rubberFUNatics Card Challenge #117

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Happy New Year! I'm starting out the new year with a fun Wintertime stampin' challenge! Grab some supplies and get inspired to create something beautiful!

One of my favorite papers from the Holiday Mini catalog is the Snowflake 

Splendor designer papers. They are absolutely gorgeous! 

I saved every extra strip and scrap and they came in handy

for this card. Simple 1/2" strips across the center of the card.

Easy peasy, fast and fun and can be used for any 

wintertime celebration, get well, thinking of you and thank you.

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Snowflake Wishes
Ink: Pool Party
Paper: Pool Party, Shimmer White, Snowflake Splendor DSP
Accessories: Snowflake dies, Opal Rounds (coming next week!)

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Holiday Thank You's

 Good Morning, Stampers!

 Winter-themed cards are the perfect answer for any occasion throughout the snowy season! Whether you need thank you cards for all the holiday gifts you received or a birthday card for the January and February months, your Christmas images are a great option!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: In the Pines
Ink: Whispr White, Pool Party, Garden Green, Soft Suede
Paper: Pool Party, Whisper White,  Crumb Cake, Garden Green
Accessories: Pine Woods dies, Wrapped in Texture embossing folders, Lovely Labels Pick a Punch, Snowflake Sequins, Sponge

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Pretty Holiday Packaging

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Don't forget our great package options for all your holiday gifts! The Mini Paper Pumpkin boxes are the perfect size for giving gift cards, mini gifts, yummy treats and more! 

Shop all our boxes HERE

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Peace and Joy
Ink: Shaded Spruce, Old Olive
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Soft Seafoam, Heartwarming Hugs DSP
Accessories: Joy Dies, Mini Paper Pumpkin boxes, Shaded Spruce ribbon, Red Rhinestones

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop - Favorite Christmas

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Only 1 week until Christmas! Are you ready?

The Create with Connie and Mary Design Team is

sharing our favorite Christmas stamp set with you this week.

I hope you get inspired to create and share your favorite

Christmas stamp sets, too!

My favorite by far has been the Snowflake Wishes 

stamp set and coordinating So Many Snowflakes dies - 

they've seen a lot of love this season!

I created these ornaments to give as gifts to my team 

and fellow demonstrators at our holiday party. 

There are lots of possibilities outside of cards with this bundle!

I mixed and matched the designer papers from the Tis' the Season paper

pack along with the red and green foil sheets and coordinating ribbons.

The two-sided designer papers give lots of fun and festive options!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Snowflake Wishes

Ink:Whisper White

Paper: Whisper White, Red Foil, Green Foil, Tis' the Season DSP

Accessories: Scoreboard, Winter Snow embossing folder, Basic Rhinestones, Real Red Stitched Ribbon, Real Red ribbon, Polka Dot ribbon, Whisper White ribbon, Silver Edge ribbon, Metallic Mesh ribbon, Layering Circle dies, Heat Tool, Whisper White embossing powder

Stampin' Blends: Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler

Happie Stampin'!

Ready to see what the rest of the design team

has to share with you? Take a look!

Go NEXT to see what Brenda has created or BACK to 

see what Debbie has created!

rubberFUNatics Card Challenge #116

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Draw your inspiration from this photo to

create a card for this week's card challenge.

My eye went immediately to the little gingerbread

cookie and this is what I created:

The card features a combination of the November Paper

Pumpkin stamp set Jolly Gingerbread and the Coming Home

stamp set and die bundle from the Aug-Dec mini catalog. 

I was able to create a little gingerbread village!

I hope this challenge inspires you to create something

lovely for the holidays!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Jolly GIngerbread, Cooming Home

Ink: Whisper White, Soft Suede

Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Soft Seafoam, Most Wonderful Time DSP

Accessories: Heat tool, Whisper White embossing powderm Real Red Rhinestones, Most Wonderful Time Refil Kit, Home Together dies, Wrapped in Texture embossing folder

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

rubberFUNatics Card Challenge #115

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to this week's Card Challenge #115. You can draw lots of inspiration from this one - color, design, layout, shapes - I hope you have fun creating! 

