We always love seeing projects that our customers make using our product lines, and this display piece using our "The Sweet Life" collection (designed by the talented duo of Everyday is a Holiday) made us so happy when it landed in our inbox.
Russian paper crafter Elya used a hoop and fabric for her base, then layered our paper products on top of that.
Thank you for sharing your creativity with us and our readers Elya. This is just beautiful!
There is something so warm and personal about receiving a hand made card. Melissa Phillips is here today to share a super adorable card she designed using the Melissa Frances "The Sweet Life Collection". We'll let Melissa tell you about her project:
"The Sweet Life" collection just couldn't be any sweeter. I love the soft pastels mixed with the darling images found in this collection. Today I've used one of my most favorite images and sentiments found on a Sweet Life journal card.
I added some Melissa Frances glass glitter around the outside of my journal card and a large resin wreath to highlight my focal point.
A bit of pink crocheted trim near the bottom edge mixed with patterned paper and my card is ready to share with someone special.
- Melissa Phillips
We always love seeing the projects our Melissa Frances customers around the world are making with our paper collections. Today, we are pleased to share with you an amazing wedding album from Russian scrapbooker Veda Bakalova.
She said:
I have been loving scrapbooking for four years now and all four years the paper of Melissa Frances has been my favorite. Each year, you surprise me and each new collection your launch inspires me more than the last! Thank you for the inspiration. I hope you will be interested in seeing the big wedding album I made from your products. The finished album size is 25 x 30 cm.
What we at Melissa Frances especially love about this project is how Veda combined papers from our "The Sweet Life", "Classic Elegance", "C'est la Vie", and "Attic Treasures" collections in her creation of this album. This is an example of how so many of our collections mix and match across their specific product lines!
Thank you Veda for sharing your creativity with us. Your album is absolutely BEAUTIFUL and we're sure it will look stunning with your photos added into it!
Today our talented design team member Melissa Phillips has a beautiful card combining our "The Sweet Life" collection with last year's "Classic Elegance". Check it out!
For my card today, I pulled out The Sweet Life collection and mixed it with a few of my other favorite collections.
My background paper is from the Classic Elegance collection ("At first Blush (PA404)" and "Bits of Paper (PA403)") . The colors and patterns tie in so perfectly with The Sweet Life. And I love using a Melissa Frances vellum envelope whenever possible, as they create such a soft background layering effect.
Melissa Frances German Glass Glitter around the outside of my journal cards is a favorite technique of mine and brings in some sparkle and shine.
Thanks for stopping by. -Melissa Phillips
Yesterday we shared two projects from Alyona-lilavadi Savinova with you, and today we have two more of her lovely cards to share with you.
Once again, she used our "The Sweet Life" Collection for both of these cards.
We always LOVE seeing what people are making with the products we manufacture! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us and our readers Alyona.
Did you know that you can purchase Melissa Frances products directly from the Melissa Frances website? There is both a retail and wholesale division to the website, so whether you are a store owner, or an end user, we can process your order directly on www.melissafrances.com!
Today we have some projects featuring our "The Sweet Life" collection, which was designed by the fabulous duo at "Everyday is a Holiday"!
Alyona-lilavadi Savinova is a paper crafter from Russia who wanted to share with us that she thought the new collection is "amazing" and then she showed us this beautiful recipe book (above) and a collection of cards. We'll show you one of the cards today, and invite you to come back tomorrow to see the other 2!
For this card, Alyona-lilavadi used our "Mixed Media Doodles" patterned paper for the 'cupcake' focal point of her card. This paper is really versitile as you can color the doodles with whichever colors work best for your project!
Be sure to stop by tomorrow to see the rest of Alyona-lilavadi's cards!
Calling all our West Coast Melissa Frances fans! We will be exhibiting at the Santa Clara Scrapbook Expo August 8th and 9th. We will be offering our adorable The Sweet Life Mini album workshop so be sure to sign up - it's an awesome workshop with a great class kit! Here's a little preview:
As always, we will also have a retail booth at the expo selling our beautiful products. We look forward to seeing you there!
What's a girl to do when you have forgotten to get a gift for a special occasion? Simple, make a stunning gift bag, pop a gift card into it, and you're set!
Today we have a cute project from Rachel McAffee who shares the basic steps she used to create this project.
Cut out The Sweet Life journal cards and using a rounded edge punch, punch all corners of the journal cards. Layer the journal cards on top of the goodie bag and adhere using Zip Dry. Adhere a pearl on top of a kraft heart sticker and attach to the goodie bag. Adhere two rows of satin pink ribbon towards the bottom of the bad using glue and let dry. Fill the bag with goodies and top off with gift wrapping shred.
Our brand new treat bags are a favorite with our design team. They work well for gift giving, or as envelopes for greeting cards. The come as a set of four designs, two large and two small. Today's project from design team member Anne-Kristen Holt uses the treat bags from "The Sweet Life" collection. (GNJA004)
Anne says the following about her project:
"I love these Treats Bags ... they are easy to decorate with wonderful tags and embellishments from Melissa Frances. You can put a tag inside or just put a little gift in the Bags. Love it ♥ "
Anne also features "The Sweet Life" journaling cards (GNJA006) on the front of her bags.
Be sure to come back and visit our blog on Thursday to see another treat bag project from Anne.
I've always wished I had a little summer cottage I could escape to. While that might always remain a dream, instead, why not try making a village of summer houses like our design team member Rachel McAffee.
Here's a little idea of the process for her project:
