Melanie

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“Hello” to my InStyle visitors and I have another fabulous announcement! It is with great pleasure to say I be a part of the InStyle Stamps Design Team! InStyle Stamps offers great whimsical, retro and anime stamps and I’m looking forward to showing you more of their designs.

This card was created using the digital stamp Melanie by InStyle Stamps from their Retro collection. I just love how carefree she looks and it’s also available in a rubber stamp.


Blog Candy Alert! Don’t miss out on my blog candy I have put together! If you love my creations then you’ll love this… I have two small packages of my cards to mail out to two lucky followers! You have from now until Saturday 11PM EST to officially “Follow” my blog and the winners will be announced next Sunday. Join me for some fun and comments/suggests are always welcomed.

Challenge: Blog – Nm.
Main Stamp: Retro Melanie (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Handmade Cara Marie (K&C)
Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Large Octagons
Copic Colors:

-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R22
-hair: E43, E44, E47, E49
-clothes: R81, R83, R85, C1, C3, C5, C7
-other: R35, R37, R39, YG93, YG95, Y35

Did you know? Today is Lammas day, or loaf-mass day, in England and Scotland. Lammas day is the festival of the wheat harvest and is the first harvest festival of the year.

Cherry Mouse

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I’m excited to announce that I will be part of the new Lollipop Crafts‘ Design Team! It will be so much fun to join these ladies as we get things rolling and bring you plenty of ideas and inspiration. Take a visit to Lillipop Crafts today and meet the rest of the design team! But that’s not all the news… stay tuned and come back for visits throughout the day!

This card was created using the digital stamp Cherry Mouse by Meljen’s Designs. I was just introduced to these stamps so you’ll be seeing more of these whimsical images!


Blog Candy Alert! It will be such a grand day for announcements and marks the official debut of my blog. To kick it off right, I have put together some blog candy! If you love my creations then you’ll love this… I have two small packages of my cards to mail out to two lucky followers! You have from now until Saturday 11 PM EST to officially “Follow” my blog and the winners will be announced next Sunday. I have several wonderful projects planned and will be posting plenty of new releases too!

Main Stamp: Cherry Mouse (MD)
Patterned Paper: Lemonade (BG)
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Bloom Dots
Copic Colors:
-mouse: C1, C3, C5, C7, RV21, RV23, 0
-other: R32, R35, R37, R39, YG21, YG23, YG25

Did you know? There are estimated to be at least 25,000 idiomatic expressions in the American English language. Now that’s enough to make your head spin!

[Idiom, Wikipedia.org]

Update: This is my first card as the winner for the Lollipop Crafts DT Call!

School Puppy

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Get ready… not just for school but for some exciting news! Check back here tomorrow for some well-kept secrets to be announced and a chance to win some blog candy!


Main Stamp: Itzie Inkies School Puppy (CCD)
Patterned Paper: Pink Armadillo (DCWV)
Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels
Copic Colors:
-dog: E43, E44, E47, E49
-other: YG03, YG25, YG17, BG01, BG02, BG05, BG09

Beary Big Hug

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The challenge is to create a card or project based on the sketch provided.


Challenge: Mojo Monday #144
Main Stamp: Beary Big Hugs (BnW)
Patterned Paper: Nook & Pantry (BG)
Copic Colors:

-skin: E00, E11, E13, R20, R22
-hair: W2, W4, W6, W8, W10
-other: BG72, BG75, BG78, R20, R22, E25, E29, E40, E41, E42, W1, W2, 0

Missmatch Ketto

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Challenge: none
Main Stamp: Missmatch Ketto (SB)
Patterned Paper: Kioshi (BG)
Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels

Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
-hair: E50, E51, E53, E55
-other: W1, V000, V12, V15, V17, G20, G21, G24