Nationals Scrapbooking DAY (NSD)

Hello,

Today is NSD (National Scrapbooking Day) and well today is the day we scrapbookers and card maker go full throttle in project creations. I am participating in serveral challenges today, my first challenegs as I am beginner but I figured I had to start someday. Later one day i will be uploaded all my challenge projects. Aside from challenge projects I have a few projects I need to complete. Mommy day cards and a Tag Album for a dear co-worker who resingned. So today I will be BUSY BUSY, BUSY!!!!. Check back soon to see all my creations. And if you want to participate in any challenges head over to www.mypinkstamper.com to participate everyone is welcomed.

Good Luck

Happy NSD

Post Surgery Card Reveal

Hello everyone,


I know its been awhile since I have posted but I have been very busy lately. I am back at work and its been quite busy lately. So I really haven't had much time to scrap or post. I wanted to let you guys know I will be participating in National Scrapbook Day this coming Saturday. So tune in next week to see all my creations. I also hope to enter some challenges so wish me luck.


OK so now on to the fun stuff DRUMROLLLLLLLLL



TADA This is My cousin's Birthday Card I have no pics of the inside but I attached a DSW gift certificate to the inside as well as a Jolie cake and it was super cute.

This card was created for my Co-worker and I love this it's cute and simple and not to girly. I think The colors and the elements worked perfect foe this card.

To create these cards

Cricut Expression

School Plantin Cartridge

Home Decor Cartridge

Potpourri Cartridge

WildCard Cartridge

DCVW Cardstock and Paper

Green Stickles and Diamond Stickles

Hope you enjoy and be sure to check back and joing in NSD

Be safe!!!!!!!!!!!

Coming Soon!!! Post surgery B-day Card

Hello,

Well I am still recovering from my Surgery on Friday. And the doctor said I can't return to work till Wednesday which for some people this might be a reason for bliss, not for me. I am going stir crazy and can't wait to get back to work. But I must follow DR's orders or I won't get better. While I really couldn't move too much these past couple of days. Today was different I decided as long as I was sitting I would be able to scrap and that is what I did, I created today. I made a very beautiful B-day card for a dear friend. I haven't gotten around to taking the pictures yet because I am on bedrest and I was too tired. Well no fear my friends check back soon to see my post surgery creation.

One Crazy week Surgery, Work and everything else

Hello,

So this past week has been really busy, I went back to work on Monday. And let me tell you it was crazy I was so busy I didn't have time to eat. I was up early all week and going to the bed very late. I also spent a lot of time preparing for surgery. I had doctors appointments and gave so much blood I'm surprised I still have blood left. Then I worked till 10pm Thursday night the day before surgery and I could barely sleep that night. I woke up at 4am and was at the hospital at 6am I was so nervous and scared to death. But even with all the fear I went through with the surgery and at 7:35am I was in the operating room. An hour later I was out of surgery and feeling the pain. I was sent home around 1pm since all went well and it was outpaitent. I came home had homemade chicken soup and slept the whole day. The only bad thing about the surgery is that I can't stand or sit without help and so if I have to use the restroom I have to wait for someone to help me.

Other than that I have spent most of the weekend laying in bed or the couch as I have to be on bedrest. So no crafting for me for a few days till I fully recover. I hope to be back to my normal self soon as I have so many project.
I have 2 birthday cards, a baptism which I am organizing so I have to create all the invites and party favors and finally I have to start planning a babyshower and a bachlorette party. So I will be busy busy in the coming weeks. Now I will be getting back to Kendra on E! and continuing my bed rest. Stay tuned as I post all of my work in the upcoming week.

Have a blessed weekend
Melissa

Cuttlebug Challenge Giveaway introducing the new Cricut Cake

Good Evening,
So today was my first day back at work after being on vacation, and I am exhausted. My boss will be out till Friday and I am on my own. So I have been busy busy no time to even use the bathroom. And to top it off I have a new employee which I am training and its been a little diffcult OK OK enough with my ranting.

For those of you who don't already know how awesome the Cricut Expression by Provo Craft is it's awesome. I recommend everyone try one and you will fall in love. And even if you don't think your crafty you will after owning any of the Provo Craft products.

Now to the good stuff Provo Craft has just unveiled there newest product which is sure to make everyone a cake maker. It's The Cricut Cake and it's a safe electronic cutting machine. What can you cut well just about everything gum paste, fondant, frosting sheets etc. Imagine the possibilties. Now everyone can be a mini Martha Stewart. You can purchase this cutting machine as of April 14th on HSN, or head over to www.cuttlebugchallenge.blogspot.com for your chance to win your very own Cricut Cake. Good luck to everyone who participates and hope you will be back soon.

Have a wonderful night
Melissa

CheerLeader Word book album

Hello,

Hope everyone had a wondeful weekend. I have been on vacation and tomorrow is back to work for me, I had an awesome vacation with the boys. I really didn't have much time to scrap but I wanted to share a project I did for my cousin's daughter. She is a cheerleader and had all these photos from last year collecting dust. And so since I love word books so much I decided to create this wonderful book. This book was my first ever attempt at creating a word book so it had its challenges. It took a few tries and lots of wasted cardstock and paper to complete the book. But in the end my little cousin loved it and every chance she gets to shows it off to her friends.
I created the word book using the DS by Provo Craft (Cricut) and Plantin Schoolbook Cartridge for the words.

