A Reason to Smile

December 13, 2017 // 3 Comments

Sometimes our cards just don’t go as planned. This was originally going to be a shaker card, but I realized after I had all the foam tape in place and had already removed the backings that I forgot to adhere... Continue reading →

Emboss Resist Oxide Ink Blending

December 2, 2017 // 5 Comments

I’ve been having so much fun lately doing ink blending with Distress Oxide inks. They blend so beautifully! I pulled them out again for today’s card. I started by creating a card base from Strathmore Bristol Smooth card stock. I... Continue reading →

Elegant Snowflake

November 30, 2017 // 19 Comments

I’m still plugging away creating quick & easy holiday cards that carry a bit of wow factor. For today’s card, I pulled in the Winter Wonder embossing folder from Stampin’ Up!® The snowflake is large enough that it definitely works... Continue reading →

Mel's Card Corner | Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Most Wonderful Time … for a Black Friday Sale!

November 24, 2017 // No Comments

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday. If you’re like me, you probably ate a bit too much and are feeling pretty sluggish today. What’s a crafter to do? SHOP! There are load of crafty sales happening this weekend... Continue reading →

Fall is Here

October 22, 2017 // 8 Comments

Ok, so Fall still isn’t technically here in southern California given it’s supposed to be 105 tomorrow (yikes!), but I’m taking another brief break from holiday cards to bring you another fall-themed card. Unfortunately, the stamp and die set I... Continue reading →

Merry Making – Day 2

October 11, 2017 // No Comments

I’m back with another homework card for the Merry Making class currently underway at Online Card Classes. I really wanted to try all three of the amazing techniques which were presented in the day two lessons, but I’ve not been... Continue reading →

Mel's Card Corner | Rainbow Maker Class - Day 5

Rainbow Maker – Day 5

August 12, 2017 // 2 Comments

I’m back today with my day five homework card for the Rainbow Maker card class at Online Card Classes. The lessons for day five were presented by Kristina Werner, Jennifer McGuire, and Laura Bassen. For my homework card, I decided... Continue reading →

Mel's Card Corner | Quick CAS Mother's Day Card

Clean & Simple Mother’s Day Card {Video}

April 21, 2017 // 11 Comments

For today’s card, I thought I would share how to create a quick clean and simple Mother’s Day card. As an added bonus, I’ve also included a video tutorial for this card! You can find it embedded a bit further... Continue reading →

My Kind of Peeps

April 18, 2017 // 2 Comments

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter and/or Passover. I made this quick Easter card over the weekend to give to one of my neighbors. I signed the card as “The Easter Bunny” then snuck over late Saturday night and put... Continue reading →

Sending Big Hugs

April 15, 2017 // 2 Comments

The past week has been a whirlwind of crafty activity for me! Between going to OnStage last week, the Stampin’ Up!® retirement list coming out, my pre-order from the new catalog arriving, participating in the International Highlights, doing design team... Continue reading →