C.C. Blog — DT Melissa

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. I just love the new 'Swissie' release.  For my card I have used one of the 'Dessert Swissies', she is just so cute. To create the background, I have used Distress Oxide Ink and Catherine Pooler ink.  The Swissie is sitting on an embossed brick wall. Stamp 'Dessert Swissie' and extra strawberries onto X-Press It Blending Card with black ink.  Colour with Copic Markers (listed below).  Fussy cut. The sentiment is a sentiment strip and die cut.  The die cuts have been coloured with Copic Markers, Shimmer Pen then Glossy Accents.  All have been adhered to...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. I just love the new 'Swissie' release.  For my card I have used one of the 'Sweater Swissies', she is just so cute. To create the background, I have placed a stencil onto a piece of Kraft card.  I then applied white pigment ink with a small blending brush.  I dried it with a heat gun, then moved the stencil slightly to the righten then applied Kitch Flaming Distress ink.  I then added Picked Raspberry Distress Ink in small areas to add depth.  Allow this too dry. Stamp 'Sweater Swissie' and the 'Stool' onto X-Press It...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. The 'Spring Critters' stamp set is just so cute, it just makes me smile.  I have used this set for my card. I have stamp the images onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured them with Copic Markers (listed below).  I fussy cut the images leaving a small white border. I have used a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen for accents. For the card: the base is a White Card.  The 'Grass' was created with Copic Markers (listed below) and Distress Ink (Salty Ocean). I have drawn the border using a Black Copic Multi Liner Pen....

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. The 'Potted Animals' stamp set is just so cute and a very versatile set.  I have used this set for my card. I have stamp the image onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below).  I fussy cut the image leaving a small white border. I have used a Sakura White Gelly Roll pen for accents. For the card, the base is a Kraft card.  I have cut a square from this card. The blue card is layered behind. The image has been adhered to the card using foam tape. I...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. I just love the 'Spring Critters' stamp set. For today's card I have used this set. I have stamped the image onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below).  I have cut out the image leaving a small white border. I have cut a circle out of a white card.  The background has been created using Distress Oxide Inks.  The sentiment has been stamped on this card with black ink. The image has been adhered to the card using foam squares. I have added shimmer pen and glossy accents to the...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. I just love the new release and couldn't wait to colour them.  For today's card I have used the adorable 'Potted Animals' stamp set. I have stamped the image onto X-Press it Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below).  I have cut out the image leaving a small white border. For the card front, I have cut a circle out of a white card.  I stamped the sentiment onto this card with black ink. On another piece of white card, I have create the background using distress inks and a few dies. The...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. Happy New Year!!! I thought I would start the new year with the 'Sweet Treats' Stamp set just in case you are still celebrating bring in the new year. I have stamped the image onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below).  I have cut out the image using the 'Outline Die'. The base has also been coloured with Copic Markers (listed below).  Firstly, I masked it off using Masking Magic, then coloured with Copics. The sentiment has been stamped in black using a Versafine Clair ink. The coloured image has...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. For today's card I have used the 'Breakfast Animals' Stamp Set. I have stamped the images onto X-Press It B lending Card and coloured them with Copic Makers (listed below).  I have then fussy cut the images, leaving a small white border. The card base heart has been cut from white card and I have created a shaker card using a patterned paper and clear confetti. The sentiment was stamped using Versafine Black Ink and allowed to dry. The images have been adhered to the card using foam tape. Thanks for stopping by. Melissa xxxxx SUPPLIES...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. For today's card I have used the ever so cute 'Santa Claus Swissie' stamp set. I have stamped it onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below). The card base is a slimline size card cut from white card and mounted onto black card. The Sentiment 'Ho Ho Ho' is cut using dies and coloured with Copic Markers.  I have added shimmer pen and glossy accents for shine.  This has been adhered to the card using liquid glue. The coloured image has been adhered to the card using foam tape. This...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. For today's card I have used the super cute '3 Reindeers' stamp set. I have stamped the image onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below).  I have used scissors to fussy cut the image, leaving a small white border. The background is coloured using distress ink (salty ocean) and spritzed with water.  The sentiment (included in stamp set) is stamped onto black card and embossed with white embossing powder. I have adhered the sentiment with double sided tape and the image with foam tape. I have used the 'Craft with...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. For today's card I have used the super cute 'Penguins' stamp set. I have stamped the image onto X-Press it Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below).  I have used scissors to fussy cut the image leaving a small white border. The background has been created using Distress ink (Salty Ocean) and spritzed with water.  The word 'Joy' was cut using the 'Joy & Noel' Die available in store.  I cut this 3 times so it had some dimension.  For the final layer, I coated it with a shimmer pen and glossy accents...

Hi Everyone, Melissa here. For today's card I have used the super cute 'Mermaid Party' stamp set.  I have stamped the image onto X-Press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (listed below).  I have used the outline die to cut this image out. The background has been created using Copic Various Ink (Alcohol Ink).  I love the effect this gives.  I then made a shaker using stitched rectangle dies to make a frame.  I cut several of these to make a layer for the shaker.  The sentiment is a die from my stash. I have adhered the...