Here is the completed book which I finalized with her initals

The paper is from American Crafts and Martha Stewart

I used cardstock and bristol to create the book as I had no chipboard.

This book has a glitter effect which was done using Stickles

The book was bounded using small silver rings which I got at Cherry Blossom Studios in Coconut Creek, Florida.

I added the ribbons that match the paper it added some pop to my design.

Hope you enjoy my post... I am off to scrap hope to post soon.

Birthday Flip Card with Cricut DS

Good Morning,

I wanted to share a little project I did for my dear boss. Last Friday was his birthday and so I decided to create a flip book/birthday card to celebrate his 48th b-day. I got the idea from the wonderful blog www.mypinkstamper.com. And with my Design Studio from Provo craft decided to create this book. I tried and faile a few times not always having all the materials I needed, but in the end it turned out wonderful. I added some of his personal touches and incorporated his country in the card.

I got this wonderful paper from my dear friend & co-worker "J" and it turned out to be perfect and very masculine a $3 find in Ross. I didn't have chipboard so I decided to use to bristol, poster board and cardstock to create the book and make it heavy & sturdy. I later added the paper stock and the pictures I also made the letters in the name 3d by added the same element fron the front cover to each of the letters. I had the entire company sign the card with well wishes. This book was such a hit everyone is wondering if they will get a flip book for there B-day OMG i think I started something.

I would like to take a minute and Thank my wonderful DT my BFF "Christy" and Jane for helping me out.

Materials

Bristol

Poster Board

Cardtock and American craft paper

Jolee stickers

Home Accent Cricut

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut

Wildcard Cricut

Scrapbooking & Card maker in Training

Hello Again,

I just wanted to take a few minutes and share with you all my new passion and how it happened. For starters I am in no way a professional card maker or scrapbooker. To be honest I never knew I could be crafty nor did I ever think I would fall in love with crafts. That is until earlier last year when my cousin became pregnant. You see I am more of a party planner I love creating party favors and decorating for parties. I even work for an event planner in my spare time. But while I was planning my cousins babyshower she decided she wanted ladybugs as her theme. Well if you don't know ladybug themes are not very common for babyshowers so I had to get my creative juices flowing to create her a ladybug shower. It took months of planning and preparing and it was hard. I had so many task to accomplish one of them being a scrapbook for the new baby. I had never done a scrapbook nor did I even know where to start. So I decided to ask my co-worker who has a passion for scrapbooking to help me along. She sent to me to Joanns fabric to start my hunt for scrapbooking things, and when I walked in I was in love. Now I love shoes that was always my passion shopping for shoes I'm like Emelda Marcos that is until Joann's came along. After my first trip to joanns I got so many ideas for the shower. I needed to enlist help and my dear friend & co-worker decided she was up for the task. As the planning went on I realized I needed table names and tags to be printed as we had 150 guest. So 2 weeks before the shower I went over to my co-workers house who owned the cricut and we started creating. I made beautiful table cards with the storybook cartridge we created Tulip table setting cards and beautiful tags. After that day I decided I needed to have a cricut and so as a Valentine gift I receive the cricut expression. And now all I want to do is scrap, my dear friend moved away to St. Croix so I am on my own to complete the scrapbook she started. As I complete the projects and work a full time job I will be posting my accomplishments. Hope you stay tuned!!!!!

Happy Easter Card

Good Morning,

Happy Easter to all, Welcome to my new crafty blog. I wanted to share this card which is my first attempt at card making with the cricut. I really wanted to have all the tools to make a great card, but as I am just starting out there are some kinks I need to work out. I really don't have many cartiridges as of yet I own only about 7 and so I had to make due. I hope you enjoy my card and if you can please grade my workmanship. I would like to know what everyone thinks about my first card.

To make this card, I used white cardstock and brown cardstock for the frame.

The frame and bunny where cut using the Stretch Your Imagination Cartridge from Cricut.

The yellow flower was from a pack of embellishments I got for .99cents at Target as well as the green leave.

The little flower on the corner is from a pack of glitter foams flowers from Joanns.

I also used Stickles as an accent to the bunny eyes and nose as well as around the frame.

Hope you enjoy and come back to see all my other creations.

Quick Update

Good Morning,
I have decided to switch gears with this blog. I really haven't had much time to update it often and life has gotten a little to complex. I have found a new passion lately and would like to use this blog to share my new passion. Scrapbooking & paper crafts have become my new outlet for stress and a way to express myself in art. Starting this week my blog will be updated weekly and I will be sharing my projects. I would like to have a fresh start on this blog and hope when you stop by you will like what you see and continue to come back. Now I am a beginner in scrapbooking, card making etc. So I hope you will understand and follow me through as I work to perfect my art and enjoy my adventures in heels..... Stay tuned