UPDATE!!!

Hi everyone,
Sorry I have not been around in a while. Have been keeping with making cards though....and some other projects too. I have pics just have not posted them. Hopefully that will come soon.

Some have asked lately if I am going to post instructions for my Black ink pad/ribbon holder. Well, I do want to but with schooling two in 9Th grade and other things going on. I just have not been able to work on anything like that. So for those of you that can see the original and image putting shelves in it is not hard. All I did was take left over pieces of foam board measured out for shelves and then notched them and the dividers from the back so that they slid in to each other. If you are having a hard seeing this. I will try to work on instructions soon. But I can not guarantee anything.

Thanks for looking at my stuff and I will hopefully keep in touch with you better as the spring progresses.
Blessings~Melanie

Garden Card

Here is another card that I have done. This acutally came from Stampin' Up! in one of their retired Simply sent card kits. I just love the layout and the look of this card that I have made many versions of it.

*Sorry for the blurry pic...I will have to do something with my camera!*

Enjoy~Melanie

New Valentine cards!

This is a spinner card that I cased from Splitcoast. I just fell in love with it. And I had borrowed the Unfrogettable from my Demo and had to make the card. So a couple of sheets of paper and an hour later here we go.



This was a tough card for me to pull together for some reason. But when I finally got it done it was so simple and easy. Just took my brain a bit to organize it all.


This one came from a inspiration sheet for Heartfelt. And just changed the colors for V-Day. I really like how it came out.


I am in the process of selling my cards at a local Jewery store and so I made some Valentine Cards for her to have in the mean time. I have not gotten any other cards to her yet but am working on making some stock for her to have. If you are ever in Aylett, VA stop by Romancing the Stone and chech out my cards.





So here are my Valentine cards for this year. I hope that you enjoy looking at them as much as I did in making them. Probably not but I do hope that you like them.

Other Cards

Here are two of my cards. These were actually made for Christmas presents. I made several other cards also. There were 15 total and then I packaged them together in a Card organizer that I found on SplitcoastStampers.

Enjoy!!! Blessings~Melanie

Get Well card

Here is another card that I made the other day for a boy in my kids Spanish class. I know you guys must think that the only cards I make are with Loads of Love, but that is not true. I have a bunch more just have not posted them. Will see about doing that soon. Sorry the pic is blurry, I tried several times to get a better picture and well this was the best.

Blessings~Melanie

My ink pad/ribbon holder

Ok here are my pictures of my ink pad/ribbon holder. All Wal-mart had was black foam core, so that is how I ended up with a black storage unit. I have not quite finished with it yet. I am trying to decide if I want to cover some of it in paper and hide some of the flaws. But the design is not going to change, just its appearance. The picture on the top is of the basic shell of the holder. The second pic is with the shelves and slots that I made, plus the drawer. I hope that you all enjoy this.

Ink Pad Holder

Hi all,
I started working on my own foam core holder. I am having fun with it I have to say. And of course I can not just make it and leave it alone. I am tweeking it to fit my needs. Like making one slot to fit my one big ink pad I have right now, a slot to hold my Stampin' Spots boxes, shelves to hold ribbons, and I am even tempting a drawer to hold my markers. I am in hopes to have picture for you all to see tomorrow.
Blessings~Melanie

Foam Core Ink Pad Holder

I was able to go to Rebel Inker and download her instructions for her Foam Core Ink Holder. If anyone would like a copy I am more than happy to send it on. Just email me!

Blessings~Melanie

A Little Pick up!

This is a card that I made a as Thank you gift for a friend of mine. She saw the Loads of Love stamped on something else and loved it. So I designed this card for her.

Starting off

I have known about stamping up for quite awhile now but have really gotten bit by the stampin' bug just recently. A girlfriend of mine had a workshop and that was all it took. So, I am in hopes of becoming a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. I will keep you posted on that.

So for now I will be posting things that I have created and what I am up to with Stampin' Up!. I do hope that you like what you see and that it helps to inspire you the way others have inspired me.