August 28, 2007

Butterfly Birthday

Made this one for a friend's birthday. Bright green card, embossed floral paper, ribbon, fabric scrap, sticker, and butterfly (die cut from Cricut). The butterfly's wings are spritzed with Ritzyditzyglitz so they shimmer and the spots have Stickles on them.

Miles of Smiles,
--Melissa

August 22, 2007

Have A Tall Frosty One

This is a birthday card I made for a neighbor who is (obviously) a Dallas Cowboys fan. I hand drew the template for the mug, handle, top & bottom lips, and the frothy brew. teehee The logo is printed on vellum. The handle and lips are coated with a glaze to give them a shine. The "brew" is sprayed with bronze RitzyDitzyGlitz (like a sheer glitter) then the froth is highlighted by gold Stickles. I have other ideas for this template as well!

Miles of Smiles,
--Melissa

August 21, 2007

Birthday Card & Monogram Notecards

Well, we had a lot of fun at the baseball game on Friday night. They were having silent auctions for charity for the player's jerseys, which were made special just for that night and they were very cool. Blue hawaiian with a parrot. We won one of the jersey's, and we took a pic of me on the field with it. I have to get that pic to post on here. Lots of fun!

I made this birthday card for a friend who turned 40. I also made her a set of monogrammed notecards. Hope she likes them!
Miles of Smiles,
--Melissa

August 17, 2007

Pink & Chocolate Baby

I love pink and chocolate colors together. I made this baby card last night. This one I'd say is a little more "trendy" than traditional. The brown satin ribbon with pink stitching is just lucious. hehe. Textured card, Prima flowers, rhinestones, Stickles, tulle, rubber stamp, chalk.

We're going to a baseball game tonight, so that should be fun. I may miss Monk and Psyche though. I told the hub we should just leave at 9:00 since we live literally 4 minutes from the stadium. I think there are fireworks though tonight, so I think we'll be staying 'til the end.

Have a great weekend!

Miles of Smiles,
--Melissa

August 16, 2007

Some New Cards

I made these cards last night for a friend of mine.

This first one is obviously a birthday card. I like to try using color combinations that you wouldn't normally think of, in this case, turquoise / orange / fucshia. The flower is 3D and I created the word circle on the computer. Button is vintage Grammy. Stickles on all the aqua.











This next card is also a birthday card, very girly I think. Sage green and purples. I stitched around the card and to hold the ribbon in place. Paper and silk flowers, gold brads, rubber stamped (Happy Birthday), and Stickles.





This card was fun because it says "Heart Felt Wishes", and the hearts are cut out of felt! teehee The card itself is green parchment, with chocolate cardstock and a printed paper with flowers and ivy and words. The scallops around the felt hearts are more of a raspberry color, though hard to tell in the pic. I did more stitching! My sewing machine got a workout last night!


This birthday card is for a young boy. It's a larger card (5 x 7). The card is aqua with printed papers, embossed turquoise paper, mustard letters/numbers, chipboard frame, party hats, and of course, Stickles. The Stickles are on the letters and numbers but you can't really see it in the pic. I have a better pic of that.






Last one! A baby card, but I'm not quite happy with it. It's supposed to be a bib, but it looked better when I sketched it out than it does here. I stitched the edge of the bib to the felt edge. Used ribbon to edge the card, buttons, rubber stamps, Stickles. I can't quite figure out why it doesn't look right...is the bib too big? I don't know.
Anyway, I've been busy! And I've got some more to do tonight as well. Whew!
Miles of Smiles,
--Melissa


August 14, 2007

Bitten By The Bug #8

Another week gone by....where oh where do these days of summer disappear to? Here is my latest creation for Bitten By The Bug. The challenge was to use any animal from Zooballoo. These vultures had such a cuteness to them, I had to try them. See the other girls' creations at http://regina-bittenbythebug.blogspot.com. As usual, they are all so clever!

On another note, in just a few short weeks I will be attending a Dream Events crop in Orlando, Florida at Disney's Contemporary Resort. www.dreameventsinc.com/sdv.cfm I have never been to a crop, so this will be truly amazing, I am sure. I love Disney to begin with, and to be there doing paper crafting is just too much to handle! lol I'm very excited and so looking forward to it.

Miles of Smiles,
--Melissa

August 9, 2007

Bitten By The Bug: Challenge #7

Here is my latest creation for Bitten By The Bug. The challenge was to use the wheelbarrow from the Walk in My Garden cartridge. I had a little trouble with it, but in the end it turned out OK. Check out the other designs at www.regina-bittenbythebug.blogspot.com. They all came out so great! I love to see everybody else's creations each week. Those ladies are so talented. :)

Miles of Smiles,
--Melissa

August 8, 2007

Trying To Keep Coooool

Oh my word, it is sooooo HOT today. When I open our back door, it's like a blast furnace, practically pushing me down. Whew! We had some house guests this week, so they have been keeping me busy, plus I have been very busy at work. We had a lovely day at the beach yesterday. Thankfully, it was a little overcast so we weren't baking. So needless to say, the little ol' blog has been neglected a bit. But never fear, I'm still here. My little niece was crafting with me during her visit. She really likes all my "crafty stuff" and we had such a good time.

I managed to make another project using an ice cream container. This one is for Christmas Cookies. I am having a fine ol' time altering these ice cream vats! teehee

Think cool thoughts....think cool thoughts.....think cool thoughts......



Miles of Smiles,

--Melissa