Melissa's Creations

Another Hambo Sketch Challenge Card

2010-01-04T21:56:00.003-05:00

I had another idea for the Hambo "Hogs and Sketches" challenge for January and had to share it! I used the Hambo Stamps "Chickens" and "Pecked for you" stamps. I popped up the two side chickens as they peek in...You can't see it too well in the photo, but they are cool! You will have to join in on the sketch challenge. They give great prizes!!!

Copic Colors Used:
Chicken 1: E40, E42, E43
Chicken 2: E95, E97, E99
Chicken 3: YR20, YR21, YR23
Beaks: Y32, Y35, Y38
Nest: E53, E55, E57
Background (airbrushed): YG0000

Hambo Sketch Challenge #4

2010-01-02T10:44:00.001-05:00

The 1st Hambo "Hogs and Sketches" Challenge of 2010 is ON! Below are two cards I made using this month's sketch. I used two new digital stamps at Hambo and had a ton of fun coloring them! You will have to check out the cards from the other design team members on the sketch challenge site and join in on the fun!

This cutie "turtle carver" is meant to be a Valentine's card...and NO...I do not have a heart of stone!!!

Copic Colors Used:
Turtle: YG11, YG13, YG17
Hammer Handle: E55, E57
Hammer Head/Chisel: C0, C3, C5
Tam/Hearts/Glasses Frame: R35, R37, R39
Stone: W0, W1, W3, W5

I love this Monster Sax digi! My niece wants to play sax in marching band when she gets to high school (she can't march on oboe), so this is meant for her!

Copic Colors Used:
Monster: V12, V15, V17; YG11, YG13, YG17
Sax: Y32, Y35, Y38
Lots of spica glitter pen on the sax, but you can't see it in the picture...

Christmas Cards

2010-01-01T16:36:00.005-05:00

Now that my Christmas cards have made their way to their destinations (hopefully!), I can share them! It was a Stampendous Stamps Extravaganza this year. I decided to use some Fluffles the Cat and Changito the Monkey stamps for some fun-filled greeting cards. Instead of doing a ga-zillion cards exactly the same, I made four versions. Most of the papers were from the Basic Grey Collection. For some of them, I used the Stampedous Fake Flocking for the white on hats and mittens!

As ususal, I used Copic Markers to color the images...

Coal Again?
Copic Colors Used:
Fluffles: C0, C1, C3
Stocking: R32, R35, R37
Pine Bow: YG63, YG67
Ornaments: R32, R35, R37; B0000, B000, Boo; R81, R83
Nose: RV04

Christmas Spirit
Copic Colors Used:
Fluffles: C0, C1, C3
Lights: R32, R35, R37; B000, Boo, Bo2; YG13, YG17
Plug: W5

Skating Changito
Copic Colors Used:
Monkey: E31, E33, E35, E37
Hat/Boots/Mittens: R32, R35, R37
Scarf: B0000, Boo0, B00
Present: R81, R83; YG11, YG13, YG91

Bless Your Little Hearth
Copic Colors Used:
Monkey: E31, E33, E35, E37
Cookies: E31, E35, E37
Bag/Hat/Mittens: R32, R35, R37
Bricks: YG91, YG93
Fireplace Tools: C3, C5, C7
Plate: B000, B00, B02
Milk: W00
Fireplace (inside): airbrushed with W1, W3

Merry Christmas (Hambo Style)

2009-12-14T20:00:00.000-05:00

I needed a quick Christmas card and decided to use the Hambo Pig with the "snow pig-man" ...Is that a word? LOL I used some vintage looking snowman paper as the backdrop. The sentiment is also from Hambo Stamps. what fun!

Copic Colors Used:
Scarf/Hat: BG72, BG75
Piggie: R000, R00, R11
Boots: R35, R37, R39
Snow pig-man: C00

Friends or Anemones?

