Merry Monday: Made by Marvelous Marlene

It's Merry Monday once again on my blog!  And, not that many Merry Mondays left now before Christmas!!!  

Today I have a bunch of amazing 3D projects I received in a Christmastime swap last year from my marvelously talented friend Marlene.

First up, a sweet mini album that opens to reveal a holiday message, made with last year's Memories and More kit:

Next, is this fun treat holder:

A bit of designer paper and ribbon makes fun gift wrap, too:

Here's a beautifully elegant way to present some chocolates:

And, a few more:

The snowflake on the package above is a removable ornament:


Aren't these wonderful gift-giving ideas!  So grateful to receive such amazing artwork from Marlene!  Hope you find these inspiring, too!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

- Michelle

Fabulous Friends Friday: Birthday Cards!

Happy Friday!  For this Fabulous Friends Friday, I thought it would be fun to share some of the amazing birthday cards I received from my amazingly talented crafting friends!! 

Hope you enjoyed these!  I feel very blessed and thankful to have received these wonderful works of art!   

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

- Michelle

Merry Monday: Christmastime is Here Suite Cards

Merry Monday!  I must confess I am actually concerned at how few Mondays are left between now and Christmas!   So many projects I hope to get done before then, and so little time!  :)   How about you -- are you feeling that way, too?

Today I have some cards to share with you that I had fun creating with stamps and papers from the new Christmastime is Here Suite, which is available only for a limited time!  

For the first pair of cards, I took the bubble paper Judy-Ann created at our September SUper Friends gathering, cut it and stamped it to form the focal point:

Next, I decided to do some embossing with the stamp set with white embossing powder on Fluid 100 watercolor paper, and then watercolor with the new Pigment Sprinkles.  I embellished them with Glitter Enamel Dots.  I liked how these cards could be used for Christmas or other occasions:

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!  

- Michelle

SUper Friends October Gathering and Swap

 Hi!!!   Finally back with a blog post . . . have some wonderful SUper Friends creations to share with you from our gathering and swap at the end of October!   The theme for our swap was clean and simple cards.

This adorable Halloween card is by Judy-Ann, created with the Harvest Hellos Bundle:

Connie M. created this festive Christmas card with the Tidings All Around Bundle and Buffalo Check background:

Nancy's elegant fancy fold shows off the Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper:

Nancy also created this beautiful window card with the Noble Peacock Specialty Designer Series Paper:

Kallien's beautiful card features some fabulous products from the Magnolia Lane Suite Bundle (in fact, the flower accenting the greeting is cut from the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper using the Magnolia Memory Dies!  Gotta love that kind of product coordination!!!)

Barbara created this beautiful birthday-banner-wrapped card from the Banner Surprise Paper Pumpkin Kit:

Agnes created this merry card from the October Paper Pumpkin kit, as well as radiant cards with the Brightly Gleaming Foil Elements and Feels Like Frost Specialty Paper:

For my card, I decided to do a spotlight technique inspired by this card I saw on Pinterest, using the Christmas Rose Stamp Set (part of the Christmastime is Here Product Suite, only available while supplies last!):

Judy-Ann also made treats for everyone using the Bone Appetite Paper Pumpkin Kit:

And, I did, too!

We had some yummy treats made by Kallien:

And, Jana surprised me with a birthday cake:

So fun to celebrate with these lovely ladies!

 Thanks so much to the SUper Friends for their wonderful swaps and celebration!  And, thank you so much for visiting my blog!!!

- Michelle