Lili of the Valley Cards

Here are 2 Christmas cards made with Lili of the Valley images. These 2 images are 2 of my faves this year.

The products used were:

• CTMH-patterned paper and ribbon from Mistletoe Creative Basics, Red Sparkles, New England Ivy CS and Cranberry and New England Ivy inks, My Legacy Writer Black Pens
• Fun Flock
• Stampin' Up-Border Punch
• LOTV-Image
• COPICS

The Challenges I would like to enter this card in are:

• Lili of the Valley-A Few of My Favorite Things- I love to colour with COPICS, so that is definately a favorite. I love Fun Flock because it makes the hat look furry and "pop" off the page.I love CTMH papers, Inks and Ribbon- I definately couldn't live without them and CHRISTMAS is my favorite time of the year.
• Alphabet Challenge Blog-F-Foliage- Christmas Tree

   

The products used were:

• CTMH-patterned paper from Mistletoe Creative Basics, Red Sparkles, New England Ivy and White Daisy CS, Cranberry and New England Ivy inks, Glitz Glitter Gel, andSentiment Stamp
• Fun Flock
• LOTV-Image
• Cricut-Cheerful Seasons Cartridge to cut snowflakes
• COPICS

The challenges I want to enter my card in are:

• Pile it On Challenge-Feathers-n-Fur- Fun Flock around girl's hood and pom-poms to look like fur
• Stamp with Sarah Kay-Snow/Snowflakes
• Sew Many Challenges-Snowflakes
• Cupcake Craft Challenge-Light it UP!

Thanks for stopping by! Off to post more cards.

Scrappy Mel

 

Sharing the Magic

Hello everyone! The 2nd day of December already. Here are a few cards I have made with the sentiment "Sharing the Magic" from the Close To My Heart -Stamp of the Month set in October. All 3 cards are using the same pattern since I made a little workshop for my cards. The sentiment is embossed with White Embossing Powder from CTMH.

The first one I made using a digi stamp from Bugaboo Stamps. Sunbonnet is so precious with anything that she has- this one being a present.

Products used:

• CTMH-Mistletoe Creative Basics, CS-New England Ivy, Sentiment Stamp, presents stamp, clear sparkles, white embossing powder, cranberry ink, new england ivy ink, Glitz "Stardust" glitter
• Bugaboo Stamps-Sunbonnet with present
• Stampin' Up-Border Punch
• Sun Bonnet and presents coloured with COPICS

The Challenges I am entering this card in are:

• ABC Christmas Challenge-Y-Yultide with Red and Green
• Sew Many Challenges-Red and Green
• Totally Stampalicious-Anything goes

My next card has Tilda by Magnolia stamps. I love all of these adorable stamps. Each one can be used in so many different ways, not just one set theme.

Products used:

• CTMH-Mistletoe Level 2 Assortment (flowers), New England Ivy brads,Mistletoe Creative Basics, New England Ivy CS, Sentiment Stamp, presents stamp, white embossing powder, cranberry ink, new england ivy ink
• Magnolia Stamps: Tilda Image
• COPICS

I am entering this card in the following challenge:

• Magnolia Stamp Lovers-Punch it up!

Last but not least-Candy Cane Cherrie from Tickled Pink Stamps. This whole series of stamps is adorable.



Products Used are all the same plus:

• CTMH-white buttons, Star stamp, gold embossing powder, Cranberry Embroidery Floss, Mistletoe Creative Basics, CS-New England Ivy, Sentiment Stamp, presents stamp, white embossing powder, cranberry ink, new england ivy ink, Glitz "Stardust" glitter
• Tickled Pink Stamps-Candy Cane Cherrie
• COPICS

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Alphabet Challenge Blog-E-Embossing
• One Stop Craft Challenge-Christmas Cuties

I have been out of commision for 2 days with a bad back. The prescription I am on for muscle relaxers doesn't exaclty make it easy for me to focus on crafting. But as long as I don't move too quickly or make big movements I am o.k. LOL  Hope tomorrow I am able to get some more cards done.
Thanks for stopping by,
Scrappy Mel



Tall Oaks- Another 8 X 8 Layout

Hello there!
I have finished a few more 8 x 8. I bought the new "MAGIC" Scrapbook Program from Close To My Heart and I LOVE IT! It is a LO book containing fabulous interactive goodies on every page! This layout I made features a sliding journaling spot or a place to add another photo, simply by pulling the 'Handsome' tag back and forth. The new MAGIC Scrapbook Program is featured in the new CTMH Autumn/Winter Idea Book available Sept 1 and can be ordered on-line here!


