Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Craft Us Crazy Challenge #2

It's a winter theme over at Craft Us Crazy!  Our weekly sponsor is Meljen Designs

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family.  Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images.
I chose this very cute snow bunny from Meljen Designs to create the cover of a winter coloring book.  Then, I enjoyed looking through all the stamps on a search for more cute winter ones. 
 (There are quite a few, by the way!)
  I chose three more and also printed the bunny as a coloring page.  The pages are perforated so they can easily be removed after coloring  - to be posted on the refrigerator, of course!   I also made the cover so that it can be refilled with different winter images.  I wanted to use my new snow marker, but what a problem!  Don't know if I got a defective one or what - but after using it one time no more "snow" would come out!

  So, I mixed equal parts of salt and baby powder and sprinkled it over glue.  What do you think? 
Papers:  October Afternoon, My Mind's Eye, Snowflake Punch:  Martha Stewart

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21 comments:

  1. WOW Lori! This is sooooo cute!!! I couldn't wait to see the inside of this one when you showed me the front. What a creative idea, however I wouldn't want to tear out any pages...its toooo cute to mess up!!! Love the salt and baby powder idea..looks just like snow to me!

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  2. What an amazing jobw ith the salt and baby powder fantastic idea will def try that one! This is tunning love your button and ribbon embelly and the gorgeous layer great job hugs Rebekah xx

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  3. This is a super idea! The colouring book is too cute, i wouldnt want to colour it in!! Love everything about it!

    Hugs,
    Lynne x

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  4. OMGosh this is super cute!! What a creative idea to make a coloring book!! I may have to scrapjack this one someday. :) Your coloring is amazing and your "snow" looks good to me.

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  5. You just created your own snow! How lovely!! And your coloring book is so much fun! Great great idea!

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  6. Hi Lori, my you did make a great card!! Love that idea of the salt and baby powder, it looks just like snow! Hugs, Frea

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  7. Cute idea to do a coloring book! I love the old Crayola box, too. (I wish they would go back to their old formula!) I guess you didn't need the snow pen afterall--turned out really well.

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  8. Hi Lori! This is Brooke from http://theintentionalmomma.blogspot.com/. I am following your blog!

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  9. This is just so cute.. What an adorable color book.. Very cool.
    And the salt and baby powder idea is brilliant.. You are so clever!!

    Hugs, Linda

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  10. What a very clever idea for a project. Just love how it turned out
    Hugs,
    Julie

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  11. WOW - I love this idea of a coloring book. The colors you used are just fantastic. This is just so special.

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  12. What a cool project!!! Love the red....your coloring is amazing! What a great way to use these adorable images!!! Clever...Clever...Clever...

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  13. Forgot to say thanks for the tip about the snow!!! Another clever idea!!! I'm going to try that!!

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  14. Thanks for joining the Terrific Thursday blog hop and following my blog! Don't forget to link up next week too!

    Have a great day!
    Crystal
    http://kennedymomandwife.blogspot.com

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  15. Very Cute Lori- Thanks for stopping by my blog today ... returning the favour and now following you too! I love to follow fellow crafters.

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  16. Hello Lori!!
    Wow, this is sooooo cute! I loved it, very, very beautiful!
    Congratulations!
    Luciana (Sao Paulo - Brasil)
    www.mimosdaclaralu.blogspot.com

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  17. I am hoping the same high-grade blog post from you in the upcoming as well.

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  18. In fact your creative writing abilities has inspired me to get my own blog now.

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  19. Really the blogging is spreading its wings quickly.

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  20. Your write up is a good example of it.

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  21. Pretty! This was an extremely wonderful post.

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