Today's FITgirl Spotlight - It's Me!!!!

I am so excited to share that I am featured on the ScrapFIT blog today!  Check it out and learn more about me and my love of papercrafting! 

I received this honor by winning the Step Class #9 Challenge: Paper Piecing!  Here is a pic of my winning card in case you haven't seen it yet!  You can get the details on how I made this card here!

If you haven't been to the ScrapFIT blog yet, stop by and check it out!  They have frequent challenges with awesome inspiration from their DT.  Enter a challenge and you too could be featured on the ScrapFIT blog and win some goodies! 

Mel

A Winter Card

It seems a bit early for winter projects, but I could not resist making a card with this adorable snowman stamp that I received with my last order from Unity Stamps! 

I wanted the focus to be on the cute snowman and I used some crayons to color in his carrot nose and stocking hat and scarf.  I am not a stamp coloring pro by any means, so I tried to keep the coloring to a minimum.  After coloring him, I added glitter to give him that snowy feel. 



 

To give the card more texture and dimension, I created a multi-layered snowflake using two snowflake SVGs by Bird's Cards.  These SVGs are free on the Bird's Cards site, so pick them up if you haven't already.  Once I cut the snowflakes out, I dowsed them with glimmer mist and glitter and added the button with the twine in the center.

Materials Used:
'One of a Kind Winter' Itty Bitty Stamp set by Unity Stamps
Snowflake SVGs by Bird's Cards
Twine by Stampin' Up
Button by Autumn Leaves
Hexagon Stickers are from the My Mind's Eye All is Bright Collection
Patterned papers by MME and Stampin' Up
Gems by Creative Charms
Glitter by Martha Stewart Crafts
Scalloped Border Punch by Stampin' Up

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
WCMD Unity Stamps Challenge #7 - Coloring
Scrap Fit Warm-Up #32 - Buttons and/or Bows

Thanks for visiting!
Mel

Cute Owl Card

Hi there!  I am back sharing another card!!!!  I am on fire and have been pumping out the cards!  I made this adorable spooky card featuring owls.  I love owls and the owl with the witch's hat is a brand new SVG from The Digi Bistro.  This owl is part of the Spooky Halloween Collection - You have to get this SVG collection, I am in love with it!!!! 

For fun, I added some details to the owl SVG. I used glimmer mist in Haunted Shadow, black inking of the edges, glittery brads for the eyes, and some twine. 

The little owls stamped onto circle punches are from the 'Precious Little One' stamp set by Unity Stamps and Simple Stories.  The papers for the card are from my scrap pile (good way to get use out of them!).  Papers are by Stampin Up (witch hat) and My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Halloween (background papers). The flair is by Paper Play Studio and the Happy Halloween stamp is by My Thoughts Exactly.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
WCMD Unity Challenge #1 Shaped Card (5 WCMD challenges down, 3 more to go!)
ScrapFit Challenge -  Step Class #9 Paper Piecing
Paper Playtime - Trick or Treat + Die Cut/Punches
Sunday Funday #2 - Link up Party
Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Any Halloween Project
The Kraft Journal - Reuse/Recycle

Melanie

Fall Projects & WCMD Unity Challenge #5

Another Unity challenge down for World Card Making Day!  I made the below fall theme card using the little bird from the 'Precious Little One' stamp set by Unity Stamps and Simple Stories.  So far, all of my cards for the WCMD challenges have used the same stamp set.  I am now challenging myself to see if I can make all of my cards using this set - I have 5 more challenges to go!  A challenge within a challenge!  :)

I am also entering this card into the Workout #77 Flag challenge at the Scrap Fit blog for a change to win the latest kit by Paper Issues.



 

I used some chipboard letters by Stampin Up for 'FALL'  I painted them using Ranger paint dabbers, then added some glimmer mist (to add shine), and distress ink to make them look worn.

 

I made flags using a banner die by Papertrey Ink and adhering it to wood sticks.  The papers are are a mixture from My Mind's Eye and My Memory Keepers collections.

I have some other Fall projects to share too!  These used to be on my blog.  With all of the changes I have made to my blog recently, I think I accidentally deleted them.  Enjoy for the first or second time!  :)

 

Mel