Rose Wonder - You're in my Thoughts and Prayers

Hello again!

After a very successful Stamp-a-Stack for Christmas (14 attendees!), I have my life back again! Yay!!

I am so happy to share my entry for this week's Global Design  Project Colour Challenge (#GDP057). Oh my, was I challenged! I didn't know where to start! Lucky there is a lot of inspiration given by GDP's amazingly talented designers! Other inspiration came from my mom! This card will go to her... just to remind her that I am always thinking of her (in between phone calls every second day)!

I tried three different card bases (Blushing Bride, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White) before settling on Mint Macaron! Fingers crossed I made the right decision!

They may look like a match made in heaven...

A Project Life card from the Good Vibes Collection as backdrop for my greeting and die cut pieces!

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Notes

• For this colour challenge I decided to start of with two of the colours that I know work together  well - Mint macaron and Blushing Bride - from there it became easier...
• To add interest to my card base I used heat embossing - Gold this time!
• And for even more shine, I used Gold sequins and the Gold Baker's twine from the trio pack in Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Catalogue!
• I added piercing to the punched circle to frame the greeting. Always a quick way to add dimension and interest!
• For the flower (three die cut layers) and the leaves I added a colour wash of Blushing Bride and Mint macaron to Shimmery White cardstock.
• As an after thought, I tucked in softer Vellum die cut leaves (also from the Rose Garden Thinlits set). 

My card for today! Let me know what you think!

Take care!

Mel xx

World Card Making Day Stampin' Up! Blog Hop!

Hello!

Join me in celebrating World Card Making Day today the 1st of October 2016! What better way to celebrate this special day, than with a World Card Making Day Stampin' Up! Blog Hop! My name is Melodie Viljoen and I am posting from Australia! I love surprising someone with a handmade card! Not sure yet who will receive this one...

Flowers and a heart to make someone smile... might just add some chocolate!

Heat embossed greetings add extra interest to the flower petals...

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Notes

• For the background I used one of Stampin' Up1 new Seasonal Decorative Masks with embossing paste, tinted with the beautiful Green, Pear Pizzazz.
• To add extra interest to the flower petals I added heat embossed words with our White Stampin' Emboss powder! Really pretty!
• The Designer Series Paper (DSP) is also from Stampin' Up!'s new Holiday Catalogue - yes I used the Presents & Pinecones DSP for my base layer! 

I hope you are lucky enough to have some time to create your own cards on this very special card making day! 

Let me know what you think! I would love to read your comments!

Take care!

Mel xx

Rose Wonder ft Touches of Texture and Tin of Cards stamp set - Sending You Love

Hello Cardmakers!

I am so excited about the project I am sharing today! With this post I will also be taking part in Kylie Bertucci's International Stampin'Up! Blog Highlight! You can vote for your favourites! The theme for this highlight is Random Act of Kindness, Encouragement, etc.

I was inspired by the lovely colour palette of the Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper. So bright and beautiful! This was also last week's projects for my Stampin' with Mel class! We stamped 4 Note Cards and their Envelopes and then made a beautiful Vellum envelope to wrap them all in... tied with a beautiful bow and tag! Each card had a different greeting from the Rose Wonder stamp set, my favorite greeting from the set is "What a beautiful blessing you are to me." How many people in our lives deserve to hear this?

The Touches of Texture stamp set for splashes of colour!

Who doesn't love a butterfly? Or Gold?

All wrapped up in this!

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Notes

• I love being inspired by Stampin'Up!'s Designer Series Paper! Their colour combo's are always perfect!
• I used the Envelope Punch Board to create the "wrapping" for my gift pack out of Vellum! 
• One of the stamp images in the Touches of Textures set features alphabet letters, be sure to check that you will stamp it in the upright position! I do not speak from experience here! (Wink! Wink!) 

Only thing left to do know is hand these to someone?!

Please hop on over to Kylie Bertucci's International Stampin' Up! Blog Highlights and vote for your favorites! The top ten will get to take part in an international blog hop! The voting process is as easy as a CLICK!

Thanks for your time!

I always appreciate your comments!

Take care!

Mel xx

One Big Meaning - A Little Thanks - Kylie Bertucci's Blog Highlight for May!

Hello!

Today I'm sharing my card entry for Kylie's Blog Highlight for May! Please hop on over and have a look at all the lovely inspiration and to vote for your favourites (hint! hint!)! The voting process is very easy! Just click on the the little heart in the corner! Thanks to Kylie Bertucci for this amazing opportunity to show case our creations and our blogs!

