For MMM 279

  Hello again! For this round over at MMM, I am the hostess and the theme is Add Textire with Embossing, Dry or Heat, and I incorporated both! I dug out from my vast embossing folder collection, this lovely Allum embossing folder. Then, I heat embossed the butterflies with clear heat embossing powder over Versa Fine ink in Nocturne.

  Here is a closer look at the detail of my summer card. This card was really fast to make and even faster heat embossing on colored paper instead of havig to color in the butterflies!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I really hope you will join in with us for this Add Texture challenge. Bye for now...

Melissa

June 1st!

  WOW! Can you believe 2026 is almost half over?? But, a new month means a new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge! This month's theme was truly a challenge for me, check out the theme below...

#185 Jingle Bells (Use Bells)  

 So here is my card...

In all my Christmas stamps, dies, embossing folders, I don't own any bell! No jingle or any other kind of bellcan you belive it?!? So, I made my own. I should have taken pictures during the creating process but I wasn't even sure it was going to work!

 I punched out, hand cut, glued and shaded in and I don't think they came out too bad. They have a sort of whimsical touch.

Thank you again for stopping by and checking things out. I hope you have some sort of bell to join in with us or do as I did, make them! By for now...

Melissa

For the NEW Make My Monday Challenge!

 Hello and welcome. I'm glad you are here and I hope yu will be joining in the new challenge over at Make My Monday Challenge. The theme this round is #278-Say it with Flowers. Checkout my florals below...

 This Floral Die Set from Spellbinders has A LOT of tiny pieces but it's beautiful when it's all put together. I placed everything on a bright turquoise base to make everything pop and use a gold foil paper to cut out the Hello. I colored in with a gold paint pen some of the pieces of the leaves to tie in with the gold foil paper.

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by to see my project for this challenge. Hope to see you in the MMM gallery. 

Bye for now...

Melissa

Fun New MMM Challenge!

  Hello and welcome back! The Make My Monday blog has a fun new challenge...it is the 4th of May you know so may the 4th be with you...

I didn't have ANY Space Theme stamp sets or Star Wars sets which is funny because I own telescopes and love stargazing! I'll have to change that for the future...so, with that being said, I printed out a picture of the moon a friend of mine took and cut it out and used it for my card! And I think it looks smashing! 

Thanks for stopping by and having a look. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all make! Bye for now...

Melissa

New Month, New Challenge at Sparkles

  Hello and welcome back! It's anew month and there's a new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge. This month' theme: #184 Gifts. See my card below...

This fun bow set makes the cutest gift card front! It's so easy and looks so fun! I have used all kinds of printed paper for all kinds of looks for all kinds of occasions.

You have a full month to join in with us and our GIFT theme challenge! Hope to see your creation in the gallery!

Melissa

For Make my Monday

  Hello and welcome and welcome back if you have been here before! This card is for the card challenge over at  Make My Monday. The new theme is Birds and/or Eggs. See my card below...

Look at this sweet paper! love the colors and sweet images...

I can always use a Thinking of You card for my stash and I do like the banner sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get a chance to join in with us this challenge. Til next time...

Melissa

Sparkles Monthy!

  Hello! We are halfway through the month so that means a new challenge over at Sparkles Monthy Challenge. the challenge this time is Pastal Colours/Bunnies...See my card below...

Look at this sweet littlle bunny sitting in a field of wildflowers! This is a ne monthly set from Spellbinders and it is precious. I stamped, heat embossed in clear and lightly colored in the little scene. I then placed that on a sweet piece of Designer Print Paper from Craft Consortium in Retro Summer and this little card is almost done!

I added a few butterlfies and layered a fe extra wildflowers and added the sweet sentiment and now...the card is complete! 

I hope you get a chance to join in with us on this Springtime theme and see you will come up with...bye for now...

Melissa