CCMC Saturday Blog Hop - Favorite Retiring Stamp Set

Good Morning, Stampers!

This week at the Create with Connie and Mary 

Saturday Blog Hop, we are featuring some of our

favorites that we will soon be saying "good-bye" to....

I certainly didn't give the You Move Me stamp set and coordinating

framelits as much love as it deserved! I love not only the way the

stamps work to show the fluttering movement, but I also love the 

detailed in the pretty die cut butterfly. I will miss this bundle!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: You Move Me

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Soft Suede

Paper: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Soft Sky, Bundle of Love DSP

Accessories: Move Me framelits, Layered Leaves embossing folder, Decorative Ribbon Border punch, Metallic Gold Thread

Happie Stampin'!

The rest of the design team has 

some amazing projects to share with 

you - check them out!

Go forward to see what Connie has created,

or back to see what Debbie has created!

Mom's Best Thoughts

Good Morning, Stampers!

I hope you will plan to join me this week for one of my Weekly 3/$5 Card Classes! We are featuring cards for all of the special Mother's in your life - grandmothers, daughters (in-laws), friends and more! Show them how special they are! Of course, you will always have the option of personalizing your sentiments - there are several to choose from! The Best Thoughts stamp set will be retiring soon. Have a chance to use this stamp before it's gone! Contact me for class times and locations or to reserve your space!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Best Thoughts, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink: Archival Basic Black, Marina Mist, Pink Pirouette, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz

Paper: Whisper White

Accessories: Blender pens

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Lots of Joy

Good Morning, Stampers!

Lately, I have been focusing my projects on all the NEW Holiday sneek peek products. Today, I thought I would share with you the new Lots of Joy stamp set from the Idea Book and Catalog.
The set coordinates with a few of the fabulous punches for easy cutting. The gold and brown tones are not the traditional holiday colors, but certainly give a more elegant feel to the card!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Lots of Joy
Ink: Tip Top Taupe, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Gold Baker's Twine, Metallic doilies, Crochet Trim, Gold Sequin Trim, 1 1/2" circle punch, 1" square punch, tree punch, Aqua Painter, Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue. Gold Glitter

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Fall Happy Scenes

Good Morning, Stampers!

When Mr. Brown dropped off my box of Holiday preview products, I couldn't wait to get my hands on them! The hardest part was deciding what to open first!

It didn't take me long, though - isn't the new Woodland embossing folder just gorgeous?! Just look at the detail! I'm telling you, it will be hard to resist this one! It makes a great background for the Happy Scenes stamp set, don't you think?!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Happy Scenes*
Ink: Jet Black Stazon, Tangerine Tango, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Cherry Cobbler, Delightful Dijon
Paper: Very Vanilla
Accessories: Oval framelits, blender pens, Woodland embossing folder*
*Available September 1, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Merry Little Christmas Tree

Good Morning, Stampers!

I am so glad to see a Christmas section in the new catalog! Several of you had mentioned how small the selection was. Let me reassure you that MORE HOLIDAY is on it's way! The Holiday mini catalog is promised to be full of more fantastic products for the upcoming holidays. Look for more information to be out in late July!

In the meantime, check out this card I created using a non-holiday stamp set - Kinda Eclectic - paired with the Merry Everything stamp set - a fun and quirky little holiday card!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Merry Everything, Kinda Eclectic
Ink: Cucumber Crush, Whisper White, Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Cucumber Crush, Cherry On Top DSP, Gold Glimmer
Accessories: Cucumber Crush Dotted Ribbon, Note Tag punch, Tree Punch, Confetti Stars border punch, Basic Rhinestones, Red permanent marker

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

You've Got This

Good Morning, Stampers!

As promised, I have the second make and take to share with you from my Open House this past week. This set - You've Got This - is quickly becoming one of my favorites! What a gorgeous flower! It also features a few encouraging sentiments, too!

I embossed the flower with white embossing powder. Then, using an Aqua Painter, I colored the flower using Watermelon Wonder and Old Olive inks. A simple one layer card that really packs a punch!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: You've Got This*
Ink: Versamark, Watermelon Wonder*, Old Olive, Sahara Sand
Paper: Crumb Cake
Accessories: Watermelon Wonder Dotted Ribbon*, Whisper White embossing powder, heat tool, Aqua Painter
* Available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

My Friend

Good Morning, Stampers!

