23/RV21/R85/R83/R81/Y11
Dahlia image is by Tiffany Doodles
Cryogen White card stock is from Paper Temptress
DP is by Amanda Blu
Mauve card stock is from Bazzill
Light Pink card stock is from Nicole Crafts
Gems are from Michael's
Ribbon is from my stash
Glossy Accents over the vase.

Peachy Spring

Just how adorable is this image from Designed 2 Delight. When I saw it I knew I wanted to color it in peach. I am entering my card in the following challenges:
I used the following materials:

Copics: YR68/YR02/YR01/YR00/YR0000/BG23/E42/E41/E40/G40/G24/G21/G82/YR12/Y15/Y13/BV01/B00/R32
Cryogen White card stock is from Paper Temptress
DP is from K and Company
Mat is from Nicole Crafts
Flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon and dew drops are from my stash.


Friday, April 1, 2011

Reaching the World for Autism

It's a long post today, but for a very good cause so bear with me.

Thanks for stopping by today to hear what we have planned you you. As some of you know, I am co-owner of Copic Musketeers Yahoo group and also Copic Musketeers Challenge Blog along with my dear friend Danielle. Well starting today for our monthly blog challenge we are teaming up with Stef, from Glitterbabe's Digis to honor Autism. Here are the details:

Reaching the World for Autism


It’s that time again, challenge time at Copic Musketeers Blog. April is Autism month and we thought that this would be a great opportunity to do some good. We have a wonderful and sweet digi artist donating an image for this challenge; please welcome Stef from Glitterbabe’s Digis. She is a very remarkable woman and we adore her. Please visit her blog for the freebie. There is a special digi that she is also selling for Autism, please visit her store to purchase the digi and while you are there, take a look around at her digis, she really has some beauties and some cuties. The proceeds from the digi WILL BE going towards Autism.

We have 2 sponsors this month for the challenge:

• Stef, from Glitterbabe’s, she will be offering 3 digis from her store, winners choice. Please visit her blog Glitterbabe’s Greetings to thank her for the wonderful image that she offered for the challenge.

• Patricia, from Paper Temptress, she will be offering 20 sheets of Cryogen White cardstock.

We also have a sweet twist for this challenge. I (Melanie) will be donating a Zutter Bind It All with some accessories, all brand new, and here is your twist. Here are the requirements to be eligible for the BIA drawing:

1. You must purchase Stef's special Autism digi for sale at her store, Glitterbabe’s Digis.

2. You must visit Stef’s blog and leave a "thank you" comment for the Autism digi.

3. You must visit each entrant’s blog and leave a comment on their project. I will be checking to make sure that you do.

You MUST follow all these rules or you WILL NOT be eligible for the Bind It All. The proceeds from the sale will be going towards Autism, so please, please purchase this very special digi. Thank you.

Here are your guidelines for the challenge:

You DO NOT have to use Copics only.

The challenge will run from April 1, 2011 to April 30, 2011

Only one card or project per person.

This must be a current card or project, no back linking and cards must be new as of the date you enter the challenge.

Please link your card or project to your gallery or blog post, do not link to your blog. If you are unsure of how to do this, please ask for help.

You MUST USE the freebie image provided by Stef, you can find it at her store Glitterbabe’s Digis. You may use other images along with it.


No owner and/or moderator can win this challenge.

The winner of the challenge will be posted on the blog and the Yahoo group.

Challenges are open to anyone.

Remember, if you are a member of our Yahoo Group, you will get a bonus entry in the drawing.

Here are the cards I made with Stef's beautiful images for this wonderful challenge and cause and a picture of the Bind It All:






So please stop by Stef's blog for the freebie and Stef's store to purchase the special digi, remember, the proceeds from this will go towards Autism. Thank you all so much for stopping by and helping out a great cause and please, please thank Stef for all the wonderful work and heart she has put towards this. We look forward to seeing you on the CM challenge blog this month and seeing all your wonderful creations.