Hi! Today, I have a masculine birthday card to share with you.
This card was inspired by Fusion’s: Orange, Teal & Brown challenge.
I liked the wallpaper in the inspiration photo, so I created my own background paper with a flourish stamp from PTI’s “Silent Night” stamp set to mimic it. I’m going to play this over at The Male Room’s: Create Your Own Background Paper challenge and Seize the Birthday’s: Hearts & Arrows challenges.
Thanks for stopping by!
XO
Melissa
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I have one more different sort of card to share with you today.
Like for it’s mirror image, I did some ink blending for this card. I used a homemade stencil to mask off a white piece of card stock and then used and ink blending to with a combination of SU inks and Tim Holtz distree inks to add the color. I’m going to try playing this over at Craft Stamper Magazine’s Take It Make It Challenge : Stenciling.
The layout was inspired by this week’s CAS(E) this week’s Sketch.
The colors were inspired by this image from PTI’s February 2015 Blog Hop Challenge. (I have a different card for the Blog Hop on the 25th of February though.)
I’m also going to play this card over at Addicted to Stamps Challenge #132 – Make your Mark and Addicted to CAS’s challenge #57: MASK.
Thanks for stopping by!
XO
Melissa
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I’m excited to share another watercolor project with you today.
I used the colors from this week’s Colour Me Challenge #59: SU’s Pool Party, So Saffron & Real Red.
 I used an emboss-resist technique on this card, stamping in VersaMark, adding clear embossing powder, heating and then painting the image and the background. I’m going to play this card over at Addicted to Stamps & More’s Challenge #132 – Make your Mark and even though I don’t have any Neat and Tangled stamps I love the inspiring cards in their watercolor challenge, so I’m going to try playing over there for the first time!
Thanks for stopping by!
XO
Melissa
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P.S. I wanted to share some beautiful poppy paintings that my father painted with you. If you want to see more of his fabulous work please click here or look for the link to his online gallery on the right side of this blog.
P.P.S. I’m super pleased to tell you that this card was chosen for honorable mention at Addicted to Stamps and More! Thank you for the recognition ATSM! 🙂 Edited Sat March 28: Just discovered that this card was chosen as an honorable mention over at Little Tangles. Thank you so much! 🙂
I’m excited to share a watercolor project with you today.
I used an emboss-resist technique on this card & it’s sister.
The layout was inspired by this week’s CAS(E) this Sketch.
I used the colors from Colour Me Challenge #59: SU’s Pool Party, So Saffron and Real Red.
I’m also going to play this card over at Addicted to Stamps & More’s Challenge #132 – Make your Mark and Happy Little Stampers’ CAS Challenge: Embossing.
Thanks for stopping by!
XO
Melissa
Places I’m playing:
P.S. I wanted to share some beautiful poppy paintings, created by my father, with you. If you would like to see more of his fabulous work please click here or look for the link to his online gallery on the right side of this blog.
I have a different sort of card (for me) to share with you today.
The layout was inspired by this week’s CAS(E) this week’s Sketch.
The colors were inspired by this image from PTI’s February 2015 Blog Hop Challenge. (I have a different card for the Blog Hop on the 25th of February.)
I’m also going to play this at Addicted to Stamps Challenge #132 – Make your Mark!
Thanks for stopping by!
XO
Melissa
Places I’m playing:
P.S. This Card was selected as a CAS(E) the Sketch Favorite! : ) Thank you! 
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