Cupcake's Creations: Melissa Frances Waltzingmouse

***I have 2 posts today~if you are looking for my April Friends of Waltzingmouse Stamps Waltz, please continue to scroll down or click HERE~ Thanks :)***

Hi there! Thanks so much to all who played along with us last week ~ so many pretty pink creations and thanks to all who continually support the challenge, the CR84FN DT and me :)

Are you ready for a new CR84FN Color Challenge? I know I am!

This week we are playing with LIGHT BLUE, AQUA and CREAM. Photos are courtesy of MARTHASTEWART.com

Here's my interpretation of the warm pastel colors:

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I made a gift ensemble for my sweet sister Tina who always watches my house and fur babies when I head out of town :)

I am lovin' the gorgeous Melissa Frances 5th Avenue Collection, the colors fit the bill so I ran with it! If you have visited my blog over the past few days, you may have noticed the crepe paper flowers and leaves I've been sporting on my projects? I am using Melissa Frances Vintage crepe paper and following Danielle Flanders awesome tutorial found HERE. SUPER easy!

I made the BIG blossom on the card and purse a little bit different than Danielle's tutorial. I added a few layers using Blossom die templates to cut a few layers of Crepe paper. To make the tag on the purse, I stamped a label image from Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Labels No. 1
with VersaMark ink, embossed with white embossing powder then used a Labels One die template to cut/emboss the image, adding a sentiment from Waltzingmouse Compliment of the Season.

That pretty much wraps up my take on the CR84FN24 color combo. Please hop on over to CR84FN for COMPLETE details on how to join in the fun and for some awesome inspiration, please visit all the designers blogs:

Silke Ledlow (April Guest Designer)

If you are interested in a tutorial on how I made the purse shown in this post, please continue looking:

Step 1: First cut purse "parts" Using Spellbinders™Grand Labels Eleven #5 ~ cut patterned paper x 1, with #6 ~ cut Kraft cs x 1. Using Grand Labels One #3 ~ cut Kraft cs x 2, with #4 ~ cut patterned paper x 2. Set aside.

Step 2: To make body/box of purse, trim piece of 12" x 12" Kraft cs to 10" W x 11" L. Starting with 10"W side horizontally in front of you, measure 3" from LEFT edge, score REPEAT measuring 3" from RIGHT edge. Turn paper so 11"L side is now horizontally in front of you and measure 4" from LEFT edge, score REPEAT measuring 4" from RIGHT edge. Now, CUT score line at 4" to first intersecting score mark at 3". REPEAT x 4, 2 on EACH side.

Step 3: Fold along score lines and adhere sides, forming a box.

Step 4: Adhere Kraft cs and patterned paper labels made from Grand Labels One together and trim 3/4" from edge on ONE side. Making flat surface for purse topper set set on top of.

Step 5: Center purse body/box and adhere to purse front and back.

Step 6: To make purse topper, adhere Kraft cs and patterned paper labels made from Grand Labels Eleven together. With label horizontal, measure and score 3" from LEFT side and RIGHT side.

Step 7: To place eyelets on top of purse for handle, measure1 1/2" from LEFT and RIGHT side, center and place eyelets. To make holes to attach topper to purse body, measure 3/4" down from scored line on one side of top purse, center and punch 3 holes 1" apart from each other.