Valentine Printer's Tray

Hello paper crafters.   I have a corner in my studio that I would like to decorate with seasonal projects.  I've been working of Valentine projects.  Tonight I"m sharing a printer's tray designed with photo's of my sweetie and I from 2006.   This printer's tray was purchased at Hobby Lobby for $9.99, I think.  It's similar to the one made by 7 Gypsies, except the window's are in the opposite direction and it runs $19.99.  Each window is 4 x 6.  I have been collecting Valentine products for a long time, so it was really nice to use some of my stash on this one.  All of the patterned paper used is by Making Memories "Je t" adore".  I LOVED this release last year and stocked up on some of the paper and embellishments.

Window #1

Window #2

Window #3

Window #4

Window #5

Window #6

You can view all of my VALENTINE projects HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Melisa

You can view all of my Altered Projects HERE

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Project Details

Patterned Paper - Making Memories "Je t' adore"

Roses - Wild Orchids Crafts

Ink - Ranger Distress Ink - Vintage Photo (used around edges of patterned paper and embellishments to distress)

Distress tool

Deckled Scissors

Golden Glaze "Fresco Cream"  (brushed on paper doily's)

Heart and round paper doilies from Michaels

All the rub-ons are really old - Creative Imaginations Marah Johnson Swatch Book Impress-ons Bliss Designs except for the "If I live to be 100 ..." and "I love the way you love me" in window 6. It is Cloud Nine Designs. 

Window #1

Angel cut-out - K&Company Valentine Emphemera by Kelly Panacci

Spellbinders "Fancy Tags 1"

Stamped doily with "love text" from "Love Struck" stamp set by Tim Holtz

Window #2

Chipboard - Maya Road "Scrolls Mini Chipboard"  and "Decorative Scrolls Chipboard"

Chipboard heart and key / lock charms unknown.  I coated them with gesso and then painted them with cream acrylic paint.  Then applied the distress ink with a eye shadow applicator.

Cupid in background is from "Love Struck" stamp set by Tim Holtz

Window #3

Heart resin embellishment is Melissa Frances "With All My Heart"

Angel Digital image / cut-out - Lisa's Altered Arts

Window #4

Digital image / cut-out - Etsy Digitalimage4You

Chipboard - Maya Road

Window #5

Digital image / cut-out - Etsy Cottonfield Farms sheet #101

Window #6

Postcard - unknown

Angel - K&Company Valentine Ephemera by Kelly Panacci

"love" chipboard Fancy Pants

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Challenges
Flourishes - Anything but a card
JUGS - red / pink / white

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - hearts

Sugar Creek Hollow - go girly / shabby chic

Dancing in Pajama's - color challenge

My Time to Craft - favorite embellishement

Papertake Weekly - Buttons, bows, bling, or blooms

Crafty Emma's Store - Anything but a card

The Crop Stop - distressing, vintage, shabby

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Link Parties

Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things

Sundae Scoop @ A Time To Create

Sister Sunday Link Party at Sister of the Wild West

The Sunday Showcase @ Under the Table and Dreaming

Marvelously Messy

Make Monday Marvelous @ C.R.A.F.T.

Made by You Mondays @ Skip to my Lou

Inspire Me Monday @ Singing Three Little Birds

It's Overflowing With Creativity

Uncommonly Yours @ Uncommon Designs Online

Passionatelly Artistic

Whatever You Want Wednesday @ Free Pretty Things

WOW Me Wednesday @ Gingersnaps Crafts

A Crafty Soiree @ Katie's Nesting Spot

Watcha Got Weekend @ Lolly Jane Boutique

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sister' Stuff

Check Me Out Saturday @ A Vision to Remember

Pink Persimmon Thank You

Today I am sharing a Thank You card designed with Pink Persimmon's "Scottie Dogs" and "Vintage Banners".  "Scottie Dog" comes with several different Scottie Dog poses and 3 different pattern options for the coat.  So cute!  And "Vintage Banners" comes with 9 different greetings you can use inside the banner.

I also want to share a new product I found.  It's the "Olay unltra moisture IN-Shower Body Lotion".  This stuff is awesome.  After washing you apply and rinse off and it leaves your skin silky smooth.  If you have dry skin ... I'd give it a try.

Check out Pink Persimmon stamps HERE.

Hope you are having a blessed week!

