Melissa's Creations

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This card is for a friend of mine who plays tuba and I couldn't pass up this digital image from Hambo Stamps to make him a card! I used a few of the Spellbinders Nestabilities to make the shapes and some bright lime green giant ric-rac from my stash. I thought it really brought out the green of the snail. I also brought out my Just-Rite Stamper to make the phrase. I can't wait to send it to him! I hope he doesn't check out my blog in the meantime....

Copic Colors Used:
Tuba: YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24
Snail: YG11, YG13, YG17
Hat: V12, V15, V17
Shell: E70, E71, E74

This was the fun image I won in the Hambo Stamps "Won and Done" auction that is held every Thursday! What a hoot! I was having trouble with the lighting on this one, so I apologize for the strange colored photo.

I had a lot of fun coloring this one and have been the winner of several other images that I will post as soon as I can get them colored! So many images to color...so little time!!!

Copic Colors Used:
Reindeer: E31, E33, E35, E37
Hat: R32, R35, R37, R39
Packages:
V91, V93, V95, V99
G21, G94, G99
R32, R35, R37
YR20, YR21, YR23
His nose is a red crystal...Just call him Rudolph!!!

I recently saw a post on Dustin Pike's site asking for cards to be sent to a young boy who is battling cancer. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to do a good thing for someone! I used one of Dustin's new Mistle-Toads Digital Stamp set. They are hysterical. My personal favorite is the toad in the snow globe! I am looking forward to having some time to color it up!

Copic Colors Used:
Frog: YG11, YG13, YG17; YG 91
Hat: R37, R39, R59
Tongue: R32, R35, R37
Light Cord: YG97, YG99
Lights: B02, B04; Y35, Y38; R32, R35; YG13, YG17
Background: E0000
Clear Spica for lights

My oldest niece is a proud horn player in the Overton High School Band in Nashville, Tennessee. When I saw these images from Bella Stamps, I knew I had to have them so I could make her a card! The stamps are MUCH smaller than I expected, so they were quite a challenge to color with the Copic Markers!!! I am so proud of her! By the time this card posts, I will have flown home to Tennessee to see her march in a ball game and in the Contest of Champions! When I was in high school, our band used to march in the Contest of Champions, so it will be neat to be in that environment again!!!

Copic Colors Used:
Pants/Hat/Plume: C3, C5, C7, Black 100
Top: R22, R24, R27
Drum Side: R22, R24, R27
Drum Head: C0, C1, C2
Mallet Stick: E35
Horn: Y21, Y23, Y28
Hair: Y21, YR23, E35
Skin: E0000, E000, E00

This image from Magnolia Stamps is so cute! I used some of the paper from Basic Grey (June Bug collection) with the cute doggies on it and decided to play with it a bit. I cut out some of the images (dog and bone) and popped them up on the card. I wrote "best friends" on the bone. I used my air compressor for the background. What fun that was!

Copic Colors Used:
Shirt: R22, R24, R27, R29
Shorts: C3, C5, C7
Tennis Shoes: C1, C2, C3
Tire: W3, W5, W7
Bike: YG91, YG93, YG95
Hair: Y23, YR23, E35
Skin: E0000, E000, E00
Airbrush Colors: Sky-B91; Grass-YG91, YG93