Some fun cards from Melissa

Today Melissa Pablo is with us on the blog.  She has made some fun cards for you out of three different collections!

Guess Hoot Loves You?

Love, love You're A Hoot! collection. The warm fall colors are beautiful my most fave in this line are the  cute birdhouses. This is a pretty simple card and all I did was used foam adhesive to add some dimension, add some bling on the birdhouse windows.

Thanks for Everything

This card was created using the Summer line and I did something new on this card and that is cutting some parts of the stamped image and layering them to add multiple dimensions. I always used some of the cardstock stickers  and cut-outs. I really enjoyed making this card.

Get well Soon My Friend

I used the Get Well Soon collection on this card and i just love the fun images specially the bandage stickers. I stitched around the punch-out cardstock and I also used Nikki's purple alpha stickers and mini alpha stickers.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

School Layouts and Cards Anyone?!

Melissa is here on the blog today and she has a few layouts and a couple of cards for you.  AND one of her layouts is a very unique size! Melissa used School is Cool on all of her projects.  She loves the basic colors, the cut-ups and punch-outs.

 

"Enjoy Today Card" & "You Are My Star Card"

I made some cards for my two boys who will be going back to school soon just a little something to make their first day back to school fun.

 

"Picture Day"

This is my eldest Justin and this was his 6th grade school photo and what a great idea to do a page for each year. I added lots of layering and dimensions by using foam dots. My favorite is the school ID card and the cut-ups camera where i adhere the blue burlap button.

 

"First Day"

This is my youngest boy, Joseph, and this photos was taken last year his first day at Kindergarten. Lots of cutting and clusttering on this one and again using foam dots to add dimensions. The cut-up and punch outs make it easy for me to create layouts like this.

 

"I Know My Numbers"

Another layout using Josephs  photo from K-grade. I wanted to document how good he was doing at school and this one was when he did count and recognized all his numbers up to 100 and how cute that he gets to be the Number King that day. This is not the typical 12 x12 double page I usually do this is actually an 11 x 16 layout. Again lots of punch-outs, cut-ups and even stickers, and red burlap button on this layout.

Be sure to visit Melissa's blog for more fun projects, ideas and inspiration from her.

Also, we had some trouble with the PayPal button for The Bee's Knees Project kit.  It is fixed now, so head on over to THIS POST and check out the fun kit!

Melissa is having some Summer fun...

Our Divas were sent some of the previous collections to spin their magic with and Melissa Pablo is one of the first ones to post on the blog with some of her projects!

I Love Summer

I love, love the colors of Summer collection and I wanted to do a super simple and fast layout, so with just a few snips here and there, pop dots everywhere and it's done.

Altered $1 Wall Clock- Enjoy Summer

I wanted to create something different again and I truly enjoy going to $1 store and find a good bargain. This was a wall clock and i just simply took out the clock hands and used the Summer collection again to create a multi layered project. I might have to do this again, one for each season.

You Are My Sunshine Card & Happy Birthday Card

A simple card using Summer collection cut-ups with hand stitching and foam adhesive for dimensions.

Thanks Melissa for getting us ready for the Summer season!  Be sure to visit Melissa's blog.

A Fun Mini Album with Exit Here and Melissa

Melissa Pablo created this adorable mini album, so we decided to give it it's own post!  She has lots of details and fun pictures thru out the entire album.  She used the Exit Here collection and the Scalloped Chipboard album pieces.

Las Vegas Road Trip Mini Album

This was a fun project to make using the Exit Here collection. This photos were taken last February when we went on a 24-hour back & forth road trip to Las Vegas. I used the scallop chipboard albums and also added a couple of extra pages so i can include all my fave photo from that day.

Melissa had SO much eye candy in this mini, that we didn't post a few of the pages, but she will have them on her blog!  So make sure to check the entire mini album out over there!  (she is making me want to do a mini right now!)

Celebrating Fathers here on the blog

The Divas came up with some fun Father's Day projects to share with you today.  Some cards, some layouts and hopefully some ideas for you last minute crafters.  You know who you are!

Melissa Pablo altered an old record with the Noah collection.  What a great idea!

Julie Tucker-Wolek made a cute Father's Day card for her husband using the Noah collection.