 This card features the Cherish the Season stamp set and

coordinating Sounds of the Season dies. The Red, Green and

Silver foil papers make those bells shine!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Cherish the Season

Ink: Shaded Spruce, Tuxedo Black, Versamark

Paper: Whisper White, Red Foil, Green Foil, Silver Foil

Accessories: Sounds of the Season dies, Gold Thread Trim, Lovely Labels Pick-A-Punch

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Snowflake Merry Christmas

 Good Morning, Stampers!

The Aug - Dec Mini Catalog retiring list has been released and GREAT NEWS! My favorite set - Snowflake Wishes will be staying! I'm so thrilled! I've used it for Christmas cards, Get well soon cards, birthday, thinking of you and thank you cards. This set works with any occasion duing the winter season! 

This is a card I "CASED" from Stampin' Up! I was drawn to the plaid background. I've made so many using the Snowflake Splendor suite and this was such a nice alternative - a more masculine/natural feel.

The Plaid Tidings paper is retiring - get yours

before it's gone for good! 

SHOP HERE

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Snowflake Wishes

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Vellum, Plaid Tidings

Accessories: So Many Snowflake dies, Basic Rhinestones

Happie Stampin'!

~Melissa

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop - Christmas Gift Card Holder

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Just 20 more days until the "big man" comes and

the Create with Connie and mary design team is 

making gift-giving a little easier for you with 

gift card holders this week!

I hope these ideas will inspire you to create

some amazing holiday papercrafts!

This is a standard card with a gift card pocket 

hidden on the front.

To create a pocket, cut a piece of designer paper 1/4" longer

than the gift card on three sides. Use the Classic Label

punch to create the slit along the top and add adhesive along 

the remaining three sides. Adhere the pocket to the card front and 

continue to decorate the card.

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Coming Home

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Pool Party

Paper: Whiper White , Old Olive, Pool Party, Trimming the Town DSP

Accessories: Classic Label punch, Tasteful Label dies, Real Red Trim

Happie Stampin'!

Continue along on the hop for more

fun gift card ideas! Go NEXT to see what

Brenda has created or BACK to see what

Debbie has created! 

rubberFUNatics Card Challenge #114

 Good Morning, Stampers!

                                                

The rubberFUNatics card challenge this week is just in time for your holiday 

card making. It's also a great way to use up some of your

scrap designer papers, too! Mix and match styles and colors

and make a one-of-a-kind card! 

Here, I used the Most Wonderful Time designer papers

and the tree from the In the Woods dies. I tried to add a little

touch of gold to the tips of the tree to mimick the designer paper.

I tapped the Versamark ink pad onto the tree and sprinkled

 it with gold embossing powder and used the heat tool to set. 

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Winter Wood

Ink: Old Olive

Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive, Most Wonderful Time DSP

Accessories: Heat tool, Versamark, Gold embossing powder, In the Woods dies, Evergreen Forest embossing folder, Timeless Label punch

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Dollar Store Stampin' Up! Style - Cupcake Countdown to Christmas

 Good Morning, Stampers!

This week's project features these (6) cup

cupcake baking tins. You can pick these up anywhere, but

you can't beat the price at the dollar store!

I created a 6-day countdown to Christmas.

to bring even more excitement to the big day!

I started by tracing the designer paper around the

top of the tin. Then, I cut and traced the circles onto 

the back side and cut them out. I then adhered the 

background to the top of the tin with Tear and Tape.

I decorated each of the circles using stamps and die cuts.

I created the little tabs and added a magnet to the backside of

them to keep the tops covered on the tin. 

Just fill with tasty little treats or small gifts and get counting!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Family Party

Ink: Misty Moonlight

Paper: Trimming the Town DSP, Whisper White, Early EspressoMisty Moonlight, Pool Party, Poppy Parade

Accessories: Real Red ribbon, Whisper White Baker's Twine, Stapler, Playful ABC dies, Layering Circle dies, Classic Label punch

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Be sure to check out all the dollar store 

alternate project ideas on our Facebook Page! 

Beautiful Autumn for All Year

 Good Morning, Stampers!

