KBH June 2020 Masculine Card

June 14, 2020June 13, 2020 Melissa's Kre8tions13 Comments

Welcome Kre8tors! So excited to have you here for the Kre8tors Blog Hop! This month’s theme is dedicated to the special guys in your life. My dad’s birthday is this month as well as Father’s Day here in the U.S. so I really wanted to make a special card for him! I got to play with the World of Good Suite Collection for this card and love all the beautiful elements!

Be sure to use that Next button below to hop along to the next amazing blog post for some more masculine projects inspiration!

I love all the layers and textures on this card. It’s something totally out of my norm, but I really enjoyed the process of creation. It took over an hour to make, but my video is condensed into about 16 minutes.

I had no idea what I wanted to create when I started and just kind of played around until this idea started forming. You can notice two of the globes on this card, one is from the sticker sheet in the memories and more card pack from the suite collection. The other is also partially from the sticker pack… check out my video to see how I made it!

I love this torn vellum look with the gold fibers. This was so different, but so fun to make! It looks like the world is bursting through the vellum.

The black cardstock with the gold foil grid is also from the memories and more card pack, as well as the Cinnamon Cider DSP. I ran that through the Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder to give it some texture and then used a sponge dauber to distress.

I am so pleased with this card and can’t wait to give it to my father at his Birthday/Father’s Day party! Can you tell there’s lots of layers to this card? I probably used 30 dimensionals! Okay, maybe that’s a stretch… or is it…? Watch the video and comment on this post or the video with your guess!

I’m also working on my hand lettering. I haven’t used Stampin’ Up!’s Stampin’ Write Marker in Basic Black to letter before, but I think with a little more practice it will work beautifully!

A couple additional stickers from the memories and more card pack and this card is done! I love how it turned out! Check out my YouTube video below to see it comes together, and to check out my tricks sprinkled throughout the video! Don’t forget to…

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Melissa Tennison (USA)
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Libby Fens
Sandra Roberts (UK)
Jacqui Lawrence (UK)
Laura Mackie (UK)
Anastasia Radloff
Jo Blackman (UK)
Cheryl Taylor (UK)
Sue Allen – Australia
Kristie Wilson
Susan Simpson
Kirsteen Gill (USA)
Su Mohr
Ann Krucek – Corner of Plaid and Paisley
Rochelle Laird-Smith (Australia)
Cheryl Hamilton
Dana Sullivan
Nicole Mahler
Jan Musselman – USA
Angie McKenzie – USA
Tricia Butts
Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia

Measurements:

Very Vanilla Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, score @ 4-1/4″
Crumb Cake Card Mat: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Black and Gold Foil Mat: 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″
Cinnamon Cider M&M Card Pack Mat: 3″ x 4″
Scrap Black, Vanilla, Vellum

Materials:

World Of Good Suite Collection (English) [154140] $104.50	Beautiful World Bundle (English) [154091] $48.50	World Of Good Memories & More Card Pack [153600] $11.00	Old World Paper 3D Embossing Folder [153200] $10.00
Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [120953] $8.75	Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101650] $9.75	Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121045] $8.75	Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101856] $10.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad [147114] $7.50	Sponge Daubers [133773] $5.00	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack [152475] $9.00

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Die Cut Inlay Technique Anniversary Card with A Wish For Everything

May 13, 2020May 12, 2020 Melissa's Kre8tionsLeave a comment

Hello Kre8tors! Welcome to my blog if you’re new, and welcome back if you’ve been around for awhile! I’m sharing a fun technique with you called Die Cut Inlay. I needed to make an anniversary card for my parents’ who were celebrating 36 years of marriage. I knew I wanted it to sparkle, so I used our Sparkle Glimmer Paper front and center.

I used the Word Wishes Dies that coordinate with the A Wish For Everything stamp set. I cut out the ‘Happy’ from the Glimmer paper layer first, then carefully lined up the Pretty Peacock Card Mat behind the Glimmer paper layer and ran it back through with the die a second time.

I was careful not to cut too deep so that my Pretty Peacock layer was still attached to the mat. This just made it easier to adhere to my card. If you try this, and it cuts out all the way, don’t worry! Just glue it down when you get ready to adhere everything to your card base.

