March 2016 Stamp Releases and Instagram Hop

Welcome to our March 2016 Stamp Releases and Instagram Hop as well as inspiration from our February releases. We are honored to have you here.  This is our second release for 2016 AND our SECOND INSTAGRAM HOP! We had really great feedback and thought we would do it again! I know it seems almost impossible but our AMAZING CREATIVE CREW DID IT AGAIN!! I know their creations are going to get your creative juices flowing!! Good thing you can sit comfortably in your office, home or car to join in if  you wish! We have THREE new stamp sets being released for the March Stamp Release and Instagram Hop. Here they are 🙂

Awareness Ribbon Set #5 – See Autism with your Heart

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Awareness Ribbon Set #6 – Angels with Autism

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Coffee, Tea and Wine, OH-MY!

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Coffee Tea and Wine - OH MY!

Now don’t forget! We have projects EVERY DAY! Be sure to hop for all three days! It starts at 8:00 AM Pacific Time and runs from 3/16 – 3/18 until 8 PM PT. Prizes will be announced on Instagram on 3/19. Each day we will have a new creation for you to check out! For the details and directions, please check out our Instagram page for all of the details! Look for #ACJwMIGHop2 and be sure to follow the directions to be eligible to win!

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February Stamp Release and Instagram Hop

Welcome to our blog. We are honored to have you here. Today we are doing something different. We are going to have our very first New Stamp Release for 2016 AND our VERY FIRST INSTAGRAM HOP ever! We are excited and a little nervous because we haven’t done this before but what an AMAZING CREATIVE CREW WE HAVE! The awesomely creative Brandie came up with the idea and EVERYONE was graciously on board! These ladies are amazing and I know their creations are going to KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF! Good thing you can sit comfortably in your home to join in if  you wish! We have FOUR new stamp sets being released for the February Stamp Release and Instagram Hop. Here they are 🙂

Sign Language Sentiments 2

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Everyday Alphabet Outline Lowercase and Numbers Large
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Now don’t forget! We have projects EVERY DAY! Be sure to hop for all three days! It starts at 8:00 AM Pacific Time and runs from (2/10 – 2/12) Each day we will have a new creation for you to check out! For the details and directions, please check out our Instagram page for all of the details! Look for #ACJwMIGHop and be sure to follow the directions to be eligible to win!

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And We Have The GIVEAWAY WINNERS …..

And We Have The GIVEAWAY WINNERS …..

Erica

Deanna

Janis

Please send me a PM via Facebook or an email and I will get your prizes out this week! Congrats!!!

 

What’s New Wednesday & Creative Crew Must Have’s

What’s New Wednesday is something we enjoy sharing with our fans. Beside it being my husbands Birthday – Do I hear a HAPPY BIRTHDAY?? We have something new every second Wednesday of the month. Whether it be stamps, favorite products, or maybe some surprise giveaways too.. The possibilities are endless so be sure to subscribe to our blog via e-mail and you will get our posts right in your e-mail so you won’t miss out on any of the excitement!

For today, What’s New Wednesday. we have some fun new products that I think you are going to enjoy! You have seen me using some of them on my YouTube videos and projects. Thanks to your feedback, I am now carrying them so you don’t have to look anymore!

2.5″ Round Acrylic Block (In addition to the other Acrylic Blocks we carry)

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White Foam Square Mix

Black Foam Square Mix

Here are some of the projects I made using the 3-D foam squares as well as the 2.5″ round stamping block.

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Happy Mother's Day Card

Speech Bubbles Card

Happy Birthday Card

This was created using the Sentiments For All Occasion Stamp Set

I posed the question what are your “Supply Must Haves” for informational purposes to our Creative Crew. I created a list that includes what I enjoy using as well and what type of crafty person DOESN’T like to share with their crafty sisters? You know we LOVE to share our must haves!)

Haidee on our Creative Crew did an AMAZING blog post here about her must haves and her awesome creation is to DIE FOR!!! Isn’t it awesome?

BE SURE TO CHECK THE DETAILS OUT and leave her some love!!!

Now for our MUST HAVES…. Here are the results from our Creative Crew in no particular order:

Electronic Die Cutting Machines including  Silhouette Electronic Die Cut Machines and Supplies  and

Cricut Electronic Die Cut Machines and Supplies ( I own both of these machines personally)

Washi Tape (Washi Tape is the paper tape I have used in my YouTube Videos. So many places to purchase Washi Tape!)

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Glitter

Stamp Block with Alignment

Sequins

Twine

Chameleon Markers (Alcohol Markers)

Planner/Calendar

Trimmer – 15″ Carl Paper Trimmer – MY FAVORITE TRIMMER EVER!!! Cuts even MAT BOARD FOR PICTURE FRAMES LIKE BUTTER!!!

