#FREEBIE & a FUNKY Card from the NEWLY RELEASED Design ELEMENTS stamp set

Good Morning Crafty Creatives! I have extended the free"bee" on my website until 3/16 so be sure to get the set of 7 digi stamps while they are available! I would love for you to share your creations with us as well!!  This card I created using the Design Elements stamp set. I love the simple design but can really be used for anything from a birthday, congratulations, thinking of you... the possibilities are ENDLESS! Just add one of our sentiments from our Outside & In stamp set and the lucky person receiving this card will be THRILLED with your creationn made with love! Both of the pictures below are the same exact card just photographed vertically and horizontally. Which one do you prefer? I can't wait to hear your feedback and be sure to get your digital freebie!!!

I hope you have a wonderfully CREATIVE day! Be sure to check out www.ACreativeJourneywithMelissa.com for amazing products and inspiration!

NEW RELEASES Baby Love & Petals for You - Flower Creations

I AM SO EXCITED I COULD SCCCRRREEEEAAAAMMMMM!!!!! FIRST I have a FABULOUS coupon for you to get 20% off YOUR ENTIRE ORDER!!! This coupon expires 2/19!!

 Great things going on with A Creative Journey with Melissa!  We have two new releases today and here they are!! I can't wait to show you the projects the AMAZING DT has created!!!

This set is called Baby Love and can be used for a baby annoucement, congrats, silly baby card or a number of other things!!  The possibilities are ENDLESS!

Look at this ADORABLE card created by Leticia on our DT! I love the pacifier! It makes me giggle!

This set is called Petals for You - Flower Creations This set is VERY versatile and can be used not only for a greeting but for a flower embellishment for a scrapbook page, background and SO MUCH MORE! I hope you enjoy the new stamp sets and hopefully you will purchase them for yourself and show us what YOU have created!

Look at this BEAUTIFUL card created by Christy on our DT! I love all of the colors and how she also used chip board to highlight the stamped flower embellisment. 

I hope you have a wonderfully CREATIVE day! Be sure to check out www.ACreativeJourneywithMelissa.com for amazing products and inspiration!

AWARENESS RIBBON SET #2 PROJECTS

Good Morning!

It's really been a LONG LONG WEEK! After the loss of my Uncle Herb to cancer last Thursday, it has been a whirlwind. To top that off-The WHOLE MUELLER FAMILY has got this cold thing going on that is going around... Even my hubby has it! He NEVER misses work and he stayed home yesterday! We are hopefully all on the mend but wow! That was one heck of a cold!

Can you believe that OCTOBER 2nd is less than ONE WEEK AWAY! So less than one week until our NEXT STAMP RELEASE and MORE PRIZES to be given away???? I am so excited to show them to you as well as the AMAZING PROJECTS that the design team has created! I am a very lucky girl to have such amazingly creative ladies on my design team!

Here are some amazing projects that the design team member Sharon Meyer  created using AWARENESS RIBBON set #2. I love the way she used the stamped images in a different way on every project! INNOVATIVE! If you would like to purchase your own set, please visit my website!

I hope you have a wonderfully CREATIVE day and thank you for stopping by!
 

Christmas Card

Happy Thursday! One more day and my kids are off for Christmas break! I am so excited!  I thought I would share a card I had made. This was created with a card kit but I added my own personal touch as well as a Stampin Up Sentiment and christmas tree stamp that I colored with copic markers. I love the way that the card opens up and looks like an ornament!

I hope you have a wonderfully CREATIVE day!

IN STORE?

Happy Sunday!!!
I hope everyone is having a FABULOUS day and enjoying their families and loved ones! I have been trying to get more organized.. it never seems to end but I do see a LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL! YAY! I have created some cards that I have at a friend of mine's shop Creative U Studios! You can check out her website at http://www.creativeu.net/ She has an amazing store and even in you are NOT in Southern California (where she and I are located) you can stop ONLINE! Isn't that great! They are SUPER friendly and amazingly talented! Sewing, knitting, crocheting... I just can't get enough!!  I have copied some of the cards that I put there a few weeks ago to update my inventory. I hope you enjoy the creations and I hope you are inspired to create something yourself this week too!  Thanks so much for visiting and being a follower.  Please be sure to leave your blog address so I can be sure to return the favor!!!   Have a great week!

**The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop WINNERS!!!!!**

HI FANTASTIC FRIENDS!

First I would like to apologize that this took longer than I had anticipated. I had two winners and unfortunately they weren't following me so I had to pass and find two more winners... Sad for them but GREAT NEWS for the winners! I really had a great time at CKU and feel really blessed to have been able to go to San Diego to take part in it with one of my friends Sharon who is one of the co-owners of Getaway Scrapbooking. We saw Stacy Julian, Lisa Bearnson, Theresa Collins and so many more amazing women that are so inspirational.. I feel like I have been given a fresh new look on creativity and am really excited to get my creative on! So I decided with all of the blessings I have been given, this is why I decided to pay it forward sooooooo I am going to have THREE blog hop winners-Sound Good??

