For Make My Monday #266

  Hello and welcome! This card is for the new challenge over at Make My Monday Challenge. The challenge theme is:

Trees

 Here is what I did with the theme...

I used this new clear stamp & die set from Spellbinders with this fun tree and placed on top of one of their pretty embossing folders. I rubbed some metallic across the embossing to bring out the design.

I'm hoping you will join in this round and find some trees in your stash and make something and join in with us!!

Bye for now...

Melissa

For Sparkles Christmas

  Hello and welcome! It's December and time for a new challenge over at     Sparkles Christmas ! I am the Hostess this month and the theme I chose is Poinsettia's!! So use Poinsettia's on your creation! You have all month long to play!! See my card below...

 I used one of my favorite Poinsettia Die sets from Spellbinders and placed the blooms on an aged background. A festive sentiment completes this card for my Christmas giving stash. 

 Here is a close up of these big beautiful red blooms. I hope you will have a chance to join in with us for our month long challenge. Hope to see you in the gallery. Bye for now...

Melissa

For TSOT Sketch Challenge #684

  Hello and welcome to another posting for the Try A Sketch on Tuesday NEW sketch challenge! See the inspiration photo below...

For Sunday Stamps Challenge!

  Hello and Happy Sunday! It's time for a new challenge over at  Sunday Stamps Challenge and this time it's a sketch challenge. See the inspiration photo below...

 I remember last year was the first time I made a tag card! It's true and now here I am again making my second tag card! 😂 They are fun and I should make more of them!!

My card came together fast after gathering all my materials. The green & red pop off the white and last minute I decided to change out white CS to B&W sheet music for the background and it was a good choice.

 I water colored the holly branch very casually and like the messy, relaxed look. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will gather your materials and follow along with our sketch challenge this round! 

Bye for now...

Melissa

For Make My Monday #265

  Hi there! My card is for the new challenge over at the Make My Monday challenge blog. See the theme below...

#265 - Gratitude/Thankful 

 For the design of the card, I decided to do a toile look. I love toile fabric and thought this stamp set would lend just lovely to the look I was trying to achieve. I decided for an all green look. I selected a mossy green for a natural feel and used a lovely acorn and oak leaf stamp. I did splatter on top of that for a smaller pattern. The main focal is the cluster of pumpkins done again in the mossy green. The lovely Happy Thanksgiving sentiment is done on a separate slip of CS and hand outlined like the pumpkins. 

                                                    

    Here is a closer look...                                                   

 I hope you can join us in this challenge an tell us what you are Grateful or Thankful for in your creation. Bye for now...

Melissa

For Sparkles Monthly!

 Glad you stopped by checkout my DT project for the new sketch challenge over at Sparkles Monthly Challenge. The theme this month is #194 Thank You Card. See how I used the theme below... 

I masked off a piece of white cardstock and color blended an apple green into a denim blue. Then I sprinkled with water to pull some of the ink off and give a little pattern. I then stamped a  very light sky blue wildflower image on the left and a sparrow on the upper right side. I then stamped in a large Thank You in black so that would stand out and be the feature.

 Here is a closer look and my simple design. This is fairly easy if you want to mass make a bunch of cards. A few enamel dots and this is ready for my stash...

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you get a change to join in our monthly challenge. This way, you have lots of time to create some with us Thank You theme. 

                                                              Bye for now...

Melissa

For TSOT #683

  Hello and welcome!! Time for a fun new sketch over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday. See the fun and pretty sketch below...

  Here is how I used the sketch...

  I do love a ombre or gradient look. It's soft and pleasing to the eye. I used greens and on a piece of DSP I ink blended to get an ombre look and this technique worked well. You can see a little of the vintage look print come through. 

 I kept the look clean by using mostly white including the flower that lays across the green panel. A pretty HB script hand bordered and bumped up with foam tape and a few gold dots and my card is complete.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I hope you will have a chance to join us this challenge and use this fun sketch! Bye for now...

Melissa