After Hurricane Irene

Hello All,

Just wanted to share some pictures of the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. We are all so Blessed, lets take time to think how blessed we are..

Everyone have a Blessed Week
and Stay Inspired
Melissa

Gifts for Friends

Hello Everyone,
I haven't been posting any post in about a week in a half but I have been crafting. I've been working on 3 picture frames and 3 cards for 3 of my good girlfriends at work. I would have had more pics but I was so anxious to give them to my friends, that I only have 1. I really love how each frame and card turned out. My friends loved them too. Now, to my projects:

I not sure of all the equipment and supplies used but here are a list of some:
Greeting farm stamp
Copic markers
The Black Currant paper stack (DCWV)
Mi Casa stack (DCWV)
Recollections card stock
Basic basic ribbon
Big Shot
Spellbinders die
I am roses flowers
Prima flowers
Recollection flowers
Recollection bling
Recollections leaves
Hot glue
Glimmer mist
Lindys Stamp gang


Okay all Goodnite, I'll try not to stay away so long..
Stay Inspired,

Melissa

Thinking of You Card

Hoooraayyy! We made it to the weekend. Well, I'm assuming the weekend started yesterday for most of you. Since I had to work today and i'm off the next two days, for me that means my weekend started today. I wanna share this card with you that I completed today. Again I used my scraps (i'm getting good at this scrap using ..LOL.. Okay here is my card; take a look)
Front of card (my layers are a little off..)

Card inside (no sentiment yet)

No project just dropping in to say "HI"

Hello All, Just dropping in to say Hi, I don't have a project to share today. Today started the football pre season and I really like watching the games (I am a RAVENS FAN)so that is where all of my attention went this evening. We lost the game but it's only pre season.

Hope everyone's day went well. I will post something tomorrow. Until then Have a wonderful evening and Stay Inspired!!!

Melissa

Copic Storage Project

Here are some before and after pictures:

Thanks for stopping by

Melissa

Stay Inspired

Tuesday's Card

Today is Tuesday and that means that we are one step closer to Wednesday and what does that mean? That means were are at the hump(the middle of the week) the week is almost over.... So I hope everyone's day was a pleasant and productive one. My day was GOOD, I went to work, after work I had to stop and pick up another piece to my upcoming project.... Then I went to bible study. So I am posting late as usual. Without further a due I will share my card with you now. This card is from the scraps from my card posted yesterday. (I am truly proud that I am using my scraps)
I just love the way this card turned out too!!!

Front of Card

This is just a close up(how is the copic coloring coming along?)

Can you tell that my flowers or 3D?

Hope You like, the inside is left blank...

Supplies and Equipment used to make this card
Recollections Cardstock
Cloud 9 Designs Cardstock
Greeting Farm- Stamp "Izzy"
Recollections Flowers
Paper Trey Ink- "Peaceful Garden" Stamp Set
Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page- "Eyelet Lace"
Copic Markers
E35,E33,E31,E000,E00,C9,C7,C5,C3,YR14,YR12,RV23,RV21,RV19,RV17& 0
ATG Gun

Well that's it for tonight.

Good night all,

Melissa

Stay Inspired!!!

Quick Card

Happy Monday, I hope everyone's day was a great one and it continue on thoughout the week. I just want to show you a card that I created today. It was a quick card. I decided I wanted to make a card using my cricut since it is one of my crafting goals. I love the way that it turned out. I left the inside blank. So here it is:

Supplies and equipment used for this project
Recollection brown cardstock
Cloud 9 design cardstock
Cricut
Cricut cartridge- Sweethearts
Stamp set- Cloud 9 designs Simple Thoughts- Happy Birthday
Martha Stewart Glitter
Recollections flower
Paper Shapers 5 petal punch
Memento Rich Coco ink
ATG gun

Altered Letter

Today I would like to share a project with you that I started a while ago. I finally finished it. I could not figure out what to do with it because the paper is so pretty that it did not need a lot of embellishing. I really enjoyed finishing this project. I have so many projects in mind that it is very overwhelming to my brain. I even started another project today.(I didn't complete it but I will before weeks end.) Without talking anymore about the incomplete project let me show you the completed project. I covered the entire letter except for the back. I used black soot around the edges.