I love creating cards for all occasions, but Thank You cards are by far my favourite! To me a Thank You card is like sending everlasting flowers! This card is long overdue!

I was very much inspired by the Butterfly Basics card I created for the Global Design Project #033 Colour Challenge!

A Little Thanks goes a long way...

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Hints & Things

• To stop glitter and embossing powder from sticking where it is not supposed to, I wipe over my cardstock with my Embossing Buddy before adding the adhesive, glitter or the embossing powder!
• I cut two of the rose and leave thinlits (one in Cucumber Crush and one in Melon Mambo) and trimmed off the leaves from the Melon Mambo piece, before adhering it with a 2-way Glue Pen (this is just one of our Retiring Products that I will really miss)!
• To hide the adhesive on my Vellum, I first adhered the rose (with the Glue Dots placed in the bigger areas) to the Vellum and then the Vellum layer to my glitter layer. This way I know where to hide my Glue Dots.
• Basic Black cardstock makes the Gold embossed sentiment pop!
• For a soft sparkle I used the Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush pen on the rose die cut.

I love everything about this card! Please let me know what YOU think by leaving a comment! 

Take care!

Mel xx

Butterfly Basics - Sending Wishes your Way

Hello!

What can I say? With school on again, I had to carve out time this week for my cardmaking! I hope to be back in the swings of things next week! Today - rather late than never - I am sharing my entry for this week's Global Design Project Challenge #033! This week it is an exciting colour challenge!

At the moment I'm working on my Birthday Cards for the month of May, so this card will be going to someone special celebrating their birthday soon!

My take on the colour challenge!

Love the colour combo, but boy did I struggle!

In the end this card was worth it!

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Hints & Things

•  I adhered strips of Tear & Tape Adhesive onto the Night of Navy cardstock (after using my Embossing Buddy) and then added the Gold Embossing Glitter. I pressed the glitter into the adhesive and the used a cloth to wipe away any excess glitter.
• For my sentiment (on Watercolor Paper) a colour washed the paper with Sahara Sand Ink using an Aqua Painter - also adding some splatter with the Aqua painter.
• A tip would be to first adhere the rose die cut with Glue Dots to the Vellum and then more Glue dots to add the Vellum to the navy and Gold card. This way you can "hide" the Glue Dots.

I would love some feed back! Let me know what you need to see on my blog!

I will be sharing a similar card as an entry for Kylie Bartucci's International Stampin' Up! Blog Highlight! 

If week-end is around the corner for you? Enjoy!

Take care!

Mel xx

Rose Wonder Ft Brushstrokes - What a Beautiful Blessing you are to me.

Hello!

I hope you are having a beautiful day wherever you are! In Jindalee Perth, Western Australia) we are blessed with yet another beautiful day! Today I'm sharing my entry for the Global Design Project  #032 CASE the Designer Challenge! The very talented Krista Frattin from Stampin' Dolce (also part of Stampin'Up!'s Artisan Design Team) will be the designer that we are CASE-ing this week! I LOVED everything about her design and CASED more or less all of it!

This card will go to my Mother-in-Law for Mother's Day! I did sent her a Spoiler Alert message yesterday!

I fell in love with the Rose Wonder stamp set and  coordinating Rose Garden Thinlits Dies!

Krista's perfect inspiration! Can you blame me for CASE-ing almost everything!

The Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss Powder is on the Retiring Product List  and I WILL be using it on all my cards from now to the end! So sad about this! ALL Retiring Products are only available while stock lasts - don't miss out! Use the Hostess Code for April (MXEDMGCD) to earn a mystery gift from me!

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Hints & Things

• The beautiful Pink rose and Green leaves were created with Rose Red ink, Wild Wasabi ink and an Aqua painter onto Watercolor Paper (122959). Just press out a tiny bit of ink into your lid, squirt some water onto it and paint with your Aqua painter. Because I'm impatient, I used my Heat Tool to dry the watercolour quickly! 
• The Petite Petal flower was coloured in the same way.
• I also cut an extra layer of the rose and leaves to adhere to the Watercolor paper this makes the embellishments stronger!

This is it! Ask away if you have any questions or comment if you like what you see!

I hope you get to spend some time with your crafty goodies today!

Take care!

Mel xx