Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #520

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Just in time for Father's Day, the Paper Craft Crew

challenge this week is just for the men in our lives!

Of course, there are other occasions you create for too - 

birthdays, graduation and more!

This card looks like a lot of technical detail went in to

making this, but I tell ya, it was SO quick and simple to do!

I took a 4" x 5 1/4" piece of watercolor paper and placed the 

decorative mask on top. Then, I watered-up my waterpainter and

painted the inks directly on to the mask. I added a few taps

of ink for the speckles and finished it off with the letters

from Alphabet a la Mode dies and some metallic dots. EASY PEASY!

SU!pplies:

Ink: Gray Granite, Wild Wheat, Copper Clay, Night of Navy

Paper: Watercolor, Gray Granite, Night of Navy

Accessories: Aphabet a la Mode dies, Metallic Dots, Four Square Decorative Masks, Waterpainter

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Check out more ideas featuring this week's challenge:

Sweeter Things in Life

 Good Morning, Stampers!

This is one of the cards I featured in my Sweet Citrus Card Class to Go recently. I tried to focus on fruit in addition to the basic lemon and lime. This card features the orange. I combined the basket from the Cheerful Basket bundle and the oranges are a perfect fit! You can make grapefruit and coconuts, too! 

Includes step-by-step instructions for (5) 

cards plus the ** BONUS** Kraft Gift Box Holder!

Purchase the Sweet Citrus PDF - $8.95 - HERE

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Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Gilded Leaf Ribbon

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Need a fun idea to dress up your basic ribbon? Try Gilded Leafing! Look at how elegant this ribbon is! It's going to be a game changed for your holiday projects! Just add a little multi-purpose liquid glue to the ends of the ribbon, press on the gold leafing and brush off the excess. Be sure to let it dry completely before adding it to your project. SO PRETTY! 

Shop the Gilded Leafing in my

online store HERE

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Let's Go Shopping!

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Today's card was created for a book-lovers birthday. The adorable Les Shoppes designer paper
has several different shops to choose from OR you can create your own using the Let's Go Shopping stamp set and coordinating dies. Tuck a gift card for a book store and they are ready to shop themselves! 

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Let's Go Shopping
Ink: Versamark, Tuxedo Black, Craft White
Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Lemon Lolly, Les Shoppes DSP
Accessories: Let's Go Shopping dies, Loose Silver Sequins, Essentials Baker's TwineStylish Shapes dies

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Cut a Rug

 Good Morning, Stampers!

We are cuttin' up a rug with our favorite new dies from the Annual catalog this week! 

There are so many to choose from - it was hard to pick just one!

I love the shabby chic/vintage look, so the first choice for me is

the Delightful Doily Hybrid embossing folder. I think it's a little

hidden gem in the back of the catalog. Dressed up or dressed

down, It adds a lot of detail and texture to your projects!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Nested Friends

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Craft White, Calypso Coral, Pecan Pie, Old Olive

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, Calypso Coral, Old Olive

Accessories: Delightful Doily Hybrid embossing folder, Basic Border dies, Essentials Baker's Twine, Blender Pen, Basic Rhinestones, Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends, Nested Friends dies

Happie Stampin'!

Ready for more? The team is excited to share

more ideas with you featuring their favorite new dies

from the annual catalog. Go NEXT to see what Connie

has created or BACK to see what Debbie has created!

rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge #240

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Thanks so much for joining me for this week's rubberFUNatics

Weekly Challenge! There is lots of possibilities with this week's 

sketch so lets get right to it!

I love the detail in the Labels Aglow dies. Although

originally it was created for use for the Christmas 

holiday, I think it also works great as fireworks for

the 4th of July! This card has a hodgepodge of

different products that I combined and I really like

how it shows how well our products coordinate

no matter the occasion! 

One last tip when working with the Alphabet a la Mode dies - 

to make a letter or number smaller, trim off the bottom 

to the desired length and then reattach the base back to the bottom. 

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Alphabest, Share a Milkshake, Biggest Wish

Ink: Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Craft White

Paper: Basic White, Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy

Accessories: Labels Aglow dies, Give it a Whirl dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Alphabet a la Mode dies, Basic Rhinestones, Silver Elegant Trim

I hope you'll find this week's sketch a fun and easy way to get creative!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Timeless Pocket Gift Card Holder

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Background stamps are a great solution when you need designer paper in a particular color. If you have ink, you can create your own pattern papers in any color to coordinate with any project. Here, the Mini Pocket die was stamped with the Timeless Tiles background stamp using Crumb Cake ink on Crumb Cake cardstock to create this simple and elegant gift card holder perfect for a First Communion, Wedding, Shower or birthday celebration. All the elements you need to create this project is found in the Mini Pocket Envelope die found exclusively in my online store HERE.

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Timeless Tiles

Ink: Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Gold Foil, Very Vanilla, Petal Pink

Accessories: Mini Pocket Envelope dies, Pool Party ribbon

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #519

 Good Morning, Stampers!

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May Flowers is our theme for this week's Paper

Craft Crew Challenge. We hope you find some

floral inspiration and play along with us this week!

This is my favorite pattern from the Les Shoppes 

designer paper pack. I love the soft shade of blue.

I added a few flowers from the Artistically inked stamp set

and dies along with a simple tag to send best wishes

on this slim line card. 

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Artistically Inked

Ink: Night of Navy, Smoky Slate

Paper: Basic White, Crumb Cake, Les Shoppes DSP

Accessories: Artistic dies, Festive Pearls, Night of Navy Stampin' Blends, Essentials Baker's Twine, Taylor Made Tags

Thanks for joining us this week! Be sure to check out all the projects featuring this week's challenge!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa