tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76539160833679080212024-03-13T11:42:32.126-07:00Melissa DennyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-60799703331626270372016-03-06T09:51:00.003-08:002016-03-06T09:51:26.268-08:00Spring 2016 CardMaker Magazine Publication!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello everyone! I just wanted to share with you some great news. I have been published in the Spring 2016 issue of CardMaker magazine! I'm so thrilled to have this honor. To check out my watercolor thank you card and to purchase the issue click <a href="http://www.cardmakermagazine.com/">here</a> </div>
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My posts have been sparse in the last few months because I have been trying to work out balancing my new role as a mother with all of my normal activities but I have vowed to get back to my normal crafting self this year. I look forward to sharing new posts and crafty inspiration with you!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-34964756779795217972015-06-27T08:29:00.000-07:002015-06-27T08:30:46.681-07:00Happy 4th of July CardHello again everyone! I'm back today with a quick post and a happy Fourth of July card. I colored The Greeting Farm's Cheeky Mate stamp with patriotic colors to represent the Fourth of July holiday. I actually colored this while nursing my three month old son since he hasn't been giving me much craft time in the last couple of days. I think I could have done a better job with my coloring but considering the circumstances I guess it's not bad. What do you think?<br />
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I used Copic Markers to color the Greeting Farm image. Then I cut a few die cuts from blue foil cardstock to give the card a little shine. I decided it didn't quite have enough shine to represent the 4th so I also added a few sequins.<br />
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I'm submitting this card to the <a href="http://blog.markerpop.com/2015/06/15/markerpop-challenge-71-4th-of-july/">Marker Pop 4th of July challenge</a> and the <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/">Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge</a>. Please check out the other entries<a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/"> here</a> and <a href="http://blog.markerpop.com/2015/06/15/markerpop-challenge-71-4th-of-july/">here.</a><br />
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The Greeting Farm Cheeky Mate</div>
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Papertrey Ink cardstock in Pure Poppy and Rustic White</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-66046653875817030222015-06-10T17:11:00.000-07:002015-06-10T17:13:47.675-07:00Lawn Fawn Wedding CardWelcome everyone! I'm back again today with another Lawn Fawn card. I promise I do own many other brands of stamps but I have recently been on a Lawn Fawn card kick because their new releases are so awesome. Today I am using their new stamp set called Happy Wedding. This stamp set is super cute and I knew it would be perfect to make a bridal shower card with for the shower I will be attending next month. <br />
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I left this card pretty simple because I wanted the cute images to be the focus of the card. I colored my images with copic markers and I layered them on top of a piece of My Minds Eye vellum that has a silver foil dot design. I hope that Maddie likes it. What do you think? Does it make a nice bridal shower card?<br />
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Lawn Fawn Happy Wedding stamps and matching dies</div>
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I'm entering this card in the <a href="http://diesruschallenge.blogspot.com/2015/06/challenge-26-love-birds.html">Dies R Us love birds challenge</a> and the <a href="http://blog.markerpop.com/2015/06/01/markerpop-challenge-70-anything-goes/">Marker Pop Anything Goes Challenge </a></div>
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To make my watercolor background I used Canson watercolor paper and Distress Inks in Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar, and Shaded Lilac. I put the ink on my Ranger craft mat and added a little water. Then I wet the watercolor paper down with a paintbrush and added the ink. Adding more water lightens the ink color to give the outcome I achieved. <br />
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I stamped my images from the Lawn Fawn Party Animal stamp set on the watercolor paper using StazOn ink. I used Distress Markers in Spun Sugar, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Dusty Concord, and Shaded Lilac to color my images in. On most of the images I just put a little ink on the inner stamp line and used a small paintbrush with water to draw the color in to the rest of the image. Them I cut out the shapes with the Lawn Fawn Party Animal dies. <br />
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I am also entering this card in the Lawnscaping Critters challenge. Check out all of the other fabulous entries <a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2015/06/lawnscaping-challenge-calling-all.html">here</a>.<br />
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Lawn Fawn Party Animal stamp set and matching dies</div>
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Papertrey Ink solid cardstock in sweet blush</div>