2009-12-14T08:00:00.000-05:00

I just love this saying from Hambo Stamps. I have had it for a while, but haven't used it yet. I think I was saving it for a very special card, so this one is it! The lobster stamp is also from Hambo Stamps. The paper is some really cool sparkly paper I got from a scrapbooking store at the Outer Banks. They had lots of really cool beachy papers (imagine that) and I am slowly working all of them into cards!

Copic Colors Used:
Tall Seaweed: YG00, YG01, YG03
Lobster: R22, R24, R27
Orange Coral: YR12, YR14, YR15, YR18
Yellow Coral: Y32, Y35, Y38
Blue Green Coral: BG72, BG75
Sand: E40, E41, E42
Starfish: E11
Clam: E51, E53
Background: BG0000
Shark: C0, C1, C2

A Copic Marker NEVER Touched This Card!

2009-12-13T08:00:00.000-05:00

I know...can you believe it??? I didn't use a single Copic Marker on this card. I wanted to use this funny saying from Hambo Stamps, but couldn't find a good stamp image to go with it. I had to think a long time on this one. My Copics were calling my name...but I was strong and resisted! LOL

Instead I used my new Snowflake Shapeabilities from Spellbinders to create a multitide of snowflakes for the background and let the phrase be the focal point. I used some veleveteen white paper and some silver paper, but it doesn't show up too well in the photo. It is dimensional fun!!!

Now if we could just get some snow...

Pumpkin Trio

2009-12-12T20:52:00.003-05:00

I refuse to admit that Fall may be waning... To celebrate my stubborn streak, I made this card from two stamps from Hambo Stamps. The sentiment has a third line that says "Happy Autumn." I cut it off and included it on the inside of the card. I used some of the Basic Grey paper from the Halloween line.

Copic Colors Used:

Pumpkins: YR12, YR14, YR18
Leaves: YG11, YG13, YG17
Stems/Vines: E31, E35, E37
Pumkin Eyes/Mouths: BV23, BV25, BV29

Tilda With Candle

2009-12-08T08:10:00.000-05:00

I adore this sweet new image from Magnolia Stamps. I couldn't wait to color her! I used some of the Basic Grey Figgy Pudding paper as the background paper and then pulled the colors from the paper to color Tilda. I wanted it to be soft, so I didn't use any really dark colors. I created a mask and used my air compressor to airbrush the background.

The ribbon was some velveteen holiday ribbon from my stash and I used the Martha Stewart branch punch for the foliage.

Copic Colors Used:
Dress: BG0000; B91
Petticoat: C00
Candle Flame/Shadow: Y32, Y35, Y38; Y28
Candle: R32, R35
Candle Holder: E31, E33
Socks: W00; YG0000
Hair: Y23; YR23; E35
Headband: R32, R35, R37
Skin: E0000, E000, E00
Airbrushed Background: YG0000; YG91

A Bit Frosty Outside

2009-12-08T08:03:00.000-05:00

This is another image I won in the "Won and Done" Auction over at Hambo Stamps! I just think these cute faces are great! It has been a bit nippy here for a few days, so I thought it would be fun to color up something that seems fitting given the weather we have been having. Now if it would just snow!

The blue swirly paper was found at a scrapbook store when I was on vacation. It is supposed to be waves, but I thought it would make for blowing snow as well.

Copic Colors Used:
Broom: E31, E33, E35; YR21, YR24
Frosty Hat: C3, C5, C7
Boy Cap/Scarf: B00, B02, B04
Girl Cap/Scarf: V01, V12, V15
Boy Shirt: YG13, YG17
Girl Shirt: RV10, RV02
Frosty Scarf/Hat Band: R32, R35, R37
Girl Hair: Y23; YR23; E35
Carrot Nose: YR02, YR04
Background Sky: BG0000
Window Frame: C00, C0, C2

Be Careful where you do the "Hokey Pokey"

2009-12-07T08:48:00.000-05:00

This is one of the images I won on Hambo Stamps' "Won and Done" Digital Stamp Auction. Tim does such a great job of creating cute original works of art. If you haven't participated in one of the auctions, you need to check out their blog every Thursday! I have a few others that are in the works and will be posted soon!

