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Birthday Card

July 30, 2014 by Melissa Leave a Comment

I've got a card share for you today. It's the birthday card that I made for my husband. Who says masculine cards can't have sequins? Lol! This was my first time trying watercoloring which is real hot right now in card making. I used Tim Holtz Distress ink which I smeared on a craft sheet and spritzed with water. Then I smooshed a piece of Tim Holtz distress watercolor cardstock in it. I kept dipping it in until I got the look I was happy with. I allowed it to dry completely before adhering it to the card base. It was a bit warped so I made sure to use a good amount of adhesive on … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 7-27-14

July 27, 2014 by Melissa 1 Comment

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Can I count backwards? I don't know about you but Sundays are not my favorite day of the week. It's a day where I feel a lot of dread for the work week ahead. Work has been real busy and stressful lately and it's taken a toll on me. I'm looking forward to my vacation in two weeks. It's always good to take a break from work and recharge those batteries. Aside from work stresses I'm also feeling a little bit under the weather. It's allergy related. I'm in the maintenance phase of my allergy shots. This could last up to three … [Continue reading...]

Party in Your PJs #13

July 24, 2014 by Melissa 8 Comments

Welcome to Party in Your PJ's! Connect with your hosts: Simply Sweets by Honeybee | Facebook | Pinterest The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest And guest co-host: bumblebreeblog | Pinterest | Instagram Welcome back to week 13 of Party in Your PJs. We're so happy that you're joining us. This week my features are going to focus mainly on crafts. I'm mostly a baker but there's a part of me that loves crafting and admires the work of crafters so I wanted to give a shout out to some of the projects that caught my eye. I did choose one sweet because I was drawn to how great they … [Continue reading...]

$5 Charge for Whining Sign

July 21, 2014 by Melissa 2 Comments

Recently my husband saw a sign at a restaurant that he told me he had to find. It was a $5 Charge for Whining sign. He wanted one for his workplace. I looked online and saw many versions of them but decided instead of buying one that I would make my own. I was excited to get to use vinyl for the first time with my Cricut Explore. I designed the sign and uploaded it to the Explore to cut it out. I weeded out all the parts that wouldn't be going on the sign and placed transfer tape over it. I had already painted the wood with two coats of paint. Whatever color you want the words to … [Continue reading...]

Slice of Life Sundays: 7-20-14

July 20, 2014 by Melissa 6 Comments

Happy Sunday! Hope you're having a great weekend. I've spent mine relaxing. Life has been so crazy busy for me lately that when the weekends roll around I just want to relax. I haven't been working on any new blog material because I just haven't had time. I do have some older projects that I can share. I just need to get the posts written. I have had time to squeeze in watching my favorite shows. Lol! Falling Skies, The Bridge, So You Think You Can Dance and America's Got Talent are back on. There are more that I'm forgetting but I'm still waking up. Are you familiar with Online Blog … [Continue reading...]

Party in Your PJs #12

July 17, 2014 by Melissa 8 Comments

Welcome to Connect with us: Simply Sweets by Honeybee | Facebook | Pinterest The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest Guest co-hosted by: bumblebreeblog | Pinterest | Instagram What an amazing party we had last week! We had over 50 links which I believe is our new record. Y'all rock! Thank you for coming by each week and sharing your creativity. We love seeing your work and sharing it on Pinterest & other social media. To our new guests this week we're happy to have you joining us. A Few of My Favorites from Last Week: Strawberry Rhubarb Hand Pies by Pure Grace … [Continue reading...]

Party in Your PJs #11

July 10, 2014 by Melissa 5 Comments

Welcome to Connect with us: Simply Sweets by Honeybee | Facebook | Pinterest The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest Guest co-hosted by: bumblebreeblog | Pinterest | Instagram Happy Thursday y'all! We're so glad that you're joining us for week eleven of the party. Grab a beverage, kick up your feet and link up your favorite posts. However, please don't link and run. I know we all have busy lives & linking up to parties can be time consuming but it's not a party without interaction. Before you leave choose at least one post to visit and show them some love. We all love comments … [Continue reading...]

Sending Love Card

July 7, 2014 by Melissa 12 Comments

Happy Monday friends. Hope y'all had a great Fourth of July. Things were pretty uneventful for us. We like to stay home because our dogs don't do too well with the fireworks. They have Thundershirts which help a lot but they are not a cure. They still get rattled by the extremely loud fireworks as do I. I'll never get used to the sound. It's like bombs going off right over our roof. The rest of the weekend we just relaxed as much as possible. Work last week was crazy so any chance I get to just veg out and relax I do. Anywho, enough about my weekend. I'd like to show you the sending love … [Continue reading...]

Party in Your PJs #10

July 3, 2014 by Melissa 4 Comments

Welcome to Connect with us: Simply Sweets by Honeybee | Facebook | Pinterest The Cookie Puzzle | Facebook | Pinterest I have some very exciting news! We have a guest co-host joining us today. Everyone please give a warm welcome to Bree from bumblebreeblog. Hello all! I am Bree. I find passion in creating fun crafts, giving personal handmade gifts, celebrating events and holidays, and blogging about the things that inspire me! I love my cat, Cleopatra, eating ice cream any time of day, and my husband. You can find me over at bumblebreeblog.com. Head over there to check out all the … [Continue reading...]

Ballerina Cookies

June 30, 2014 by Melissa 9 Comments

I had a crazy busy week last week. Things at work have been hectic. We are down a person in our department, due to medical leave, so it has just made things crazy for the last two months. At the end of each month we have to close our books and the week leading up to it can sometimes be madness. Wish me luck that today goes smoothly. Sometimes I feel like I'm stretching myself thin between work and trying to maintain this blog. I'm not always timely with my posts but I try to get them done as soon as I can. These ballerina cookies were made a couple of weeks ago for a co-worker's daughter's … [Continue reading...]