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Distress ink pads in Squeezed Lemonade, Spun Sugar, and Shaded Lilac</div>
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Distress Markers in Spun Sugar, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Dusty Concord, and Shaded Lilac</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-4040481365705627022015-06-05T17:03:00.001-07:002015-06-09T08:53:50.989-07:00Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Blog HopHello everyone! This is my second post after having my son at the end of March. It feels so good to be back to crafting, blogging, and entering card chellenges!<br />
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I'm really excited about today's post. I saw that<a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2015/06/watercolor-blog-hop.html"> Pretty Pink Posh</a> was having a watercolor blog hop and I thought that this was a good chance to give watercolor cards another shot. I have tried making some in the past and I wasn't happy with the results. This time I used my Distress Inks and Distress markers (which I have been hoarding and have yet to use up until this point). I am really pleased with the results and I think I will continue to try and make watercolor cards with Distress products rather than actual watercolors in the future. You can check out the other beautiful entries <a href="http://prettypinkposh.com/2015/06/watercolor-blog-hop.html">here</a>. <br />
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I used the distress ink pads and a paintbrush to make the background and I used the Distress Markers to color in the stamped Lawn Fawn images. I topped off the card with some gold embossing on the sentiment and some gold sequins.<br />
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I really love the Lawn Fawn Hello Baby stamp set but instead of a frog I wanted an elephant for this card so I cut the crown from the frog and placed it on an elephant from the Love You Tons set. I used the Papertrey Ink Delicate Details die to cut a flourish shape out of silver foil cardstock. It's hard to see the foil in the picture but I think the foil adds flare and sophistication to this baby card. Plus, I'm obsessed with anything metallic these days after seeing it out there on so many other projects.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-72903495079492082362014-10-03T11:14:00.000-07:002014-10-03T11:14:42.810-07:00Mason Jar StampingHello again! I'm back today with a project created for<a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2014/09/make-it-monday-182-mason-jar-stamping.html"> Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday Challenge #182</a>. The theme of this challenge was to stamp and emboss on glass. I was so inspired by this challenge! Melissa Phillips did an awesome tutorial video on this technique and created some really beautiful decorated mason jars. Check out the tutorial and other entries <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2014/09/make-it-monday-182-mason-jar-stamping.html">here</a>!<br />
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I have some new Papertrey Ink products from their September release so this was my chance to use them and get a head start on my Christmas crafting. I decided to make a Christmas mason jar with a white, silver, and red color story. I used Papertrey Ink Polka Dot Basics III stamp set along with silver embossing powder to get my polka dots on the jar. I also used some K and Co. snowflake stickers to embellish the jar. <br />
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For my awesome shaker tag I used Papertrey Ink's Shaker Shapes ornament die set, Sparkle and Shine word die set, and the Holiday additions mini stamp set. I absolutley LOVE this set! I can't wait to get started on making some Christmas cards with it as well!<br />
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In addition to the stamp and die sets listed above I also used Martha Stewart patterned and foil cardstock, Papertrey Ink solid cardstock, Darice sequins, and white craft paint.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-64833273992377565522014-09-20T08:22:00.000-07:002014-09-20T08:22:08.368-07:00Lawn Fawn Happy Holidays CardHello! Today I have a Lawn Fawn shaker Christmas card to share with you. There are so many fabulous Christmas crafting products coming out right and looking at all of them totally inspired me to get a head start on my Christmas crafting. I made this card for the <a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2014/09/lawnscaping-challenge-critters-galore.html">Lawnscaping Challenge themed Critters Galore</a>. You can see the other fabulous entries <a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2014/09/lawnscaping-challenge-critters-galore.html">here</a>. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-5933931303525091322014-09-19T08:05:00.001-07:002014-09-19T08:05:11.906-07:00Some Odd Girl Mermaid CardHello everyone! I'm back today with a quick post of a card I made with the <a href="http://www.someoddgirl.com/index.php/clearstamps/under-the-sea-mae-detail">Some Odd Girl Under The Sea Mae stamp set.</a> I am entering this card in both the week <a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2014/09/week-327-with-simon-says-stamp.html">#327 Sketch Saturday challenge</a> and the <a href="http://www.someoddgirlblog.com/2014/09/sunshine-sorbet-piper-pin-week/">Some Odd Girl Blog Semptember Linky Party</a>. Please click on the names of the challenges to see the other fabulous entries.<br />
