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!

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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! 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?

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CASE the Catalog – Tropical Chic Part 3

September 24, 2018September 22, 2018 Melissa's Kre8tionsLeave a comment

Hello Kre8tors! Welcome to Part 3 of my CASE the Catalog series for the Tropical Escape Suite in the 2018-2019 Stampin’ Up!®️Annual Catalog! I’m really excited about this card, it’s so beautiful! The ferns and palms really speak to me. I know it’s Autumn now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have a little tropical fun!

If you haven’t checked them out yet, be sure to check out my Part 1 and Part 2 blog posts with coordinating video tutorials on how to put these fun cards together. This is a 6 part series, so there’s still lots of Tropical Fun to be had! Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me on Facebook so you don’t miss a beat!

Measurements:

Whisper White Cardbase: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″
Shaded Spruce Mat: 3-3/4″ x 5″
Tropical Escape DSP Background: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
Tropical Escape DSP Behind Fern Cutout: 3″ x 3″
Whisper White Scraps for Sentiment and Palm
Granny Apple Green Scraps for Fern Framelits

Materials:

Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle [148399]	Tropical Elements [146919]	Granny Apple Green 1/2″ (1.3 Cm) Textured Weave Ribbon [146920]	Linen Thread [104199]	Tropical Escape 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [146916]
Tropical Escape 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock Pack [146917]	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [100730]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad [147095]

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 HR9T4RDU 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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CASE the Catalog – Tropical Chic Part 2

September 17, 2018September 17, 2018 Melissa's Kre8tions1 Comment

Hello Kre8tors! It’s time for the second project in my six part series, CASE the Catalog: Tropical Chic! I really love this stamp set, so I’ve made an entire class around it! Class actually happened this last Saturday, but we get to keep the fun rolling for you! There will be several more videos to come in this series, so make sure to stay tuned!

For this adorable little card, I wanted to showcase the beautiful DSP as much as possible. CASE’ing the catalog makes it so easy when creating these projects! Be sure to watch the video tutorial below to find out how I made this cute little card. And don’t forget to watch Part 1!

Measurements:

Shaded Spruce Cardbase: 3-1/2″ x 7″, Score @ 3-1/2″
DSP Background: 3-1/4″ x 3-1/4″
Contrast DSP Strip: 1″ x 3-1/4″
Blushing Bride Cardstock Scrap for Pretty Label
Granny Apple Green Cardstock Scrap for Ferns

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Hanging Banners Sketch with Daisy Delight

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 Melissa's Kre8tionsLeave a comment

I love challenges and have been trying so many different ideas in my VIP group. We have been doing sketch challenges which are so much fun because I get to see my VIP’s ideas unfold. There are so many different ideas and possibilities when it comes to sketches. I created the Hanging Banners sketch with the Daisy Delight Bundle, which includes a coordinating punch, in mind. It’s simple, but still so much fun for a quick card. The sentiment can easily be left off this card right up until it’s ready to be gifted, making it a perfect all occasion card. I’m so excited to announce which one of my VIP’s won this challenge, so let’s get to it!

I used the coordinating Designer Series Paper from the Daisy Delight suite of products in the annual catalog for this challenge card. I really love how the Gold Glimmer Paper accents the Tranquil Tide colors. I used both Cardstock and the Finely Woven Ribbon on this card. I love how the colors are perfect matches!

The inspiration for this challenge came from a few card designs I saw on Pinterest. I love how simple and fun the banners are hanging from the off-set circle.

The winner of this challenge was one of my downlines, Diane Marra! Her card is so lovely, I absolutely adore the DSP with flecks of gold foil! She changed the alignment to create a portrait card instead of landscape, and I just adore how it turned out!

Whether you are stamping on the circle, or creating a 3D item to pop out, this fun sketch works well for so many different stamp sets! I encourage you to give this sketch a try and share your projects with me! You can post on social media and use #mkre8tionssketchchallenge or tag me with @mkre8tions so that I can see your fun projects!

Measurements:

Very Vanilla Cardbase: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, score @ 4-1/4″
Very Vanilla for Daisies (x2): Approx. 4″ x 5″
Tranquil Tide Circle: Approx. 3″ x 3″
Delightful Daisy DSP: 1-1/2″ x 5-1/2″
Gold Glimmer Strip: 3/4″ x 5-1/2″
Gold Glimmer Banners (x2): 3/4″ x 2″

Materials:

Daisy Delight Photopolymer Bundle [145361]	Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [101650]	Tranquil Tide 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [144246]	Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper [144137]
Gold Glimmer Paper [133719]	Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin’ Pad [144085]	Tranquil Tide 1/2″ Finely Woven Ribbon [144136]	Gold Faceted Gems [144141]
Paper Snips Scissors [103579]	Bone Folder [102300]	Glue Dots [103683]	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332]

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 HYUCYZY2 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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Petal Palette Split Coloring Technique Card

January 13, 2018January 11, 2018 Melissa's Kre8tionsLeave a comment

Okay, it’s no surprise how much I am digging on Petal Palette. I really hope you’re a fan of this stamp set, because I’ve made a couple projects with it so far (Wedding Card and a Top Secret Project TBA), and I have a LOT more planned. I think the split coloring technique looks awesome with this set!

If you’re not a fan of the basic black strip across the card, you could certainly use ribbon. That would look LOVELY! I can just picture this card in all sorts of color combinations!
What color would you use?

Measurements:

Rich Razzleberry Cardbase: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, score @ 4-1/4″
Whisper White Mat: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
Basic Black Strip: 1/2″ x 5-1/2″

Materials:

Don’t forget to use the current hostess code NTJUWGMD 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.