Stencil Sunday – October 15, 2017 – Mini Notebook Covers

Posted on October 15, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m here with a quick post for today’s STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday.

I have 3 mini notebook covers to share with you today. To make these little notebooks, I used the CUTplorations For the Birds dies and ARTplorations Square City.Thanks for stopping by and make sure you stop over and check out my Design Teammates’ super creations!

Grace & Peace,

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P.S. Here a coupon for you. There’s no expiration, as long as I’m a STAMPlorations Girl, this code will be valid. slide1_edited-1

This post is also a reminder for you. 🙂 Don’t forget our current mixed media challenge! I want to invite you to create and link up non-card mixed media projects. THEME = always anything mixed media goes except a card and you must use at least one stencil (any brand) in your project. The linky closes at the end of the month.

In order to be eligible for prizes at our Mixed Media Challenge, please use this Mixed Media CHALLENGE graphic (not the Stencil Sunday graphic at the top of this post) in your blog post (see below) when you are entering our Mixed Media Challenge.

Use this graphic in your post (above) to be eligible for prizes at the Mixed Media Challenge. 🙂

Prizes: $15 gift certificate OR choice of any 2 ARTplorations stencils to the winner
choice of 1 ARTplorations stencil to the top picks.

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AAA Cards Game #94 – One Layer

Posted on July 8, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m happy to be here today with a post for AAA Cards Game #94 – One Layer.

AAA Cards is a bi-weekly challenge blog for Clean and Simple (CAS) Cards. Unless otherwise stated in the blog post for a particular challenge only players who submit cards will be eligible to be a winner.

Our wonderful sponsor for this game:

with a $20 gift certificate

We are pairing up this game with Less is More from the 8th – 21st July.

There will be one joint winner, but AAA Cards and LIM will each have their own runners up.

Please note the theme is one layer

with a colored card base!

Here’s my card using Happy Little Stampers’ Doodled Flowers and Butterfly Dies . I made my own butterfly stencil using the HLS butterfly die.

Some stenciling (sponged the 3 yellow butterflies, stenciled with a die cut, homemade stencil)+ some masking + repeat stamping + white gel pen & a sentiment =a bright and beautiful, butterflies and blooms, 1-layer, CAS card.

I hope that you are inspired to play along. Make sure you stop by AAA Cards and LIM to visit all of the design team members’ blogs. Between us we’ll pick one top winner who has linked up a card to both blogs.

It could be you!

Thanks for stopping by!
Grace & Peace,
Melissa

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P.S. Here’s a fun video for your encouragement.

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Happy Little Stampers May 2017 Mixed Media Challenge – Splats

Posted on May 6, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hi! I’m very happy to be here with you today with a card for Happy Little Stampers May Mixed Media Challenge.

Our challenge:

This challenge is sponsored by

I used a stamp from Happy Little Stampers’ Doodle Flowers. I also created a small, homemade, fussy cut stencil using the same flower in this set. I used some smooshed Brusho Crystal Colors to create a background paper.

Today’s card is yet another one that the flowers turned out in a way that reminds me of a book from my childhood. The book is entitled Andy Pandy – in the country.

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Have you read this before? I’ll bet some of my U.K. friends have. I love it. 🙂 I’d show you some more photos of it, but my copy is in long-term storage in Albuquerque and I’m in Germany now. 😦 You never know what you’ll miss when you put things into storage! I should be getting those things back soon, though. 🙂

Anyhow, I used the negative spaces of some fussy cut flowers which I used of on this card to make a stencil. I stenciled embossing paste through the homemade stencil three times. img_5932_edited-1 After the paste dried, I stamped the flowers on top of the paste. I added some SPLATS of red with a paint brush, some enamel dots and the sentiment strip. The red splats on this card especially remind me of an illustration of Looby Loo and some red poppies. I’d love to see that page, so if you have a copy and want to email it to me please do!

So! I hope that you have enjoyed seeing my bright flowery card on what might be a gray day in you part of the world? Are you excited to join in with our Happy Little Stampers Mixed Media challenge?!

I hope so. Make sure that you check out my teammates’ super creations at the challenge bog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Grace & Peace,

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AAA Cards Game #85 – Oscar Red Carpet

Posted on March 5, 2017 by melissadawnlane

I’m happy to be here today for AAA Cards Game #85- Oscar Red Carpet.

Thank you to our sponsor:

My inspiration: OscarChrissy

Here’s my card:

I made my card using a homemade stencil which I cut with a Happy Little Stampers Butterfly die.

The sentiment is from Doodled Flowers.

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Do you use Instagram? I’d love to have you as a follower there! 🙂

Find me at honeybeelanecards.

I hope that you have been inspired to play along with us this game. img_5096_edited-1 Make sure you stop by AAA Cards and visit all of the design team members blogs.

Thanks for stopping by!
Grace & Peace,
Melissa

How to enter our challenge:

Link up your CAS card

Mention us in your post

Display our challenge image

Have fun and leave a comment on other participants’ blogs.

Remember to keep it Clean And Simple

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Happy Little Stampers January 2017 Mixed Media Challenge – Layers

Posted on January 6, 2017 by melissadawnlane

Hello and Happy New Year! I’m very happy to be here with you today with a card for Happy Little Stampers January 2017 Mixed Media Challenge.

Our challenge:

This challenge is sponsored by

Also, please welcome our Guest Designer for this month’s challenge!

Zelda (Guest Designer)

Here’s my card. Lots of mixed media layered goodness on this one! img_5265_edited-1

Stamping, stenciling (homemade heart stencil), embossing paste, silver ink, sequins, vellum, die cut snowflakes and patterned paper. img_5268_edited-1