CSF Saturday Blog Hop - All About Love

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to the Create with Stampin' Friends 

Saturday Blog Hop! Love shows up in countless forms — in the quiet 

moments, the handwritten notes, the unexpected kindnesses, and the 

memories we choose to preserve. As crafters, we have a unique way 

of capturing those moments and the team is excited to share

some ideas with you today!

My card features the Endless Love bundle. This bundle is designed

 with heartfelt details that make it incredibly versatile. Whether 

you’re creating for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, weddings, or simply 

celebrating the people who make your life brighter, the imagery 

and sentiments work beautifully together to help you express your love.

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Endless Love

Ink: Real Red, Bubble Bath, Craft White

Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Basic Black, Bubble Bath

Accessories: Endless Love dies, Red/White Baker's Twine, Water painter

Happie Stampin'!

Ready for a little more love from the rest of the team?

Go NEXT to see what Connie created or BACK

to see what Libby created!

rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge #318

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Welcometo the rubberFUNaitcs Weekly Challenge!

It's PICK 3! Choose three of the six themes

and play along in the challenge with me!

I chose fun fold with heart shapes and embossing for my card!

I've had a lot of fun with this fun fold lately - it's so

simple and unique! Do you recognize this stamp set and dies?

It's the NEW Hearts of Elegance from the Online Exclusive

Collection now available in my online store!

Here's a peek at the backside - plenty of room for a

little stamping and message!

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Shop the Hearts of Elegance bundle HERE

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Hearts of Elegance

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Soft Seafoam, Smoky Slate

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Basic White

Accessories: Hearts of Elegance dies, Pretty in Pink ribbon, Dashing Designs

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you enjoy creating with the Pick 3!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Hearts of Elegance

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Another sneak peek! Create love, hearts, and style with the Hearts of Elegance Bundle. This bundle is part of the Online Exclusive Collection and has everything you need to make both classic and unique love-themed crafts for Valentine's, birthdays, anniversaries or any other time you want to show a little love. It's making its debut in my online store beginning Nov 6th! 

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge #278

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So happy you could join me today for the rubberFUNatics

Weekly Challenge! I've got a sketch that has a

few ways for you to get creative - I hope you'll

get a little inspiration and create along with me!

This is such a great year-round set! You can easily

swap up the images and sentiments with this sketch

to create something for any occasion!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Celebrate with Tags

Ink: Real Red, Craft White

Paper: Very Vanilla, Flirty Flamingo, Real Red

Accessories: Hot Air Balloon dies, Festive Pearls, Waterpainter

Have fun creating with this week's sketch!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

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Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #556

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Welcome back to the Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge!
This week, we have a sketch challenge for you

to kick-start your creativity! 

Grab some stamps, inks and papers along with 

a couple of your favorite coordinating products

and create something beautiful!

I combined the beautiful Most Adored designer papers

and Heartfelt Hellos sentiment from the Sale-A-Bration brochure 

along with the heart dies from the Hot Air Balloon bundle from 

the mini catalog to create this card. You don't need a

special occasion to send someone a little love! 

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Heartfelt Hellos

Ink: Real Red, Craft White

Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Most Adored DSP

Accessories: Hot Air Balloon dies, Basics 3D embossing folder, Scalloped Contour dies, Festive Pearls, Real Red ribbon

We hope you'll play along with us and share your project, too!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Check out more ideas featuring this week's challenge!

Control Freaks February Blog Hop - Spread Love

 Hello, Stampers!

Welcome to the Control Freaks February Blog Hop! This month's theme is 

"spreading the love" and whether you are just starting out here

or arriving from my friend Cindy Elam at Heart's Delight Cards, 

we can't wait to share some of that love with you! 

Nothing says LOVE like a wedding or anniversary! 

I created these cards featuring the Decorative Borders stamp

set from pg. 47 of the January-June mini catalog.

The set gives you so many options for creating

beautiful floral deorative borders. You can use them

alone or combine them for a unique look all your own!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Decorative Borders, Celebrating You

Ink: Early Espresso, Craft White

Paper: Very Vanilla, Polished Pink, Early Espresso

Accessories: Quatrefoil embossing folder, Cane Weave embossing folder, Scalloped Contours dies, Very Vanilla Baker's Twine, Alphabet a la Mode dies

Stampin' Blends: Polished Pink, Mossy Meadow

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Ready for more great ideas? 

Next up is Bree Renwick at

Craft-somnia Momma

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #503

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 Love is definitely in the air with this week's 

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge!

Whether it's an anniversary, birthday, Valentine's

Day or wedding, the team has some great ideas

to help you get in the creative mood!

Highlight some of your favorite papers with this

simple layout. I love using unique color combinations and

it isn't occasion-specific so it can be used for anytime

you want to send a little love!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Country Bouquet

Ink: Petal Pink, Balmy Blue, Mint Macaron

Paper: Basic White, Balmy Blue, Country Gingham DSP, Country Floral Lane DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, White Baker's Twine, Country Bouquet punch, Iridescent Rhinestones

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Be sure to check out all the designs

featuring this week's challenge:

rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge #221

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Welcome to another rubberFUNatics Weekly

Challenge! Today, I am creating around this Theme Challenge.

I love this as it really allows you to get creative - hearts, love

hands, sun set, silhouettes and gorgeous color - so many directions to go!

I decided to go with the heart and ths sweet little frog from the 

On the Pond stamp set. It is an exclusive hostess-only set  

from the January to April mini catalog that you earn with

a qualifying order. Sure, it can be used for 

Valentine's Day, but it can also be used for any time you

want to send a little love! This sentiment comes from the

Celebrating You stamp set. It's a great versatile set - 

any number of these sentiments would pair nicely with this set!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: On the Pond, Celebrate You

Ink: Tuxedo Black, Balmy Blue, Granny Apple Green, Polished Pink, Crumb Cake, Petal Pink

Paper: Basic White, Polished Pink

Accessories: Blending Brush, Stitched Rectangles, Stylish Shapes dies, Glossy Dots assortment

Thanks for joining me this week! I hope you found a little inspiration!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Love

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Love is in the air for the Create with Connie and Mary

team this week! We are creating our projects

featuring a LOVE theme. These cards are not

just for Valentine's Day - give them whenever 

you want to show a little LOVE!

All a little shimmery dimension with Shimmery 

Crystal Effects! I added it to the little hearts as

well as onto the designs on the designer paper - so fun!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Love and Happieness

Ink: Real Red 

Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Sweet Talk DSP

Accessories: Real Red ribbon, Scallop Contour dies, Dotty Hearts embossing folder,

Heart Punch Pack, Real Red Rhinestones, Shimmery Crystal Effects

Happie Stampin'!

There's lots more to see!

Go NEXT to see what Connie has created

or BACK to see what Debbie has created!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Kid Valentine's

 Good Morning, Stampers!

This week, the Create with Connie and Mary

team is sharing Valentine projects just for kids! 

Kids love giving and receiving special cards and

treats for Valentine's Day - we hope

our projects give you a little inspiration for 

creating your own one-of-a-kind Valentines!

This card quickly goes from birthday to Valentine

by replacing the balloon from the stamped image

with a large embossed heart. 

This is NOT your average roll of Smarties! This one

measures over 5" making it fun to create a tasty Valenine  treat!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Sweet Conversations, Mischievous Mice, Create with Friends

Ink: Whisper White, Gorgeous Grape, Tuxedo Black, Blushing Bride

Paper: Basic White, Real Red, Basic Black, Blushing Bride, Sweet Talk DSP

Accessories: Real Red ribbon, Sweet Hearts dies, Dotty Hearts embossing folder, Water Painter, Black Stampin' Write marker

Stampin' Blends: Smoky Slate, Petal Pink

Happie Stampin'!

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Be sure to continue along on the hop for 

more Valentine inspiration!

Go NEXT to see what Connie has created or

BACK to see what Debbie has created.

rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge #172

 Good Morning, Stampers!

LOVE is the inspiration for this week's challenge!

I've combined the Sweet Conversations and Love and Happiness

stamp sets in non-traditional Valentine colors

for a fun "any time of the year" kind of LOVE card!

Change it up a bit and create a 4" x 9 1/4" card. 

(8" x 9 1/4" folded in half)

It easily fits in a #10 business-size envelope!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Sweet Conversations, Love and Happiness

Ink: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Pool Party, So saffron, Granny Apple Green, Gorgeous Grape

Paper: Basic White, Cherry Cobbler, Blushing Bride, Sweet Talk DSP

Accessories: Dotty Hearts embossing folder, Sweet Heart dies, Shimmery Crystal Effects,

White Frayed ribbon

Thanks for checking out this week's rubberFUNatics Weekly Card Challenge. 
I hope you are inspired to create a card for your special kind of LOVE!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #457

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So glad you could join us for this weeks 

challenge! We are creating around this

inspiration photo just in time for Valentine's Day, 

Spring weddings, anniversaries or every day love!

The detail on the Bouquet of Love hybrid embossing

folder is just beautiful! I added a little touch of gold shimmer,

pearls and flowers for a special wedding card. The sentiments 

in the Love and Happiness set are great to have on hand for any

occasion where you want to send a little love!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Love and Happiness
Ink: Merry Merlot
Paper: Merry Merlot, Very Vanilla, Gold Shimmer Vellum
Accessories: Basic Pearls, Forever Flourishing dies, Bouquet of Love hybrid embossing folder, Sweet Hearts dies

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Be sure to check out the rest of the
projects featuring this week's challenge!

Paper Craft Crew Sketch Challenge #386

Good Morning, Stampers!

Ooooh! Look at this cute sketch challenge from the

Paper Craft Crew today! I wish I had the Stitched

Triangles for this one. It's on my wishlist, so I 

guess I will have to improvise! That's the great

thing about sketch challenges - it's your own interpretation!

Hearts worked! I love the Festive Corner stamp set.

There are so many different themes that comes in this

set. A good "bang for your buck" on this one!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Festive Corners

Ink: Real Red, Whisper White

Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Plaid Tidings DSP*

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Whisper White Pola Dot ribbon, Stitched Be Mine dies, Parisian Flourish embossing folder

* Coming in the NEW Aug-Dec Mini Catalog

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Be sure to stop and check out the rest of the

design team and play along with us!