I am all for getting the biggest bang for my buck. When I look at what stamp sets to add to my collection, I tend to go for the ones that offer the most versatility. The Beautiful Autumn stamp set and coordinating punch pack is intended for the Fall season, but it also makes a great all-occasion set, too, with a little color change -  take a look:

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Beautiful Autumn

Ink: Misty Moonlight, Just Jade, Versamark, Magenta Madness

Paper: Whisper White, Just Jade, Flowers for Every Season DSP, Misty Moonlight

Accessories: Whisper White embossing powder, Heat tool, Bumblebee ribbon, Wonderful Gems, Guilded Autumn Punch Pack, Timeless Label punch, 1 1/2" Circle punch

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop - Christmas Beauty

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to this week's Create with Connie and

Mary Christmas Beauty Blog Hop! There are lots of beautiful

holiday projects and the team is excited to share some of their

ideas with you!

Have you gotten your hands on the Plush Poinsettia specialty paper yet?

It's so velvetly soft! The Poinsettia dies make it easy to cut the flowers

and leaves for fast and simple cards that really pack a "wow"!! 

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Itty Bitty Christmas

Ink: Whisper White

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, Soft Seafoam, Whisper White, Plush Poinsettia, Early Epsresso, In Good Taste DSP

Accessories: Beautiful Boughs dies, Poinsettia dies, Pearl Elements

Happie Stampin'!

Check out the rest of the design team's

Christmas Beauty! Go NEXT to see what 

Brenda has created or BACK to see what Debbie

has created!

Thanksgiving Blessings

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Enjoy the beautiful blessings around you this Thanksgiving! Have a blessed day!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Celebrate Sunflowers, Gathered Together

Ink: Early Espresso, Versamark

Paper: Merry Merlot, Bunblebee, Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Brushed Copper, Very Vanilla

Accessories: Sunflower dies, Gathered Leaves dies, Champagne Rhinestones, Mossy Meadow trim, Braided Linen Trim, Embroidered Trim, Tasteful Textile embossing folder

Happie Stampin'!

~Melissa

Paper Craft Crew Inspiration Challenge #403

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Check out this week's Paper Craft Crew's

Inspiration Challenge - so pretty!

Grab your supplies and play along - it's a fun one!

I was really drawn to the pop of red against the beautiful

blue sky, so I incorporated that into my card with the 

Curvy Christmas stamp set. A really simple card with a touch of 

white speckled snow that I created using my waterpainter and

Whisper White ink. 

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Curvy Christmas

Ink: Whisper White

Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy

Accessories: Waterpainter, Stitched Stars dies, Real Red trim, Basic Rhinestones

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Check out all the cards featuring 

this Inspiration Challenge #403

CCMC Saturday Blog Hop - Whimsical Christmas

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome back to the Create with Connie

and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!

The theme for this week is Whimsical Christmas.

This is SO out of my comfort zone! As much as I love the

fun and eccentric look (these gnomes are darling!),  I tend to stick with more of the

traditional Christmas styles and colors for my personal use. 

Don't forget that you can color-coordinate all your ribbons and 

embellishments with our Stampin' Blends, too! 

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Gnome for the Holidays, Tree Angle

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Granny Apple Green, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Crushed Curry

Paper: Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, Flirty Flamingo, Poppy Parade, Crushed Curry

Accessories: Whisper White Polka Dot Ribbon, Basic Pearls

Stampin' Blends: Poppy Parade, Granny Apple Green, Soft Suede, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo

Snoky Slate

Happy Stampin'

Check out more whimsical holiday ideas from the

rest of the design team! Go NEXT to see what Connie has

created or BACK to see what Debbie has created!

rubberFUNatics Inspiration Card Challenge #112

 Good Morning, Stampers!

THANK YOU for joining me for this week's 

rubberFUNatics Inspiration Challenge! I hope

you will play along with me! Take a look at the

photo above and create a card or project based on

your interpretation. That's it - it's that easy!

Here's my idea! I love everything about Thanksgiving. Family,

friends, food and fun! I created this card to send to a special friend 

and her family. This is one year where I definitely 

counting my blessings!

The Coming Home stamp set is part of our

Making a Difference program. When you purchase the 

stamp set, Stampin' Up! will donate $3.00 

to charaties devoted to adoption, foster care

and infertility. Shop the Coming Home

stamp set and coordinating dies in my

online store and be a part of the defference!

SHOP HERE

Geta FREE card kit with purchase

when you add this hostess code to 

your online order!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa