Out of This World Double Slider

February 27, 2017 // 12 Comments

For today’s card, I’m featuring some of the new products released last week from Lawn Fawn. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you probably already know I’m a major Lawn Fawn addict. We won’t discuss how many... Continue reading →

Birthday Tag

January 16, 2017 // No Comments

As promised in yesterday’s post, I’m back today with the second project from the class I took at Stamp Fever on Saturday taught by Linda. These projects were so much fun to make, so I hope you’re all enjoying seeing them, too.... Continue reading →

Vintage Christmas

December 18, 2016 // No Comments

I apologize for being missing in action from my blog the past several days. Things were extremely busy for me at work last week which, sadly, didn’t leave time for crafting or card making. Then, just when I thought I... Continue reading →

Gift Idea Class

December 13, 2016 // No Comments

I had the opportunity on Saturday to take a couple of classes at Stamp Fever, my local stamp store. I feel so fortunate to have a great local shop that offers classes on a regular basis, so I thought I... Continue reading →

Blue Christmas

November 23, 2016 // 10 Comments

For today’s card, I thought I would create a one layer card. I did add some enamel dots and rhinestones as embellishments, but I kept them at a minimum to try and stay true to the whole one layer card philosophy. I... Continue reading →

Sizzix Coffee Class

August 30, 2016 // No Comments

I had the pleasure on Saturday of taking a great coffee-themed card class at my local stamp store (Stamp Fever) featuring products from Sizzix. We had two teachers and made a total of six cards during the three hour class.... Continue reading →

Mel's Card Corner | Orlando Tribute Card

Creativity from Tragedy

June 13, 2016 // 4 Comments

Following the Paris attacks last fall, I turned to my creative side as an outlet for my emotions over such a tragic event. I found myself in the same position yesterday. Just as I created a card to pay tribute to... Continue reading →

Painted Hello

May 9, 2016 // 14 Comments

For today’s card, I decided I wanted to soften things up a bit. I haven’t done any watercoloring in a while, so that’s the route I decided to go with for the focal image on this card. I started by... Continue reading →

Mel's Card Corner | Ink Blended Thinking of You

Watercolor Birthday Reimagined

April 15, 2016 // 16 Comments

I decided to create a second version of the watercolor card I created last week. As you may remember, I wasn’t sure if I really liked how my watercoloring turned out on that card, but I loved the overall concept... Continue reading →

One Layer Card: You are Amazing

April 6, 2016 // 24 Comments

I decided to put a spin on the faux torn edge one layer card I made a few days ago. I wanted to see how it would work trying to the technique on kraft paper. I have to say, I... Continue reading →