Happy Birthday!

Good Morning!

Before I show you my project today, I just wanted to let you know that today is my last project for Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.  I decided to step down for a bit since I have so much going on in my personal life right now.  We are currently in the process of trying to buy a house (You know how chaotic that can be) and I also started working part time.  I just wanted to say Thank you to Lisa for having me on her team.  She is an amazing designer and so much fun to work with.  I really have enjoyed working with her and her files.  Once things settle down for me I will start crafting again.  

Now on to my project.  :)

For the card base I used the Tri-Fold Shutter Card Cutting Files.  The Ostrich is from the Safari Love 2 Cutting Files.  The mouse is from the Birthday Critters Cutting Files.  The present & hat are from the Party Items Cutting Files. 

This mouse is just too darn cute. 

Here is a picture of the card folded up. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Melisa

We're all Irish on St. Patty's Day!

Good Morning!

Melisa here this morning to share a St. Patrick's Day card with you.   

I used the Scalloped Circles Cutting Files for my card base.  The circle is from the Layered Labels 1 Cutting Files.  The sentiment shape is from Sentiment Spots 1 Cutting Files.  And the adorable little Leprechaun is from the Little Leprechaun Cutting Files.  

The sentiment is from My Creative Time's I believe in Leprechauns Stamp set.  

Have a great rest of the week!

Don't forget to join us for the Get Cookin Blog Hop this weekend.  

Melisa 

You have made my day!

Good Morning!

Hope you are having a great week.  I've got a cute card to share with you today.  I made this card to send to a friend who gave me a bunch of recipe books and a really nice butcher block.  I thought since she made my day, I would make hers.  I plan on including a Starbucks gift card with my card as well.

For my card base I used the A2 Card Bases 1 Cutting Files.  The Ladybug is from the Lucky Ladybug Cutting Files.  The grass and mushrooms are from the Gnomies Cutting Files.  The sun is from the Day at the Beach Cutting Files.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a great week. 

Melisa

Hey.... Y'all

Happy Wednesday!

Do you ever buy some stuff with good intentions on using it but then never do?  I did that a while back with a couple of stamp sets.  I bought these stamps so long ago that I don't even remember who made them.  Oops.  I finally remembered the name of the company (K Andrews Designs) and thought it was about time that I finally make the projects that I was planning on making.  

The card base is from the Photo Frames 2 Cutting Files.  The hay is from the Nativity 1 Cutting Files.  The little chick is from the Cute Chicks Cutting Files.  The Farmer Girl is from the On the Farm Cutting Files.   Her face is from Peachy Keen's In the Garden Face Assortment.  

Nanne also used the Farm Girl on her layout yesterday.  You can check it out here.  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Melisa

Hogs & Kisses

Good Morning!

Melisa here with another Valentine's Day card to share with you.  I thought I would get a head start on making Valentine's Day cards this year.  I'm going to enter this into the Made with Love Challenge.  You can find all the details about the Challenge HERE.

I used the NEW Friday Freebie called Made with Love Tag Cutting Files for my card base.  In the Silhouette Studio I cut the top of the tag off and then replicated the shape.  Then I welded them together to form my card base.  

The pig is from the Farm Critters Cutting Files.  Her bow and the hearts are from the Safari Love Cutting Files.  They are on the Elephant in that cutting file.  The grass is from the Flower Assortment Cutting Files.

The sentiment is from Jaded Blossom's Funny Valentine Stamp Set.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a day!
 
Melisa

You're the Bread to my Butter

Happy New Year's Eve!!

Before I get to my project today I just want to wish everyone a Safe and Happy New Years.  My hubby, kids and I will be spending the holiday at his parents house.  Do you have any special plans for the holiday?

In January my hubby and I will have been together 15 years.  In July we will be married for 10 years.  I thought I would make a scrapbook layout about us.  

For the shape of the pattern paper in the background I used the Layered Labels 1 Cutting Files.  The Bread and Butter are from the Bread & Butter Cutting Files.  
The title is from one of my Quickutz fonts that I've had forever.  The twine is Pink Sorbet from The Twinery.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  See ya next year!