Front of Letter

Side of Letter

Top of Letter

Supplies and equipment used on this project
Wood Letter (from Michaels)
Cardstock (Mariposa -DCWV)
Martha Stewart (buttrerfly punches)
Recollections flowers
Tim Holtz distress ink (Black Soot)
Brads
Glimmer mist (Black Magic and Caramel Apple)
Lindy's Stamp Gang (Gossmer Gold)
Glue & Hot glue gun

Thursday's Card

Today, was not as bad as I thought it would be after being off for 10 days. I got up at 6am instead of my normal 5:45am the extra 15 minutes were worth it. My mind started going around 10am (I had already been at work for 3 hrs...LOL)My day was a good day I must say. One down and 2 more to go. Hopefully, those 2 days will be stress free days. Now to my completed card for today. I made this card using some of the left over cardstock from yesterdays project. I like the way it turned out. Simple and cute.

Front of card

Inside of card

Supplies and equipment to complete this card.
Cardstock from MME (Garden Vignettes)/ Recollections
Satin ribbon
Spellbinders die (Blossom)
Stamp set (Inkadinkadoo -Thoughts For The Day)
Stazon ink
Fiskars scallop punch..

That's it for today have to get ready for work tomorrow,
Good night and Stay Inspired!

Melissa

Wednesday's Finished Project

Birthday celebration.. over, vacation.. over, Back to work tomorrow UUUGGGHHHH. Time to turn the alarm back on, 5:45am will be here in no time at all. It seemed like yesterday when I was counting down the days til my vacation started and now it is over, where did those 10 days go???? The good thing is that I only have to work 3 days then I'm off again for 2 Woo Hoo... I was asking where did those 10 days go, where did the summer go. It is already August, we only have 4 months until December. WOW... Since, time isn't slowing down any, I guess I better share with you, my altered project that I finished today. This is an altered box that I received from a youtuber: Tracy (youtube name): mrstlc1, check her out on her youtube channel.

I didn't take a before picture (sorry) but I'm sure you all know what it looked like before.

Top of box

Side of box

Inside of box

Box filled with note paper

Supplies and equipment used to create this project
Box
Black acrylic paint
Card stock from MME- Garden Vignettes
A feather
A metal frame
A button
Recollection flowers
Prima flowers/ leaves
Glimmer mist/ Lindys Stamp Gang
Wire
ATG Gun
Computer
Well, that's all I have for today thanks for stopping by.

Melissa
Stay Inspired!

Happy Tuesday

Happy Monday to all. So, my birthday celebration has ended and I took yesterday off to regroup and get some things done around the house. The house is in order and now it is time to craft. I did complete 3 projects that I will be sharing with you all. I started two of them more than a few weeks ago and never completed them. I promised myself that I would finish up my incomplete projects before starting new projects. I also promised to use up my scraps so that is where, the other project came in. Without going on any longer, I will now show my completed projects.
PROJECT #1 This is a mini album that I started like two months ago... (I am so bad at completing minis) Personal Goal- Get better with completing minis.

SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR THIS PROJECT
Chipboard Album from Michaels
Wild Saffron Paper Stack (K&Company)
Recollection leaves
Tim Holtz- Grundge Board
Glitter
Prima Flowers/ Recollections Flowers
Wild Saffron Embellishments (Grand Adhesions)
Sizzix Dies/ Martha Stewart Punch/ Spellbinders Die
ATG Gun

PROJECT #2 An Altered Picture Frame- I started this frame a month ago.
I love the way it turned out. (now I just have to find a picture to go in it or give it away)

SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR THIS PROJECT
Michaels Wooden Frame
Butterfly (maker unknown)
I Am Roses- Flowers, leaves and skelton leaves
Prima- Flowers
Recollections- Flowers & Bling
Tim Holtz- Grundge Frame/ Distress Inks (Walnut Stain, Worn Lipstick)
Eyelets
Key Charm
Triple Thick
JoAnn- Rub Ons

PROJECT #3 A card using my cricut (Create a Critter) I need more practice..I'm glad to be using my supplies and equipment. This card was made from my scraps... (Use your SCRAPS!!!!)

SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT USED FOR THIS PROJECT
Cricut Expression/ Create a Critter Cartridge
Recollections Card Stock/pattern paper (Animal)
Spellbinders Die
Scallop Punch
ATG Gun

You all have a wonderful week

Melissa

Stay Inspired!

Mojo Monday Challenge

Hello Everyone,

One of my personal goals was to start entering into some of the blog challenges out here. So, today I was surfing through the challenges and decided to enter into Mojo Monday. We had to follow a certain sketch (check them out to see the sketch) I love the way my card turned out I used a stamp from C.C. Designs (shopping) I colored her using my copic markers: E000, E00, E11, BV11, BV13, BV17, YG21, YG17, YR07 and YR09, the card stock is from JoAnn Core`dinations (cardmaker Series) Pearl- I love this cardstock, Ribbon is from Michaels- celebrate it- Basic Basic, patterned paper by DCWV (unsure of the collection was using scraps)other supplies used was spellbinders labels eight die, a McGill multi tag puch and two eyelet that I colored with my copic markers, my card measures 4.25 x 4.25

Please leave a comment and tell me what you think also if you haven't already please follow me would love to make new friends

Have a wonderful week!

Stay Inspired

Melissa

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

Hello Everyone,

Today is my birthday and I've been out all day and i'm truly tired.. I had a wonderful birthday, could not have asked for a better one...I've been celebrating since Sunday. I have 3 more days of celebrating to do then I will have to relax and mentally prepare myself for work. I don't go back until Aug 4th but I am truly gonna need those 4 days to prepare... Anywho that's enough rambling, I have some handmade cards made by my family (at my request) to share with you all. Please keep in mind that none of them are card makers or crafters. So beware...LOL...

This card is from my Baby (Significant other) isn't it just too cute






This one is from my son; adorable right....




... And this last one is fron my stepdaughter.. (that is me!) LOL





Okay, Hope you enjoyed seeing my cards as much as I did... They were so hard at work, I should have recorded them creating, it was toooooooo funny watching them put these BEAUTIFUL masterpieces together.

Well, that is my post for today, I am gonna finish up my night with the Family, I will post again tomorrow.

Goodnight All,

Remember
Stay Inspired
Melissa

Here is a card I submitted for C.C.Challenge

I know I said Saturday but when I got off from work I was exteremely tired so I skipped the crafting for the day... Sunday started my birthday celebration week so I was taken to dinner; Monday I was treated to a 1 hour full body massage plus foot massage which by the way was WONDERFUL... I was in heaven with that massage I needed that for a long time....and today Tuesday, I am showing some Tags that I completed for Scrapin 2010 1st Tag Swap...



Thanks for watching and as always

Stay Inspired!!!

Melissa

Okay, so my room is complete. And I have two projects. I will not be posting
anything tomorrow because I will be working a double shift. So I will be counting these two cards as my two post but I will be posting something on Saturday. What it will be I have no idea. Without going on and on here are my two cards. I really like the way that they turned out.

Card #1

This is Ryan a gretting farm stamp. I am practicing my copic coloring.
I used recollections white card stock for my base
I'm not sure what name the blue, yellow and red card stocks are I got them from my scraps.
The white cut out is a spellbinders die






Card #2

Ryan again
Card base is recollections
Mat was from my scraps (single sheet of DCWV I think)
Ribbon from Papertrey Ink
Blue Pieces were also from scraps (i'm trying to also use up my scraps)
Brown mat with Ryan attached is recollections cut out with another spellbinders die.







Thanks for stopping by.

Stay Inspired

Melissa

Craft room completed (for now)

Hello all, I am finished the major parts of my craftroom. Everything has a home, I didn't realize that I had accumulated so much stuff over the years. Now, I just have to embellish it to my liking. I still have some things that need to be painted. (I will get to it soon) I am on vacation next week so I will definitely be doing more things in my room. I will also post a video of the completed completed (yes I meant completed completed) room, so until then I will just be showing pictures of my progress. At least now I can come in here and start letting my creative juices flow. I work better when my room is in order. Now, I can post a project a day and join in on some of these awesome challenges that are going on and complete some of my own personal challenges such as; learning my gypsy, using my cricut cartridges and practicing my copic coloring.

Here are a few pics of my room now.

Here is my island, I still have to paint the top and get a piece of plexi glass to cover it and purchase 6 more jetmax cubes.

Here is my cutting station I finally took my gypsy and expression 2 out of the box.


This is my main work station. I still have to put a piece of plexi glass on this desk top too.

As always stay inspired!

Melissa