Christmas Cards - One More Time!!

The December CupCardsToGo Kit "Winter Wonderland" is now up for sale! I had so much fun working with this kit, which included the cutest snow bunny stamp from Lawn Fawn. Here are the cards I made































Don't wait - get your kit now. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

~melanie~

More Cards, this time Christmas!

If you have wondering where I have been, I have a new website/blog going for my art business. Since the October art show, things have been very busy in my studio. I communicate the most on facebook (where I also have a fan page). You can find all the links you need at Melanie's Art Website

But I have some Christmas cards to share. These were made using the CupCardstToGo November kit (which I believe is sold out). The December Kit will be released December 1, so check back for more holiday card ideas.











Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!

~melanie~

Cupcards To Go Christmas Card Kit Peek!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!!! Welcome to the CupCardstoGo Blog Hop! The November Cupcardstogo Card Kit "Ribbon Candy" is full of awesome Christmas goodness and I can't wait to share a peek with you!!

You should have arrive here from Hilary's Blog.

Here's my peek!




Now hop on over to Michelle's blog for more peeks!

If you arrived here another way, start at the very beginning here!

Thanks for stopping by!!

~melanie~

Halloween Cards

I can't believe it's already almost time for Halloween. We still have the air conditioner going full blast and wearing shorts and tank tops, but the pumpkins are popping up everywhere.

The October CupCardsToGo Card kit is full of spooky goodness. So fun! I had a blast making these cards.












Thanks for stopping by!


~melanie~

Art Crawl Synopsis!

I had so much fun at the October Art Crawl in Downtown Monroe. If you are in the area, be sure to come out for the one right after Thanksgiving. I saw so many familiar faces and the response to my new color sketches was WONDERFUL! They all sold, as well as a few other pieces. It was my first time to ever show more than a few pieces at one time and, I have to say, I had some doubts up until the first sale, which was right after the crawl started.

I'll be heading to New Orleans this weekend and will be painting live at the Rougarou Bayou Trading Post AKA Rougarou Art Gallery on Sunday, October 17 around 1p. If you are out that way, stop by and say hello.

This week I'll be working on more New Orleans color sketches to take to the gallery and I'll be listing some new things in my Etsy store soon.

Thanks for stopping by. I'll leave you with a few photos and pics of art work from the show.


















~melanie~

Holiday Cards!

Now that it's officially fall, it's a good time to start working on holiday cards. Have you seen the new Paper Crafts Magazine Holiday Cards & More Volume 5? It's full of oober delicious cards and gift bag creations.



Here are a few creations of mine published in this issue.



The stamp is from Stampin Up! I used white chalk and a blender pen to shade the dove.







Papers and die cut images are from Graphic 45.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend.



~melanie~

Blog Hop Sneak Peek for CupCardstogo October Card Kit!

Hot Diggity Dog! It's time for another blog hop! I played with the CupCardstogo October Card Kit last week and I'm excited to get to show you this sneak peek! The name of the kit is "Candy Corn" and has the most amazing stamps from Unity Stamps. If you like Halloween, you will just love this kit!

You should have came to this page via Hilary's blog.

Here's my sneak peek. I wish I could show you more!!



Your next stop on this hop is Michele's blog!

And as always, leave a comment below for a chance to win a cool prize!!

If you didn't come to this page via the blog hop, start HERE so you don't miss anything!

Thanks for stopping by!

~melanie~

September 2010 CupCardsToGo Card Kit!

The September CupCardsToGo kit "Fragrance" is now available for purchase!

I'm so excited to be able to share the cards I created with this awesome kit.



















Hurry and get your kit before they are sold out. Thanks for stopping by!

~melanie~

Sharing some cards

I know - I know - I've been a bad blogger! My "it's-almost-fall" resolution is to at least blog once a week! I do have an excuse, tho (besides being a stay at home mom during summer when school is out) is that I have an art show coming up on a little over a month and I still have several new paintings to complete (from start to finish). If you are local and you want to know more about the art show - send me a message and I'll give you details! Oh - and one more fun thing - I found out earlier this week that the Rougarou Gallery in New Orleans just sold one of my funky New Orleans themed paintings.

So - on to crafty things...

I recently had the wonderful experience of working with Paper Crafts Magazine's "Card Style" special publication. It's all about finding your style - from cute and fun, clean and graphic, classy and elegant and shabby and vintage.



Here are a couple of cards I made for the publication. There are under the "Shabby and Vintage" section.



Most of the papers on this card are from October Afternoon, as is the Candy Cane die cut.



Papers on this card are a mixture of Cosmo Cricket and October Afternoon. The stamp is from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by today! Check back in the next 7-8 weeks because I'm sure I'll have some news on the art show.

~melanie~