BUT First before I tell you the winners and what the winners have won, I want to tell you about another AMAZING blog hop that is coming up by the same AMAZING AND SUPER UBER TALENTED AMY :)
AND there is still time to be a winner on HER blog hop... Click above or on the turkey to get to her blog to check out how you can win some AMAZING prizes over there!  That contest ends November 7th!!!!!

It is called Let's Talk Turkey!!! The blog hop will begin with Amy and you can follow along and enjoy AMAZING projects that are TURKELICIOUS...LOL!!  I hope you join us!!

I would also like to thank the amazing girls that participated in this hop with me but ESPECIALLY AMY as her hard work and fantastic organization has made this an amazing blog hop to take part in!

..... And the winners are.....

#1 Vicki said...

I saw mummy right away! too cute! your Thanksgiving card is very nice.

#2 cema1cema said...

Great cards!! Christina

#3 pattyk said...

love the ghost.

Please send me your address to ACreativeJourney@ca.rr.com so that I can get your candy out to you!! Have a wonderful week... I am going to be getting ready for my first craft fair on Saturday!!!!  I can't wait but I am a little nervous... Ya gotta start somewhere! If anyone has any suggestions or input I would love to hear it! Enjoy your day!

Winners- YES THREE WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED AT 4 PT

Happy Halloween!
In a little while I will be announcing the WINNERS!! Yes I said WINNERS!!!!  Not one- NOT TWO BUT THREE WINNERS will be walking away with one of the three packages pictured below. I was going to give away embossing templates but these prize packages are worth MUCH MORE so I figured you would rather have these :) and I also figured you would rather have three chances instead of one so WHY NOT?? I will have my sons pick numbers when I pick them up from school so you still have a little time to comment on BOTH of the days of the hop to be entered to win!!!!! Cut off time will be shortly...3:30 PT......

Winner #1

 Winner #2

 Winner #3

DAY TWO of The GREAT PUMPKIN BLOG HOP October 29th & 30th!

Welcome to DAY TWO of "IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN BLOG HOP" *** THIS IS A TWO-DAY HOP *** and it's ALL ABOUT PUMPKINS!On October 29 th & 30th, come see at least one new pumpkin projectfrom each participating blogger on each day about pumpkins (and maybe a few other projects as well!) Prizes will be offered for visitors of DAY ONE and visitors of DAY TWO, but A GRAND PRIZE will be offered to those who choose to hop and comment on BOTH DAYS from our AWESOMELY UBER TALENTED HOSTESS!! :) If you have just come from our AMAZINGLY TALENTED HOSTESS AMY, you are in the right place! If you have come here by chance, please hop along and start with Amy so you don't miss one amazing thing! I am also offering blog candy myself and I will have one of my sons pick a random winner that has left a comment on both days and is a follower. The blog candy winner will be announced on Monday by 12 Noon PST. The blog candy is a surprise  and you won't be disappointed. I am at CKU (Creating Keepsakes University) Reunion in San Diego, California and am getting WONDERFUL goody bags and I may just add some stuff to the blog candy... WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR?? LOL

I have two projects to share today.. I made this card for Thanksgiving but really loved the pumpkin :)

I saw this done by a friend of mine and kinda added my own twist to it... This is a mummy but some people have said it looks like a ghost.

Thank you so much for visiting me! Your next stop is the UBER TALENTED ASHLEY... You are going to LOVE what this amazing creative genius has done for you!
Below is a complete list of all of the participants. PLEASE check back each day :) We can't wait to hear your thoughts because we LOVE feedback :)

1. Amy V. ~ http://www.lovetocrop.com/ <<<<< YOU JUST CAME FROM HERE>>>>>
2. Melissa M. ~ http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com/ <<<<<YOU ARE HERE>>>>>
3. Ashley T. ~ http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com<<<<<YOUR NEXT STOP>>>>>
4. Anita C. ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
5. Nancy O. ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/
6. Shannon M. ~ http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
7. Amber J. ~ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com
8. Linda T. ~ http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/
  9. Colleen H. ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
10. Jennifer R. ~ www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
11. Lisa P. ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com
 12. April N. ~ http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
13. Theresa ~ www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
14. Jessica S. ~ http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com
 15. Brenda B. ~ http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com/
16 Jamie ~ http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/
17. Maria D. ~ http://www.mdcraftcorner.blogspot.com/
18. Sherry B. ~ http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com

