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~

Almost September? How about a Sneak Peek?

I'm so excited that it's almost September! When you live in the southern heat zone, you can't wait for cooler weather and the sooner the better! Speaking of September... I have a sneak peek for the September CupCardsToGo Kit! The kit is called "Fragrance" and I loved playing with it! Here's my peekie:



Be sure to leave a comment here because as always with the CC2G blog hops, someone will be getting a prize! Your next stop for the blog hop is Wendi's blog. If you just happened upon this blog hop, go HERE and start from the beginning.

And if you want to hang around and reminisce about the days of summer, here are a few pics from our recent trip to Perdido Key, Florida.
















~melanie~

Cupcards To Go August Kit Goes LIVE

In case you didn't know, the CupCardsToGo August Kit "Riptide" is live!! What a fun "beachy" kit with some fun stamps from Lawn Fawn! Check out the Design Team Gallery for even more inspiration.

Here are some of my cards I made using this kit. It was so much fun!! Sure didn't do much for my island fever, though. I think I'm going to have to pack a bag and hit the beach - and soon!















Be sure to check out our Guest Designer for this month, Sudie! Now, hop on over to the CupCardsToGo website and get your kit before they are sold out - and do NOT forget the toppings, add-ons, etc.!

I'm serious about packing a bag and hitting the beach. I will most likely be awol yet another week but back with beach photos. We hit record temps here today with 106 degrees. Really. Not fun! Have a wonderful week and enjoy what is left of summer!


~melanie~

August 2010 Cupcards to Go Sneak Peek Blog Hop

I just had a blast creating with the August "Rip Tide" Cupcards To Go Kit. What a fun kit! The design team is having a hop today! You should have arrived here from Michele's blog.

Are you ready for my sneak peek?





And because I've been such a slacker on posting creations on my blog this summer - here's a little sneak I was going to put up last week. So - you get TWO sneaks (oh, boy - I'm gonna get in trouble for this one!)




Be sure to leave a comment here for the drawing for a prize!

Your next stop on this blog hop is the Cupcardstogo Facebook Page!

Thanks for stopping by! I may be scarce for a couple more weeks. I have a bad case of island fever - so I may disappear soon. Have a great week!



~melanie~

Cards and more cards

I know! I've neglected my blog lately. Been super busy. Did I mention I have an art show coming up in the early fall? Busy painting..painting.. painting. I do miss my paper crafting time more and more, tho.

I did get to make a few cards a few weeks ago.

I made this card from some of my Cupcardstogo June kit. The stamps are from Unity. The tiny alpha stickers are from Adornit.





This one uses Basic Grey's Koishi with Stampin' Up Stamp, and punches.



For this baby card, I paired Webster's Pages with Pink Paisley's Queen Bee.



I used Stampin' Up stamps for the sentiment on this card. Prima bling and flowers and a Martha Stewart butterfly punch. Papers are Webster's Pages and Pink Paislee.



Thanks so much for stopping by!!
~melanie~

Cards from July CupcardsToGo Kit!

Today is the day! In just 6 hours the Cupcardstogo July Kit goes on sale! This is such a fun, summer kit! Oodles and oodles of goodies and I didn't use it up yet - there's so much. And stamps....TWO stamps!!!

Here are my cards.























You won't want to miss this kit - so stalk the Cupcardstogo website tonight at 6pm Pacific time and get one before they are gone!

As my previous post states - I've been painting, painting, painting! Exciting things coming up including an art show in the fall. I'll update more later. I DO have some more cards to post - so check back soon! Have a wonderful long weekend. Happy Birthday to the greatest country in the world - USA!



~melanie~