Welcome, little baby

I'm back today to share a fun baby gift and card that I made recently for little Ruby!



I used Beautiful Blooms II for the card with some fun colors!



The inside of the card was stamped with a saying from Inside and Out: Baby.



I cut the felt with the butterfly and Beautiful Blooms II dies and then hand-stitched them to the onesies.





And the last one was stamped with Butterfly Dreams and Fresh Alpha for her name.



Thanks for coming by!
Melissa

June PTI Blog Hop

It's blog hop time again! And our challenge this month is to use our favorite color combo. I don't have just one, but I do love Hawaiian Shores and Lavendar Moon together.

When I saw this card I was blown away! Loved it so much that I was inspired to try several of the elements on my own card. I used the same Label 4 die, sponged the background and paper pieced the lilies. The card ends up looking a very different style though.



Thanks for hopping by!
Melissa

(all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: YOF: Lily of the Valley
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger), Copics
Paper: Hawaiian Shores, Vintage Cream, Lavendar Moon Bitty Dot
Other: LM satin ribbon, HS buttons, Label 4 Die (Spellbinders), Rustic cream twine, sponge, In Bloom Impression Plate

WMSC 3

I'm back tonight to share my card for the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge #3.

Here's the lovely sketch:



And my card using Free Spirit Stamp set and some Sultry paper by Basic Grey:



And here's the inside:



Have a great night!
Melissa

"Happy Birthday"
Stamps: Say it With Style and Free Spirit (WMS)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger), Simply Chartreuse (PTI), Copic markers
Paper: Vintage Cream and Simply Chartreuse (PTI), Sultry (Basic Grey)
Other: Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), gems, sponge, sewing machine

Happy birthday

All you PTI fans will recognize this card as a CASE (copy) of Nichole Heady's card. I didn't buy the new paper though, so I created my own using Polka Dot Basics II with vintage cream ink onto Aqua Mist.

I've been struggling to feel creative lately, so I found that CASEing has helped me at least get into my craft room and make something.

Thanks for looking!
Melissa

"Happy birthday" (All PTI unless noted)
Stamps: YOF: Rose, Enjoy the Ride sentiment
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento), Vintage Cream, Antique Linen and Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Kraft, Aqua Mist and Spring Moss
Other: Apron Lace border punch (EK Sucess), Foam tape, sponge, In Bloom impression plate

Father's Day cards

Since I didn't get them sent off in time this year, it seems appropriate to also post them here a few days after the actual day, LOL!


This is the one that I made for my husband. It uses A Little Argyle and Fillable Frame 5. The cs is Smokey Shadow and the rest Enchanted Evening.


I made this card for my dad, in hopes that he enjoyed a weekend full of sunshine and was able to golf! The card was made using Distressed Stripes, Up, up and Away and Fillable Frames 5 sentiment.


Lastly, the card I made for my husband's grandfather. I was still thinking golf with this one, I guess! It uses A Little Argyle and Fillable Frames 5.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Melissa

Thanks for Everything

Hope you're having a great week, so far! I made this card recently and CASEd this card that I made back in February.



I changed the blue to Hawaiian Shores and used a different sentiment. I really loved the first card, so I felt fine with using the exact layout again another time--sometimes you just don't want to reinvest the wheel, right??

Thanks for looking!
Melissa

"Thanks for everything" (all PTI unless noted)
Stamps: BB: Petal Power, YOF: Sweet Peas for sentiment, Blooming Button Bits
Ink: Dark Chocolate, Hawaiian Shores, Walnut Stain (Ranger)
Paper: Dark Chocolate, Kraft, Hawaiian Shores and Raspberry Fizz
Other: HS satin ribbon, HS buttons, sponge, Rustic cream twine, glue dots

More Thank You's

I had a couple requests for teacher cards from friends, so I made up a few variations of the cards shown below. I used lots of Cosmo Cricket paper for these, which I think is some really fun paper!!





This card is a CASE of Debbie Olson's card in the latest issue of Paper Crafts, although there are quite a few difference, the basic layout is similar.



Thanks for stopping by!
Melissa