Cards for Men - Challenge Thirteen - A Sketch by Meljen

Well here we are girls at Challenge Thirteen, and our last challenge was a outstanding success and Ive got a feeling that is one is also going to be one as well, as we have a really popular digi stamp designer sponsering us this time Melissa Jenkins of "Meljen's Designs", and guess what we are being offered 4 digi stamps as a prize, who wouldnt be thrilled to receive them to play with.

Heres what Nicole (DT Co-ordinator) says about our sponser:-

Meljen's Designs (http://meljensdesigns.com) is a digital stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical, fun digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and it is steadily growing. The new store offers instant downloads, organized categories, and a search feature. We have new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Mondays and a monthly Guest Designer at the Meljen's Designs Blog (http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/). Please visit the store to find more of Melissa's wonderful images!

and they have given us a Sketch to use this time:-

Im sure you will have as much fun as I did creating a card for it, heres mine :-

Ive used this gorgeous image from Meljen Designs this little lad pulling his cart I printed it onto white card and coloured it with my copic pens and  promarkers, as the red is a lot richer. I then cut it out with my square Nestabilitie die but at you can see I used it as a diamond, I also used a scalloped die cut in the same way. The sentiment is one from my stash that just fitted inside the star Nestabilitie die, and Ive also cut a mount for it in the same way.

The base card is a 7"x 7" white card with a first layer of beige card and one of two papers from the Papermania Masculine paper pack, this first paper is an all over retro circle pattern, for the second layer Ive used a piece of the same beige card and run it through my cuttlebug with the star embossing folder, and around this I have but a brown strip of grosgrain ribbon and attached it to the back before sticking it across the bottom of my card. The last mount is another piece of the same beige card but this time Ive used a blue spotted paper, this was stuck down the right side and three star buttons were attached by glue.

On top of this I have stuck my mounted image with the star at the top on the left hand side.

As you know Im away at the moment and I do so hope you will pop across to Cards for Men and see my fellow DT members fabulous cards and also take part in this challenge, Im so sure you will thoroughly enjoy doing so.