♥ Tea Time with just a touch of Candy!! ♥ {Yes, I mean "candy"}

♥♥♥ Giveaway Now Closed! Will Announce winner shortly!! ♥♥♥
I recently found this awesome challenge blog called Sir Stampalot Challenge! It has some really fun challenges and wait until you see the prize that can be won!! A signed copy of Tim Holtz's book "A Compendium of Curiosities" and some more fantastic goodies!! Well, I'll admit I love the prize but anyone who knows me, knows that this month's challenge "Butterflies and Blossoms" is my thing!! Oh, how I love this challenge!! And since the thing lately seems to be tea cups and teapots, I was inspired to make this project! I hope you likey!! I had alot of fun with this!

First, is a cute little tea cup box that can be filled with little chocolates or tea bags. I used some Girl's Paperie and October Afternoon paper as well as some Prima flowers, crocheted ribbon, ric rac, MS punched butterflies, Hero Arts pearls, hemp cord, a paper doilie and lots of glitter!Next, is a teapot shaped card with a Melissa Frances sentiment rub-on.And finally, a Maya Road Kraft envelope that can be filled with a little note, a Tea Party invite or a tea bag!
Now that we've had some tea, how about some Candy!! Well, I got some delish candy up for grabs this time!! Hold onto your hats!! Here we go!

How about a......

Sizzix Big Shot! And some Sizzix Dies! These are just the cutest! A Bow maker, butterfly and look at these awesome flowers!! Yup, you can also win these 3 dies along with the machine! What do you have to do you ask?? Well, that's easy!

1. Leave a comment on this post.
2. If you have a blog, leave a link on your blog to my giveaway, if
you don't have a blog, just tell me how you will spread the word
And, if you want 2 chances, become a friend{follower} of my blog!

That's all you have to do!! I will leave this open until Monday, May 31st, Memorial Day here in the US! This is open to everyone, so Good Luck!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Hugs...

The Fruit of my Labor!! {Blog Candy Time!!}

****Candy is CLOSED! Winner announced!***

Have you seen the oh, so yummy "Sweet" line by DCWV? It is so cute!! It makes you want some chocolate covered strawberries! Here are some simple cards I made with the 8x8 Sweet Stack of papers.

This first card was made with the cute apple paper from the stack as well as some Maya Road Chipboard apples and tree. I covered them with some cs, paint and glitter. I printed the sentiment out from MS Word onto some white cs and matted it onto some pink and green cs. I added some ribbon and a bow to finish it off.

This next one was also made with some of the yummy paper from the Stack. I hand drew a strawberry onto some red cs and then added some pale yellow glitter to it. I added some ribbon to the top of the strawberry. The quote is a Inkadinkado stamp. Isn't that a cute saying?!! I then added a bow to this one too, to finish it off.

Now onto the Blog Candy!! Here is what I have up for grabs!!

~ DCWV 8x8 Sweet Stack Paper Pad
~ DCWV Sweet Vellum Quotes Stack
~ DCWV Sweet Candy Glitter Rub-Ons
~ Creative Imaginations Mini Cupcake Chipboard Book
~ Doodlebug Loopy Lou Alpha Stickers
~ a bottle of Doodlebug Cupcake Crushed Velvet Flock
~ a jar of Hottie Pink Shimmerz
~ and last but not least, 2 2oz. bottles of Glimmer Mist, Black Cherry and Pink Taffy!

What do you have to do to win this?? Simple, just leave me a comment on this post and link up my blog candy on your blog telling everyone about my candy! And if you don't have a blog, just tell me how you will spread the word! If you would like 2 chances, you can become a friend of my blog!(up at the top!) :) My son will pick a winner out of a bowl next Thursday, February 19th at 2 pm, est! So Good Luck!!

A BIG Thank You to all my friends who regularly read and leave wonderful comments on my blog! I appreciate every one of them more than you know! Thank you!! ;)

Hugs,

Scrapbook News and Review Blog-A-Log! and Blog Candy!!!

Hi! Today is my day on Scrapbook News and Reviews Blog-A-Log! YAY! So happy that you stopped by!! I am both honored and thrilled to be on the staff @ SNR! It is a wonderful site, with talented people and inspiring creations! If you don't subscribe to it yet, please do, it really is a wonderful E-Zine! And don't forget to check out the Current Calls and submit your work! You could be a Spotlight Reader!

I get alot of inquiries regarding the "Christmas Wish Boxes" that I make. So I thought I would share a few more that I made with you (well, I actually just finished making 15 of them for 1 customer-Whew!!). These fun boxes can be filled with Christmas cards that you receive, candy, a small gift or filled with all those Christmas Wishes! I made some with traditional Christmas colors and some of the more funky colors that are out now for Christmas! They are soo fun! I hope you like them!(click on photos, for a closeup)








If anyone has any questions, regarding any of the products used or a tutorial on how to make one, please email me at keepsakesbymelissa@yahoo.com!

I get alot of inspiration from Melissa Phillips' blog, LilyBean Paperie! Her work is amazing and she is just so darn cute!! And, I also can't forget Dani Flanders Blog, Homespun with Heart! She is Super talented and my Scrappin' Idol! hehe I am in awe of both of these ladies work! If you haven't seen either of their creations, stop by and pay them a visit! You won't be disappointed, trust me!!

Now on for a little candy!! In honor of SNR 2 Weeks of Christmas Fun, I am giving away a "Christmas Wish Box" to 1 lucky person! The one I am giving away is slightly smaller than these original ones, but still large enough for alot of wishes!! All you have to do is 1.) leave me a comment on this post AND 2.) either follow me and become my friend or leave a link on your blog to mine telling everyone about my candy! And if you want an extra chance, go and subscribe to Scrapbook News and Review's E-Zine! I will have my 2 1/2 yr. old son pick the winner out of a bowl, next Saturday, the 13th at 8 pm! EST Good Luck and thanks again for stopping by my little neck of these blogging woods!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs, Melissa