Stapler

3-D Foam Squares for adding dimension to a project

Manual Die Cut Machine ( I own both the big shot and the big shot pro which is a 12 x 12 version of the big shot and love them BOTH!

So for some fun on What’s New Wednesday, we are doing at least three giveaways.. Comment below what are your personal top three must haves and I will pick a winner for each of the foam square mixes (white and black) and the new round stamp block!

Winners will be announced Saturday, May 16th HERE. It will not work until it is live.

Thanks for joining us and be sure to stay tuned as we will be adding into to this post with some new projects from our Creative Crew as well!

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And the WINNERS are…..

And the WINNERS are…

We have WINNERS and had a great time showing you the creations that the Creative Crew and Friends created with the new amazing stamps. We hope you will be sure to join us EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY for new product releases! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

I wanted to show you this amazing creation that was created by our friend Raven. I love what she did with the Speech Bubbles Mini Stamp Set!

Now… Onto the WINNERS!!!

We hope you had a great time too and are thrilled to announce the winners or our giveaways!

Speech Bubbles Mini Stamp Set: Jaratzed

Speech Bubbles Large Stamp Set: Laura (L J Dogsmom)

Sign Language Sentiments Stamp Set: Krista

$10 gift certificate for Joann’s: Janis

$10 gift certificate for Joann’s: Shaunda

Please be sure to contact me within three days or else your prize will be forfeited. Thank you so much for hopping along!!

What’s New Wednesday – Blog Hop, Releases, Giveaways!

Welcome to What’s New Wednesday!!

Hi There! I am Melissa Mueller, the owner of A Creative Journey with Melissa . Welcome to the monthly NEW PRODUCT RELEASES for A Creative Journey with Melissa. We will be introducing new products EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY of the month. We are also having a blog hop this month so be sure to follow along for an opportunity to win one of FIVE PRIZES! The best way to ensure you are alerted to our latest and greatest info is to subscribe to our E-mail Updates to get the most up to date info! If you didn’t know, I also have a Mondays with Melissa which is a YouTube series. I have videos every Monday showing some type of design preference and/or a tutorial on how to do something you may not have done before. Sometimes we even have sneak peeks! We would love it if you connected with us and followed along! You can check out the latest video below but be sure to connect with us above at the top right where you can go directly to our social media areas. We would love to connect with you!

Now.. onto some fun! If you came here  by chance, you are in luck! We are having a blog hop with awesome creations as well as giving away five prizes!

Here are the three new stamp releases and I am thrilled to be able to share these new products and some great creations along this hop with you today.

Speech Bubbles Mini

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Speech Bubbles Large

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Sign Language Sentiments

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I would like to show you this amazing creation done by a friend of mine Raven. I love her style, color choice and well.. I just love her! She is an amazing Mom, supporter of mine and really did an amazing job with the Speech Bubbles Mini Set and I thought you would like to check it out!

Here is my Monday’s with Melissa video if you didn’t catch it before and my card creation using the Sign Language Sentiments stamp set.

I would love it if you would check it out and see what you think!

Below is a list of the Blog Hop Line-Up participants. All you need to do is click on the blog hop participant’s picture (don’t click on me because you saw my post above and my video- you are already here:) ) and then follow the directions on their blog post. You must comment on all blogs and follow all directions to be eligible. If you do so, you will be entered in to win one of five prizes!

Melissa

 Alena

Brandie

Rhoda

Haidee

Giveaways

Speech Bubbles Mini Stamp Set

Speech Bubbles Large Stamp Set

Sign Language Sentiments Stamp Set

TWO $10 gift certificate for Joann’s

Thank you for visiting and please be sure to hop along the blog hop to all of our other amazingly talented Creative Crew Team Members and follow the directions on each blog and become a follower if you aren’t already. If you qualify, you will be entered in the giveaway for one of the FIVE prizes if you do so! Entries for this blog hop will end Friday 4/10/15 at 8 PM Pacific Time. Winners will be announced on Saturday, 4/11/15 on the A Creative Journey with Melissa’s blog HERE . The post with the winner information will not be live (active or available) until Saturday. You must contact Melissa with your shipping information via Facebook PM, comment on her blog or e-mail me within three days of the winning announcement blog post or your prize will be forfeited. At this time, only US Residents are eligible. Thank you for your understanding.

Next up on the blog hop is Alena and I know she has some really cool creations using the Sign Language Sentiments set and more… Check it out HERE

Be sure to check back to see if you are a winner on Saturday. Thanks so much for hopping along with us!

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What’s New Wednesday – New Stamp Release, Giveaways and MORE!

Welcome to What’s New Wednesday

Wow! Do we have a lot of new stuff to share!We appreciate your patience as we make some awesome changes and additions and are so excited to share what’s new! We are unveiling the new website, we have four new stamps sets, six giveaways and some AMAZING creations from our awesomely talented Creative Crew! We hope you like the new website, its ease of functionality, organization and MORE PRODUCTS.. and MORE COMING!

