ISS Blog Hop May 2020 Annual Catalog Sneak Peek

May 30, 2020May 29, 2020 Melissa's Kre8tions13 Comments

Hello Kre8tors and welcome to another Blog Hop! I’m so excited to be sharing a sneak peek of the new 2020-2021 Annual Catalog with you today! I received my pre-order and wanted to make a card using the Forever Greenery Suite Collection. Come and see what I made and watch my YouTube tutorial to see an unboxing of my pre-order!

We are hopping with the Ink. Stamp. Share. Blog Hop today! Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post and click that Next button when you’re done here to hop along to the next amazing project!

I wanted to play with this suite collection right away, and there’s no better way to get started than to CASE (Copy And Share Everything) the catalog! I started off with a standard card base in Whisper White. Then I chose a background piece from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper. I noticed on the card in the catalog from page 108 they glued this piece gold side down. As much as I didn’t want to do this, I did it anyway, and I really do love how it turned out!

Next I embossed a piece of Pretty Peacock card stock with one of the embossing folders from the Greenery set. I trimmed it down to a thin 1/2″ banner. I stamped two leaf images in Pear Pizzazz, one full ink, and one without re-inking for a lighter image. This is called second generation stamping. I then stamped four of the rounded leaves/berries in Pretty Peacock using the same method.

I picked out a few more pieces from the Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper to include in my arrangement. After getting my placement down, I adhered all the small cut pieces using a combination of liquid glue and glue dots. Then I added the banner.

The gold hoop is attached to the back of the sentiment with tear and tape adhesive, then Stampin’ Dimensionals pop it up off the background. I died some of the trim from the Trim Combo pack using my Classic Stampin’ Pad and a Sponge Dauber, and then tied it into a bow to add to the top.

I’m so pleased with how this card turned out! CASEing the catalog when you need some inspiration, or just a quick crafting session is a great way to get started. Check out my YouTube tutorial below for specifics on this card and to see my preorder unboxing!

Don’t forget to hop along to Tricia’s blog to see what exciting project she has created for you!
Click the Next button below!

Roll Call

Kristie Meeker Wilson

Sue Allen

Annette Elias

Jill Chapman

Measurements:

Whisper White Cardbase: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score @ 4-1/4″
Whisper White Scrap: Approx. 5-1/2″ 8-1/2″
Pretty Peacock Banner: 1/2″ x 4″

Materials:

Some products not available to order until June 3, 2020

Forever Greenery Suite Collection (English) [154143] $105.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [147104] $7.50	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $7.50
Forever Fern Bundle (English) [154094] $54.00	Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper [152493] $15.00	Greenery Embossing Folders [152716] $8.00	Gold Hoops Embellishments [152474] $7.50	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $9.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995] $7.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00
Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00

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5,000 YouTube Subscriber Special & Giveaway

March 15, 2020March 14, 2020 Melissa's Kre8tionsLeave a comment

Hello Kre8tors! I’m so very excited to finally be posting my 5,000 YouTube Subscriber Special! I’ve been posting my video tutorials on YouTube since 2016 and am so excited to be hitting this milestone. Thank you so much for all of your support and encouragement over the years. This community is so wonderful and I’m so lucky to have all of you supporting me in doing what I love!

Be sure to head over to my Specials page for your chance to enter to win 1 of 2 Stampin’ Up! Tote Bags!

I have a VERY special project and tutorial for you today. I was definitely inspired by the Coastal Crafter, Emma Goddard’s beautiful cards using the Flowering Foils Designer Series Paper, a FREE Sale-A-Bration item, from the second release, with a qualifying purchase. She is a member of the 2020 Stampin’ Up! Artisan Design Team. You can check out her beautiful work by visiting her website and following her on Instagram.

I decided to use her card as a baseline to create mine. The background has a very geometric characteristic, so I’m calling this technique the Geometric Cut technique. You can see how I go about it in my YouTube tutorial, which you can watch below or on my channel.

I started by using the Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad to color in the Golden Honey Designer Series Paper using a variety of techniques ranging from sponging, daubing, watercoloring, and direct to paper. I love how each one of them turned out, and am excited to play around with more techniques soon.

After I had my DSP colored in, I cut all the pieces I needed from the Gold Foil and Basic Gray card stock. Then I used the Geometric Cut technique to cut each of the three main papers the exact same way so they would come back together like a puzzle piece when I swapped them around.

After building my background, I worked on stamping, embossing, die cutting, and adhering all the little pieces to the front of the card. I am in LOVE with the Honey Bee Bundle and thought it would be PERFECT for this rose gold style card. I’m going to use these as the Thank You cards I send to my customers this month!

I also added some Rose Gold Metallic Thread and Champagne Rhinestones for a little extra pizzazz! These additional elements have the perfect touch to finish off this WOW card, I am just so in love with it. I think it might have something to do with my love for anything and everything Rose Gold!

Check out these other images. Just give them a click to see a larger photo.

Don’t forget, right now during SAB there are so many ways to earn FREE product! You can either Shop, Host, or Join! I’d love to talk to you more about any of these amazing opportunities, just send me a message or click the images below!