Copic Colors Used:
Gators: YG93, YG95, YG97
Tub: E41, E42
Foam/Bubbles: C00, Co

Why I Haven't Posted Much Lately!

2009-12-06T20:37:00.004-05:00

One of my co-workers is getting married in January and as my wedding gift to them, I offered to make them a bunch of Thank You cards. Well, since I couldn't POSSIBLY do anything super simple, I had to color them with my Copic markers and do cool embossing on the papers, etc. etc.... Did I mention I was silly enough to volunteer to do 40....yes...40 cards for them?

I got swatches of their colors and used them for the background of the card. I used white satin ribbon to divide the colors and used my Swiss Dots and Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folders to give the paper some texture.

As for the cute image, I used my Copics (of course) and the swatch of sparkle across the bottom of the wedding dress and veil was my Twinkling H2O's.

Somebody please smack me next time I volunteer to do 40 of ANYTHING!

Copic Colors Used:

Flowers/Cumberbund: R37, R39

Skin/Faces: E0000, E000

Bride Hair: W7; Black 100

Groom Hair: W1, W3

Groom Bowtie/Shoes: Black 100

Tuxedo: W5, W7; Black 100

You Don't Send Me Flours....

2009-12-06T20:32:00.003-05:00

I have been meaning to put a card together with this image and saying for some time, but it somehow got pushed to the back-burner. Both stamps are from Hambo Stamps and I just love the pun that is used. I kept this one super simple to feature the stamps. What a fun card to send to a friend!

Copic Colors Used: (this is a REALLY long list!)
Flour Sacks: YG91, YG93; B91

Wild About You

2009-12-02T21:12:00.004-05:00

I needed a card for a very special guy that volunteers where I work. He gave me a really nice gift and I just had to make him a card to say Thank You. I had this image stamped up for some time, but had not had time to color him. The patterned paper was some I found at a scrapbook store when I was at the Outer Banks on vacation and it inspired me to use this image! Such a fun, whimsical card!

Copic Colors Used:
Changito (monkey): E53, E55, E57
Coconuts: E70, E71, E74
Palm Leaves: YG11, YG13, YG17
Palm Trunk: E31, E33, E35, E37

Daisy Mouse Card

2009-11-29T13:58:00.005-05:00

This cutie card was made for my Grandmother's Birthday. She loves birds, so I thought this stamp from Tina Wenke would be perfect for her!

The patterned papers are from my stash that I have had for years, but I wanted the card to be soft looking, so I thought it would work. The brad are from a collection I got at Michael's a while ago and I used the white Flower Soft to make the dandelions fuzzy.

Copic Colors Used:

Daisy Petals: W00, W0

Daisy Center: Y0000, Y00, Y11, Y13, Y15

Mouse: E51, E53, E55

Leaves: YG11, YG13, YG17

Shirt: R32, R35, R37

Ladybug: R22, R24, R29; C5, C7

Tiny Flower: V12, V15, V17

Bees: C5; Y35

Bird: B000, B12, B14

New Card!

2009-11-29T13:51:00.002-05:00

I know...you might be wondering if I was still around! I have been very busy doing a ton of things and I just haven't had time to do any card-making!

Here is a card I made using a few new stamps from Hambo Stamps. I thought this bucket of apples was cute and they sent me a tiny apple to go with it! I used some of the Basic Grey fall line of paper and several Cuttlebug embossing folders.

Copic Colors Used:

Basket: E13, E15, E17, E18

Apples: R22, R24, R27

Stems: YG13, YG19

White Gel pen to accent

Spica Clear pen for some sparkly apples!

Blog Comments on My Site

2009-11-13T09:10:00.001-05:00

I am the LUCKY recipient of blog spam comments today. I have deleted them from the comment sections and have reluctantly added the word verification feature to avoid that in the future. I am sorry you will have to do that, but I want to avoid getting pages of spam comments.

