12/31/16

Seasons Givings Blog Hop 2017


Welcome to the Seasons Givings Blog Hop 2017!  This hop is going to be a little bit different in the fact that every single person on the list below, is giving something away.  All you need to do, is go to their blog, and leave a comment.  Really, really easy.  Now grab a cup of coffee, or tea, or maybe some hot chocolate, whatever your favorite is, and start hopping.  

Here is to starting off the year 2017 in a fun way! And thank you for all the sweet comments and support throughout the year! I truly feel blessed to have the opportunity to design for some amazing companies and for all the friendships I have made along the way!


Here are the products I will be giving away! There are a variety of dies and stamps from Maya Road, Taylored Expressions, and My Favorite Things. I also have the frame, calendar, and watercolors panel to create a personalized calendar for 2017 and felt from Taylored Expressions, embossing folders, embellishments, and washi tape. 

New Year's Day always gives me the feeling of a fresh start! Leave me a comment and tell me one your crafting goals for the New Year. 

You can leave me a comment through January 5th at midnight. I will pick a winner on the January 7th! 

Thank you all for stopping by today! You can follow me here on Facebook, here on Instagram,  and you can follow my Pinterest boards.  I am looking forward to 2016. Happy New Year!! 


Melody Rupple (you are here)
Heidi Ramsey Blankenship



12/30/16

You Warm My Heart

Hi Everyone! I hope you had a wonderful holiday! I moved about three months ago so this wasn't my most organized Christmas but it was great to start new memories in our new home. I am sharing my last card for 2016 today! But be sure to stop by on New Year's Day for the Season's Giving Year 5 Blog Hop!

Here is my thank you card I created with products from Pretty Pink Posh.


I started by cutting the windows with the Storybook 3 Die. The little girl, the shovel, and the sentiment are from the Winter Wonderland Stamp Set  and die cut with the Coordinating Winter Wonderland Dies


The trees were cut with a die in the Winter Friends Die Set and I added snow with Nuvo Crystal Drops in white.  The hill of snow is die cut with Scalloped Borders Dies. I used watercolor paper and Distress Ink to create the background. I added the frame with the Scalloped Frames Dies. The card is finished off with sequins from the Sparkling Clear Mix

Thanks for stopping by! I SO appreciate all your comments and support in 2016! 






12/19/16

Annual Christmas Scrapbook Layout

Hi! I am up on the Maya Road Design Team Blog today sharing a scrapbook layout.  But sure to stop by the blog for lots of inspiration! 



My daughter Lisa got married this year and we actually had a photo of all of us to send out! I layered a variety of patterned papers and vellum to frame the photo. I embossed the vellum with an embossing folder to added a little more texture. 



I cut three snowflakes with the Winter Wonderland Snowflakes Die from white card stock and add a little glitter with a glitter pen. I also tucked a Golden Ice Crystal Charm slightly under the photo. I like to use a thin foam tape when I attach photos, leaving the edges free, to I can tuck in some of the embellishments. 


I love the So Deer Die! I have used it a lot this holiday season. Here I cut the deer from a gold foil. I used the Tabbed File Folder Die to add the tab at the top and added a word sticker. 


At the bottom of the page I cut a gold frame with the Scalloped Frame ATC Die and the word "love" with the Fanciful Love Die. To finish off the page I scattered Resin Mini Mums in Snow White and clear sequins. 

Thanks for stopping by! We are counting down the days until Christmas! Wishing all my crafty friends a very Merry Christmas!

Maya Road Supplies:
Winter Wonderland Snowflakes Die
Golden Ice Crystal Charm
So Deer Die
Tabbed File Folder Die
Scalloped Frame ATC Die
Fanciful Love Die

Resin Mini Mums in Snow White

12/9/16

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop


I am honored to be joining a talented group of stampers for the Deck the Hall with Inky Paws Blog Hop. Hop along for some great Holiday inspiration! And be sure to leave comments along the way for a chance to win a prize! 

Here is my card I created with the Sweater Weather Stamp Set and Sweater Weather Die Set


The little critters is this stamp set are so cute and fun to color! Here are colored them with Copic Markers.  The create the scene I cut and matted a circle directly in the card from. Behind the card front I added a piece of foam to add some depth. I also added a hill of snow cut from white glittered card stock.


You can see the added depth to the circle  a little better here. The sentiment is from the stamp set. I finished of the card with a few PPP Clear Sparkling Sequins

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Sale! 
Newton's Nook Designs is also having a sale starting today! Spend $25 and get a mini tree tag stamp for free along with FREE shipping on US orders ($3.50 off international) Use code TREETAG to redeem this special! Free/Discounted Shipping is valid through Friday, November 16th. Free stamp is also valid through Friday, December 16th or while supplies last. 


Enter to Win! Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Hop Prizes! 
We will be choosing two lucky winners to win a $20 store credit for Newton's Nook Designs online shop! To enter, just leave comments on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Sunday, December 11th at 9 pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the NND blog on Monday, December 12th.

Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop
Thanks for stopping by! 



12/8/16

It's Release Day at Taylored Expressions

It's release day at Taylored Expressions! All the new December products are available at the TE web store NOW.  I have two cards to share today showcasing a number of the new products. I hope you will inspired to create create a project for some who is special to you! 


I created this shaker card with my husband in mind. My husband is a guitarist and has played in bands since he was 16 years old. He is a big fan of the Beatles so this sentiment, from the All You Need is Love Stamp Set, is prefect! I stamped the sentiment on Oreo Card Stock in Delicata Golden Glitz Ink and embossed with gold embossing powder. I used foam tape to form the shaker. 


The background is stamped with the new Musical Background Stamp and the embellishment is cut with Little Bits - Treble/Bass. 





My second card is a masculine Valentine. The background is stamped with the Woodgrain Background Stamp in Earl Grey Ink. I used the new Brushstroke Valentine to stamp the sentiment in Delicata Silvery Shimmer Ink. I created the window with the Stitched Rectangle Stacklets. 


I love the font on the Sweet Script Die. I cut the word twice from Cherry Pop Card Stock and glued them together to add a little more depth. The word "heart" is stamped with a sentiment in the How Sweet It is Stamp Set.