NEW! Extraordinary Life Card Class to Go

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If your creative heart is craving something fresh, uplifting, and beautifully simple to assemble, my Extraordinary Life Card Class To Go is ready to land right on your craft table! I've paired the Banner Sayings stamp set for these cards, but you can customize your cards with any of your favorite sentiments. Whether you’re crafting for birthdays, encouragement, celebrations, or those “just because” moments, these banner‑style greetings add the perfect touch of personality to every project.

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SU!pplies Needed to Complete:

Stamps: Extraordinary Life

Ink: Basic Black, Craft White, Daffodil Delight, Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo

Accessories: Extraordinary Life dies, Blending Brush

Stampin' Blends: Pool Party, Barely Blush, Pretty Peacock, Daffodil Delight,Flirty Flamingo

(optional - or use your favorite sentiments!)

Kit W/ BUNDLE - $77.00 (includes shipping) contact me directly

KIT ONLY - $25.00 (includes shipping) HERE

KIT ONLY - $20.00 (local porch pick-up) HERE

PDF ONLY - $6.95 - HERE

(kits/PDF ship by 6/26)

Happie Stampin'! ~Melissa

Dip Dye Technique

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Searching for a fun and quick watercolor technique? Dip-dying is one of those bingeworthy techniques with broad appeal and many uses—from vintage grunge to chic minimalist. To create layers, simply immerse your paper in inky water, let it dry, and repeat. Instant ombre! Give it a try!

Dip tip: dip-dyed paper is pretty paired with metallics and Designer Series Paper!

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Have fun with this technique!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

CSF Saturday Blog Hop - Birthday Bonanza

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Welcome to the Create with Stampin' Friends Saturday Blog Hop! It's a heartfelt Birthday Bonanza celebration — in honor of Connie’s birthday! What better way to mark the occasion than with a handmade card that feels like a bouquet in paper form? The Lily of the Valley design captures the gentle elegance of friendship and the joy of another year in bloom!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Lily of the Valley, Banner Sayings

Ink: Garden Green, Golden Glow

Paper: Basic White, Vellum, Valley in Bloom DSP

Accessories: Lily ot the Valley dies, Wink of Stella, Linen Thread, Stylish Shapes dies, water painter, Dewdrop embellishments

Happie Stampin'!

Ready for more birthady ideas?

Go NEXT to see what Connie created or 

BACK to see what Libby created!

rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge #395

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This week’s rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge invites you to roll up your sleeves, ink up those fingers, and create your own background papers. Transform a blank sheet into a custom work of art—one that sets the tone for your entire card before a single layer is even added!

My take on the challenge features a little holiday inspiration  

and a sneak peek of the Merriest Tags bundle from the Online 

Exclusives Collection coming in July!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Merriest Tags

Ink: Real Red, Basic BLack, Craft White

Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Basic Black, A Stitched Season DSP

Accessories: Spotlight on Nature dies, Real Red Stitched Ribbon, Real Red and White Baker's Twine, Basic Rhinestones, Merriest Tags dies

Stampin' Blends: Real Red, Peaceful Pine

Thanks so much for joining me this week!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

FREE TUTORIALS!

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Check out one of the FREE TUTORIALS I am offering in my weekly newsletter this week! It's a fun fold featuring the Extraordinary Life bundle and coordinating Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP. Be sure to subscribe to my weekly newsletter for over 100 FREE PRINTABLE TUTORIALS as well as details on classes, promotions, upcoming events and more! Join HERE and watch your email every Sunday!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

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Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #676

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This week’s Paper Craft Crew Challenge feels like a creative field trip — we’re heading into the Stampin’ Up! catalog to CASE a project and then add out own finishing touches.

You know that moment when you’re flipping through the catalog and a project practically waves at you? That’s exactly what happened with the one I chose from page 13. It had a clean and simple style and I knew right away the NEW Stitched Season Suite would work perfectly!

For my version, I used the die cut from the Stitched Stocking bundle to add a quilt-like pattern to the background. I swapped in a trio of patterned panels from A Stitched Season designer paper pack that feel like cozy holiday fabrics and popped-up the sentiment and added some holly to finish off the festive holiday theme. A warm and cozy Christmas card! 

Watch for the Stitched Season Suite to hit my online store in July!

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SU!pplies:
Stamps: Stitched Stocking

Ink: Secret Sea

Paper: Thick Basic White, Real Red, Peaceful Pine, A Stotched Season DSP

Accessories:  Stitched Stocking dies, Nested Essentials dies, Basic Rhinestones

Stampin' Blends: Real Red, Peaceful Pine

Happie Stampin'!

~Melissa

Check out more ideas featuring this week's challenge:

Summer Adventures

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Bring on the sunshine with the Summer Happiness Stamp Set! From suns and pineapples to cameras and flip-flops, these hand-drawn stamps capture all the charm of summer adventures and time together. Add a splash of bright color and pair them with cheerful script sentiments for handmade cards and scrapbooking that feel like a vacation. The Summer Happiness stamp set will be hitting my online store in July - stay tuned!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

A Spooktacular Sneak Peek!

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Showcase your spooktacular October projects with the Web of Fun bundle from the Online Exclusive Collection. The coordinating stamps and dies in this bundle are sized perfectly for treat boxes or party favors, cards, and memory keeping. Add sweet spiders, a detailed spiderweb, and seasonal sentiments to all your Halloween projects. Watch for the Web of Fun bundle to hit my online store in July! 

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa