Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #692

 Good Morning, Stampers!

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It’s time for another Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge, and this week we’re playing with a beautiful color challenge! 

There’s something so special about creating with a rich fall color palette. 

Deep, earthy tones instantly bring to mind crisp autumn days, colorful leaves, pumpkins, and cozy gatherings with family and friends. 

For this card, I wanted to embrace that warm, harvest-inspired feeling by combining several rich shades throughout the design. The deeper tones add warmth and contrast, while the lighter touches keep the card from feeling too heavy. I love how the colors work together to create a cozy, welcoming look that feels perfect for Thanksgiving.

Fall is such a wonderful season for playing with deep, rich, and earthy colors, and a color challenge is the perfect excuse to experiment with combinations you might not normally reach for. Sometimes three colors are all you need to create a beautiful seasonal card!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Soiree Salutations

Ink: Pecan Pie

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pecan Pie, Cajun Craze, Golden Glow

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Softly Woven embossing folder, Painted Pumpkins dies, Seasonal Cheer Mini Embossing Folders, Metallic Gems

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Check out more ideas featuring this week's challenge:

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #689

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to another Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge! This week, we’re celebrating one of my favorite times of year with a Fall Theme! Fall crafting is all about warm colors, pumpkins, cozy patterns, and those little touches that make you want to curl up with a cup of something yummy. So, for this week's challenge, I created a card with a soft, vintage-inspired fall feel.

For my card, I wanted to step away from the traditional bright oranges and reds and instead use a softer palette of crumb cake, pecan, and warm golden tones. The result is a fall card that feels rustic and cozy!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Thanks and Giving

Ink: Pecan Pie, Golden Glow

Paper: Basic White, Pecan Pie, Golden Glow, Glow of Harvest DSP

Accessories: Perinneal Postage dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Golden Glow Stampin' Blends, Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Check out more ideas featuring this week's challenge:

CASING the Holiday Catalog

 Good Morning, Stampers!

There’s something about Thanksgiving crafting that makes me want to pull out all the warm, cozy colors—and this card definitely fits the mood!

For today’s project, I took inspiration from the Holiday Catalog, CASEing the card layout shown on page 12. I loved the overall design so much that I wanted to recreate the look with my own twist.

I’ve put together a step-by-step tutorial for this Thanksgiving card, including the measurements, supplies, and instructions you need to recreate it and I'm offering it FREE in next week's weekly newsletter. If you’re not already on my newsletter list, now is the perfect time to join! I’ll send the tutorial straight to your inbox so you can create this beautiful fall card yourself. JOIN HERE

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Happy Thanksgiving

 Good Morning, Stampers!

I hope your Thanksgiving is filled with blessings of gratitude, love, and happiness! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge #597

 Good Morning, Stampers!

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Welcome to the Paper Craft Crew Weekly Challenge!
It's so hard to believe we will be celebrating Thanksgiving next week!

This year has certainly flown by! We have so much to

be thankful for and the theme for this week is to celebrate

Thanksgiving and there is no better way than to 

show our gratitude for our family and friends!

I used the Winter Meadow designer papers along with the

Layering Leaves stamp set for this card. A little unexpected color

combination for Fall, but with the addition of the leaves, 

it was the perfect choice for me! The squares from the Stylish Shapes

dies made it easy to create a unique card opening, too!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Layering Leaves, Layers of Beauty

Ink: Pretty Peacock, Early Espresso, Shaded Spurce, Smoky Slate

Paper: Basic White, Pretty Peacock, Thoughtful Journey DSP, Winter Meadow DSP

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Tinsel Gems

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Check out more ideas featuring this week's weekly challenge!

CSF Saturday Blog Hop - Thanksgiving

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to the Create with Stampin' Friends 

Saturday Blog Hop! We are kicking off November

with a Thanksgiving theme today. We have so

much to be grateful for and the team is 

ready to share some ideas with you! 

I don't have a specific Thanksgiving stamp set so

I combined a few different products to create my card.

I just love how well they all came together! 

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Layers of Beauty

Ink: Versamark

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Beige, Pretty Peacock, Gold Foil, Regal Distressed Patterns

Accessories: Stylish Shapes dies, Pretty Peacock ribbon, Gold embossing powder, heat tool, Leaf Fall embossing folder, Flowers of Beauty dies

Happie Stampin'!

There is more to see! Go NEXT to see what

Connie created or BACK to see what Libby created!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Happy Thanksgiving, Stampers!

May you and your family have a most blessed day full of family, friendship, and abundance of happy memories! 

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

NEW October Creative Case and More PLUS September Kit Reveal!

 Good Morning, Stampers!

