ICS Blog Hop Beautiful Bundles

August 7, 2019August 4, 2019 Melissa's Kre8tions11 Comments

Hello Kre8tors and welcome to another Blog Hop! We are hopping with the Inspire, Create, & Share Blog Hop today and we have some very fun bundles to share with you! 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’ve decided to showcase the Sailing Home Bundle today, along with a few extra bits from the suite of products that coordinate beautifully. I’ve scoured Pinterest for some layout inspiration and came across Heather Klump’s beautiful project which you can see here. My layout is almost identical to Heather’s, but she used an older Stampin’ Up! set for her focal pieces.

I rarely make square cards, or any card that isn’t the standard 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″, but this one really stood out to me. I loved the tile look and the floating accents in the foreground. It was a lot of fun to put together and not as time consuming as I thought it might be.

And I absolutely love the Sail Away Trinkets! They just add a pop of shine. I did color mine with an Old Olive Dark Stampin’ Blend alcohol based marker, but it would look beautiful heat embossed in some copper or gold embossing powder as well.

Check out my video tutorial below to see exactly how this card came together, and subscribe to my YouTube channel for more video tutorials!

Don’t forget to hop along to Cynthia’s blog to see what exciting Bundle she has worked up for you! Click the Next button below!

Measurements:

Card Base: 4-1/4″ x 8-1/2″, score @ 4-1/4″
Card Mat: 4″ x 4″
Tile Background: 3-3/8″ x 3-3/8″
Tile DSP: 3″ x 3″

Materials

Sailing Home Bundle [151066] $50.25	Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper [149481] $11.50	Sail Away Trinkets [149482] $8.00	Nature’s Twine [146342] $9.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad [147117] $7.50	Stamping Sponges [141337] $4.00
1-1/2″ (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] $16.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00

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Eastern Palace Mandala Card and Desk Plant

February 5, 2018February 2, 2018 Melissa's Kre8tionsLeave a comment

I love the Eastern Palace Bundle! It makes such BEAUTIFUL cards with the mandalas (medallions). I also wanted to share a cute little card buddy I made, a desk plant! I was going for a succulent vibe, but ended up with green flowers. I still love it so much! It’s the perfect accent to use when photographing my projects.

I participated in the Color Inkspiration Challenge 26 from Facebook for this project. It was a tough one, but I think I did pretty well. I really wanted to make a 3D project for this challenge, but couldn’t decide between that and a card, so I made both! Here are the colors from the challenge:

I really enjoyed these projects, and love how the Gold Metallic Edge Ribbon weaves in and out from behind the mandala. It adds a lot of sparkle to this muted card. I also used the Gold Vinyl Stickers from the Eastern Palace Suite which add a nice touch.

For my little potted plant, I used a fun technique that I have made time and time again, because paper flowers are fun! Check out my video below to see how the flowers are made. I also wanted to make the pot for my flowers match the card, so I stamped it and adorned it with the same metallic edge ribbon.

Measurements:

Eastern Palace Mandala Card
Tranquil Tide Cardbase: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, scored @ 4-1/4″
Sahara Sand Mat: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Bermuda Bay Scrap: Approx. 4″ x 4″

Desk Plant
Sahara Sand Base: 1-3/4″ x 4-1/4″
Sahara Sand Lip: 1″ x 4-1/4″, score lengthwise at 1/2″
Sahara Sand Circles: 1-1/4″ & 1-1/2″
Assorted Scraps in desired colors

Materials:

Eastern Beauty Photopolymer Bundle [145308]	Eastern Gold Vinyl Stickers [144150]	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin’ Pad [126976]	Gold 3/8″ (1 Cm) Metallic-Edge Ribbon [144146]
Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246]	Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [121043]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [131197]	Emerald Envy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [141415]
May Flowers Framelits Dies [140276]	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705]	Stampin’ Pierce Mat [126199]	Paper-Piercing Tool [126189]
Bone Folder [102300]	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755]	Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026]	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430]

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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 6JX4EGJM 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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SERIES: Tag #3 Season Like Christmas

November 17, 2017November 15, 2017 Melissa's Kre8tions1 Comment

The final tag in my 3 part series for my Christmas tags this year features one of my favorite sets, Season Like Christmas! I think this 2-step stamp is lovely and captures the spirit of the Christmas Tree. I also love how the Garden Trellis embossing folder gives the accent piece such a lovely boost of character. I can’t wait to put these tags on my packages!

If you’d like to see the first tag, click HERE.
If you’d like to see the second tag, click HERE.