Wednesday, April 02, 2025

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #615

 Good Morning, Stampers!

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This week's  Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge
combines both a theme and a sketch. We are combining an
Easter theme card using this simple layout. 


Do you stamp on your pattern paper? When I'm
working with a simple pattern or soft color, 
I love adding a sentiment or image to my designer
papers to give it a more custom look. This is the Timeless
Plaid designer paper and there are so many muted colors 
and patterns that make it so easy to customize!

SU!pplies:
Stamps:
Storybook Friends, Storybook Life
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Crumb Cake, Smoky Slate
Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Timeless Plaid DSP
Accessories: Linen Thread, Stylish Shapes dies, Storybook Friends dies, 
Impressions Abloom dies
Stampin' Blends: Smoky Slate, Bubble Bath, Lost Lagoon

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

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Tuesday, April 01, 2025

Floral Delight Birthday

 Good Morning, Stampers!

There is a burst of sunny flowers in the Floral Delight designer papers! These gorgeous patterns are perfect for any occasion in Spring, Summer or Autumn and don't need much more than a simple stamped image, sentiment or embellishment. These papers coordinate with the Delightful Wishes bundle as part of the Floral Delight suite and are available while supplies last. Don't wait too long to get your hands on these!




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SU!pplies:
Stamps:
Delightful Wishes
Ink: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Craft White, Peach Pie
Paper: Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso
Accessories: Gold Thread, Daffodil Delight ribbon

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Monday, March 31, 2025

One Design - Three Ways

 Good Morning, Stampers!

One stamp set, one layout = three different perspectives. This is a sneak peek of the NEW Impressions Abloom bundle coming soon to the Online Exclusives collection. Two of my team members - Barb and Judy and I got together and created these cards with nothing but the precut card base and designer paper to start with. I LOVE how they all came out! Each one a little bit the same but also so unique to each of us! Do you have a favorite? 

Watch for the Impressions Abloom bundle coming 
to my Online Store in May! 

SU!pplies:
Stamps:
Impressions Abloom
Ink: Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive Crumb Cake
Paper: Very Vanilla, Wildly Flowering DSP
Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Iridecent Rhinestones, Impressions Abloom dies, Drusy embellishments
Stampin' Blends: Old Olive, Pretty In Pink, Daffodil Delight

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Time to Celebrate Gift Tag

 Good Morning, Stampers!

I have another fun over-sized tag to share with you today! They can be a great substitute for a card when tied to the front of a gift bag or used as a bookmark for a book-lover. They are mini works of art!


SU!pplies:
Stamps:
Beautiful Butterflies
Ink: Early Espresso, Craft White
Paper: Basic White, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Moody Mauve, Wildly Flowering DSP
Accessories: Beautiful Butterflies Hybrid dies, Gold Adhesive-Backed dots, Stylish Shape dies, Storybook Friends dies, Sponge Dauber, White ribbon, Linen Thread, Wild Wheat Stampin' Blends

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Saturday, March 29, 2025

CSF Saturday Blog Hop - Easter Wishes

 Good Morning, Stampers!


Welcome to the Create with Stampin' Friends Saturday
Blog Hop! Today, the team is celebrating in some special traditions of 
of the Easter season - blooming flowers, chocolate bunnies, 
egg hunts and special moments with family and friends!


The Storybook Freinds is a delightful set of charming Springtime
images perfect for celebrating Easter! I combined this bundle with 
the Elements of Text images to give this Easter scene a little vintage feel.



SU!pplies:
Stamps:
Storybook Friends, Elements of Text
Ink: Basic Beige, Pecan Pie, Craft White
Paper: Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, Basic Beige, Timeless Plaid DSP
Accessories: Storybook Friends dies, Stylish Shapes dies, White Baker's Twine
Stampin' Blends: Old Olive, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake


Happie Stampin'!

The team has more fabulous Easter ideas to share 
with you! Go NEXT to see what Connie created
or BACK to see what Libby created!


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Friday, March 28, 2025

rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge #334

 Good Morning, Stampers!

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Welcome to the the rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge!
For this week's sketch, I am featuring a sneak peek at some
of the NEW 2025-2027 InColors as well as an
an upcoming Online Exclusive bundle called Impressions
Abloom. This gorgeous floral set is great for year-round card making.
You can change the color of the flowers to coordinate
with any occasion or event or create a one-of-a-kind background
paper using the flower images and sentiments. So many 
fun ways to create with this bundle! Watch for this bundle
in my online store soon!


SU!pplies:
Stamps:
Impressions Abloom
Ink: Smoky Slate, Craft White
Paper: Basic White, Smoky Slate, , Darling Ducklings, Timid Tiger, Mossy Meadow, Country Woods DSP
Accessories: Impresssions Abloom dies, White ribbon, water painter

Thanks so much for joining me this week - I hope you give the sketch challenge a try!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Over the Top Tag

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Do you like creating tags? What about an Over The Top tag? This is an over-sized tag (approx. 6") that is "stepped-up" with a little more bling and pizzazz and layers. This tag features the Beautiful Butterflies bundle along with the Round We Go dies. l really love all the texture and dimension with the hybrid embossing folder and rosette. The Metallic Enamel lets you add lots of shimmer and shine, too!. This would be so pretty tied onto the side of a gift bag in lieu of a card, don't you think??!!


SU!pplies:
Stamps:
Beautiful Butterflies, Elements of Text
Ink: Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Craft White
Paper: Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Pool Party, Pretty Peacock, Old Olive
Accessories: Round We Go dies, Beautiful Butterlfies Hybrid, Metallic Gold Enamel, Pretty Peacock ribbon, Gold Mesh ribbon, Black/Vanilla gingham ribbon, Sponge Dauber

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #614

 Good Morning, Stampers!

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It's a Simple Stamping challenge for this week's Paper
Craft Crew Weekly Challenge! Perfect for those busy
days when you need a quick, last-minute card!


The hardest part for me when creating a simple card
 is knowing when to stop! I always tend to want to add more - 
more layers, more embellishments, etc. Keeping it
simple is definitely key. I dug out the Hot Air Balloon bundle
for this card - it hasn't seen ink in such a long time!


SU!pplies:
Stamps:
Hot Air Balloon
Ink: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Bubble Bath, Pecan Pie
Paper: Basic White
Accessories: Water painter, Adhesive Dots

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

See more ideas featuring this
week's challenge!