For Sunday Stamps Challenge 376

  Hello and glad you are here!  The new sketch challenge is now live over at Sunday Stamps and I am the hostess this round...hope you like the fun sketch and look forward to seeing what you all make!

 Here is what I did with it...

 My card is a fun vintage feel coffee themed card! I had made a few backgrounds with a vintage look snippets set and used one of those and just added more layers. Wasn't sure what colors to use because the background was a neutral but adding the blue was a good choice with the ivory, beige and brown.

 With the holidays right around the corner, this challenge will run a little longer than normal. You have until Friday January 9th to submit your entries. Thank you for stopping by and checking things out. I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas  & Happy New Year!  Enjoy!

Melissa

MMM Challenge #267

  Hello and welcome! My card is for the new challenge over at the Make My Monday Blog! See the theme for this challenge below...

 MMM Challenge #267 A CAS Quickie  Christmas Card    

and here is what I did with the challenge theme...

  One layer plus the base, all stamped and watered colored and not other layers or die cuts and lots of white space. I use to struggle with CAS cards but anymore sometimes simple is just nice...

  Instead of centering the design, I set it off to the right side and I like the end result. this beautiful set from Creative Worship Stamps called, First Christmas, made this CAS card easy to put together.

So glad you stopped by and I hope you are planning on joining in with us so I can see your version of a CAS card...See you in the gallery!!

Melissa

           

Sparkles Monthly BREAK!

 Hello! Thanks for stopping by. As you can see my post is empty! We are taking a break from the Sparkles Monthly Challenge  for the month of December. We will be back to creating and enjoying your wonderful entries on January 15, 2026.

In the meantime, enjoy the holiday season and from my home to yours

 

 Merry Christmas!

&

Happy New Year!

For TSOT #685

  Hey! Thanks for stopping by to check out my DT project for the new Sketch Challenge at Try A Sketch on Tuesday. See the inspirational image below...

 I was inspired by a card I saw from a fellow card maker. Hers was done in gold and red but I loved the effect. So I cased her look and followed the sketch. I substituted the squares for circles. After heat embossing in gold, I splattered in metallic gold also. It's hard to photograph metallics but below is a close up of the details. 

  Here is some of the detail closer up...This lovely butterfly and floral set is from Creative Worship Stamps. 

 Thanks for stopping by to take a look. I hope you will join in with us this challenge round! Bye for now...

Melissa

  

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For Sunday Stamps

  Hello and Happy Sunday! It is Sunday and time for a new Challenge over at Sunday Stamps Challenge. This round is a COLOR Challenge see inspiration photo below...

 My card came together pretty quick once I die cut all my pieces and decided to place the poinsettia on the black sheet music square. I then heat embossed the sentiment and placed that below the bloom. Here is a closer look...

 I splattered everything after gluing all pcs and I like the casual, aging affect it gives.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you will join in and I look forward to see how you will use the colors! Bye for now...

Melissa

For Make My Monday #266

  Hello and welcome! This card is for the new challenge over at Make My Monday Challenge. The challenge theme is:

Trees

 Here is what I did with the theme...

I used this new clear stamp & die set from Spellbinders with this fun tree and placed on top of one of their pretty embossing folders. I rubbed some metallic across the embossing to bring out the design.

I'm hoping you will join in this round and find some trees in your stash and make something and join in with us!!

Bye for now...

Melissa

For Sparkles Christmas

  Hello and welcome! It's December and time for a new challenge over at     Sparkles Christmas ! I am the Hostess this month and the theme I chose is Poinsettia's!! So use Poinsettia's on your creation! You have all month long to play!! See my card below...

 I used one of my favorite Poinsettia Die sets from Spellbinders and placed the blooms on an aged background. A festive sentiment completes this card for my Christmas giving stash. 

 Here is a close up of these big beautiful red blooms. I hope you will have a chance to join in with us for our month long challenge. Hope to see you in the gallery. Bye for now...

Melissa