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Some Odd Girl Under The Sea Mae stamp set<br />
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patterned and mettalic cardstock from my scraps<br />
pearl strand<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-16477591171643120332014-09-16T20:07:00.000-07:002014-09-16T20:07:16.258-07:00Double Cupcake Anya CardHello everyone! I'm back today with another card featuring The Greeting Farm's Double Cupcake Anya. Isn't she adorable? I have so much fun coloring the Anya stamps with my copic markers. It's my routine to watch a little television and simultaneously do a little coloring. It helps me wind down and relax.<br />
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I made this card for <a href="http://thegreetingfarm.com/blog/?p=2122">The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday challenge</a>. The challenge is anything goes! Easy Peasy! Check out the other fabulous entries <a href="http://thegreetingfarm.com/blog/?p=2122">here</a>.<br />
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Martha Stewart patterned cardstock</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-88205511942029781442014-09-13T11:26:00.003-07:002014-09-13T11:27:17.867-07:00Papertrey Ink Candy Corn Collage CardHello everyone! I'm back today with a card I made using the <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/pti-dies/papertrey-ink-candy-corn-collage-die/">Papertrey Ink Candy Corn Collage Die</a>. I think this die is so adorable! When Papertrey Ink's <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2014/09/make-it-monday-179-emboss-resist-using-diecuts.html">Make it Monday challenge</a> came around and the challenge was to emboss resist using a die I knew I wanted to use this specific die. Check out the challenge and all of the other fabulous entries <a href="http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/2014/09/make-it-monday-179-emboss-resist-using-diecuts.html">here</a>.<br />
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Papertrey Ink Candy Corn Collage Die</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-25190960653592988542014-09-10T08:29:00.000-07:002014-09-10T08:29:47.163-07:00One Layer Lawn Fawn cardI made this card for the Lawnscaping one layer card challenge. <a href="http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2014/09/lawnscaping-challenge-one-layer.html">Check out all of the other great entries here</a>. This is actually my first one layer card ever! I found it to be quite difficult because I am so used to adding a bunch of layering mats to all of my cards and cutting out my stamped images. This is one of the reasons I like to do challenges. It gets you out of your comfort zone and makes you try new things.<br />
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For this card I stamped my Lawn Fawn yeti image and then masked him off along with a background mask made with the new Lawn Fawn Forest border die. I used Tattered Angels glimmer mist to spray the background and get the sky and hills. I'm pretty pleased with the effect. I think I might try more one layer cards in the future!<br />
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Lawn Fawn Forest Border Die</div>
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Lawn Fawn Yeti, Set Go stamp set</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11977627712129375814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7653916083367908021.post-8972277781291457522014-09-09T12:48:00.002-07:002014-09-13T11:36:21.395-07:00My Blogging Return and a Greeting Farm Card!Hello everyone! It's been such a long time since I have been able to
blog. I got married a little over a year ago and things have been so
busy since then. I have since changed my last name and as such have
decided to create a brand new blog to go along with it. If you would
like to see any of my previous projects please visit <a href="http://melissabelldesigns.blogspot.com/">http://melissabelldesigns.blogspot.com/</a>.<br />
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I created this card for <a href="http://thegreetingfarm.com/blog/?p=2063">The Greeting Farm's Farm Fresh Friday Challenge</a>. The challenge was to use watercolors on your card. Check out all the other fabulous entries <a href="http://thegreetingfarm.com/blog/?p=2063">here</a>.
I was so excited to get my new stamp Holiday Anya 4 that I knew she
would be the center of the card. I have all of the other Holiday Anya
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set of Peerless Watercolors from friend for my birthday but I haven't
been able to get the results I have in my head with them yet. I think I
just need a little more practice. I ended up using my Tim Holtz distress
inks instead for this project. I stamped the ink pads on to my craft
mat and then sprayed a water mist over them. After that I placed my
watercolor paper on top of them. The colors blended together very nicely
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different than the traditional holiday color palette but added in some
gold glitter cardstock to still give it back some holiday magic. What do
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American Crafts gold glitter cardstock</div>
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