Happy New Year!  


Melisa

Fa la la la la

Good Morning!

Melisa from Melisa's Crafty Creations here with you this morning.  Today I have a fun card to share with you.  I made this card for my oldest son's Choir Teacher. 

For the card base I used the Mother's Day Cards Cutting Files.

The Carolers are from the NEW
Carolers Cutting Files.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Christmas Cheer Stamp set.  Their faces are from Peachy Keen's Christmas in July Face Assortment. 

I'll be entering this in the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Christmas Challenge.  Don't forget to play along with us for the challenge.  You could win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Store. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Melisa

Holiday Hugs

Good Morning!  

Melisa here with you this morning.  I have a holiday card to share with you today.

The card base is from the A2 Card Bases 1 Cutting Files. The trees are from the Christmas Tree Car Cutting Files. The Deer are from the Deer Family Silhouettes Cutting Files.  The snow is from the Snow Globe Cutting Files.

I just resized the snow to fit the bottom of my card and then ran it through the embossing folder.

Don't forget to grab the current Friday Freebie.  

Have a great week!

Melisa

Sometimes you have to create your own happiness...

Happy Wednesday!

I was so happy to see the NEW A2 Card Bases 1 Cutting Files last week.  I love making shaped cards and knew these would be fun to work with. I was especially excited to see the taller card, it would be great to create scenes on.  

For my card base I used the NEW A2 Card Bases 1 Cutting Files.  To make room for my sentiment I made the white card stock a little taller.  The grass is from the Flower Assortment Cutting Files.  The hummingbird & tulip are from the Spring Garden Cutting Files.

The NEW A2 Card Bases 1 Cutting Files are still FREE until this Thursday 11/20/2014.  You can get it HERE. 

Have a great day!

Melisa

Gobble...Gobble...

Good Morning!

Melisa here with you today.  Ever since Lisa came out with this cute Turkey Lollipop Holder I just had to make it.  

To make this cute Turkey Lollipop I used the new Turkey Lollipop Holder Cutting File.  The twine I used is from The Twinery, it's called Mandarin.   

Don't forget to grab last week's Friday Freebie.  It will only be available until Thursday for free.  

This Saturday is the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Fall Entertaining Blog Hop.  I hope you'll join us.  The fun starts HERE.  You can find the Facebook Event Page HERE.   

Melisa

Be good to yourself!

Good Morning!

Hope you are having a great week.  I have a fun card to share with you today.  I made it for a friend who recently had surgery.  I thought it would cheer her up.  

To make my card I used the Star Spangled Card Cutting Files. I sized it to 5.50 x 5.50 to make it the square shape.    The flourish is from the Flourishes 2 Cutting Files.  It is free until Thursday night.  The scalloped circle is from the Scalloped Circles Cutting Files.  The Scalloped Border is from the Borders 2 Cutting Files. 

Don't forget that there is the NEW Trick or Treat Challenge going on right now. 

Have a great week!

Melisa

Sweets and Treats

Good Morning!

Can you believe we are already in October?  I sure can't and since Halloween will be here before I know I decided to try and get ahead of the game and start making treats for my boy's classes. 

For the topper of my treat bag I used the Handled Treat Bag Topper Cutting Files.  I was able to get 9 of these toppers from each 12x12 sheet of patterned paper.  Not too bad since I have to make about 90 of these guys.  LOL.  

The Caramel Apple is from the Fair Food Cutting Files.  The sentiment spot is from the Sentiment Spots 1 Cutting Files.  My sentiment is from Scrappy Mom's Bewitched Stamp Set.  The twine is Trendy Twine's Orange Licorice.     

Don't forget to join us this weekend for the Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons Trick or Treat Blog Hop.  You can join the Event of Facebook HERE.  The fun will start at Lisa's Blog.

Thanks for stopping by today!

See ya on Saturday!

Melisa

Best Witch~es

Happy Wednesday!

