Let’s stamp shall we? Is there anything more relaxing then playing with a few new stamps? While I love stamping the one thing I do not love is getting that ink on my fingers or perhaps even dropping an ink pad on the carpet. Well, if you love to stamp, but hate the mess of ink pads scoot in close because we have the best of both worlds to share with you this month. Yes, we are leaving those messy ink pads behind yet still stamping – digital stamping that is!

Let us introduce you to MelJen Designs! She offers the most adorable little stamps with a touch of whimsy. Our designers this month gave them a workout and tested them on various cards, layouts and even altered projects and let me be the first to say I know you are going to love these projects!

Clifford by Janis Medina-Maghinay

Supplies: Paper, Stickers, Buttons, Brads, Tabs: Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker, Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper, Chipboard: Rusty Pickle, Chipbard Alphabet: Cosmo Cricket, Ink: Clearsnap, Specialty Ink: Tattered Angels, Watercolors: LuminArte, Watercolor Pencils: Fabercastell, Paint: Pebeo, Making Memories, Liquid Pearls: Ranger Industries, Pen: Uni-ball. Other: gesso. Digital Supplies: Stamps: Mel Jen Designs.

Design Notes: Glimmer mists can also be used as watercolors. Here, I used my Riptide and Turquoise Glimmer Mists in coloring my stuffed elephant.

Journaling: Tita Jan was the one who gifted you Clifford and you totally love him - - he's your fave bed pal!!!

Trouble Makers by Pamela Young

Supplies: Paper: American Crafts, Studio Calico, Alphabet: My Little Shoebox, Rub-Ons: Jenni Bowlin Studios, Die Cuts: My Little Shoebox, Pearls: Prima Marketing, Glitter: Scribbles, Markers: Stampin' Up!, Clip: Making Memories, Adhesive: Helmar.  Digital Supplies: Stamps: Mel Jen Designs.

Design Notes: This time I tried coloring in my digital stamps with markers and then I layered glitter over them. Journaling: Best friends and total enemies...they have a way of getting to each other...egging each other on and constantly getting in trouble!

LOL by Dora Phillips

Supplies: Paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Chipboard: Maya Road, My Mind's Eye, Die Cuts: My Mind's Eye, Jillibean Soup, Tag: Around The Block, Pearls: Kaisercraft, Rub-Ons: Kaisercraft, Lilly Bee Design, Brad: Making Memories, Markers: Copic, Other: thread. Digital Supplies: Stamps: Mel Jen Designs. Tools: Other: sewing machine.

Design Notes: Meljen's Designs make such sweet stamps! These seahorses reminded me of a mom and baby, so I headed for my older photo cds. They gave me the perfect opportunity to scrap shots from 6 years ago when my youngest was a baby.

Creepy crawlies by Celeste Smith.

Digital Supplies: Paper: Sweet Vintage Charm Papers by Crystal Wilkerson (Jessica Sprague), Love, Elsie Toby Graph by KI Memories, Bloom Fruit Stripe by KI Memories, Cardstock: Krafty Elegance by Katie Pertiet (Designer Digitals), Label, Border: Sweet Vintage Charm Add On by Crystal Wilkerson (Jessica Sprague), Brad: Vitality Kit by Anna Aspnes (Designer Digitals), Stamps: Mel Jen Designs, Buttons: Party Pants Kit by Miss Mint, April 2009 Free Pea Kit by Crystal Wilkerson (Two Peas in a Bucket), Fabric Covered Button Kit by Kitschy Digitals (Jessica Sprague), Pitter Patter Kit by Meredith Fenwick, Stitching: Meredith Fenwick, Software: Photoshop CS4, Fonts: Sloe Gin Rickey, Rockwell.

Design Notes: I digitally colored in the darling stamps by Mel Jen Designs and used them like rub-ons on large brads. I love these stamps - it was so fun to be able to use the colors in my papers for the colors of the creatures!

Journaling: You really enjoy all of the creepy crawlies on the flats. You are the first to grab a net, shovel and bucket. You love to collect them all - crabs, jellyfish, clams, oysters - it doesn’t matter to you. It’s the thrill of the hunt. You’ll spend hours searching. Cape Cod - May 2010