The card I have to share with you today is one of the make and takes I created for my Open House. It features the new Sprinkles of Life stamp set created exclusively for the Ronald McDonald House Charities. $3 from the sale of each set will go directly to help fund the charity. The set is available beginning on Tuesday, June 2nd! Definitely one for your Wishlist!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Sprinkles of Life*
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Cucumber Crush*
Paper: Soft Sky, Whisper White, Cucumber Crush*, Watermelon Wonder*
Accessories: Tree Builder punch*, Basic Rhinestones, Bitty Banners framelits, Circle Framelits, Paper-Piercing tool, Stampin' Pierce Mat, Essentials template
* Available June 2nd

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Layered Hello

Good Morning, Stampers!

I'm having so much fun playing with the new In Colors for 2015-2016! What do you think? Aren't they pretty??!! I've combined the colors with the new Layered Letters Alphabet stamp set. A great way to customize a project for any event! Just a few more weeks until the new catalog goes LIVE and
you are going to love every page of it!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Layered Letters ABC*
Ink: Delightful Dijon*, Tip Top Taupe*, Mint Macaron*, Watermelon Wonder*, Cucumber Crush*, Early Espresso
Paper: Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder*
Accessories: Tree Builder punch*, Basic Rhinestones
* Available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Silver Lining

Good Morning, Stampers!

I have been playing with my Sprinkles of Life set again! This time, I changed things up a bit and did clouds instead of frosting - I love how versatile this set can be!

I combined the mask from the Hooray It's Your Day card kit along with the stamp set to create the sunrise.  Those sweet little birds are made with the coordinating Tree Builder punch. You are gonna want to add this punch to your collection!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Sprinkles of Life*
Ink: Delightful Dijon*, Smoky Slate, Jet Black Stazon
Paper: Delightful Dijon*, Whisper White, Basic Black, Vellum Cardstock
Accessories: Hooray It's Your Day Kit, Tree Builder Punch*, Circle Framelits
*Available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Love You Bow Tag

Good Morning, Stampers!

Tip Top Taupe is one of the new 2015-2016 In Colors. I love the muted tone of this color - It is going to fit in nicely with the Neutrals Color Collection!

This tag features the new "You're So Sweet" stamp set along with the Bow Builder punch. The 1" Dotted Lace Trim adds a little feminine flair. These products will be available soon in the NEW 2015-2016 Idea Book and Catalog!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: You're So Sweet
Ink: Tip Top Taupe*, Whisper White
Paper: Tip Top Taupe*, Whisper White, Cherry On Top DSP*
Accessories: Tip Top Taupe 1" Dotted Lace Trim, Bow Builder punch
*Available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

May Tour de Freaks - Sneak Peek!

Hi Stampers!

So glad you have joined us on the May Sneak Peek Tour! 

You are arriving from Justin's JK Cards Blog, isn't he talented?! 

I just love his style!

I have two projects to share with you today. 

I had a hard time choosing what products to use as I 

just had to have ALL of the preorder products - lol!

I finally decided on the stamp set - You've Got This. 

What a simple and beautiful set with encouraging sentiments.

Not much needs to be done to make 

spectacular projects with this one!

After adding color with a blender pen, I added a thin

line of Gold Glitz Dazzling Details to the entire flower.

I love the sparkle!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: You've Got This*

Ink: Whisper White, Jet Black Stazon, Lost Lagoon, Old Olive

Paper: Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Accessories: Gold Glitz Dazzling Details, Blender Pen

*Available June 2, 2015

The second project is a Sprinkles Sampler featuring 

the Sprinkles of Life stamp set.

This is the new Ronald McDonald House Charities

Exclusive Stamp Set for 2015-2016.

Stampin' Up! will donate $3 from the sale of each 

stamp set sold directly to RMHC.

To create the holder, cut the Crumb Cake card stock

to 3 1/2" x 11". Score at 2 1/2".

Fill the bags with your favorite sprinkles and 

staple the bags to the back panel. 

Fold the top over and decorate.

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Sprinkles of Life*

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Watermelon Wonder*, Marina Mist, Delightful Dijon*, Jet Black Stazon

Paper: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder*, Pink Pirouette, 

Accessories: Happy Heart embossing folder, Circle Framelits, Tree Builder Punch*, Boho Chic embossing folder*, Watermelon Wonder 1" Dotted Lace Trim*, 3"x 5" cellophane bags, Assorted Sprinkles

Available June 2, 2015

Thanks so much for joining us this month! Continue on the hop with 

Mary at her Stampercamper's Blog. 