We appreciate your patience as we make some awesome changes and additions and are so excited to share what’s new! We are unveiling the new website, we have four new stamps sets, six giveaways and some AMAZING creations from our awesomely talented Creative Crew! We hope you like the new website, its ease of functionality, organization and MORE PRODUCTS.. and MORE COMING!

Here are the AMAZING new stamp sets!

We have Hello Spring

Hello Spring

Photo Booth Fun

Photo Booth Fun

Spring and Summer Celebrations

Spring and Summer Holiday Sentiments

Weather Related

Weather Related

   We are trying something a little different this month. We are not doing a blog hop as we have done in the past. We had some concern that people were having quite a time and some got confused. It was suggested that it was easier to just go to a central location and then go back and forth from there so that is what we are doing. We are doing a giveaway on each of the Creative Crew Team Members Blog as well as ours here! Yes, that’s right! SIX GIVEAWAYS! Be sure to follow the directions on each blog to qualify!

Click below on each of our awesome Creative Crew Members button to see their amazing projects and the giveaways that are being offered. Don’t forget to come back and be sure to check out all of them!

Alease

Brandie

Leticia

Rhoda

Haidee When you are all done looking at the awesome projects created by the Creative Crew, I would love it if you would leave a response as to what type of stamp sets YOU would like to see? We always love getting input from those that inspire us! On our blog, one lucky fan will win THIS prize package from Scrapbook Adhesives! A HUGE thank you for their support!

 

The giveaway will end on Friday at 8 PM PT. We will announce the winners on Saturday here. Be sure to check back to see if you are one of the lucky ones!

We have started a series – Mondays with Melissa. If you aren’t connected to us on social media, be sure to click on the upper right corner and you will be able to connect with us. If you would like to check out our Mondays with Melissa series, click on the YouTube icon at the top right above and it will take you right to our videos! If you subscribe to our channel as well as our blog you won’t miss out on anything! We hope you enjoyed going on A Creative Journey with Melissa and the Creative Crew!

New Stamp Release, Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY

It’s a Stamp Release, Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY

If you have come here by chance, YOU ARE IN LUCK! We are having our blog hop and giveaway! Welcome to the monthly NEW RELEASES for A Creative Journey with Melissa. Every SECOND WEDNESDAY of the month we will be featuring our newly released stamp sets and products. I am the “Melissa” behind A Creative Journey with Melissa 🙂 I am so honored to have joined you join us. I am excited to share these creations with you today. Here are the two new stamp releases!

Awareness Ribbon Stamp Set #3 – Ready for a Fight

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Here are some creations made by our awesome design team member Tracy. These are her last creations as a design team member. We appreciate her amazing craftiness and are honored that she has been so supportive! We will miss you on the DT!

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Here is a creation that I have made using the Awareness Ribbon Set #3

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My question: Do you like to use embossing folders on your projects? I really like the one I used for this creation. Do you like the texture on the black piece? That is ONE of the embossing folders in the set of two that is part of the GIVEAWAY!!! 
Be sure to answer the question on EACH BLOG to qualify!

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Awareness Ribbon Stamp set #4 – Autism Awareness

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Here are some creations I made with the Awareness Ribbon

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For those of you that may not have done a blog hop before, don’t worry! We will be HAPPY to walk you through it! You should have come to me from Brandie. If you didn’t, scroll down this post to the list and start at Rhoda. You will want to go to each persons blog in order. Read what they have written, enjoy their work and leave a comment. In some cases you may have to do more than that (in our case, you would need to also become a blog follower.) Our amazingly talented Design Team has worked feverishly to create some amazing projects for you to enjoy. Not only have we highlighted the two new stamp sets but we have also highlighted our recently released, amazingly cute and versatile Everyday Alphabet Upper Case and Emoticon stamp set, Everyday Alphabet Lower Case and Numbers stamp setEveryday Alphabet Outline Upper and Lower Case stamp set, and Everyday Alphabet Numbers and Symbols throughout this hop. Again, please be sure to hop along to each participant, follow their blog and answer the question they have posted correctly to be entered to win the prizes.

The prizes include:

Rhoda

Amanda 

Marie

Alena 

Brandie

Melissa – YOU ARE HERE

Please be sure to answer the question on everyone’s blog correctly and follow each blog. You will be entered in the giveaway for the three prizes if you do so! Entries for this blog hop will end Thursday at 8 PM PT. Winners will be announced on Friday on the A Creative Journey with Melissa’s blog post here. Be sure to check back to see if you are a winner! Winners must contact me within three days of the winning announcement or their prize is forfeited. US entrants only. Thank you for your understanding.

Thanks so much for hopping along with us!