Tuba-licious!

2009-11-13T08:00:00.000-05:00

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

Reindeer Christmas

2009-11-12T08:00:00.000-05:00

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!!!

Froggy Christmas

2009-11-11T22:03:00.002-05:00

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

Marching Band Girls

2009-11-03T08:00:00.000-05:00

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

Best Friends

2009-10-22T17:50:00.000-04:00

I just loved the Magnolia Stamp of Edwin with the bike so much, I added the Tilda with bike and decided to pair them together for one card. I used some Basic Grey paper for the background. I used a plethora of Nestabilities for the ovals, circles, etc.!! I also played more with my air compressor!

Copic Colors Used:

Edwin:

Shirt: R22, R24, R27, R29

Jeans/Shoes: B91, B93, B95, B97; Also C00, C0 (Shoes)

Handlebars: Co, C1, C3

Bike Frame: YG00, YG01, YG03

Tire: W3, W5, W7

Hair: Y23, YR23, E35

Skin: E0000, E000, E00

Tilda:

Top: B91, B93, B95, B97

Shirt/Pants: R22, R24, R27, R29

Bike Frame: YG00, YG01, YG03

Tire: W3, W5, W7

Flowers: Y32, Y35, Y38; YG11, YG13, YG17

Hair: Y23, YR23, E35

Basket: E31, E33, E35

Skin: E0000, E000, E00

Airbrush: Sky-B000; Grass-YG01, YG03

Boy's Best Friend

2009-10-21T17:42:00.000-04:00

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

Code Monkey Birthday

2009-10-20T20:45:00.000-04:00

This card reminds me of my brother...He is a computer guru and we used to laugh at the scene from A Christmas Story when Ralphie comes down the stairs in his bunny suit! Since my brother works from home on a computer all day, I thought this would be the perfect card for his recent birthday! The stamp is from Stampendous and is one of the Changito line.

Copic Colors Used:
Monkey: E30, E31, E33, E35
Laptop: Y32, Y35, Y38
Bunny Slippers: RV21, RV23
Pajamas: YG11, YG13, YG17
Couch/Ottoman: B000, B00, B01

Lighthouse Birthday

2009-10-20T20:34:00.002-04:00

I made this card for my mom to give to my brother for his birthday. I forgot to take a picture of it before I sent it, so I had mom scan it so I could post it here. I had the image all colored up and it was mom's idea to add some actual sand from the beach on the card. We glued some sand and a tiny shell we found on the beach to the card to give it some depth! I think it turned out really nice! Stamp by Stamps Happen, Inc.

Copic Colors Used:
Lighthouse Stripes: C3, C5, C7; Co, C1
Railings: Wo, W1, W3
Light/Windows: Y13, Y15
Sand: E41, E42, E43
Sky: B0000, B000, B00
Sea: B91, B93, B95
Gulls: C0, C1, C3
Border: R35, R37, R39

Campfire Kids

2009-10-15T22:27:00.004-04:00

I think this new digi-stamp from Hambo Stamps is a scream! I wish you could see all of the sparkle in the flames of the fire! The background paper is one of the new Basic Grey papers from the fall collection and I thought the tree branches in the top looked like more fire coming out of the image. The sentiment is also from Hambo Stamps, but I cut it apart so that it would be in a line. You might not be able to see it well, but I put a little brad above the one boy that says "Boo!"

Copic Colors Used:
Logs: E31, E33, E35, E37
Jeans: B91, B93, B95
Shirt 1: YG13, YG23, YG17
Shirt 2: YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24
Shirt 3: E55, E57, E59
Fire Pit Rocks: Wo, W1, W3, W4
Boots: Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28
Fire: Y32, Y35, Y38; YR15; R22, R05, R08
Hair 1: Y23; YR23; E35
Hair 2: C3, C5, C7
Skin: E0000, E000, E00; E02