The October Creative Case and More is HERE! It's not just a box of craft supplies - It’s a monthly kit that includes exclusive projects carefully designed around a specific theme. Each monthly kit has the option of purchasing with or without the stamp set and will include all the consumables, die cuts and embellishments to create the projects, a printed PDF with instructions to complete the projects as well as a few extra goodies that coordinate with the theme for the month! I will let you know ahead of time what type of project to expect and what stamp set is being used for the upcoming month, but the rest of the kit is a SURPRISE! You do so much for others, use this experience to treat yourself and give one as a gift so you can craft together with a friend!

 A limited number of kits will be offered each month. Once they are sold out, they will not be offered again, so be sure to reserve your kit early to experience this box of crafty-fun delivered straight to your door!

I will offer these kits to my email subscribers first,

so be sure to sign up to be notified of future kits! 

JOIN MY EMAIL HERE 

October Kit 

Autumn Blessings

Project: Thanksgiving Place Card /table Favor

 Personal Reflections/Memory Keeping

Stamp Set: Autumn Leaves

Kit w/ stamp set: $55.00 - Email Me directly:

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(while supplies last)

Kit w/o stamp set: $35.00 - HERE

(Price includes tax and shipping)

Details on the November kit

will be available after October 15th. 

Be sure to subscribe to my email above to be notified!

Reserve your kit by the 1^st of the month and the kits will ship by the 15^th of the month.

Kit reveal will be available after all kits have shipped.

September Kit REVEAL!

Bag of Bones

Happy Thanksgiving!

Good Morning, Stampers!

A pleasant little note to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! Have a blessed day!

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Painted Pheasant
Ink: Old Olive, Petal Pink, Soft Succulent, Versamark
Paper: Basic White, Petal Pink, Cajun Craze, Watercolor, Lights Aglow DSP
Accessories: Leaf Fall embossing folder, Basics Embossing Powders, Heat Tool, Stampin' Spritzer, 
Stampin' Write Markers: Regals, 2021-2023 In-Color

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Gratitude

 Good Morning, Stampers!

Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Saturday

Blog Hop! Just in time for Thanksgiving, the team

is sharing some gratitude with you all this week! 

I sure am lovin' this sweet gnomes bundle this season!

Here, I added the gnome die cuts with the pumpkin

from the Hello Harvest stamp set for my little pilgram gnome. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Hello Harvest, Biggest Wish

Ink: Early Espresso, Craft White

Paper: Early Espresso, Basic White, Pumpkin Pie, Mossy Meadow, Petal Pink, Basic Black, Gold Foil, Gingham Cottage DSP

Accessories: Gnomes dies

Happie Stampin'!

Continue along to see the rest of the

Connie and Mary design team gratitude-themed projects!

Go NEXT to see what Connie has created or BACK       

to see what Debbie has created!

CCM saturday Blog Hop - Vintage Thanksgiving

 Good Morning, Stampers!

The Create with Connie and Mary team is geared up this

week to share some vintage Thanksgiving ideas with you!

I love using Very Vanilla and Soft Suede for vintage-style projects.

I created a layer of "designer paper" using the leaves and swirls

and Sahara Sand ink. Then, I used the Rustic Pumpkin dies to create 

the pumpkin. I placed (2) of the large pumpkin pieces together 

and added the center piece to create one larger pumpkin.

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Hello Harvest

Ink: Soft Suede, Sahara Sand

Paper: Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Mossy Meadow

Accessories: Quatrefoil embossing folder, Rustic Pumpkin dies, Sahara Sand/Old Olive ribbon pack, Rustic Metallic dots, Linen Thread, Forever Flourishing dies

Happie Stampin'!

Continue along for more vintage Thanksgiving

ideas! Go NEXT to see what Connie has created

or BACK to see what Debbie has created!

Control Freaks October Blog Hop - Happy Holidays

 Hello, Stampers!

The FrEaKs are back this month with a festive holiday

theme! It's hard to believe it's already that time

of year. The next several weeks are going to go by so fast

and the team is here, ready to help you get a head start on

some project ideas for all the upcoming holidays. Whether you are

joining me from Debbie's blog or just starting out here, be sure

to check out all the festive project ideas to get you in the holiday spirit!

I couldn't decide which holiday to focus on, so I did all three!

This card features the Merriest Moments bundle.

I stamped the springs, berries and holly all before running 

it thru Merry Melody embossing folder. Then, I topped it off

with a sentiment and a few poinsettia flowers.

I kept it really simple for this Thanksgiving card.

A little embossing with the Elegant Eucalyptus embossing

folder and some layered wreaths with the Country Wreaths

dies. A little gold trim and flower embellishments add 

just the right amount of sparkle. 

This is a fun one! I covered a pill box from the dollar store 
using the Celebrate Everything designer papers and the Alphabest stamps. 

I filled it with a bunch of fall-colored candies and topped it off with a
few die cut bats. You can easily personalize this idea
for a birthday, graduation, get well, etc.. or you could use this as a special 

treat for a spouse/child/co-worker, etc. and fill it with their 

favorites, too! A tasty little treat for every day of the week!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happie Stampin'!

