Meljens Design Team and Challenge Blog: November 2012

Friday, November 30, 2012

Singing About a New Release

These new images got the Design Team in a really festive mood and they broke out in song! I'm being serious here, if you could have been a fly on the wall...

♬"Joy to the Design Team, the digis have come... let Copics and printers sing..."♬

(sung to the tune of Joy to the World)

Sing along with us while you look at these new images...

This is something special we don't see very often. Design Team Member, Céline created this adorable acrylic painting on 20 x 30 cm canvas using the new Stitched Reindeer...

For our friends celebrating Hannukah, Melissa drew a spinning dreidel and a cute menorah made of birds...

Image: Little Dreidel
Designed by Dianna

These new images are available right now in the Meljen's Designs Digital Stamp Shop!

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Challenge #138 - Sketch Challenge

Welcome to another fun challenge week! We are so glad you are here!

Our challenge for you this week is:

~ SKETCH CHALLENGE ~

Please remember that we require the use of any Meljen's Designs image for participation in our challenge!

Entries that do not use a Meljen's Designs image will be deleted before the random draw.

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And here are some inspiring projects from our FABULOUS Design Team!

Jessica M.

Image: Fancy Gift Box

Nancy

Image: Caroling Snowmen COLOR

Rae Ann

Image: Marshmallow Snowman

Robin

Images: Marshmallow Snowman & Friendship to Keep You Cozy

Ruza

Image: Cozy Winter Mindy

Susan

Image: Santa's Little Helper

And now YOU get to show off your work!

After you post your creation, PLEASE leave some blog love for Melissa & the Design Team!
They work so hard and it's nice to read your comments!

We can't wait to see what you create!

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Robbie's Thankful For Day -An Attitude of Gratitude

Today is my turn to express Gratitude for something I am Grateful for:

My greatest treasures and blessings in life are my family. I was richly blessed to grow up in a happy home with loving parents, sisters and brothers. I was surrounded by grandmas and grandpas, aunts, uncles and cousins a plenty. I have been doubly blessed in my Husband, 5 Sons, 3 Daughter-in-laws, 5 Granddaughters and 1 new Grandson. When we are all together Love and Laughter abound. The happiest moments and truly my greatest joys have been found in the midst of family. "A happy family is but an earlier heaven. ~ John Bowring". I am grateful 'Families are Forever', without them by my side, heaven would cease to be heaven.

This card features Family Flowers and Loving Home

The Men in My Life:

My guys and the gals they have blessed me with:

And last but not least the Newest Little Man in My Life,

Grandson Baby Ed:

Thank You for allowing me to share with you my greatest blessings.

Thanks to you

Hey everyone. Jessica here to share with you some glad tidings of thanks.

I am sure you have been checking out all the wonderful posts this month from our amazing design team. I love seeing what everyone is creating and what they are thankful for.

I am thankful for my family most of all. My amazing children and wonderful husband. I am truly blessed and can't thank them enough for all the love and support they give me.

I would like to send this card out to all of you as my THANKS for supporting us here at Meljen's Designs. This card is made using Autumn Leaf & Acorn which you can find, along with MANY other awesome images at the shop.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Gina's Thankful For Day..

Hello Everyone! So today is my day to share what I am thankful for.. my list could be rather long, but I think I'll keep it to the most important...

I am thankful for my husband and kiddos... there's gnome one quite like them... :)

I am thankful for my parents, my sister and her family.

I love them all and miss them to pieces!

I am thankful for my house,

although many times I wish it were bigger, cleaner and not so leaky. lol!

I am thankful for all my friends, in person and online..

so many people have touched my life in ways they don't even know.

Til next time - stay crafty my friends,

Gina

Ria is very very thankfull....

hehehhhee as it is my DT Day today I am asked to tell you all about what I am thankfull for......well sit down and grap a cuppa cause it is gonna be a long one... hahahhaa

First of I am very thankfull to have my hubby as we celebrate our 29th anniversary next month, I am very thankfull that he has a good job so that I can stay home and play with my papers and stamps all day ;) I am very thankfull to have a Silhouette Cameo cutting machine and all my other craftstash but the Cameo is my baby hahahha I am thankfull that I only have Arthritus and not something that is worst although i was devastated the first months after I heard, now i have learned to live with it and know better of what I can and what I better can not do with my body :) I am thankfull I lost alot of weight and I hope to loose alot more the coming year... and thankfull for my online buddies as you are all wonderfull and I am thankfull that I belong to this Awesome ROCKIN Meljen's Design Team hahahahaha

Okay as thanksgiving is all done now and I didn't wanted to show you any fall creations I thaught it is only a couple of weeks away and it is coming closer and closer so Why not showing you a Christmas Trishuttercard. I had alot of fun creating it and it was a real search for what Images to use in the small rounds.

So I ended up with using...
Caroling Snowmen
Joy Garland
Northpole Critters

They are all coloured with spectrum noir markers, 3d schnee, stickles.

I hope you enjoyed this day with me ;)
hugs Ria

Monday, November 26, 2012

Brown & Orange Challenge Winners

Here are our lucky Random Winners for this week!

A huge thanks to everyone who participated in the Brown & Orange Challenge last week!!

Here are our 3 Random Winners:

#1 receives THREE FREEBIES...
#9 - Katharina Wikholm

#2 receives TWO FREEBIES...
#2 - Katie Tate

#3 receives ONE FREEBIE...
#4 - Borqna

Congratulations!!

Here's your badge!

Be sure to display it proudly on your blog!

Please visit the shop HERE to view ALL images including Freebies, $1 Digis and Pre-Colored Digis!

Once you've decided which digital image(s) you want,
e-mail Dianna with your choices.
dlkronquist@yahoo.com

Please put Meljen's Designs Winner in the subject line.

Check out the next challenge HERE!

(To see complete guidelines for the challenges, click HERE!)
Please remember that we require the use of any Meljen's Designs image for participation in our challenge! Entries that do not use a Meljen's Designs image will be deleted before the random draw.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

A sad goodbye to Tina

Sigh... it's the end of the month again, and time to say goodbye to another wonderful guest designer. Tina has been a joy to have around and I have loved sharing her creations with you this month!

Well, today is my last post as Saturday Guest Designer here at Meljen's Designs

I have had so much fun with all the amazing images that I was able to make cards with, and I will continue to keep making... thanks for the warm welcome and for allowing me to join in on some amazing challenges and posts.

I used Cocoa Cupcake & Friendship to Keep You Cozy sentiment to make strawberry cocoa...lol!!

I colored with my sharpie markers, my polka dot paper is dcwv All Dressed Up Stack & pastel pink. I added some pink Stickles to the top of the cocoa and some deep maroon buttons.

Tina

Friday, November 23, 2012

A colorful new release!

Where has the time gone? Yesterday was Thanksgiving and now Christmas is just a calendar page away! Have you finished all your holiday cards/gift tags? If you haven't, take into consideration, the newest Pre-Colored digital stamps that are perfect for last minute projects...

The Chubby Snow Bird is also available for you to color on your own as well as a yummy Candy Cane Heart and a Fancy Gift Box that can be used any time of the year.