Melisa

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Project Details

Stamps : Pink Persimmon  “ScottieDogs” and  "Vintage Greetings" 
Ink : Tsukineko Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid –

Chalk : Pebbles Inc Pearlescent Chalks “Shimmer Shades”

Ribbon : Offray

Border Punch : Dotted Scallop Edger Punch EK Success

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Swiss Dots

Spellbinders :  ClassicOvals Lg and LabelsTwenty One

Pearls : Zva 

Deckled Scissors : Fiskars

Fun Fold Card

Hello everyone.  I hope you have all had a great week so far.  We had another beautiful day wit 71 degree weather, so I got out and pulled some weeds.  No fun there, but I had fun after I finished.  I created this fun / fancy fold card.  It was created for this week's challenge over at SpeedyTV.  We would love to have you join us.   I used "Big Boy Toys" by Mark's Finest Papers.  It's a really cute set with another truck and cute sentiments like "keep on truckin" and "Boys never grow up ... their toys just get bigger and more expensive! ".

I started with a 4.25" x 11" piece of cardstock.  I scored at 3.5" from the top and then again at 2.5" from the bottom.  The rest is obvious.  The buttons are paper.  I didn't have real ones.  Real ones would have been sturdier.  I only glued them on one side so that I could wrap the twine around them.  I left a really long piece after tying the knot in the middle of the top button, and then used that to wrap it up.

I was trying to go for a masculine look.  So I didn't want to do bows, or flowers.  It was hard to come up with embellishments that are masculine.  I guess less is more in this circumstance.

Before I let you go tonight I want to make sure you know about the Layers of Colors HUGE SALE! 

50% OFF !!  and free stamps as well ....  read all about in HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and please stop by and see us over at SpeedyTV!

hug, Melisa

You can view all of my Fun Fold Cards HERE
You can view more of my Masculine / Father's Day cards HERE.

You can view more of my Mark's Finest Papers projects HERE.

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Project Details

Stamps : Mark's Finest Papers "Big Boy Toys"

Cream Cardstock : Papertrey Ink

Blue Cardstock : Bazzill

Ink : Tsukineko VersaMagic "Night Sky"

Border Punch : Fiskars

Embossing Folder :  Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots"

Button Die : Memory Box "Scalloped Buttons"  ( I purchased mine from Frantic Stamper)

Twine : Papertrey Ink

My first VIDEO TUTORIAL!

Hello everyone. Today I want to share a tutorial on how to create this shabby chic treat basket designed using a couple of basic Spellbinder's dies. I made mine for Valentine's Day, but the basket is something that could be used for weddings, baby showers, birthdays and other holidays as well.

For this project I created my first video tutorial. You are invited to watch it over on my You-tube channel : PaperliciousDesigns .... but no laughing, teehee. Ok .... you can laugh, because I"m laughing along as well. I can tell you it's wasn't as easy as I thought it would be and I certainly hope I improve.

You can check out the video HERE

thanks for stopping by!

Melisa

You can view all of my Valentine projects HERE.
You can view more of my projects that I have used Spellbinders Dies on HERE.
You can view all of my Shabby Chic projects HERE.
You can view all of my Treat Boxes / Bags HERE.
You can view all of my project that have a You Tube Video as well HERE.

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PROJECT DETAILS 

Supply List :

Spellbinders Dies Nestibilities and Grand Calibur: Classic Hearts Classic Scalloped Heart (second from the smallest) Classic ScallopedSquares LG (second from the largest)Classic ScallopedRectangles LG (largest)

Vintage Digital Images – Digitalimage4You shop on Etsy.com. The image I used is from an 8 ½” x 11” sheetthat included 9 backgrounds, called “Greetings and Kisses Vintage Backgrounds”

Pink Cardstock

Patterned Paper – My Minds Eye 6x6 paper pad – Lost & Found MadisonAvenue
White streamer paper
White 3/8” ribbon
White rose – Wild Orchid Crafts

White heart hat pins – Maya Road
White Enamel Accents – Ranger
Glitter Glue – Stickles Frosted Lace
Scalloped and Deckled Scissors – Fiskars
Wire Cutters
Aleene’s Tachy Glue

Templates / Cutting and Scoring Measurements

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 Link Parties

Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things

Sundae Scoop @ A Time To Create

Sister Sunday Link Party at Sister of the Wild West

The Sunday Showcase @ Under the Table and Dreaming

Marvelously Messy

Make Monday Marvelous @ C.R.A.F.T.

