Poppy Seed challenge 1

Hi everyone! I've been sick with another sinus infection this weekend, but I managed to make a card for a new challenge. Lisa Johnson of Poppy Paperie fame, introduced this challenge which has three "seeds" to follow: use flowers, gems and the color yellow.



While laying in bed I was daydreaming about this card, so once I mustered the energy, I created it. It didn't turn out exactly as I had envisioned, but it's still pretty.



I stamped the Violets image in Lemon Tart onto Vintage Cream cardstock and added gems to the centers. The sentiment is stamped in Versamark and heat set with clear embossing powder.



Thanks for stopping by!
Melissa

"Thanks for everything" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Year of Flowers: Violet
Ink: Lemon Tart and Versamark, Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Lemon Tart and Enchanted Evening
Other: EE Satin ribbon, heat tool, sponge, Copic Marker, Clear Detail EP (Filigree)

PTI February Blog Hop

I love Blog Hop time! For this month, the theme is Design Team Appreciation! I chose a card by one of the newest design team member's, Erin Lincoln , as my inspiration.



The moment I saw this card, my jaw dropped and I knew that I would have to try my hand at making it my own!



I decided to stamp the buttons in blues/greens, using Enchanted Evening, Ocean Tides and Aqua Mist. Instead of masking a center oval as Erin did, I stamped a separate oval and layered it onto a scalloped oval.

What a fun idea for a theme, tonight! I can't wait to see what everyone was inspired by and what how their projects turned out! Thanks for coming by!

Melissa

"Happy Birthday, Crafty Girl!" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Studio Style, Polka Dot Basics, Recipe Label (for scroll under sentiment)
Ink: Enchanted Evening, Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Antique Linen (Ranger)
Paper: Enchanted Evening, Aqua Mist, Vintage Cream
Other: Oval and Scalloped oval Nestabilities dies, Aqua Mist satin ribbon, sponge, gems, Copic markers

Some fun news...

I was invited, among others, by THE Joan B, aka Paperlicious to join a fun, new blog called Waltzingmouse Makers . We will each be posting a project a week on that blog featuring Waltzingmouse Stamps!

Today is my first post-- you can check it out here .

Melissa

Papertrey Princess Challenge #3

Today I want to share a card I made with some fun new stamps! I wanted to color something for Michele's challenge, so I stamped the butterflies and colored them with Copic markers.



The background stamp is the new Tin Type background stamp, stamped with Lavender Moon ink onto Lavender Moon paper. The sentiment is from Damask Designs, one of my favorites to use!



Here is a close up of the coloring--I still need a lot of practice coloring with my Copic marker, probably a class would be good too!

Thanks for looking!
Melissa

"Happy Birthday to you" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Background Basics: Tin Type, Butterfly Dreams, Damask Designs
Ink: Lavendar Moon, Dark Chocolate, Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Lavendar Moon and Dark Chocolate
Other: Lavendar Moon satin ribbon, glue dot, butterfly die, corner rounder, sponge

Waltzingmouse Blog Hop!

I'm so excited to be taking part in the first Waltzingmouse Blog Hop! If you would like to start at the beginning go to the official Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog .

Last week I received my order of Faux Fun and Spring Baskets, so I decided to use both on my card!



I stamped the beautiful border image in Versamark and heat embossed it with Clear detail embossing powder, on Kraft cardstock.

For the main image, I stamped the basket (using the tips from Claire!), and then stamped the flowers again on a separate piece of cardstock. I colored each piece and cut out one to layer on top of the main image. The details in this stamp set are amazing!

Your next stop is Kate W at the Sporadic Stamper . Thanks for stopping by to look!

Melissa

"Glorious Spring Wishes"
Stamps: Faux Fun and Spring Baskets
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Versamark, Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Summer Sunrise, Kraft, Vintage Cream (PTI)
Other: Slot punch (SU!), Lemon Tart satin ribbon (PTI), Copic markers, sponge, heat tool, foam tape

Valentines

Since our February was so mixed up due to the snow, my kids celebrated Valentine's Day with their classes this past week. That gave me extra time to make something for them to give to their friends. Tiny Treats: Valentines is the perfect set for the task! I had a lot of fun coloring these cute images and putting the lollipop holders together.



I made about five of several of my favorite images from the set. I think that I like the bunny, cat and dog the best!



My son still writes his letters fairly big, so I couldn't used the "to" and "from" image included in the Tiny Treats set. Instead, I stamped the "to" and "from" using those words from the Holiday Tags set. That way I could give it lots of spacing.



Thanks for looking and I hope you're having a great weekend!
Melissa

Valentines (All PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Tiny Treats: Valentine, Holiday Tags 2008, Background Basics: Hearts
Ink: Melon Berry, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, New Leaf, Pure Poppy, Black (Memento)
Paper: Melon Berry, Aqua Mist, Sweet Blush, New Leaf, Pure Poppy, Stamper's Select White
Other: Copic markers, sewing machine, foam tape

Happy Birthday to you

I want to share the card I made for Embellish Magazine's birthday color challenge.



I thought the colors would be fun to work with so I gave it a try!



I used Background Basics: Petal Power, which I can't seem to put down, and stamped over the four colors of cardstock in Versamark ink and then heat embossed with clear detail ep. I stamped the happy birthday sentiment in Raspberry Fizz ink (it's hard to see in the photo).

Thanks for taking a look!
Melissa

"Happy Birthday to you" (All PTI unless noted)
Stamps: Background Basics: Petal Power, Damask Designs
Ink: Versamark, Raspberry Fizz and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Enchanted Evening, Raspberry Fizz, Dark Chocolate and New Leaf
Other: Raspberry Fizz Satin ribbon, Enchanted Evening button, Rustic Cream twine, Clear detail ep (Filigree), heat tool, sponge, corner rounder and gems.