She has some sneak peek projects that will "WOW" you!

Happie Stampin'!

~Melissa

Just For You

Good Morning, Stampers!

Another project featuring NEW catalog goodies! I am sure gonna miss Strawberry Slush so I thought I would used it up as much as possible! I love it with black and white - SO striking! And this DSP is fun to color, too! I even added a few rhinestones to glitz it up!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: You're So Sweet*
Ink: Jet Black Stazon
Paper: Strawberry Slush, Whisper White, Back to Black DSP
Accessories: Strawberry Slush Marker, Strawberry Slush Thick Baker's Twine, Basic Rhinestones
Available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Happy Birthday Good Friend!

Good Morning, Stampers!

Are you LOVIN' the samples you are seeing of all the SNEAK PEEK products?! I can't seem to stay off Pinterest these days! The project I have to share with you today features the NEW EXCLUSIVE HOST set - Happy Birthday Everyone. This is one set that will be seeing a lot of ink in the coming weeks! There are birthday wishes for everyone!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Happy Birthday Everyone*
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder*, Mint Macaron*, Cherry On Top DSP*
Accessories: Large Polka Dot embossing folder, Decorative Dots embossing folder, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Basic Black embossing powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Balloon Framelits, Delightful Dijon 1" Dotted Lace Trim
* Available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Build-A-Birthday Sneak Peak

Good Morning, Stampers!

How about another NEW CATALOG sneak peek?! This is the Build-A-Birthday 8-piece Photopolymer stamp set. Such a cute set that lets you build the cake piece by piece in any color and pattern combination - lots of fun possibilities with this set. Especially with different little toppers that are included!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Build A Birthday*
Ink: Tip Top Taupe*, Mint Macaron*, Cucumber Crush*, Watermelon Wonder*, Delightful Dijon*
Paper: Delightful Dijon, Whisper White, Cherry On Top DSP*, Watermelon Wonder
Accessories: Oval Framelits, Basic Rhinestones
*Available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

The Best Mom

Haapy Mother's Day, Stampers!

I have a special card to share with you that I created for all of the stampin' Mom's today! Enjoy your special day - YOU DESERVE IT! I hope you are able to sneak in a little crafting time today!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Best Thoughts*, Gorgeous Grunge
Ink: Marina Mist, Jet Black Stazon, Hello Honey, Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Mint Macaron*
Paper: Very Vanilla
Accessories: Blender Pen, Sizzix Little Letters
* Available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Here for YOU

Good Morning, Stampers!

I've been playing again! I just can't seem to keep my hands off the NEW products! This card combines a little of the current products with the NEW products. I love how nicely all of  the products coordinate with each other!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Friendly Wishes*
Ink: Whisper White, Early Espresso, Cucumber Crush*
Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Calypso Coral,Gold Glimmer, Gold Soiree DSP
Accessories: Deco Label framelits, Itty Bitty Flower Punch, Basic Pearls, Gold Sequin Trim, Gold Baker's Twine
* Product available June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Sprinkles of Life and MORE "NEW"S!

Good Morning, Stampers!

Well, I had such a fun time yesterday drooling and playing with all of the NEW PRODUCTS I received from the upcoming 2015-2016 Idea Book and Catalog! New stamps, new accessories and the NEW 2015-2017 In-Color collection! It was hard to choose where to start!

The gorgeous NEW In-Colors!

The 2015-2016 Idea Book and catalog!

My box of goodies arrived!

Sprinkles of Life stamp set - 

the NEW Ronald McDonald House Charities.

$3 from the sale of each stamp set will

go to this fabulous cause!

To date, Stampin' Up! has donated over

$1,000,000 to RMHC!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Sprinkles of Life*

Ink: Tip Top Taupe*, Watermelon Wonder*, Whisper White

Paper: Delightful Dijon*, Whisper White, Watermelon Wonder*, Tip Top Taupe*

Accessories: Boho Chic embossing folder*, Hearts Border punch, Tip Top Taupe Dotted Lace Trim*

* - products available for purchase on June 2, 2015

Happie Stampin'!

~Melissa