Remembering...

Hello everyone,

Yes I have been away for awhile, but now I am back and hopefully July will be a quieter month-Yeah Right!

The following card I had started with a couple challenges in mind for last week, but I decided not to enter it in any. This was one of the hardest cards I have ever had to make. Yes it looks so simple, but it was the saying on the front that I couldn't seem to get right?  But when does a sympathy card ever say exactly what you want it to? It was for a colleague of mine whose 2 year old passed away. He truly was an angel.

I used all CTMH products for this. Oooh except the cricut I used to cut the Hearts with the Essentail Accents Carty.

• Patterned Paper-Silouette
• Cardstock-Twilight and Tulip (hearts)
• Paper Flowers-Just Blooms
• Brads-Twilight Cordoroy
• Stamp Set-Angel Sent
• Comfort Sentiment-Silouette My Stickease

Thanks for stopping by.  I'm trying out my new COPICS that I bought on-line, so hopefully I can get some cards done with them to post soon.

Have a great week!

Scrappy Mel

Baby Boy- Dragonfly Card

Hello again,
I haven't gotten much achieved in the lines of scrapping these days. My little guy had his tonsils and adenoids out last Friday so he has been a little clingy. He is healing up quite well though, but still needs to stay "quiet and non-active" for the rest of the week, so no Daycare. I had to let him outside today though because it was gorgeous outside, I needed to get the jungle mowed, and he was getting stir crazy.
 Last night while Jamie was home I snuck into my craft room and started playing around with my Gliter Ritz, Martha Stewart Glitter, Score Tape and my Cricut. I made quite a few cute little critters with the Create a Critter cartridge.
This morning as William was watching Jungle Book 2, I managed to put this card together.

The patterned paper I used was just scraps from my stash so I am unsure of origin. The cardstock for the flower was from CTMH- Heavenly Blue and Buttercup. The fauz stiching is with the same colour inks and stamped using the Simple Stitches SS. "Welcome to my world" and "Baby boy" were stamped from a stamp set purchased 3 years ago that I no longer have the packaging for, so I don't know it origin. I used the Accent Essentials cartridge for the flower and the Create-a-Critter cartridge for the dragonfly. I used Martha Stewart glitter "Turquoise" and Verdelite" to colour the dragonfly in. I first covered White Daisy CS with Score-tape, then keeping the top protective layer on, I ran it through the cricut to cut out the shapes. It worked awesome. I just turned the cricut pressure up and speed down.

I can't wait to try more-just need to find some time.

Hope you liked my card. I am entering it in the following challenges:

• Stamptacular Sunday Challenge- cute as a bug/ for baby
• Inspirational Card Sketches-

• Crafty Creations Challenges-It's a Stitch-up Real or Faux

That's all for now! Take Care, stay cool and Happy Scrappin'

Scrappy Mel

A "Precious" Wedding Card

Hey there!

Hope everyone is enjoying the sun! (If you are getting some) We have! I finally got the lawn mowed yesterday after work. After a week of rain it grew a foot, or at least the dandylions did anyways ={
So, I have finished up a couple projects, but only one I'll post tonight.
This card I have made for an upcoming wedding. I just love Precious Moments! And this little couple is sooo cute.

First off, I started with the weekly sketch from over at OCC Sketch Challenge Blog. I love starting with a sketch now! Gets the juices flowing faster I guess.

For this one I dug through my old scraps stash for the light mocha CS, the pink paper, and the yellow paper. The striped paper is the 1st paper I bought when I became a CTMH consultant. The "Sweet Pea" PP, now retired. The Always and Forever ribbon and the Precious Moments were purchased to make my wedding album almost 4 years ago.

For the bow I went totally out of my comfort zone and got a little crazy with an ordinary ribbon bow, some spray glue and Glitter Ritz. The lavender eyelets were from my stash and the thread was from CTMH Sassy Strands, sadly now Retired (I love these, but believe me, I stocked up!) I used CTMH pearls on the bottom.The scalloped circle, covered by the sassy strands, I cut with my cricut using the Accent Essentials carty.

The challenges I have entered my card in are:

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  OCC Sketch Challenge- this awesome sketch:

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  Sentimental Sundays- use your New or Neglected Stash
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   Practical Scrappers-eyelets
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  City Crafter- Something "Wedding"

Thanks again for stopping by! I hope to have a couple to post tomorrow! I'm heading to bed early-actually I started "The short 2nd life of Bree" something or other from the "Twilight" series and I want to finish it now!

Happy Scrappin! Scrappy Mel

Mojo Monday # 140

Hello,
Once again I have locked myself in my craft room to finish this card for the Mojo Monday Challenge. This was a fun card to make. Do you know how long it has been since I have used patterned paper other than Close To My Heart? A very long, long time.

The striped paper is from "Laundry Line" by MME. Everything else with the exception of the red brads (which are misc finds) are from Cloe To My Heart.The other patterned paper is a white piece I stamped using the Stamp Sets: Say It In Style, Intrinsic Backgrounds, Botanical Borders, and Star Struck. I used Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf, Chocolate and Holiday Red ink pads. The cardstock is Cranberry. The Green "flag" tag is the reverse side of the striped paper.

The Strawberry is stamped using the New Fruitful Delight Stamp Set and then coloured in with Holiday Red and Cranberry markers. Then I added liquid glass to the strawberries, cut them out (once they dried over night) and then sponge squared them onto the same image stamped again.It was stamped in Clover Meadow and outlined in Olive.

 I used the Cricut and the Accent Essentials cart to get that circle accent with a brad in the middle. I also used 3 antiqued copper CTMH bitty brads. 

And I think that is it!

Can't wait to do more tomorrow! I think I have the house to myself for a few hours!

As always, thanks for visiting, and Happy Scrappin'

Scrappy Mel

H2H Challenge-Stamped Background

Hello again. I was busy Last night! I also did this card for H2H Challenge- Stamp your Own Background I love this technique and I have used it on quite a few of my Layouts.

For the Background Stamping I used the NEW stamp set A Little Buzz (just released in the Summer Catty) and Joy Forever. The B&T was from Magic Moments with Hollyhock and White Daisy CS.

I used the Cricut to make the flowers with the Accent Essentials Cart. and the "Hi!" was cut using Ashlynn's Alpha Cart.

Thanks for Buzzing Bye!

Happy Scrappin'!