Watch the video here, or head on over to my YouTube channel, give the video a like, and subscribe if you haven’t already! It means so much to me that you enjoy my videos. I love making them for you!

Measurements:

Card:
Thick Whisper White Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score @ 4-1/4″
Basic Gray, DSP, Gold Foil: 4″ x 5″
(Use the Geometric Cut technique as shown in my tutorial)
Whisper White: Scraps for stamped and embossed pieces
Basic Gray: Scrap for sentiment

Materials:

Honey Bee Bundle [153792] $41.25	Golden Honey Specialty Designer Series Paper [152311] $0.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121044] $8.75	Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad [147108] $7.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109129] $6.00	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $6.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00	Sponge Brayers [141714] $8.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Rose Metallic Thread [146915] $3.50
Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewels [151193] $6.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Simply Scored [122334] $30.00

If you don’t already have a demonstrator, I would love to be your Creative Coach! How can I help you?

If your order is over $150, don’t use a hostess code because you qualify for your own Stampin’ Rewards!

If your order is less than $150, use my current hostess code SXBFCPTC when you place your order to get a thank you card from me at the beginning of next month! Your support means a lot to me and helps me to continue doing what I love, which is making videos for you to enjoy.

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February ICS Blog Hop Thinking of You with Honey Bees

February 5, 2020February 4, 2020 Melissa's Kre8tions14 Comments

Hello Kre8tors and welcome to another Blog Hop! We are hopping with the Inspire, Create, & Share Blog Hop today! Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post and click that Next button when you’re done here to hop along to the next amazing project!

Today’s card features the adorable Honey Bee Bundle, yet again! I just can’t get enough of these beautiful little bees! I’m taking a scrap of Whisper White that I had previously cut out some of the images from the Detailed Bees Die Cuts and putting it to work. I was excited at the idea of using this ‘used’ piece of cardstock and turning it into a card.

If you have a piece of “trash” like a cut-out scrap that was partially used for another project, take a before and after photo and use the hashtag #trashtotreasurekre8tions and I will pick a few to feature on my Instagram!

I stamped my sentiment on a scrap of Whisper White cardstock, and then took the larger solid bee die cut and cut it out. It fits perfectly in this little die cut. I layered that on top of the honeycomb cut out, inset with some Daffodil Delight hexagons from the honeycomb die cut. I also added a piece of Daffodil Delight Ruched Ribbon. Love this ribbon!

I used the FREE Sale-A-Bration item, Metallic Baker’s Twine & Sequins Combo Pack to put these beautiful teal colored sequins in the shaker portion of this card. I used them in the Hive as well as behind the detailed gold bee die cut. I love the contrast of the teal against the Daffodil Delight.

This gold detail bee die cut is absolutely stunning! The wings have incredible detail. I can just see a swarm of these covering a card and looking breathtaking. If you get really ambitious, you can even cut this out from two contrasting colors of card stock and inlay the pieces from one into the other. That would be a master level jigsaw puzzle for sure!

I had also previously stamped and colored in this little bee. I stamped it with Stazon ink and colored it in using the Daffodil Delight Stampin’ Write Marker from the Brights collection. I inset him behind the cutout on my ‘used’ card mat. I love the look of inset versus popped up sometimes. I think it’s a nice little change. It reminds me of the game Operation. Do you remember that game?

I really love how this fun little shaker card turned out. It’s so bright and cheerful! I really hope you give this one a try. I love that the sequins are behind the detailed bee and the hive. It’s like a two-in-one shaker! The trick is to keep your compartments contained where you want the shaker parts to be placed. The Foam Adhesive Strips are perfect for that job!

I really hope you enjoyed my project for today’s blog hop! Here’s my video tutorial detailing how this card came together. If you enjoyed, please be sure to Subscribe to my channel for more videos every Sunday and Wednesday. Turn on the bell notifications to make sure you don’t miss out on my bonus videos!

Don’t forget to hop along to Cynthia’s blog to see what exciting project she has created for you!
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Don’t forget, right now during SAB there are so many ways to earn FREE product! You can either Shop, Host, or Join! If you don’t already have a demonstrator, I’d love to talk to you more about any of these amazing opportunities, just send me a message or click the images below!

Be sure to check out some of my other projects using the Honey Bee Bundle!

Measurements:

Daffodil Delight Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score @ 4-1/4″
Whisper White Card Mat 1: 3-3/4″ x 5″
Whisper White Card Mat 2: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Whisper White Scraps
Gold Foil Scrap

Materials:

Honey Bee Bundle [153792] $41.25	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [119683] $8.75	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $5.00	Window Sheets [142314] $5.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad [147094] $7.50	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $10.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	Brights Stampin’ Write Markers [147157] $30.00	Metallic Baker’S Twine & Sequins Combo Pack [152314] $0.00
Daffodil Delight 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Ruched Ribbon [151311] $7.50	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $8.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stamparatus [146276] $49.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00

If you don’t already have a demonstrator, I would love to be your Creative Coach! How can I help you?

