Happy Birthday for FMS 632

 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

Birthday Wishes

 Hello and welcome! This card is for the new sketch challenge over at       Try A Sketch On Tuesday. You can check out the new sketch pic below...

And here is my interpretation of the sketch...

When I buy stamp sets, I look at the longevity of the images. Is this a classic set that I can use for a few years? If it's fad-ish...do I want to spend the money on a short term look? I usually will buy lots of floral/flower, nature/botanical looks. As with this set, Butterfly Basics by Stampin Up! It was made in 2015 and to me it looks just as relevant today as some of the newer stamp sets. I used the beautiful fern frond as the rectangular in the sketch and stamped off near it so it would have a layered soft look. And again, LOL, I need HB cards for the stash. The little round postage stamp adds a little whimsy and I chose a very neutral color palette. 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Please be sure to stop by the other DT members blogs to see what they did with the sketch. And I hope to see you in the gallery... bye for now...

Melissa

Happy Birthday for Freshly Made Sketches

 Hello and Happy Resurrection Sunday! I am making a card for the new challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches. I really liked this one so I'm joining in and you cab checkout the sketch below...

And my card...

I feel like I'm rustic creating mode. I've been drawn to that lately so I'll just roll with it. This card is made from various rustic-look DSP, Butterfly Basics & Pierced Blooms. No coordinating die sets, just bits from here and there...

A HB sentiment applied and this card is ready to be given or for sale! 

Thanks foe stopping by and taking a look. Hope the rest of your day is restful and blessed. Bye for now...

Melissa

         

Birthday Wishes

 Hello and Happy Easter or as I like to say, Happy Resurrection Sunday! It is Sunday and it's time for a new challenge over at  Sunday Stamps Blog. We have a very creative and interesting sketch challenge from our hostess this week Lisa! Check it out below and can't wait to see what you do with the sketch!

And here is my take on it...

Woow! I wasn't sure how I was going to approach this sketch but thought flowers are always good!! So I used one of my still favs the Pierced Blooms set. It's so whimsical and fun and looks great against the rustic back panel I selected.

Birthday Wishes was my sentiment of choice because I NEVER have enough birthday cards! Tiny, dainty pearls were my embellishment of choice against the rough texture of the wood paper. 

So glad you could stop by and check things out. Try to stop by the other DT blogs and see what they did with this very interesting sketch!

See you later,

Melissa

Thank You for TSOT

 Hello and welcome! This card is for the new sketch challenge over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday. Take a look at the photo below...

And here is my card...

Funny, I seem to gravitate to this strawberry set when I do a circle challenge...strange, but it works! This time, I took the time to punch out each strawberry and color it so it matched the DSP(which I have been hoarding toooo long). Below is a closer look at these yummy berries...

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to checkout the other DT blogs to get inspired! See you in the Gallery! Bye for now...

Melissa