Made by You Mondays @ Skip to my Lou

Inspire Me Monday @ Singing Three Little Birds

It's Overflowing With Creativity

Uncommonly Yours @ Uncommon Designs Online

Passionatelly Artistic

Whatever You Want Wednesday @ Free Pretty Things

WOW Me Wednesday @ Gingersnaps Crafts

A Crafty Soiree @ Katie's Nesting Spot

Watcha Got Weekend @ Lolly Jane Boutique

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sister' Stuff

Check Me Out Saturday @ A Vision to Remember

This project is featured at Passionatelly Artistic

2 more Valentine Cards

Here are 2 more Valentine Cards I created using "The Love Chapter" art stamp set by Layers of Color!  I guess you have figured out tha I LOVE this set because of all the different projects I created with it.  And isn't that cupid die so cute!

Fun news - I'm working on my first VIDEO TUTORIAL!  I hope to have it ready to share soon!
Thanks for stopping by!

Melisa

You can view all of my VALENTINE projects HERE.

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Project Details

Card #1

Stamps : Layers of Color " The Love Chapter"

Patterned Paper : Making Memories

Cardstock : Bazzill and Papertrey Ink

Ribbon : Offray

Create A2 card from cream cardstock. Trim patterned paper slightly smaller and adhere to card front. Stamp phrase image multiple times on cream cardstock creating a background. Trim down to 3 x 3.75”, adhere to cream cardstock and trim around edges with deckled scissors. Wrap with red ribbon and adhere to card front. Stamp love block on cream cardstock and trim down. Adhere to red cardstock and trim around edges with deckled scissors. Adhere to card front. Stamp “i love you”

on cream cardstock and trim with deckled scissors. Adhere to card front.

Card #2

Stamps : Layers of Color

Cardstock : Bazzill

Ribbon : Offray

Roses and gems : Recollections

Cupid die : Quickutz
Trim cream cardstock 4.25" x 5.5".  Stamp phrase stamp vertically down left side with red ink. Stamp love block on cream cardstock, trim and adhere to black cardstock.  Trim around edges with deckled scissors and adhere to card front.  Create cupid with Quickutz die and adhere to card front.  Add gems.  Wrap with red ribbon and add red rose.  Adhere panel to black cardstock and trim around edges with deckled scissors.  Adhere to A2 card.

More Valentine Treat Bags

Here is another set of Valentine treat bags.  Designed using "The Love Chapter" art stamp set by Layers of Color.  They were very easy to put together by stamping the image on the front of the glassine bags using black Staz-on ink.  Adhere a bow / paper rose / and ticket. Trim patterned paper to fit inside bag.

Ticket : Making Memories Jet' Adore

Ribbon : Offray

Roses : The Wild Orchid

If you don't know about "The Wild Orchid" then you need to check out all their flowers.  Great deals.

thanks for stopping by!

Melisa

You can view all of my VALENTINE projects HERE.

Shabby Chic Valentines

Good Morning!  I am back today with some shabbalicious cards created using some digital images I purchased from Cottonfield Farm!  Lots of vintage valentines to check out.  And you can't beat the prices!  I paid 1.99 and got 8 images.  These images are from a set called "Cupids and Fairies 2".  I'm not sure if there is a way to resize them.  I just printed the whole sheet and trimmed.  Service was very fast.  She sent me the jpeg of the entire sheet (8.5 x 11), I saved them, and printed them.

And ...  I have to share about the roses.  Aren't they beautiful.  Last month I made my first purchase from Wild Orchids.  I don't usually order from over sea's but the prices are awesome compared to Prima (sorry Prima ) and the service was great.  I was surprised at how quickly they arrived.  If you can find a better price on them, please let me know. 

I kept these pretty simple, so there isn't a whole lot of explanation needed.  I will say the I just brushed acrylic paint over a white paper doily for card #1.  Hope this puts you in a shabby mood!

Have a blessed day!

hugs, Melisa

You can view all of my VALENTINE projects HERE.

You can view more of my Shabby Chic projedts HERE.

You can view more of my projects using Digital Images / Stamps HERE.

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Project Details

Vintage Valentines images : Cottonfield Farm

Roses and lace : Wild Orchids

Patterned paper : Card #1 Glitz "Beautiful Dreamer"  (LOVE their supplies!)

Card #2 My Mind's Eye 12x12 Paper pad from Hobby Lobby.  The paper is really thin, but you get sooo much in the paper pad, and then with a 40% off sale  ....  It's a steal!

Pink Ribbon : Offray

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LINK PARTIES

Nifty Thrifty Sunday @ Nifty Thrifty Things

Sundae Scoop @ A Time To Create

Sister Sunday Link Party at Sister of the Wild West

The Sunday Showcase @ Under the Table and Dreaming

Marvelously Messy

Make Monday Marvelous @ C.R.A.F.T.