I saved the little pieces that cut out of the glimmer paper ‘happy’ sentiment so that I could glue them into the Pretty Peacock layer to really make the inlay stand out. I stamped the word Anniversary from this stamp set and punched it out using the Classic Label Punch. Then I glued this to a strip of Pretty Peacock, cut it out with my Paper Snips, and used Mini Glue Dots to adhere it off center on the card.

After I was done, it still needed a little something else. So I decided to use the gorgeous Noble Peacock Rhinestones, which at the time I made this card are on sale because they are retiring! If there are any left, you might want to grab a pack or two because these are beautiful!

Watch my video tutorial 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:

Whisper White Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score @ 4-1/4″
Pretty Peacock Mat: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Sparkle Glimmer Paper: 3-7/8″ x 5-1/8″
Whisper White Scrap
Pretty Peacock Scrap

Materials:

A Wish For Everything Bundle [151111] $67.50	Sparkle Glimmer Paper [146957] $5.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150880] $8.75	Noble Peacock Rhinestones [149494] $5.50
Classic Label Punch [141491] $18.00	Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00	Paper Snips [103579] $10.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Bone Folder [102300] $7.00
Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $5.25

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KBH May 2020 Floral

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 Melissa's Kre8tions20 Comments

Welcome Kre8tors! So excited to have you here for the Kre8tors Blog Hop! This month’s theme is FLORAL. I’ve decided to use the beautiful Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper to make a Mother’s Day Card for my mom. Here in the U.S., today is Mother’s Day! So hopefully she doesn’t see this post before I give her this beautiful card!

Be sure to use that Next button below to hop along to the next amazing blog post for some more floral inspiration!

I knew I wanted this to be a bright and fun card that used a lot of purple, so I found this beautiful piece of designer series paper and pulled out the Rich Razzleberry to be my focal piece in the middle.

The sentiments from A Wish For Everything were perfect on this card! I love the mix of cursive and bold fonts together. I stamped both of these in Memento ink on scrap Whisper White Card Stock and then fussy cut them out.

I really loved how this ‘coiled medallion’ gave this card another floral vibe. I used the Nature’s Twine in Rich Razzleberry, and coiled it up on a circle of Vellum. Then I used the Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon to loop around the circle to make it look like a daisy. I thought I liked it before adding the ribbon, but now I think I love it! What do you think?

Of course I had to throw in a few of those Peaceful Poppies Sequins. They are so fun and come in such a great array of colors. They really finish off this card well. I’m going to miss them when they retire next month! If you haven’t had a chance to play with them yet, get some before they’re gone!

I’ve made a video tutorial for you to watch and learn how to make that fun twine coiled medallion. Take a peek below, and be sure to hit that subscribe button! It allows me to keep making videos for you!

Hop along to Sandra’s amazing creation! Click below!

Roll Call List

Melissa Tennison (USA)
Sandra Roberts (UK)
Su Mohr
Laura Mackie (UK)
Tricia Butts
Jan Musselman – USA
Jo Blackman (UK)
Libby Fens
Tracie St-Louis – Ottawa, Canada
Jacqui Lawrence (UK)
Anastasia Radloff
Kirsteen Gill – USA
Deb Naylor US
Nicole Mahler
Sharon Dalton
Ximena Morales
Ann Krucek
Sue McDonald
Annette Ball-Canada
Cheryl Hamilton
Rebecca-Jo Unwin- Australia
Rochelle Laird-Smith (Australia)
Annette Elias-De Kijkkast-NL
Angie McKenzie
Janey Backer (USA)
Michelle Bryant
Susan Simpson (UK)
Dana Sullivan
Alexandra Rauf
Sue Allen -Australia

Measurements:

Whisper White Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score @ 4-1/4″
Basic Gray Mats (x2): 4″ x 5-1/4″
Whisper White Mat: 3-3/4″ x 5″
DSP: 4″ x 5-1/4″
Vellum (x2): 1-1/2″ Circle
Scrap Whisper White for Sentiments

Materials:

A Wish For Everything Cling Stamp Set [149320] $39.00	Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper [151324] $11.50	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Basic Gray 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [121044] $8.75	Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101856] $10.00
Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $7.50	Peaceful Poppies Sequins [151325] $7.00	Nature’s Twine [146342] $9.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	1-1/2″ (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch [138299] $16.00
Take Your Pick [144107] $10.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00

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Share Sunshine Digital Download

May 3, 2020May 2, 2020 Melissa's Kre8tionsLeave a comment

Hello Kre8tors! Welcome to my blog if you’re new, and welcome back if you’ve been around for awhile! Today I’m sharing a card I made using Stampin’ Up!’s Share Sunshine Digital Download.