I know that Halloween isn't until next month but I thought I would get a start on making some Halloween cards.  

To make my card base I used the Scalloped Frames Cutting Files.  I used the moon from the Wizard Owl Cutting Files.  He is still free until Thursday so don't forget to grab him HERE.  The witch is from the Little Witches Cutting Files.  The sentiment shape is from the Sentiment Spots 1 Cutting Files.  

I decided to enter this card into the Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge.  The sketch is below.  I used the Christmas in July Face Assortment for her face.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great day!

Melisa

Congratulations!

Good Morning!

Recently a cousin of mine because the Principal at her school.  I thought I would make her a card with their school mascot to congratulate her.  

For the card base I used the Star Spangled Card Base Cutting Files.  This is one of my go to files that I use a lot for cards.  The panda came from the Birthday Panda Cutting File.  The heart on his belly is from the Sweet Hearts Cutting Files.  The stack of books is from the Secondary Supplies Cutting Files.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Don't forget to come back for the Fun with Puns Blog Hop this weekend.  

Melisa

Summer Fun Layout

Good Morning!  

Hope you're having a great week.  My boys went back to school a couple of weeks ago and I thought it would be fun to scrapbook some of their summer pictures.  My boys lived in our pool this summer so I have a lot of pool pictures to scrapbook.  

I made the background shapes using the Sentiment Spots 1 Cutting Files and the Layered Labels 1 Cutting Files.  

The "Fun" part of my title is from the Camping Fun Cutting Files.  I created the shadow behind "Fun" in the Silhouette Studio.  For the "Summer" part of my title I used the Popsicle Fever Cutting Files.  I just cut the "A Taste of" part off of Summer in the Silhouette Studio.  

The boy jumping in the pool is from the Diving Boy Cutting Files.  For his face I used Peachy Keen's In the Garden Face Assortment.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great week.

Melisa

Ice Cream, "Happy Birthday!"

Good Morning!

How is your week going?  Mine is going great.  Today is my friend Lorie's 50th Birthday.  So I thought I would make her a birthday card to celebrate it. 



The card base is from the Layered Labels 3 Cutting Files. The Banana Split is from the Ice Cream Treats Cutting Files.  Both of the cutting files are from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.   

The first face is from The Snow Cuties Face Assortment.  The second face is from The Moodies Face Assortment.  The last face is from The Cornies Face Assortment.  All the faces are from Peachy Keen Stamps.  The twine is Strawberry from The Twinery. 

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great week!

Melisa

Happy Birthday!

Good Morning! 

One of my crafty friend's birthday is coming up and I thought I would make her a card.  When I make her cards I like to use die cuts that I know she can use again for a scrapbook layout. Recently she went to the beach with her grandsons so I thought I would make her a beach themed card.  

The boy is from the NEW Dress Up Boys 1 Cutting Files.  His swim suit & arm bands are from the NEW Dress Up Boy Swim Suit 1 Cutting File.  The surf board is from the Surf's Up Cutting Files.  The sand is from the Borders 5 Cutting Files.

The sentiment is from Pretty Cute Stamps Sea Life Sentiments.  

Don't forget to grab the Friday Freebie.  It goes perfectly with the Surf's Up Cutting Files.   There will be a NEW one on Friday.  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a great week!

Melisa

You're the flip to my flop

Good Morning!

Hope you're having a great day.  I'm taking the kids to the beach again today so I thought I would make a beach themed card to share with you.  

To make the little boy I used the Ukulele Boy from the Aloha Cutting File.  I removed all the flowers, grass skirt and guitar.  Since he didn't have any other clothing I used the swim trunks from the Little Swimmers Cutting File.  I had to stretch them a little bit to get them to fit him.  

The sun is from the Sunscreen Cutting File.  The flip flop he is holding is from the Flip Flops Cutting File.  To make the wave I used the Curling Wave from the Surf's Up Cutting File.  I just placed it where I wanted it and then cut the excess off.  

The little guy's face is from the Boy Mates Face Assortment by Peachy Keen.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great day!

Melisa