October stamp of the month & a treat bag

As promised, I received my marvy punch in the mail so I made the card featuring the October stamp of the month Magical Season. I wish I could say that I came up with this one on my own but I didn't. I cased it from someone on the CTMH BB. Very cute though isn't it. Don't you wish you bought it now??

Stamps: Magical Season October Stamp of the Month
Paper: Creative Basics-Holiday, Bamboo
Ink: Black, Cranberry
Accessories: Super Jumbo Scalloped Circle Punch, Cranberry Grosgrain Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Sponge Dauber

Finally I bought the address labels and made the hersheys nuggets look pretty. This is a cute little treat bag I made to hold them. I was thinking it would look even more adorable if I could find some snowflake brads instead of the silver ones.

Stamps: Snowfriends November Stamp of the Month
Paper: Crystal Blue, White Daisy
Ink: Outdoor Denim, Twilight (if u have crystal blue use that instead)
Accessories: Silver brads, clear flat bag

Hope everyone had a safe and happy halloween! This is how I spent mine :)

November Stamp of the Month

I adore this set! I will be doing tons of projects with this set in the upcoming weeks so keep checking back. I don't think I have enough ribbon to use this card in my stamp a stack but it is really easy to do so I will have project sheets available for it. I will probably have a few kits for purchase for this card which will be on a first come first serve basis.

Stamps: Snow Friends November Stamp of the Month
Paper: Crystal Blue, Outdoor Denim, White Daisy
Ink: Crystal blue, Outdoor Denim, Orange
Accessories: Organdy Winter Cozy Ribbon

Revealing some cards....

I am sharing some cards I did for my stamp a stack on November 10th. Well these are only the first two. Knowing me though I will probably change them up some between now and then. But here is an idea....

For this one I used a special technique I am eager to show called color emerging. I borrowed the idea for this card from someone who used the stamp set Flurries and then the ink and cardstock colors Amethyst, Heavenly blue and Breeze. But I used:
Stamps: Let it snow
Paper: White daisy cardstock, Petal, Twilight
Ink: Twilight, Petal, Indian Corn Blue
Accessories: clear embossing powder


Stamps: Let it Snow
Paper: Dutch Blue, Cranberry, Clover Meadow, Deck the Halls
Ink: Clover Meadow, Dutch Blue
Accessories: White Daisy Sassy Strands

Underrated Stamping Tools

As I was working on a few cards today I was using a few tools that I feel are underrated but I absolutely don't know how I ever lived without them. I don't want you to have to live without them so I will let you know what they are....
1. Micro-tip scissors- If you want to cut in small tight spaces these are a must have. I used them to cut out my flowers in one of the cards below.
2. Blending Pen- If you have a stamp pad but not a matching marker you can create your own using this. Also it is great for use with watercolor pencils, chalks etc....

I gained new appreciation for the clear stamps again today while I was working. One of my images didn't properly get inked and so I was able to restamp it. Because they are clear it is so easy to perfectly line it up.

Stamps: Confetti & Favors, Holiday Jubilee
Paper: Cranberry, Twilight
Ink: Cranberry, Twilight
Accessories: Sponge, blender pen

Stamps: Party hostess set, Holiday Jubilee
Paper: Floral tapestry level 2, garden green, twilight, vanilla cream
Ink: Garden green, Twilight, Holiday red
Accessories: red ribbon, blender pen

Stamps: From me to you
Paper: stripe (paper reflections), baby pink cardstock, crystal blue cardstock, chocolate cardstock
Ink: Blush, Chocolate, Twilight
Accessories: ribbon (american crafts)

slow coming ideas....

Last night I worked on my daughter's scrapbook so tonight I decided I needed to make a few cards. Well a few cards ended up being just one. I quickly found inspiration tonight but it took me forever to decide on paper, stamp sets, correct cutting and the list goes on..... But I think my one card is kinda cute.

Stamps: Delight in Everything, For Every Occasion
Paper: Let's get together level 2, Cranberry cardstock, Crystal blue cardstock, white daisy cardstock
Ink: Buttercup, Cranberry, Twilight
Accessories: Cranberry brad, White Daisy brad

Fonts...

As a scrapbooker that does not like her own handwriting I tend to print a lot of it out on my computer.... Note to self, check out the longevity on that... But anyways, I like to find unique fonts. Well my current favorite one is called CAC One Seventy and it reminded me that I wanted to share this awesome site where I get all of my free fonts from. So here it is....Scrap Village I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

:) Melissa

Buy stamps, help a cause....

Like I need an excuse to buy crafting supplies but now I can do it while helping a cause...

As you can probably tell from my blog I don't discriminate against stamping companies just because I am a CTMH consultant. I have never felt companies compete in this business which is why I like to share my love for them all. It actually really bothers me when I meet a consultant for another company who is so caught up she can't even look at a catalog for a supposed competing company. For those of you who know me as a CTMH consultant might not know that I also belong to a stampin up club and have for many years. Actually if I could, I would be a consultant for both companies and I love them both. I did, however, choose CTMH because of the ease of use and more scrapbooking supplies. I have many sets of Stampin up I haven't even cut out yet.

I have a few crafting blogs I like to read sometimes daily sometimes when I need inspiration and sometimes just when I think about it. Well one of these blogs is a lady who is a designer for a company called My Favorite Things. They designed a cute set called Think Pink. 50% of the retail proceeds will be going directly to the Susan G Komen For the Cure. If you are like me though, you will be able to find a few other sets you like on that site too. Orders over $40 dollars get free shipping! I hope to be sharing some projects with these stamps when they get here. Can't wait!

I love pink and chocolate

This is my ctmh card I made for the sketch challenge. I am sorta obsessed with this color combination as you will soon see. Also I used my new marvy punch I ordered from papertreyink.com. Aren't you proud! LOL! I think it needs ribbon but that will have to wait until the new ones I ordered arrive. I can't wait. They are so pretty.




Stamps: CTMH make my day
Paper: CTMH blush, chocolate and white daisy card stock, Level 2 more to adore paper pack
Ink: chocolate
Accessories: marvy mega punch, sponge

My new punches

I recently ordered some punches from Papertreyink.com and they came in the mail today. I am really excited to start using them. Hopefully I will be able to create something with them tonight to show you. That site also has some cute stamps that I want to get sometime as well. I really suggest you check out their inspirational projects and their blog. I really should put a link to it on my side bar. Maybe I will at some point. :)