Hello My Friend

The inspiration for this card came from HERE.

Recipe:

A2 card
SU Pool Party card stock
SU Melon Mambo card stock
SU Whisper White card stock
SU White Tea Lace Paper Doilies
SU Hello stamp set (SAB 2016)
SU What I Love stamp set (SAB 2016)
SU Gorgeous Grunge stamp set
SU Sanded stamp set
SU Painted Petals stamp set
SU inks: Blushing Bride, Pool Party, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Rich Razzleberry
Momento Basic Black ink
WOW! Embossing Powder - Primary Ebony
Hug Snug Seam Binding - dyed with Pool Party (SU), and Melon Mambo (SU) inks

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Easter Card #2

I found this card HERE. Isn't it adorable?

I couldn't find a card base like this on a cartridge, so I created one on my Gypsy using Cricut Craft Room Basics (yes, I am still using my Gypsy. I still haven't had time to contact Cricut Customer Service to get everything transferred).

Recipe:
A2 card (made using Cricut Craft Room Basics)
Rabbit - Create a Critter @ 3.5"
Easter Basket - Create a Critter @ 1"
Carrots - Create a Critter @ 3/4"
Grass - Everyday Paper Dolls @ 3.5" x 6"
Mat - Art Philosophy @ 3.35" x 4.75"

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Easter Card #1

I saw this card on YouTube by Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Tami White. You can find that video HERE along with all of the instructions. I do not have the Work of Art stamp set, so I improvised with the Sheltering Tree stamp set.

Supplies used:
SU Sheltering Tree Stamp Set
SU Bird Builder Punch
SU Petite Petals Punch
SU Ovals Collection Dies
SU Decorative Dots Embossing Folder
SU Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set
SU inks: Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Blushing Bride, Wisteria Wonder, So Saffron
Momento Basic Black ink
SU cardstock: Soft Sky, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, So Saffron
adhesive pearls

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

St. Patricks Day

I found this card HERE. I really fell in love with this card. One reason is that my grand-daughters birthday is on St. Patricks day, and second is we call her Bug.

Recipe:
A2 card
mat @ 1 3/4" x 3 1/2"
SU Small Heart punch
SU Garden in Bloom stamp set (stem)
Lady Bug - wood stickers from Michael's
SU Old Olive ink & cardstock
SU Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set
Momento Basic Black ink

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Melissa

St. Patrick's Day/Birthday Treat Bags

My grand-daughter's 6th birthday is on St. Patrick's Day. She helped design her treat bags for her class.

I bought the card stock after Christmas at Michael's. Because the paper packs had Christmas on the label, I got each pack of 50 sheets for 99 cents each. I bought green, red, hot pink, turquoise, and lime green.

My grand-daughter decided she would do two different treat bags. One for the girls, and one for the boys.

Recipe:
SU Bitty Butterfly punch
MS 3-in-1 Butterfly punch
SU Sheltering Tree stamp set
SU Always Artichoke ink
MS Four Leaf Clover punch
Taylored Expressions Sack it to You die set
Enclore Ultimate Metallic Gold ink

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Box Tops for Education

My grand-daughters kindergarten class is collecting Box Tops. I created this container to take to work so (hopefully) my co-workers will help contribute to the cause.

I recycled a coffee container from my husbands stash, found a SVG of the Box Tops for Education logo online, and used nail polish remover to remove the printed coffee logo on the container. Nothing fancy, but my grand-daughter loved it!

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Thank Ewe - Cardz TV Card Kit & Kaboodle Sketch #3

This card is for a Cardz TV Challenge.

Recipe:
A2 card
Cardz TV Kit & Kaboodle Sketch #3
Lamb - Create a Critter @ 3"
SU Word Window Punch
SU Modern Label Punch
Thank Ewe - Joys Life - Lots of Pun Stamps

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Craft Room

My craft room has come a long way since I first started crafting … I used to just have a 6 foot table, and it was more than enough. Needless to say, my crafting has really grown.

I took these pictures after Christmas. It took an entire weekend to get it cleaned up after my holiday crafting. Needless to say, it is a mess again.

I have had this new set up for almost a year. My sister took me to IKEA in Chicago the end of April 2015. I am from a small rural community and driving to Chicago petrified me to death. Thankfully, my sister used to live up there and offered to drive. Not to mention it was a great "sister outing". I was on a mission that day and didn't really look around IKEA that much. It was a 3 hour drive (one way), and I wanted to get my stuff and get it home to start putting together.

My craft room is a very small bedroom in our home. Maybe 9' x 13'. All of my shelving is from Menards. I don't have a picture of the other wall, which has my TV, a small section of shelving, my oldest grand-daughters desk, and 18 sets of the Sterilite 13" x 13" 3-drawer sets that contain a lot of my different papers (paper storage).

I really love creating in my room now.

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

A Warm Hello

As I have mentioned before I have some friends who are missionaries in Haiti. I send them cards to send to their supporters. I try to always do something different with each batch that I send.

For this card I found a map of Haiti that I uploaded to Design Space.

Recipe:
A2 card
Cricut Design Space

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Just Bee Cause

I fell in love with the card when looking through the booklet! I did some inking to make the honeycomb look a little more "realistic", and some more on the wings of the bees.

Recipe:
All Occasion Box Cards #18
Card cut at 5.5" (on my Expression)

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Melissa

Miss You

This is a card I made for some friends who are missionaries in Haiti. I miss them like crazy, but we are lucky with technology we have now a days and we FaceTime often. I still like to send them cards (because they love to receive mail).

Recipe:
Cricut All Occasion Box Cards #17
Card base #16 (I love that you can choose different card bases with this cartridge)
Cut at 5.5" (on my Expression)
Banner from Card #20

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Melissa

Birthday Card

You can never have too many birthday cards.

Recipe:
All Occasion Box Cards #8
Cut at 5.5" (on my Expression)

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Melissa

Valentine's Day - 3

Another Valentine's Day card. This is from the new Cricut All Occasion Box Cards cartridge. I love this cartridge and am in the process of making them all. I love that you can mix and match the card base and the front banner.

This card looked like a Valentine's Day card, as opposed to a "Miss You" card.

I do not have this cartridge linked to my Design Space account yet, so I used my Expression to make it. When using your Expression, you cut all parts and pieces at 5.5". Make sure you have the Material Saver/Paper Saver button off in order to score correctly.

Recipe:
Cricut All Occasion Box Cards #20
Cut at 5.5" (on my Expression)
I used the banner from card #29 for the front of this card

Thanks for looking,
Melissa

Valentine's Day - 2

This is another Make it Now project in Design Space.

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Melissa

Valentine's Day - 1

Valentines for my Grand-daughter's kindergarten class. This is a Make it Now in Cricut Design Space. I backed mine with red or pink card stock just to make them a little more sturdy.

Thanks for looking!
Melissa

Stampin Up! Happy Home

Hello friends. Yes, I am still crafting, but unfortunately not as much as I used to be able to.

I am now a Grandmother to 3 girls (5 yrs, 18 mos & 3 mos), 2 of which live with me full time. I love them all dearly, but they do not leave me much time for my blog (especially the 18 month old). I am going to try to post a little more often, but I can't guarantee anything (sorry).

Here is a card I made using the new Happy Home stamp set by Stampin Up! This set contains three separate scene stamps that I combined into one. I am still working on my inking/coloring, so it is not perfect my any means, but I love it just the same.

Recipe:
A2 card (Wild Wasabi)
Basic Black mat 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
Whisper White mat 5 1/4" x 4"
Stampin Up Happy Home Stamp Set
Stamp-a-ma-jig

Thanks for looking!
Melissa