Made by You Mondays @ Skip to my Lou

Inspire Me Monday @ Singing Three Little Birds

It's Overflowing With Creativity

Uncommonly Yours @ Uncommon Designs Online

Passionatelly Artistic

Whatever You Want Wednesday @ Free Pretty Things

WOW Me Wednesday @ Gingersnaps Crafts

A Crafty Soiree @ Katie's Nesting Spot

Watcha Got Weekend @ Lolly Jane Boutique

Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home

Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage

Strut Your Stuff Saturday @ Six Sister' Stuff

Check Me Out Saturday @ A Vision to Remember

FREE Teacup Template

Good Morning paper crafters.  Today I want to share another sample using my free Teacup Template.  You can download my free template HERE.  I have a Vintage Hat template as well.  Scroll down to bottom left side bar to see all my templates.  It is easier if you do not use the template open.  I have found it easier to create a a pattern out of cardstock that I can use over and over again by tracing around the edges.  Begin by folding the cardstock in half.  Lay the teacup pattern with the top of the cup along the fold, and trace around the edges with a pencil.  Trim.  I created mask for the handle and bottom of the teacup then stamped the background image.   Doodle around the edges with a pen.  Stamp sentiment and punch with oval shape.  Doodle around edges and adhere to front of card.  Punch butterflies, doodle around edges and color center black.  Adhere to card front and add black glitter.

You can check out a really fun Alice and Wonderland version designed by Scrappy Sugar Girl HERE. 

Here are a matching hat and purse.  These are pre-cut dies from Creative Cuts and More.

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a great week,

Melisa

You can view all of my Tea / Teacup related projects HERE

You can view all of my shaped cards HERE

Gate-fold Card Tutorial

Hello stampers.  I'm back today with a gate-fold card designed for Speedy TV's Challenge #1.   I hope you will join us. I used Trip to Lancaster by Mark's Finest Paper.  

Check out the step-by-step tutorial photo's below.

I over-lapped the images slightly.  I had to cut down along the horses back so that the fence would fit where the images over-lap.

If you are inspired to create a similar gate fold card link me to it. I would love to see what you come up with!

Have a great night!

hugs,

Melisa

 

You can view all of my Fun Fold Cards HERE

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Project Details

Stamps : "Trip to Lancaster" by Mark's Finest Papers

Patterned Paper : My Mind's Eye Blush "Sweet" Eiffel Paper

Gem swirls : Prima

Begin with a 4 1/2" x 11" sheet of cardstock.  Find the center at 5 1/2" and add light pencil marks 2 1/4" to each side of the center point.   Don't draw the pencil lines all the way down.  I did it to show you where you were going to score.  Score.

 

Fold both sides / gates in.  They will overlap one another.  Measure over 2 1/4" from the fold lines on both sides as shown on panel A.  Draw a very light pencil line from top to bottom at this point.  This will serve as a guideline for cutting later.

 

Cut patterned paper panel slightly smaller than 2 1/4" x 4 1/2" x 2, ink edges,  and adhere to card front as shown on B.

 

Stamp images on both sides as shown above and below.

The goal was to position them so that the horse's head over laps the fence slightly.  Let me give you some measurements and you can put a light pencil line to guide your stamping :  The lowest point of the carriage image should a little more than 1/4" ( 5/16" to be exact)  from the bottom edge of the panel.  The lowest part of the fence line should be 1" from the bottom edge of the panel. 

 

Cut along the light pencil line til you reach the image.  Trim around images, then resume cutting along the pencil line again.   When you go to shut it, the fence line needs to lay behind the horse's head.  But to make it fit, you will have to cut in and down the back every so slightly.

Ink edges of card.  Adhere back of card to black cardstock.  Trim around the edges using deckled scissors.  Embellish with gem swirls.

Happy New Year!

I hope you all have a safe and happy new year!!!

hugs, Melisa

Stamps : Mark's Finest Papers "Peaceful Nuthatch"

Punch : Martha Stewart

Patterned Paper : The Robin's Nest "Glitter Winter Snowflake"

Die : Spellbinders Die "Label Two" with the Grand Calibur

I loved this winter background I found at a local scrapbook stores so I started searching for the manufacturer since I had never heard of them. Looks like they have scrapbook kits, but also sale items individually as well.  Here is their home page if you want to check them out as well.

You can view more of my projects that I have used Spellbinders Dies on HERE.
You can view more of my Mark's Finest Papers projects HERE.
You can view more of my Winter projects HERE.

Pink Persimmon's "Singing Birds" Cards

Today I'm sharing a card created using Pink Persimmons "Singing Birds".  I thought the little "puffy" bird house worked perfectly with the image.  You could actually cut and create your own little bird house as well.

Have a great day!

