Melanie Hyllested

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Ornaments Day 6 - 10

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Dec 10, 2009, 9:41 pm
Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Day 10
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Handmade Shaker Ornament

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 8:25 pm
My plan is to show the ornaments Lillian has been making every 5 days. However, this one was so much fun I took pictures to show a tutorial. Think Snow Shaker Box. We started with the plastic case t...
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Handmade Ornaments: Days 1-5

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Dec 5, 2009, 7:34 pm
This year I thought it would be fun to create an ornament a night with Lilli for the 25 days until Christmas. She loves to scrapbook, craft and paint. I like to find things that encourage he...
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Hanging decorated clipboard class

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 4:24 pm
Today I worked on the hanging decorated clipboard for the class coming up soon. I attached the paper from the Pink Paislee Amber Road collection, inked the edges at the top of the clipboard with...
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My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas page layouts

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 10:27 am
12 x12 layout by Teri W. 12 x 12 layout by Barb W. 12 x 12 layout by Ina T. 12 x 12 layout by LaDonna M. 12 x 12 layout by Martha R. 12 x 12 layout by LaDonna M. 12 x 24 layout by Candy N
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Thanksgiving 2 page layout

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Nov 21, 2009, 12:24 pm
I've been wanting to use the Pink Paislee Amber Road line for a while, but when I saw the beautiful fall layout Deanna created and showed on her blog,  I was inspired to use it right now. Co...
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Webster's Pages Christmas page layout

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 9:06 am
As soon as I saw this Mistletoe Kisses paper, I remembered this photo and and just what to journal. I took two sheets of the same paper and used one for the background. I cut "Kisses" off the bo...
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Christmas page layout

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 4:57 pm
I love this photo of my niece and have been wanting to add it to my scrapbook for a while First I cut the trees out of the paper. All straight edges, so I used the Fiskars fingertip craft knife....
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Flower Soft Card

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 9:24 am
I was having some fun creating a card with flower soft products. Here are some steps to show how easy it is to work with. I started by spreading the glue on the end of my wire. Then held t...
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Flurries of Fun

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 9:52 pm
Tonight was the Downtown Open House "Flurries of Fun". Along with sales, refreshments & a door prize, we were also offering a free Christmas card make-n-take. It was fun to see everyone out this even...
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My Mind's Eye- Abbey Road- Big Attitude Kits

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 9:39 am
November kits created from My Mind's Eye, Abbey Road - Big Attitude paper line. Created By: Melanie H. (12x12) Created By: Teri W. (12x12) Created By: Joan B. (6x12) Created By: LaDonna M. (12...
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Playing with paint and ink

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 11:05 am
Create your own custom accents with paint, ink and embossing folders I started with my title piece from the My Mind's Eye page kit (I wasn't going to use the title "Big Attitude" fo...
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Creating with Rub-ons

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 3:19 pm
Creating with rub-ons can be a lot of fun. You can use them on so many things. It is simply transfering the image to another item. On this layout I used them on paper, buttons, and plastic. Rub-ons ca...
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Open Crop Time

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 12:43 pm
Today we had some ladies come in to work on their own projects. Our workshop is always open for customer use, just make sure no classes are scheduled at the time you want to come and crop.
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Easy Christmas Cards

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 1:16 pm
Today was the Christmas Card workshop where participants make 4 of each of the following cards. I was supposed to get photos of the class in actions. Wouldn't you know that I don't have my cam...
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ScrapPink 2009

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 1:36 pm
We joined in ScrapPink with Scrapbooks Etc. to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. We held our crop October 10, 2009. Here are some pictures from another camera. Look at all the pink at thi...
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A few photos from ScrapPink 2009

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 7:30 pm
Tomorrow I will be posting a lot more photos of our ScrapPink 2009 event. Here are just a few I had on one camera. Tomorrow I will show some pictures from another camera. Theresa N. helping at the we...
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Almost Time For ScrapPink

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 4:01 pm
ScrapPink is almost here and Theresa N. is helping us get things ready. Just wait and see what the little pink wagon is for.
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World Card Making Day 2009

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 3:22 pm
Today is World Card Making Day. Creating a handmade card brings a special kind of joy. There’s joy in the process of creating, as well as in giving and receiving handmade cards. Congratulations!!! ...
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Vincennes Homecoming 2009

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 4:09 pm
Lincoln Alices home coming parade, leading up to the game against Washington Hatchets.Go Alices!!!
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My Mind's Eye - Spider's Web Kits

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 4:41 am
These layouts were created using the Spider's Web paper line from My Mind's Eye. Created By: LaDonna M. (6x12)Created BY: LaDonna M. (6x12) Created By: GinaG. (12x12) Created By: Karen W. (12...
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Basic Page class at VU - Vigo

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 3:03 pm
The other day I had the opportunity to do the basic page class with these VU girls. Thanks ladies for inviting me, it was fun. All the pages had a black and white background with colored cardstock ...
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Monstrosity Page Layout

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 4:08 pm
I decided to take a little break from work today and create this page using the Monstrosity line from Sassafrass Lass. As soon as I saw my nephews 3 month pictures I knew I wanted to use these papers....
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Easy embossed and glittered Halloween card

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Sep 17, 2009, 6:08 pm
I (Melanie) made this easy card this morning, most of my cards include no coloring in of the stamped images. I'm just not that patient. But, I do like shiny things :) So, it was fun to work with t...
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Card Organizer

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 4:30 pm
Here is a sample of a recipe box I (LaDonna) just put together from Kaiser Craft. I used the new Loire Valley Collection to cover their Beyond the Page wood box. Instead of using it for a recipe box, ...
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Sassafrass Lass Layouts

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Sep 11, 2009, 11:18 pm
We had 17 ladies join in the fun at the crop Friday night. Here are some of the layouts they created using Sassafrass Lass paper. Vicki H. Teri W. Linda H. Barb W. Nancy S. Marquita H. Robin G....
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Amber Road mini album

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Sep 10, 2009, 10:08 am
Both of us were so excited when this line arrived. LaDonna created this beautiful mini album using the new Amber Road collection from Pink Paislee. It has 17 pages. Look for it as a class coming soon....
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File Folder Mini Album

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Sep 4, 2009, 10:40 am
Here is a cute file folder mini album. It doesn't take long to make. Below I listed the step by step instructions. Start with patterned paper of your choice. I used Enchanting from Pink Paislee. ...
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My Mind's Eye- Only Smiles- Page Kits

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 9:37 am
We were a little late getting the kits this time, but we'll have some more samples posted soon. Bring yours in to participate and receive an extra percentage off next month's kit. These layou...
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Mini Circle Album

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 8:24 pm
I finally had a chance to work with one of the 4 inch circle mini albums from Jenni Bowlin. I made this for a friend, so I didn't do a lot of embellishing. She likes things simple and I tried to k...
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Playing with paint

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Aug 24, 2009, 9:52 am

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Name banner

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 6:32 pm

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Captivating layouts

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Aug 14, 2009, 11:43 pm

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Sister mini-album

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 9:56 am

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Free Crop Time

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 12:11 pm

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Shop Hop 2009 Winner

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Aug 5, 2009, 9:57 am

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My Mind's Eye, Ardrea Victoria Kits

Melanie Hyllested posted an article on - Aug 1, 2009, 9:27 am
These layouts were created using the Andrea Victoria paper line from My Mind's Eye. Created By: Ramona H. (12x12) Created By: Heather C. (12x12)Created By: Robin G. (12x12)Created By: Melanie H....
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