Cupcake Catastrophe and Friday Top 10 with Cocoa Daisy

Hi ya everyone!  It's Friday, and therefore, time for another top 10 here at Melissa Made.  Today, I'm sharing one of my new favorite obsessions, Cocoa Daisy!  Cocoa Daisy has FANTASTIC kit subscriptions.  I have to say, they have the best kits around.  The above layout was created using the May kit - Record Label.  The only two things not in this kit were the black thickers (March add-ons) and my white acrylic paint for splats of cupcake.  The little folder is a great place to journal too.

This is such a fun story about my little one turning three.  She was so excited about her yummy cupcake, that she dropped it!

Tears quickly ensued before we could even tell her it was ok, she could have another.  Finally, a new one was plopped in front of her and she was all smiles once again! Now, on to my top 10.

Top Ten Reasons Why I LOVE Cocoa Daisy

10. I don't have to think about it!  Everything is right there for me.
9. A FABULOUS variety of products: from twine to paper to embellishments, did I mention everything already matches?  Check out the June kit!! YUMMY!

 8. Beautiful colors that are trending and new (and they match).
7. A super fun group to chat with and hang out with on release days (28th of every month)!
6. Project life kits, scrapbooking kits, and stamp kits for each month, oh and they match :)
5. An easy to access gallery to upload your projects.
4. Lots of inspiration in the gallery and from the wonderful design team members.
3. AMAZING customer service and quick shipments!
2. Beautifully packaged products that come completely in-tact and undamaged.  More June deliciousness!

1. I'm scrapbooking again!!!!!!  This is HUGE for me as I didn't want to take the time to find things to match.  Now, I store my kits in large ziplock bags and everything I need is there.  My time to scrapbook is cut in half and I still have a beautiful layout when I'm done!

*I am in no way paid by Cocoa Daisy or provided with any of their lovely products.  I truly just LOVE them and subscribe and pay for their monthly scrapbooking kit!*

To see my other layouts and creations using Cocoa Daisy kits, click on the tag below this post that says, Cocoa Daisy.

Fabulous Friday and my Friday top 10

Hi ya everyone and Happy FRIDAY!  I hope you got a chance to check out the wonderful new images at Tiddly Inks this week.  If not, click HERE for all the cuteness!  There are so many adorable fairies and two new gothic cuties like the one above to drool over.  Check out Whatever Blooms, a cute gothic girl that I colored in my Copics.  Don't you just love her little outfit.  I loved using my fun papers and embellishments to really make her pop off the page. 

I thought I'd start doing something a little different on Friday's.  I love the idea of telling you why I love the products I use.  Today, I wanted to start with my Tiddly Ink stamps.

Top Ten Reasons Why I love Tiddly Inks
10.  A stamp for every occasion
9.  No matter my mood, I can find something perfect to match it (I just love a quirky gothic image every now and then)
8.  Who doesn't want to color all that long luxurious hair??
7.  Don't feel like coloring a person, there are so many adorable pets!  I especially love those that do naughty things (Silver I am Sorry)

 

6.  Fairies - I mean what little girl doesn't love the idea of a sweet fairy.  Did I mention they have glorious hair to color :)

 5.  The most talented design team around!  Need inspiration, check out today's Fabulous Friday post from those awesomely talented gals.

4.  Digital and Clear stamps are available to fulfill all your needs and wants.

3.  So much fun to color, from flowy dresses to fabulous flowers...did I mention GORGEOUS hair?

2.  Images that are quirky, light-hearted, and whimsical all in one!

1.  An artist that loves what she does and does it with such a big heart!  Truly, Christy is one of the most generous people I've ever known and probably one of my favorite people in this big world!

Whimsy Stamps May Sneak Peek and Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps May Release Sneak Peak Blog Hop!

Just as we did last month, we are now going to host a 3-day new release event each month where we will have a Sneak Peek Blog Hop on the day before the release (today!), a Release Day Blog Hop on release day (tomorrow), and finally a Review Day Blog Hop the day after the release.

Each blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw.

Today we are excited to share sneak peeks of some of the brand new Wee Stamps, Kenny K and Momas Collection stamps that will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store TOMORROW!

To be entered into today's blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced here on the Whimsy blog on Friday (26 April).

To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below...

Ellie Stover
Iris Wiechmann
Janette Garcia
Melissa Andrew
Mary Lou Schroeder (May Special Guest Designer)

For today’s card, I inked up KennyK's new rubber stamp Airborne!  I had such a ball coloring this radical dude.  And, you know, he's perfect for any BOY or Teen out there!

Don’t forget to stop by the Whimsy blog again tomorrow for the full reveal of the new release and our New Release Blog Hop!

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

A Measure of Happiness

Hi ya everyone!  I created this fun layout using my Cocoa Daisy kit and a number of items from SP & Company.  I used the stamp set called Journal This.  It's great for scrapbooking and I love the type font (this is and love).  I stamped them in the new inks from SP & Company too, which I love, the color is Ocean Waves.  I also used the new buttons, and they are awesome because they come in so many different sizes.  The largest ones are perfect for layouts.  Everything else came in a Cocoa Daisy kit.  If you don't know them, check them out, their kits are FANTASTIC!

Be You, Be Crazy

Hi ya everyone!  Today, Tiddly Inks is releasing a number of beautiful clear stamp sets.  You can see all the new clear stamps on Christy's blog.  There is also a 15% off sale for all clear stamps!  Make sure to head over and check out all the details!

I created the layout above using a number of fun products.  The flower stamps are all from the Home With Harmony set at Tiddly Inks.  The ink is the new ink from SP & Company called Avocado.  The other items in the layout are from my April Cocoa Daisy set and add-ons.  I love the Cocoa Daisy sets as it makes scrapping so much easier for me.  I love making layouts but had always been intimidated by all the items that I didn't want to piece together myself.  These sets are perfect!

OH, Happy Day!

Hi ya everyone!  I'm sharing at SP & Company today and thought I would share here too!  I made a layout using a whole ton of gorgeous goodies from SP & Co too!

I chose the adorable Build a Banner 1 stamp set and coordinating dies for my little banner that says happy.  It fit so perfect and those banners are the perfect size for cards and layouts.

I also used the new flamingo pink buttons that are in so many fun sizes and styles.  The Oh, Happy Day! sentiment was from the Glam Girl Emma set and the sunshine stamp from Sunshine Emma set.

You can see I added a little subtle hint of more sunshine stamps in the background paper behind the picture.  Another stamp I used was the medium polka dot background stamp behind the picture as well.  These stamps add such a nice subtle texture to card stock and I couldn't resist making the plain a little more fancy.

What Could Be Better??

Hi ya everyone!  There is a new sketch at Some Odd Girl this month!  I just started receiving the Cocoa Daisy kit every month and this paper came with February's kit, and well I LOVE it.  I couldn't wait to use it for something fun.  Those bubbles are just adorable, and the paper matches the Some Odd Girl stamp set Make a Statement.  I stamped the You & me in Versamagic.  I also used the Everyday Smiles stamp set for the sentiment "what could be better?"  Now seriously, how perfect is it that the LOVE bubble is the one that showed up???  Yeah, I planned that :)

 

Isn't this a gorgeous and simple sketch!?  I love it and found it nice to whip out a card like that.  Won't you join us for the challenge?  There is a fabulous prize for the winner!!