Melisa

Check out Pink Persimmon stamps HERE.

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Project Details

Pink Persimmon "Singing Birds"
Patterned Paper : My Mind's Eye
bird house : "Puffies" by KI Memories

Spellbinders "Labels Eight" and the Grand Calibur
Markers : Copic
Border Punch : Fiskars
Ribbon : Offray

You can view more of my projects that I have used Spellbinders Dies on HERE.
You can view more of my Pink Persimmon project HERE.
You can view more of my projects using Bird images HERE.

Valentine Treat Boxes

I'm ready to start sharing Valentine projects!  I meant to get started in December, but just ran out of time and energy to write the post.  I stacked 4 boxed together and secure with a ribbon.  Isn't that little cupid die too cute!

I hope you are inspired to get started on some Valentine projects of your own.

Have a blessed day!

Melisa

You can view all of my VALENTINE projects HERE.

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Project Details

Stamps : Layers of Color “The Love Chapter”

Boxes : Creative Cuts and More

Chipboard letters : The Paper Studio

Punch : EK Success

Die : Quickutz

Glitter Glue : Stickles

Ribbon : Offray

Fold and adhere pre-cut, pre-scored boxes. Stamp background images on cardstock, trim and adhere to box front. Paint chipboard lettersand adhere to box front. Punch hearts, add glitter glue and die cut cupid. Adhere to box front. Stack four boxes and tie with ribbon.

Shabby Chic Winter card

Hello Papercrafters!  I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas.  We had a wonderful Christmas.  Tried some new recipes.  Any time we cook ...  there are always mistakes and lots of laughs.  My tree's are still up.  I haven't recovered enough to tackle the chore of taking down all the decorations yet.  I"m trying to get back into a routine of crafting and blogging.  I actually have lots of projects I made before the holiday, but just have to write the post.  Today I"m sharing a card designed using "Peaceful Nuthatch" by Mark's Finest Papers.  The challenge this week over at Speedy TV is winter or blue.  We hope you will join us.  You can check out all the Speedy TV challenges on the MAIN PAGE.  Then go to the FOSTV Challenges button and select the challenge from the drop down menu.

Thanks for stopping by!

hugs, Melisa

You can view more of my projects that I have used Spellbinders Dies on HERE.
You can view more of my Mark's Finest Papers projects HERE.

You can view more of my projects using Bird images HERE.

You can view all of my Shabby Chic projects HERE.

You can view more of my Winter projects HERE.

You can view more of my projects that list the Copic colors listed HERE.

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Project Details

Patterned Paper : Webster's Pages Your Life. Beautiful. from 2009

Copic Markers : Pinecones (E43, E29), Pine Needles (E81, YG95), Bird (C1, C3, E31, E33)

Chalk : Pebbles Inc.

Snowflake Punches : Martha Stewert

Distress Ink :  Vintage Photo

Glaze : Fresco Cream Golden

Deckled Scissors : Fiskars

Die : Spellbinders "Standard Circles" with the Grand Calibur

I do want to share that I made my white paper doily cream using the Fresco Cream Glaze by Golden.  You might be able to get the same effect by watering down some cream acrylic paint.  Then I grunged it up with the Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I dapped it on here and there and used my finger to smear it around.

Altered Candle for Christmas using Pink Persimmon stamps

Good afternnoon everyone.  I'm back today with another Pink Persimmon project I created a while back.  I actually added it to a gift basket that my co-workers were putting together.  So I hope whoever won the drawing is enjoying it!

Stamps :  "Holly and Mistletoe"

Check out Pink Persimmon stamps HERE.

have a blessed day!
Melisa

You can view more of my Christmas themed projects HERE.

You can view more of my Pink Persimmon projects HERE.

You can view all of my Altered Projects HERE

Christmas tag using Pink Persommon stamps

Hello paper crafters. 

"Merry Christmas Tree" by Pink Persimmon.  I simply stamped and embossed the image, then adhered velvet and lace along the bottom edge.  The image is so beautiful, you don't need much more!

So how are your holidays plans coming alone??  Do you have all your gifts wrapped??? I'm just wondering if any of you have any special Christmas recipes to share??   I need to get my grocery list together and get that part of my shopping done tomorrow.   I think I'm going to try and go at 6-7am, and avoid crowds. We don't eat a lot of sweets, so I really don't have that much cooking to do.   Does your family have a particular recipe that you cook up every year for Christmas??  I would love to hear about them if you do.

big holiday hugs to you all!

Melisa

You can view more of my Christmas themed projects HERE.

You can view more of my Pink Persimmon projects HERE.