First holiday card of the year!

Happy Friday! I was inspired to started playing around with my Christmas sets when I saw the Moxie Fab challenge and wanted to try something with my beloved Rustic Snowflakes set. I got a lot of use out of this set last year.



I stamped the snowflakes on Kraft CS with Vintage Cream, the new formula of Aqua Mist, and Antique Linen by Ranger. I then went over some of the flakes with my spica pen and added tiny gems to the larger flakes.



Have a great weekend!
Melissa

"Peace on Earth" (all products PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Rustic Snowflakes, sentiment from Believe
Ink: Vintage Cream and Aqua Mist, Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Kraft, Vintage Cream and Aqua Mist
Other: Sponge, Spica pen, Gems, Aqua Mist satin ribbon, Tags trio Nestabilies die

Happy Birthday to you!

Hi everyone! I made this card following Dawn's latest color challenge . The colors are so autumnal and gorgeous together. I really enjoyed this challenge and I wished that I had PTI's First Fruits set to use that wheat image, that would have been perfect!



I used Background Basics: Retro, Autumn Abundance and Damask Designs for the sentiment.



Thanks for coming by! I appreciate your visit!
Melissa

"Happy Birthday to you" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Background Basics: Retro, Autumn Abundance, Damask Designs
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Walnut Stain and Antique Linen (Ranger), Dark Chocolate
Paper: Bitty Box DP, Summer Sunrise, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream, Kraft
Other: Dark Chocolate satin ribbon, 1" cirle punch (Marth Stewart), Coluzzle circle cutter, Label One Nestabilites, sponge, dimensionals, Copic markers and clear spica pen

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to my brother and sister-in-law! Hope you have a wonderful day!

This is the card that I made for them. It is based off of the 2S4U , Sketch #34.



I used some Making Memories, Chloe paper and the stamp set, Heart Prints from PTI.



Thanks for stopping by!
Melissa

"Happy Anniversary" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Heart Prints
Paper: Chloe (Making Memories), Lemon Tart and Enchanted Evening
Ink: Enchanted Evening and Summer Sunrise
Other: Lemon Tart satin ribbon, gems, dimensionals, Coluzzle, EK Sucess Small heart punch

Check this out...

My friend Stimey , journalist, work-at-home mom, awesome-person-all-around, wrote an amazing review of my Etsy shop and my work on her review blog .

You can see it here . There may just be a coupon attached ;)

Thanks Stimey for your wonderful review!!

Here's a peek at one of the latest things I've added to my Etsy shop...

September 1st???

Happy September 1st! Can you believe it? Fall is definitely in the air here, we'll see if it lasts! I made this fun card based off the
latest Card Pattern sketch .



I'm really enjoying trying out different sketch and color combination challenges to strech myself. I used Basic Grey, Junebug, papers and sticker as well as In Bloom stamps and Soft Stone cardstock from PTI.



Have a great day!
Melissa

"There's nothing better than a True Friend" (all products PTI unless noted)
Stamps: In Bloom
Paper: June Bug (Basic Grey), Soft Stone and Night Shimmer
Ink: Pure Poppy, Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Other: Lemon Tart satin ribbon, gems, Dimensionals, sewing machine, sponge

Wish Big!

Hi everyone!
Hope you had a great weekend! I made this fun card for my best friend's 30th birthday and I think it should get to her in time too!

I was inspired by Belinda's challenge and those this dress off which to base my card.


I definitely didn't use all the elements, but I like the black background with the vibrant colored flowers and the sash aka ribbon!



Anyone have any tips how to get rid of stray embossing powders...I used the embossing buddy thingy first over my paper, but still ended up with a few stragglers!

Have a great day!
Melissa

"Wish Big" (all product PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Star Prints, In Bloom
Ink: Versamark
Paper: True Black, Raspberry Fizz, Plum Pudding, Scarlet Jewel
Other: Raspberry Fizz satin ribbon, White embossing powder (Filigree), dimensionals

Just sittin' here thinking of you!

I loved this stamp set, On my Couch, when I saw it, but I waited to buy it. It has so many fun possibilities!

I used Taylor's Sketch challenge to help with the layout of my card.



The card uses Polka Dot Basics, Background Basics: Retro and On my Couch and the colors Enchanted Evening, Smokey Shadow and White.



Thanks for stopping by!
Melissa

"Just sittin' here thinking of you" (all products PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Background Basics: Retro, Polka Dot Basics, On my Couch
Ink: Smokey Shadow, Enchanted Evening, True Black, Versamark
Paper: Stamper's Select White, Smokey Shadow, Enchanted Evening
Other: white gel pen, sewing machine, dimensionals, Enchanted Evening satin ribbon, oval and scallop oval Nestabilitie Dies