Happy Mother's Day for TSOT 646

 I used the new sketch layout to make a card for a sweet little girl to give her Mom on Mother's Day. See the new sketch from Try A Sketch On Tuesday below...

And here is my card...

I thought pink and white would be simple and perfect from a daughter to her mother and sweet little daisies as the theme on gingham. Can't go wrong with gingham ;) And here's is a closer look...

Thanks for stopping by an d checking things out. Be sure to checkout what the other DT members did with the sketch. Bye for now...

Melissa

HMD for Freshly Made Sketches 634

 Hi again...when I saw the new sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches I wanted to join in and also knew the set I was going to use. It's an older set that I bought and never used! It's from Stampin Up! and called Quite Curvy. See the sketch below...

And here is my card...

I bought this set when it first came out in 2020 and never used it! Look how sweet the images are with the foliage garland and little birds!....this set is just perfect for the sketch I think and the gingham just adds to the sweetness...

Here's a closer look. I used Garden Green and Pear Pizzazz for the greens and Sahara Sand and Grapefruit grove for the birds. Thanks for stopping by and checking things out. Have a wonderful day, bye for now...

Melissa

Big & Bold for FMS

UPDATE:

My card was selected by Jen B. for challenge # 633(Princess) Thanks Jen! 

I wanted to do something a little different when I saw the new sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. I decided to swap out a shape for the rectangle corner pieces but, what would I use...? I decided on Poppy flowers but, once I had everything cut out and glued together and placed, the Poppies were very LARGE...VERY. But I decided to go for it and use the same color as the flowers for the base of the card AND the sentiment! So Big & Bold it is! Check out the inspiration below...

 

And here is my card...

The red is Poppy Parade and it is rich in person. This was a pretty bold color for me to use but why not...have a little fun and step out of my comfort zone a little.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Maybe you'll feel inspired to use something out of the norm in your craft room!  Have a great Monday and take care...

Melissa

Thanks for Sunday Stamps 334

 I went back a little to 2019 and grabbed the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set from SU! for the new sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps. Our sketch hostess this time is our very talented Heidi. Check out the sketch below...

And here is my card...

I pretty much kept to the sketch and choose a neutral color palette. I exaggerated the yellow banner for fun but also so you could see it a little better! I used a faux chalkboard effect on the magnolia bloom so the flower pops against the crumb cake base. 

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to stop by the other DT blogs and see what they did with the sketch...bye for now.

Melissa

Happy Birthday for FMS 632

UPDATE:

My card was selected by Jen B. challenge # 632 (princess) Thanks Jen!

 Hi and welcome. I had been wanting to make a card with a floral theme on a deep base. I have been seeing pictures lately and love the dramatic look. Following the sketch for Freshly Made Sketches, I created a dimensional rectangle and placed the foliage and flowers in it. I placed that on top of the floral embossed black panel which was then paced on brown craft paper. 

I heat embossed the HB sentiment and placed metallic gold mirror dots to evenly disperse the gold throughout the card.

I found taking photos of black cardstock to be a little challenging, but hopefully you get an idea of the overall look. Sentiment, dies and embossing folder are compliments of Spellbinders. 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I hope you'll stop by again sometime. Bye for now...

Melissa

Sketch 645 at Try a Sketch On Tuesday!

 Hello and Happy Tuesday! It's time for a new sketch over at Try a Sketch On Tuesday! Checkout the fun and creative sketch below...

And here is my card...

 

I used the Whale Done set by SU! I designed the card to look like water on the surface but if you peeled back the water, you can see all the sea-life under the surface! This set is full of puny sentiments and I chose a thank you one. 

Thanks for stopping by sea-ing things ;) and be sure to checkout the other DT blogs to see how they used this fun sketch. Hope to see your creation in the gallery. Bye for now...

Melissa

Color Challenge for Sunday Stamps

 I love a good color challenge and the one this week at Sunday Stamps is quite lovely. Check out image below...

And here is my card...

I use the Art Gallery set from SU! and kept the card design pretty simple. Florals stamps are my fave and this set is so timeless I find I use it often. I stamped the Peony blossom in Pink & Rusty Red from the image. Then I used a more Blue/Green for the foliage. I layered a piece of gold glitter paper and a rustic piece of blue/green wood look paper. I placed all this on top of a fun new embossing folder from Spellbinders in a modern kinda art deco look. It's hard to see from the photos but, I stamped the center of the flower in gold. A few flat dot embellishments and a HB sentiment and this card is finished! 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will join in on this week's color challenge over at Sunday Stamps and be sure to checkout the other DT card designs to get inspired!! Bye for now...

Melissa