 

Marielle LeBlanc created this sweet, sweet layout about her husband and boys for her Father's Day project!  She used the Noah collection also.  (I am seeing a theme here!)

Stacy Rodriguez has a cute card for the man in your life using Noah (hee hee...I need to count how many times we are using that!)

Laurel Seabrook has a super adorable card that I want to steal from her!!  yes...using Noah...hee hee

So there are some quick ideas for you, in case you are running out of time!  We will have our guest designer on Saturday and then on Sunday there will be a fun banner tutorial from Melanie Jarocki!  So, make sure and take some time to visit, while Dad is snoozing in his recliner!

Melissa is on the blog today!

Melissa Pablo has three layouts that are all about layering and little details.  I just can't pick a favorite...can you?!

All Boys

This layout was inspired by Pagemaps sketch. I love using the Noah line for my boys photos. I love fussy cutting the stars on Noah's Star patterned paper and adhere them using foam mounting double sided tape for layers- easy way of creating your own embellishment.

 

Jylian

Audrey is just perfect for a little girls layout and here in this layout is the photo of my sweet daughter, Jylian. I do a lot of layering on my layouts by adding strips of patterned papers and again, using the easy cut-ups and punch-outs and adhering them with foam mounting double sided tape for dimension.

 

Giggles & Smiles

Another layout using Audrey line and inspired by one of Sketch Support one-page sketch. Lots of strips and embellishments from both cut-outs and punch outs.

Later in the month, Melissa will have an amazing mini album using the Exit Here collection, you aren't going to want to miss that.  Be sure to give Melissa's blog a visit also.  You can find her here.

Basically Bare and Nikki Sivils Day Two!

We are starting the Day Two blog swap with Basically Bare and the Divas have knocked it out of the blogosphere again.  In case you missed Day One go back and check it out!  Basically Bare not only has unique and fun mini books to alter, but they have bare chipboard, canvas, arcrylic, and cardboard embellishments to make your own to match your layouts with the paper collection you are working with!

We will also be having a giveaway, but you will have to comment here on the blog and also over at Basically Bare's blog.  Their designers have created some FUN FUN FUN stuff and I can't wait for you to see it!  But, let's look at what the Divas created first! 

Julie Tucker-Wolek created a cute little address book out of a Basically Bare mini album!  She is planning on adding some things to it, once she starts putting names and addresses in.  She used the Messages collection and I would say it's a great combo!

(Be sure to check out Julie's blog, because she will have the full address book on there!)

Jennie McGarvey worked her magic on a layout using the Basically Bare Gears in Acrylic form. These are perfect if you want embellishments, but still want to keep the focus on your pictures.  She used the Noah collection for her layout also.

I knew as soon as I saw those gear acrylic shapes that I wanted to use them.  This page turned out to be the perfect page because they add enough to make the page more interesting, but they are definitely not over powering at all.  The focus is on the photos, which is where I like it to be!

Stacy Rodriguez used the Messages collection for this layout below...there is a story behind every layout and this one is no exception!

So I was soooooo excited last year since it was my first trip to CHA....not only was it my first time look at the two super cool divas I got to meet!!!  How much fun is that, and now scrapping it about with Nikki's line was simply perfect!  For this layout I used Messages, I thought the colors were an excellent fit for this layout.  The fabulous design on this one is from Sketch Support. I created the fun little banner under the photos using a scallop circle punch and then cut them in half.  I however wanted a little something different in the banner so I used Blossoms from Basically Bare.  So many fun possibilities with this line!!

Melissa Pablo and Jennie were thinking along the same lines!  Using the Gears and the Noah collection, Melissa created a fun and funky layout about her boy, Justin!

Marielle LeBlanc just got back from Disney, so Exit Here was a perfect collection for her to create a mini album about their trip.  Here is the cover page and I am in love with it.  Marielle will have the entire album on her blog today, so make sure and give her a visit!

Did you get some ideas?  Are you wanting to get your hands on some Basically Bare and Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker goodies?  Well, we can help you with the Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker part!  Leave a comment below and we will draw one winner for a collection kit of your choosing. Basically Bare has a giveaway on their post also! Be sure to comment on yesterday's post, because we have a separate giveaway on that day also!