Stampin’ Up! is committed to making a difference in our global communities and caring about people first. As part of their Making a Difference program they’re offering a product giveback opportunity to support organizations that are helping COVID-19 frontline responders and communities vulnerable to the pandemic.

You can purchase the Share Sunshine PDF Download and Stampin’ Up! will donate 100% of the proceeds to COVID-19 efforts. Demonstrators do not earn any commissions from this purchase.

This sentiment, among MANY others, is included in the digital download. It was designed in Terracotta Tile and Highland Heather, so that was my color inspiration for this card. I wanted to pair it with the First Frost Bundle, since it will be retiring in June when the new Annual Catalog is launched.

I used my Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad to pink up the flowers of this stamp, and then used my Old Olive Stampin’ Write Marker to ink up the leaves and stem. I used an Aqua Painter to watercolor the vellum circle I pulled out of my scrap pile, and painted Terracotta Tile before adhering to the card base.

Another sentiment that was included with the Share Sunshine Digital Download was “This too shall pass” which is such a lovely sentiment. I cut it out and adhered it to the inside with three of the rosettes from the First Frost stamp set.

Measurements:

Whisper White Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, Score @ 4-1/4″
Whisper White Scrap
Terracotta Tile Scrap
Vellum Scrap

Materials:

Share Sunshine Digital Download

First Frost Clear-Mount Stamp Set [148420] $22.00	Frosted Bouquet Dies [151800] $33.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $35.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Terracotta Tile 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [150884] $8.75
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101856] $10.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad [147103] $7.50	Terracotta Tile Classic Stampin’ Pad [150086] $7.50	Brights Stampin’ Write Markers [147157] $30.00	Aqua Painters [103954] $17.00

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April ICS Blog Hop – It’s a Girl Thing

April 1, 2020March 30, 2020 Melissa's Kre8tions9 Comments

Hello Kre8tors and welcome to another Blog Hop! We are hopping with the Inspire, Create, & Share Blog Hop today and this month’s theme is Monochromatic Girl! 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 decided to use the Tea Together stamp set with the coordinating Tea Time dies for this card. I knew I wanted to make it as girl-y as possible! I chose to do a Mother’s Day card and use Flirty Flamingo as my color. We were also allowed to use White, Black, or Vanilla.

I knew I wanted to use shading to get different gradients of this color, so I pulled out my Stampin’ Blend markers in Flirty Flamingo. I used the light pen to color in the images and the dark pen to shade in the darker areas. I really like how the images turned out. For more texture, I threw in the Lace 3D Embossing Folder.

I used my Stampin’ Blends to create an ombre effect on some vellum. I also heat embossed my sentiment using Versamark, the Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad, and Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder. I love this technique because you can emboss in any of our colors! I also threw in some polka dot mesh ribbon and some pearls for more girly vibes.

Check out my video tutorial below, and keep scrolling to hop to the next project!

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

Measurements:

Whisper White Card Base: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″
Whisper White Card Mat: 3-3/4″ x 5″
Scrap Whisper White for Stamping: Approx. 4″ x 5″
Scrap Vellum: Approx. 2″ x 2″

Materials:

Tea Together Cling Stamp Set [148779] $22.00	Tea Time Dies [149697] $21.00	Lace 3D Embossing Folder [151815] $10.00	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [100730] $9.75	Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [101856] $10.00
Flirty Flamingo Stampin’ Blends Markers Combo Pack [147278] $9.00	Whisper White 5/8″ (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon [146912] $7.50	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad [147052] $7.50
Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130] $6.00	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053] $30.00	Snail Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

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KBH June 2020 Masculine Card

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KBH May 2020 Floral

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