 

List of Materials:

1. 
   
   Patterened Paper and 'Handsome' Tag- Hot off the Press
2. 
   
   Vellum Quote-Miscellaneous Stash
3. 
   
   Oak Leaf Stamp- Stampin' Up
4. 
   
   Stamped Image- Magnolia Edwin
5. 
   
   Markers- COPICS
6. 
   
   Blue and Green Brads-Miscellaneous Stash
7. 
   
   Cardstock- CTMH Cocoa

I am entering this LO in the following challenges:

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  ynschallenges-Bold, Bright and Summery
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  flutterbywednesdays-open -anything goes!

Thanks for Stopping Bye!

Scrappy Mel

Tilda Birthday Card

Hi there!
I made this card last night at midnight. I was called to work for an x-ray and then was WIDE awake when I got home, so I stayed up and finished this for a friend of mine. Her birthday is Monday, but I'm going on Holidays yay! and won't seen her for awhile.
I started with a sketch challenge form waltzing mouse sketches and then tied in a couple of others on the way.

Ingredients:

CTMH- Animal Cookies paper, On Target Dimentional Elements, Cranberry Craft Buttons, Tulip Twinkle Brad, Inks- Clover Meadow and Dutch Blue

COPICS

Creative Imaginations-Sunshine Rub-on

Making Memories- White Letter Rub-Ons, Flower Brads

Tilda-Magnolia Stamps

I am entering this in the following Challenges:

Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge- Sketch

Lil Red Wagon- circles, circles,circles

YNS challenges- Birthdays!

Cute Card Thursday-Whateva

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great Weekend everyone.

Scrappy Mel

Happy Birthday Card- "Daisy" Again

Hello again,
Here is a card I made for my X-Ray supervisor. She turned the big 5-0 a couple weeks ago. I gave it to her yesterday and then asked to "borrow "it again, so i could scan it since I didn't get a chance to on the weekend.
Once again I started with a sketch. It is from Friday Sketchers.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: CTMH- Clover Meadow, White Daisy, and Pansy Purple

Patterned Paper and Vellum: my stash

Brads: CTMH-Lilac Mist, and Clover Meadow

Paper Flowers: my stash

Stamp Sets: CTMH- Simple Stitches, and Happy Birthday 

Sugar Nellie- Daisy by Elizabeth Bell

Ribbon: my stash- I think the cheap stuff from Walmart...

Ink: CTMH-Pansy Purple

Markers: COPICS

I once again used my Cuttlebug and Sizzix plate to cut out the grass- it was left over from my last card.

The Challenges I am entering are:

Friday Sketchers-sketch

Totally Stampalicious- Birthdays

Partytime Tuesdays- "anything goes" -Birthday

Crazy Challenge- all about Birthdays

Hope you liked my card! Come visit me again soon.

Scrappy Mel

I'll Miss You Card using a Bugaboo Sketch

What a crazy, busy weekend I had. I finished this card on Friday night, but never had a chance to post it until now. Because of that I missed out on the challenge that this sketch was based on. Oh well. I made this card for a special friend who is moving. She is my CTMH upline, who just happens to live a couple blocks from me now, but is moving to Toronto next week! On Saturday night a bunch of her upline got together for a little Potluck and Crop as a last Get-Together. So I actually have a couple 8 x 8 LOs to post later. Good Luck and Happy Trails Laurie! I'll miss your guidance, and friendship- but we still have phone and e-mail!
Back to my card....I used my absolute favorite non-Close To My Heart stamp. Little Miss "Daisy" By Elizabeth Bell for Sugar Nellie Stamps.This was the sketch I started my card from:
Scrappy Sketch # 30. This challenge ended Saturday.=(

Here is my card- It is my first ever Easel Card!!

Card Recipe- Hmm where do I start?

