A little Valentine (And Geaux Saints!)

I have to start out by saying Congrats to the Saints!!! It was an awesome game. The Colts played well. The entire Who-Dat nation is rawkin'. It was a long journey and the outcome is so sweet. I just threw my Who Dat tee shirt in the washer to get the shrimp ettoufee out of it (I'm a messy cook sometimes). I just might wear it to work tomorrow.

I just have one card to share today. It's a little Valentine card.



I used the Cricut Wild Card cartridge to make the card and the Cuttlebug to emboss it. The frog and sentiment if from Fancy Pants. I think there is a little Basic Grey paper on there, too.

Have a wonderful Monday! Thanks for stopping by.


~melanie~

Valentine Cards

I played around in my craft room making some Valentine things during my long New Year's weekend. I challenged myself to make some things with collections that aren't necessarily Valentine theme in nature. It's always fun to think out of the box.

I envisioned this first card while waiting to drift off to sleep one night. You know you are a bit craft-crazy when you plan cards instead of counting sheep. I used Dream Street papers "Nature's Poetry" collection. The papers are soft and romantic and includes chipboard. I used one of the chipboard elements for the center.






I used my Cricut to cut the series of hearts from various patterned papers. I placed them across the white cardstock, then stitched them in place. Next I ran the hearts and cardstock through the Cuttlebug and embossed them all together.

On this next card, I used Dream Street's Merry and Bright collection - yes, a Christmas collection. I thought the foilage with the touch of red would work great. The felt alpha's are from American Crafts, and the ribbon is from Stampin' Up.





For this tag, I used Dream Street's "Say It" Paper from Sam Collection, and the Just My Type Chipboard. I used white core cardstock and sanded it to reveal the white. The flower is American Crafts and the mini-alpha's are from Making Memories.





And the final project is a card using Just My Type Chipboard elements from Dream Street, chipboard flowers from Melissa Frances. I embossed the paper, then sanded the hearts to reveal the white.

I'm still brainstorming on what to make the kiddo's in my daughter's class at school. We had a blast making white chocolate lollipops last year, so I may do that again. If you have any goodie ideas, I'd love to see them. Post here and let me know.

Have a wonderful Wednesday and thanks for stopping by.

~melanie~

Just a bit of Citrus Love..

...brought to you by Cupcardstogo! The January Kit "Citrus Love" is now up and I hear they are already out of one of the kits... so hurry!

Now that the kit is posted - that means I get to share! I had so much fun with this kit. It was refreshing to take a break from Christmas creating. The papers include Making Memories, Pink Paislee and Dream Street, rub ons from Scenic Route... and oodles of goodies from other companies- too many to list here.

The Pink Paislee stamp used on this card is included in the main kit. You can view the tutorial for this card here.























I'm trying to get adjusted to the sudden surge of cold weather. We had a high of 79 Sunday and then it dropped quickly. Last night had lows around 41. I know many of you have endured lower temps for weeks and weeks - but I just want the weather here to make up its mind. I never know if I should bring a coat or a fan. Anyway - have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.