~Melissa

There's lots more to see! Next up is Cindy! You will

love what she has to share with you!

CCM Saturday Blog Hop - Thanksgiving and Gratitude

Good Morning, Stampers!

The Create with Connie and Mary design team

is back this week with a Thanksgiving and Gratutude theme.

There is still time to get crafting and creating in time for the holiday!

For this card, I painted onto the Merriest Moments

embossed frame using different color inks and a water painter.

Then, I cut it in half and attached the two pieces together before adding

it to the Versamark stamped card base. I finished off the card with a 

sentiment, Linen Thread and a few Champagne Rhinestones. 

SU!pplies:

Stamps: Heartfelt Wishes, Little Delights

Ink: Whisper White, Versamark, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Crumb Cake

Paper: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Basic White

Accessories: Linen Thread, Ornate Frames, Water painter, Champagne Rhinestones

Happie Stampin'!

There are lots more wonderful Thanksgiving ideas!

Go NEXT to see what Connie has created

or BACK to see what Debbie has created!

Control Freaks November Blog Hop - Thanks and Gratitude

 Hello, Stampers!

Welcome to the Control Freaks November Blog Hop!

Whether you are starting here or arriving from Melissa Stout's

blog, we have lots of great ideas for Thanks and Gratitude 

to share with you today! 

I've got my Thanksgiving cards in the mail, so I am focusing 

on my Thanksgiving table settings......

I created a little turkey to sit at each place setting. 

Isn't he adorable??!! I used three different widths for

the strips - 1 1/2", 2" and 2 1/2". The first layer is cut

from the Crushed Curry Pattern Party designer paper.

The second layer is the leaves design from the Pattern Party

designer paper. I colored the leaves using Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, 

Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight and Cherry Cobbler Stampin'

Blends. Finally, the third layer is Cajun Craze cardstock

stamped with Versamark using the leaves image from the Little

Delights stamp set. I embossed a 1 1/2" and 1 3/8" circle using

the Tasteful textile embossing folder. The eyes were punched from the 

Turtle punch and the feet were punched from the Penguin Builder

punch. The nose and wattle were just free handed. 

It's helpful to have an extra set of hands when assembing the

body. Fire up your glue gun - they go together fairly quickly!

The other project I created for my table are these napkin holders.

I started with a 1' x 4 3/4" Crumb Cake strip. I punched each end using

the Delightful Tag Topper punch. and embossed it using the Timeworn 

Type embossing folder. Then, I cut the leaves from the Stitched

Leaves dies and glued them to the center. I cut another Crumb Cake

strip 7/8" x 3 1/2" and punched each end using the Lovely Labels

Pick a Punch and embossed using the Timeworn Type embossing folder

and adhered it on top of the leaves. I cut the words 

Thanksgiving and Halloween from Early Epsresso cardstock. I cut the

words apart to create GIVE THANKS and glued it to the top. 

Finally, I set the strip on top of the napkin and threaded the ribbons

thru one end - going behind the napkin - and out thru the oppoiste side

and securing with Very Vanilla Baker's Twine bows.

I hope these ideas give you a little inspiration to

create your own Thanksgiving table decorations!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

Next up is Cindy! You will love what she has to share with you!

Enjoy the rest of the hop and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge #162

 Good Morning, Stampers!

This week's rubberFUNatics Weekly Challenge

is this fun sketch! I love how it looks like a frame and

also like a layer - offering lots of ways to create!

I cut the center frame using the Stitched Rectangles and the 
Pattern Party designer paper. I colored the leaves on the paper using
the Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake
Stampin' Blends and tied the Linen Thread around (3x) in a bow before
adhering to the card using Stampin' Dimensionals. A few Stitched Leaves, 
stamped sentiment and Holiday Rhinestones finish off this harvest-time card.

SU!pplies:
Stamps: Banner Year
Ink: Tuxedo Black
Paper: Very Vanilla, Cajun Craze, Crushed Curry, Old Olive, Pattern Party DSP
Accessories: Stitched Leaves, Linen Thread, Holiday Rhinestones
Stampin' Blends: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake, Pumpkin Pie

I hope this week's challenge inspires you!

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa

November Sampler - Happy Thanksgiving

 Good Morning, Stampers!

It's HERE! Just in time for turkey day! The November Sampler is filled with the many blessings of
Thanksgiving. Reserve your kit by Nov 5th. Kits/PDF ship by Nov 8th.

SU!pplies Needed to Complete:
Stamps: Time of Giving, Banner Year, A Wish for Everything
Ink: Early Espresso, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Bumblebee, Pool Party, Crumb Cake

November Sampler Kit to Go - $20.00 - HERE

(Kits ship by 11/8)

November Sampler PDF ONLY - $10.00 - HERE

Happie Stampin'!
~Melissa