Stamp:Sugar Nellie-Daisy, CTMH-Intrinsic Backgrounds, Joy Forever, A Tweet

Patterned Paper:MME, Cosmo Cricket, my misc stash

Paper Flowers: Prima Marketing, CTMH, and my misc stash

Cardstock: CTMH- Crystal Blue, Heavenly Blue, Clover Meadow, Sunflower

Brads: CTMH, misc stash

Mulberry Paper: Die Cuts with a View

Bling: CTMH Bitty Sparkles

Markers: CTMH, COPICS

Ribbon:-CTMH

Ink-CTMH- Blush, Crystal Blue, and Clover Meadow

I used my Cuttlebug with A Sizzix strip to cut the grass out.

The Challenges I am entering in are:

Your Next Stamp Challenges-Easel Card

The Creative Cottage Challenge Blog- "Touchy Feely"

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog- Sweet Sweet Summertime

Creat 4 Fun-Flowers

Stamp Something- "Flowery"

Creatalicious Challenges- 3D

Practical Scrappers- at least 7 items (I think I have that covered!)

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great week everyone!

Scrappy Mel

8 x 8 album pages.......My Grandparents

My next few posts will be of 8x8 album pages I am working on for a baby album. The album is for my best friend Carmen who is having a baby boy. She should be having him any day now, since she was due on July 10th.

I have been trying to follow a few challenges, but still want to follow the theme that I originally wanted. (And bought everything for!)

This first one "My Grandparents" took me 3 hours! Who would have thought? That is because I took the sketch from a challenge and adapted it into an 8 X 16 layout.

I used an assortment of products for these pages.

First I'll start wtih the adorable digital stamps. They are from Bugaboo and I plan on using them a lot throughout the album. They were coloured using COPICS. I used my new Cherry Limeade Cricut Cartridge for the letters and Plantin Schoolbook for the circles. The patterned papers were from 7gypsies, MME, Creative Memories, and Kei. The CS is CTMH-Cocoa, Topiary, Crystal Blue, and White Daisy.
The Challenges I am entering this LO in are:

Sketch Saturday-Sketch

Stamp Something- Go Digital!

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle- Animals

            Practical Scrappers-Using your old Stash-Older than 1 year- 3 of these patterned papers I have had over  1 year for sure. The Blue Lettered one maybe almost 3 years.
The Stamp Man-Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. Stay tuned for more pages!

Scrappy Mel

You're a Star! and My 1st Copics Experience

Hello again,
I am very happy to have a card to post tonight using my new COPICS!
This card was made for my niece Jenae who was quite crushed after not receiving an award at school. Only 2 children did get awards in her class, but in Grade 1, I think each child should get recognition for something they are good at, or improved in over the year. (That was the norm all through my Elementary Years)-I never received an award for spelling)
Anyways, now this is where my card comes in. After hearing how upset she was, I pictured this little fairy sitting on my desk that I had finished coloring and told my sister Jen that I would make Jenae a special card telling her how proud I was that she finished Grade 1 and send it in the mail. I hope it lifts her spirits.
Oh, and of course I had to encorporate a few challenges into it...

Here are the products I used:

Close To My Heart: Cranberry, Honey and Sunny Yellow CS, Sunny Yellow and Sweet Leaf Inks, My Legacy Writers Black Pens, "Flurry" Dimentional Elements,Clear Sparkles

Magnolia Stamp: Flying Tilda

Basic Grey: Green Striped Paper

COPICS MARKERS

Glitter Ritz-Light Gold

Score-Tape

Cricut and Plantin Schoolbook carty- for the 2 big stars and star strip.

Miscellaneous Items of Unknown Origin: green CS, green brad

The Challenges I am entering are:

• City Crafter-Shades of Green
• The Pixie Cottage-Sketch
• Crafty Creations Challenge-We want to see you SHINE!
• Sew Many Challenges-Anything Goes
• Sentimental Sundays-Encouragement and Support
• Stamptacular Sunday Challenge-Stars and Stripes
• Incy Wincy Designs- Things with Wings
• 365 Cards-Day 120- Shades of Green

I think that about covers it.... I'm off to do some more scrappin'. Take Care and Stay Healthy everyone so you can enjoy a beautiful summer!

Scrappy Mel