MeGa Stampin Studio

Check out this incredible bulletin board...

and just when you thought we were done sharing these great project ideas from our Christmas party.

 

This little gem was handmade by Patti Higdon, and yes, she is our friend, too!  We are so lucky to have such great friends who share the same passion we do.  :)

The bulletin board is made from a  canvas and covered with Jolly Holiday DSP. Old Olive satin ribbon, corkboard, buttons and Christmas magnets.  The snowflakes are fun pins made for cork.

As always, thanks for sharing your talents with us, Patti!

Melissa and Gayla

The New Year is on it's way...

and what better way to kick it off, then with a new calendar idea!  Another great project created just for the annual Christmas party exchange by Donna McCain.

 

Donna used the Decor Elements calendar and added it to a frame.  She included chalk and added magnets she made.  The month and numbers are added with chalk each month!

Thanks for letting us share your fun project, Donna!

Happy Stamping!

Melissa & Gayla

Another Two Pocket Folder Idea!

Here we have made another sample of our two pocket folder, you can find it here, which has been embellished with a library pocket. 

The "To Do List" list fits in the pocket and creates a fun embellishment for the front of this folder.

These next ideas are ones we shared earlier with you that also used the library pocket as an embellishment.  The little bag is an idea we also shared and you can find step-by-step instructions here.

You can change the embellishment on the front of these bags and change the whole look.  You could also fill these pockets with other goodies! 

Thanks for stopping and shopping with us!

MeGa Team - Melissa and Gayla

 

 
 

Take Two Tuesday - Wine Charm Beads

So, today we are thinking ahead to Valentine's Day and created these wine charms for a pair of wine glasses.

 
We used a couple of red paper beads along with pearls and heart charms.  What a fun idea for Valentine's Day, an anniversary, weddings, showers, etc.  Of course, wine charms can be made for any occasion.

 

If you still haven't purchased the Scissor Charm tutorial that shows you step-by-step instructions for making these paper beads as well as the scissor charm.  The cost is only $1.95 and you can use the Paypal button below.  We have shared several ideas throughout the month on fun ways to use these beads.  Don't forget, these would be great embellishing your cards, scrapbook pages or recipes as well.  They aren't just made for projects.

A special addtion to our Take Two Tuesdays...

So we got over ambitious and created an extra project using the paper beads.  We made a very cute embellishments using accessories from the "old" Pretties kit.  We used a hat pin and some of the clear beads.  We love this simple pin added to the 1-1/4" striped grosgrain ribbon.

 

This stick pin can be used in so many ways; it doesn't have to be added to just ribbon.  Many add these embellishments to cards, scrapbook pages, gift bags or even used on a hat, coat, sweater, etc.

 

Tuesday is our very last Take Two Tuesday.  We will be sharing new and creative ways of paper crafting next year.  We'll keep you posted what you will be seeing next!

Last of the great gift ideas...

It's time for the party to come to an end. Here are the final projects from our Christmas party.

Have you tried the Decor Elements?  If you haven't, maybe this wonderful idea shared by Margaret Coffey will inspire you.  

 

How about a lovely tray to serve your guests?  Connie Hasselrick created this fun project by painting a wooden tray, lining the bottom with Designer Series Paper and embellishing with snowflakes!

 

And one final project...this idea would be perfect for anyone, for any occasion.  Linda Wright has created a fun framed project.

 

Enjoy your family and friends on this glorious Christmas Eve.  Merry Christmas!

Melissa & Gayla

PPA74-Celebrity Sketch Challenge

Update!  They just announced winners my card was seleted!!  WhooHooo!!  I'm so honored.

Check out the other winners here!!

Wow, it's been a very long time since I've had time to join the gals over at Pals Paper Arts for one of their fun challenges.  Below is the information about the challenge.  You can find all the details on their blog.

They have a celebrity guest artist joining their team this week, Maile Belles! She is an amazingly talented artist.  So why not hop on over and join Maile and the PPA Design Team as they showcase their styles using Margaret Moody’s sketch!

 

 

                                Rules for the Runway:

• We invite you to use ANY brand of products to create your card or papercraft project.
• Please use keyword PPA74 when uploading to public galleries. 
• Incorrect links are not eligible for Pals Picks, and may be deleted.
• Inlinkz will close at Noon (CST) Tuesday December 28th.  We'll announce our Pals Paper Artist Picks Wednesday December 29th.

 

 

This is the layout.

 

Here is my card.

 
Supplies:

• Eat Chocolate Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!
• Card Stock - Very Vanilla, Stampin' Up!
• DSP - Very Merry October Afternoon, Stripes are from Lasting Impressions
• Nestabilities -  Lacey and Medium Circles
• Espresso and Creamy Caramel inks - Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by!

Melissa

 

 

 

Holiday Wreath Card

Can you believe it's only 3 DAYS until Christmas!!  There's still time to make someone happy with a handmade card so why not try this beautiful front door card.  There have been many styles of this card made.  We were inspired to make one as well.  The door "panels" were just made by sponging around the layered, popped up white pieces.  It is amazing how much it looks like a door.  A silver brad is added for the door knob.

The wreath is from the stamp set, Welcome Christmas.  It was stamped in Garden Green, cut out, and sponged.  The red berries were added with a Real Red marker.  If you are ambitious, it would be great to punch a bunch of berries from Real Red and glue them on.  Even adding Crystal Effects would give great dimension.  We added a bow using the 1/8" Taffeta ribbon - we are loving this 1/8" ribbon!

   

We hope you are all ready for the holiday season!  Melissa and Gayla

 

Take Two Tuesday - Paper Bead Necklace

It's that time again....so, here's another paper bead idea.

 

As you can see, we enlarged the pattern and made a jumbo bead which we used on a necklace.  We love the Love Letter DSP and thought it made a great single, jumbo bead.  We cut another jumbo bead in pieces to use on each side of the jumbo bead necklace.

 

Don't forget to check out next Tuesday for one more idea!  Melissa and Gayla

Oh, Christmas Tree...

and drum roll, please......

This is the gift Gayla received at our Christmas party which was created by another one of our friends and fellow stamping buddies, April Schoenberg.

 

Didn't she do a great job!  The pillow is made with the Deck the Halls fabric and the SU! Scallop Square Big Shot die.  It is made just like all those fabric bags you have seen over the last year.  The Christmas tree in the center is made using the Pennant die.  Notice, there is even a brown tree trunk made with Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon.  The finished pillow measures about 10-1/2" square.  She washed all the square before stuffing to give it that old, vintage look - love it.

I'm so happy that I was fortunate enough to get your beauitful creation and you did a beautiful sewing job, April!

Gayla