Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Happy Birthday!!!

Tonight's 4th challenge for Jacksonbelle's DT was to make a card or project in celebration of the birth of a new year and for Lindsey's(the owner of Jacksonbelle Embellishments) Birthday on January 4th! So here are my projects!

This first one is a Clear Scraps Acrylic Star Album which I made into a card. I used some Fancy Pants papers, a chipboard star, a button, a Basic Grey Rub-On, ribbon and some ink on the edges. Both the Fancy Pants Papers and Basic Grey Rub-Ons can be purchased over at the Jacksonbelle Store.

And this last project is a Birthdy Party Hat Card and a Birthday Cupcake Box. I used some more yummy October Afternoon Papers, Prima Flowers, ribbon, hemp cord, a button, mini pearls, White pom-pom trim, a little satin box and of course a real candle!


Happy Birthday Lindsey! You rock girl!!









And last but not least, the Winner of my last blog candy for 2008 is...........





Maria luvs to Scrap!!!



Congratulations Maria!! Please email me your addy at KeepsakesbyMelissa@yahoo.com.
And I will get your package of goodies right out to you!!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and left me some wonderful comments! I really appreciate it! I have met alot of truly wonderful people this past year and I am so grateful for knowing all of you! May God Bless all of you and have a wonderful and safe 2009!! Now where is my Champagne?!! Woo-Hoo!!

Hugs, Melissa

Ring in the New Year! (I have Candy!! ~ on this post and 2 posts down is another!;)

YAY! Happy New Year! Thanks for stopping by my blog for the Jacksonbelle Embellishments New Years Eve Party Blog Hop!! And guess what I have some Candy to giveaway!! All you need to do is leave a comment here by Friday, January 2nd and I will pick a winner and it will be announced on the Jacksonbelle Blog on Monday January 5th! There are 2 DT Blogs with candy for each challenge, so that means there is one more DT Blog out there with some more Candy!! Happy Blog Hopping!!

This is what my winner will get:




For this 1st Challenge we had to make something using "rings". So being New Year's Eve I decided to make another Champagne Glass Card using a ring around the stem! You know, you don't want to lose your glass!! I used some yummy October Afternoon paper (County Library) and I added a lil' Wintergreen Shimmerz in the little green circles. The colors matched perfectly. It is hard to see in the photo, but the Shimmerz gives just enough "shimmer" to the paper for a little added bling. So I guess you could say they are rings too! They remind me of champagne bubbles! Both those products can be found at Jacksonbelle's awesome store HERE!

And my 2nd card, is a Maya Road Snowflake Album, which I covered the back page with some more October Afternoon Paper, (which can be purchased at Jacksonbelle's Store)I used lots of glitter to outline the snowflake, as well as white ink and I used a Binder "Ring" to hold the 2 pages together! I also used a Melissa Frances Resin Frame, a button and some white and clear balls from a holiday pick, which all are either "rings" or "circles" for the challenge. I also used a Foam snowflake drenched in glitter, ribbon, a Martha Stewart Branch Punch, hemp cord and I printed the Happy Winter! out from MS Word and covered that in glitter too!

Hope you like my cards! I will be back at 9pm to post my projects for the 4th challenge and I also will announce the winner of my other Blog Candy Giveaway!!(2 posts down) Good Luck everyone and Happy Blog Hopping and Happy New Year!!

Hugs, Melissa

Jacksonbelle Embellishments New Year's Eve Bash!

Starts today at 3pm est! There will be challenges, chatting, fun and did I mention PRIZES!! So make sure you come back here where I will be posting a couple of cards for the 1st challenge at 3 pm est! All the Jacksonbelle DT Girls will be posting projects on their blogs throughout the night. There will also be a DT Blog Hop! All the Girls blogs are listed HERE! And make sure you check out the Jacksonbelle Embellishment Group over at Paper Craft Planet! If you haven't already joined make sure you do! All the fun will also be over there too!

Here are all the exact details:

Challenge details ~ EVERYONE can play along and we hope you do!!! All you have to do is go to Jacksonbelle’s Challenge BLOG and leave a comment & link to your card in the post for the specific challenge you are playing with!! That’s it! The deadline to enter for the CHALLENGES (blog candy deadline is different) is 1/4/09 by 12pm EST! There will be a prize given away for each challenge. If you upload to SCS, please include the specified keywords referenced in the challenge details below. This way, we can all see your beautiful creation!

Blog Hop Treasure Hunt ~ This is going to be so much fun!!!! We can’t tell you WHO is the bearer of the BLOG CANDY…you will have to go FIND it!!! LOL!!!! Visit ALL the girls’ blogs and MAYBE one or two of them might have some candy to share!! When you find the bearer of the gift(s), leave a comment on their blog! That’s it!

All winners will be announced on the Jacksonbelle Embellishments Challenge Blog on Monday, 1/5/09.

Challenge #1 ~ 3pm (EST) SCS Keyword ~ JBENYE1
For our first challenge we are asking you to “RING” in the New Year!! Keyword here ~ RING!!! Use your creativeness (is that a word??) and make a card that has a “ring” to it!! LOL!!! Ideas ~ Wedding card (rings ~ get it!?!?!), circles, a bell, Kids (ring around the Rosie), diamonds (either the shape OR the bling!!!), etc…

Challenge #2 ~ 5pm (EST) SCS Keyword ~ JBENYE2
When I think of New Years Eve Celebrations, I tend to think of the colors Black, White or Vanilla and some SHINY accents or paper (metallic, glitter). Make a card using these colors ~ ANY theme!

Challenge #3 ~ 7pm (EST) SCS Keyword ~ JBENYE3
What’s your New Year Resolution? Make a card reflecting your Resolution. If you don’t have one , how about using some neglected stamps, paper, embellishments, etc… That is a New Year Resolution ANY stamper can relate to!!!

Challenge #4 ~ 9pm (EST) SCS Keyword ~ JBENYE4
New Year’s Eve gives some people the hope of a new beginning, a fresh start, the BIRTH of a NEW DAY!!!! Lindsey’s BIRTHDAY is January 4th so in celebration of the New Year AND Lindsey’s Birthday, make a Birthday card!!!

So make sure you come back and see if maybe I am the one with the First Blog Candy for the Blog Hop!! ;)

And you still have time for my Blog Candy Giveaway on my last post! Hurray! Hurray!
I will post that winner tonight at 9 pm!

See you later!!

Hugs, Melissa