DAY ONE-It's the Great Pumpkin Blog Hop October 29th & 30th

Welcome to  DAY ONE of  "IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN BLOG HOP"  *** THIS IS A TWO-DAY HOP *** and it's ALL ABOUT PUMPKINS!On October 29 th & 30th, come see at least one new pumpkin projectfrom each blogger on each day about pumpkins (and maybe a few other projects as well!) Prizes will be offered for visitors of DAY ONE and visitors of DAY TWO, but A GRAND PRIZE will be offered to those who choose to hop and comment on BOTH DAYS from our AWESOMELY UBER TALENTED HOSTESS!! :) If you have just come from our AMAZINGLY TALENTED HOSTESS AMY, you are in the right place! If you have come here by chance, please hop along and start with Amy so you don't miss one amazing thing! I am also offering blog candy myself and I will have one of my sons pick a random winner that has left a comment on both days and is a follower. The blog candy winner will be announced on Monday by 12 Noon PST. The blog candy is a surprise  and you won't be disappointed. I am at CKU (Creating Keepsakes University) Reunion in San Diego, California and am getting WONDERFUL goody bags and I may just add some stuff to the blog candy... WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR?? LOL

I have a few projects to share.. I made these cards and was in a silly mood (as i am sure is obvious) and really liked how they came out! They just made me giggle so I hope it does you too! I cut them out with my Cricut and they fit in 5 x 5 envelopes but i don't remember what size I actually cut them with. 

   I also included my two witches' shoes cards. As you can see, you can really add ANYTHING to a card, scrapbook page or canvas.... and it gives it dimension, character and really adds to your creation! 






THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX WE CREATE FOR OURSELVES!

Thank you so much for visiting me! Your next stop is the UBER TALENTED ASHLEY... You are going to LOVE what this amazing creative genius has done for you!
Below is a complete list of all of the participants. PLEASE check back each day :) We can't wait to hear your thoughts because we LOVE feedback :)

1. Amy V. ~ http://www.lovetocrop.com/ <<<<< YOU JUST CAME FROM HERE>>>>>
2. Melissa M. ~ http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com/ <<<<<YOU ARE HERE>>>>>
3. Ashley T. ~ http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com<<<<<YOUR NEXT STOP>>>>>
4. Anita C. ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/
5. Nancy O. ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/
6. Shannon M. ~ http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog
7. Amber J. ~ http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com
8. Linda T. ~ http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com/
  9. Colleen H. ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
10. Jennifer R. ~ www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
11. Lisa P. ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com
 12. April N. ~ http://www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
13. Theresa ~ www.thescrapbookingqueen.com
14. Jessica S. ~ http://thecreativestamperspot.blogspot.com
 15. Christina C. ~ http://cema1cema.blogspot.com
16. Brenda B. ~ http://createbyburffrau.blogspot.com/
17 Jamie ~ http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/
18 Maria D. ~ http://www.mdcraftcorner.blogspot.com/
19. Sherry B. ~ http://www.patternsbysher.blogspot.com

So honored to be God Parents!

My husband Jon and I were honored on Sunday by becoming Kortlynn's God Parents. Christy and Jason asked us (Jon's cousin & hubby) and we really feel privileged. I made a special card for Kortlynn commemorating the very exciting event! I hope you like my creation! Have a great week!

The Frog Card

It's a crazy busy weekend- my baby boy is GRADUATING from 5th grade and my mom is coming into town for the graduation! My son will be going into middle school.... I can't believe how time has flown! I really wanted to post something so I thought I would post a card that I had made a card for one of my best friends a month or so back.  She calls her hubby her Frog (I think because he REALLY is her prince charming :D) but I had this stamp set (Unfrogettable) which is retired from Stampin' Up! and just HAD to make it for her! 

I had die cut the blue "card" with a Sizzix Bigz XL Die - Album, Accordion #2 (I cut off the piece that you attach to another to make it an accordion album.) I cut the green/cream diamond patterned paper in a square and used a corner rounder. Glued it to the card base. I stamped the frog and the sentiment with black Momento ink. I colored the frog in with glaze pens by Sakura . I cut the frog out with scissors. I punched out a heart and circle. 

I cut a pie piece shape out of the green circle so it would resemble a lily pad. I then scored lines to show the "veins" of the leaf and sanded it to show the "veins" more clearly. I glued the lily pad down, then the heart, then the flower and button. I used pop dots under the top half of the frog to give the frog a 3-d effect, I added some twine and wrapped it around the card front three times and tied a knot. PRESTO!! We have the card :D 

I really enjoyed making this card. I was pleased how it came out and my friend really enjoyed it as well. I hope you enjoy this project and I would love to hear your feed back! 

Have a wonderful day and happy crafting!