If your order is over $150, don’t use a hostess code because you qualify for your own Stampin’ Rewards!
If your order is less than $150, use my current hostess code J4MNRTFM when you place your order to get a thank you card from me at the beginning of next month! Your support means a lot to me and helps me to continue doing what I love, which is making videos for you to enjoy.

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Spring is in the Air with Ink Stamp Share

January 26, 2019January 25, 2019 Melissa's Kre8tions14 Comments

Welcome back to the Ink Stamp Share Blog Hop! January’s theme is our beautiful Spring/Summer Catalog that just launched. It’s called the Occasions Catalog and is full of amazing and beautiful things! One of my favorite bundles is the Meant to Be Bundle featured right at the beginning of the catalog.

I gained my inspiration for this card from fellow Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, Cindi Clarke. I stumbled across her Pinterest pin and fell in love. I did quite a few tweaks to really make this card my own, and added the pink striped heart, side flourish, and removed the mat layer she used. I also chose to use our Gold Foil.

One of my absolute favorite features on this card has to be the Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. It gives a beautiful quilted look to your project. The Gold Foil really takes well to this embossing folder and holds the shape beautifully. I rounded my heart slightly to make it look a little “poofier”. Take a look at my video below to see how it’s done!

This is one of the cards I am offering my Galentine’s Day participants. We are making 5 Valentine Cards with envelopes. I’m really excited to show my students this fun project! Stay tuned for my other videos in the series by subscribing to my YouTube channel!

Be sure to click the Next button and hop along to Eva’s amazing project! There are so many lovely demonstrators showing off tons of awesome products, you really don’t want to miss any of them!

Here’s a Roll Call list in case you get lost along the way.

January Roll Call

Jacqueline Bobeldijk-Schilder

Melissa Tennison (You are here!)

Ingrid Heijnen-Hermens

Phoebe Borromeo-Carr

Anastasia Radloff

Sandrine Jse

Measurements:

Whisper White Cardbase: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score @ 4-1/4″
Gold Foil: 4″ x 4″
Whisper White Scraps: Approx. 1″ x 4″
Flirty Flamingo Scrap: Approx. 1″ x 4″

Materials:

Meant To Be Cling Bundle [150587] $53.00	Tufted Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [146335] $9.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730] $9.75	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [141416] $8.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $4.00
Lovely Lipstick Classic Stampin’ Pad [147140] $7.50	Heart Epoxy Droplets [148583] $6.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00
Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00	Big Shot [143263] $110.00

If you don’t already have a demonstrator, I would love to be your Creative Coach! How can I help you?
If your order is over $150, don’t use a hostess code because you qualify for your own Stampin’ Rewards!
If your order is less than $150, use my current hostess code 2MKSGAKY when you place your order to get a thank you card from me at the beginning of next month! Your support means a lot to me and helps me to continue doing what I love, which is making videos for you to enjoy.

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Fall Inspiration

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 Melissa's Kre8tions15 Comments

Hello Kre8tors and welcome back! Today we are hopping with the Inspire, Create, & Share Blog Hop! We are a group of international Stampin’ Up!®️Demonstrators who love paper crafting and sharing. Today’s theme is Fall For All! I’m so excited for this hop because Autumn is my favorite time of year. The air gets crisper, the days get shorter, and it’s the best time to get cozy and snug with mugs of coffee and lit candles! It’s the absolute best!

My project today features two amazing products from the Holiday Catalog. The Winter Woods Bundle and the Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. These two products are my absolute favorites from this catalog and I am so pleased with how this Fall inspired card turned out.

I’m also using a fun technique that I first saw from fellow demonstrator, Patty Bennett, on her YouTube channel. She uses several layers of ink on a stamp to create beautiful, variegated images using the Stamparatus. I thought that technique was so fun, I really had to try it myself and thought this Autumn Card would be the perfect opportunity to bring in some of those gorgeous Fall colors!

There are so many fantastic products in this hop! Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this page and click the Next button to hop on over to Candy’s blog to see her adorable project using the Trick or Tweet stamp set!

Measurements:

Fresh Fig Cardbase: 4-1/4″ x 11″, Score @ 5-1/2″
Fresh Fig Mat: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Gold Foil: 3-3/4″ x 5″
Whisper White Scrap: 4″ x 5″

Materials:

Winter Woods Clear-Mount Bundle [149992]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Tin Tile Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [147906]	Gold Foil Sheets [132622]	Fresh Fig 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144242]
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730]	Many Marvelous Markers [147154]	2017-2019 In Color Stampin’ Write Markers [144033]	Rose Metallic Thread [146915]	Fresh Fig Classic Stampin’ Pad [147144]
Stamparatus [146276]	Stampin’ Trimmer [126889]	Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Big Shot [143263]

If you don’t already have a demonstrator, I would love to be your Creative Coach! How can I help you?
If your order is over $150, don’t use a hostess code because you qualify for your own Stampin’ Rewards!
If your order is less than $150, use my current hostess code YR4VGW9S when you place your order to get a thank you card from me at the beginning of next month! Your support means a lot to me and helps me to continue doing what I love, which is making videos for you to enjoy.