Color Blending for Make My Monday #281

  Hello again! I am really excited for the new challenge over at the Make My Monday blog. It's one of my favorite techniques...Color Blending!! See my card below...

After coloring blending 3 distinct colors, I splattered with water and dabbed off for a more interesting effect.

I have been in need of retirement cards lately so, that was my sentiment of choice. I can always change it if needed for another occasion. Thanks for stopping by...

Melissa

New for MMM!

  Hello and welcome and welcome back if you have been here before. There is a new challenge up on the Make My Monday Blog. See challenge theme below...

#280 Use a Stencil 

 See my DT entry below...

  I am really liking the look of the layered stencil sets. This one from the June Kit from Spellbinders is just beautiful with the Tropical Plumeria branch. When these stencils first came out I wasn't sure. I was thinking how "basic" but then after I received a few and started playing around, I am really liking the softer look and how fast you can put a card together. Here's a look at the detail of the 5 layer stencil...

I want to thank you for stopping by and having a look. I hope you are planning on joining in with us at MM so we can see how you use stencils. Bye for now...

Melissa

New for Sparkles Monthly!!

  Hello again and welcome! The theme over at Sparkles Monthly, is another challenge for this card maker:

#201 Masculine 

 It's not that I don't like making a masculaine card, I guess it's just I don't have a lot of what I would consider "Manly sets" to maybe make it easier...? Plus, I aleays want to add lots of layers ans embellishments ect.. 

  So I was asked to make a masculine card with a tractor...I don't have a tractor stamp but...that didn't stop me! I found a picture of a lovely old tractor and printed it out on aged paper and added more earthly colors and papers to it and I and the requester were quite happy with it!

 I do love how us crafters can over come a challenge or use our creativeness to make things happen!

I can't wait to see your masculine cards to inspire me and give me ideas for furture use! Bye for now...

Melissa

For MMM 279

  Hello again! For this round over at MMM, I am the hostess and the theme is Add Textire with Embossing, Dry or Heat, and I incorporated both! I dug out from my vast embossing folder collection, this lovely Allum embossing folder. Then, I heat embossed the butterflies with clear heat embossing powder over Versa Fine ink in Nocturne.

  Here is a closer look at the detail of my summer card. This card was really fast to make and even faster heat embossing on colored paper instead of havig to color in the butterflies!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by. I really hope you will join in with us for this Add Texture challenge. Bye for now...

Melissa

June 1st!

  WOW! Can you believe 2026 is almost half over?? But, a new month means a new challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge! This month's theme was truly a challenge for me, check out the theme below...

#185 Jingle Bells (Use Bells)  

 So here is my card...

In all my Christmas stamps, dies, embossing folders, I don't own any bell! No jingle or any other kind of bellcan you belive it?!? So, I made my own. I should have taken pictures during the creating process but I wasn't even sure it was going to work!

 I punched out, hand cut, glued and shaded in and I don't think they came out too bad. They have a sort of whimsical touch.

Thank you again for stopping by and checking things out. I hope you have some sort of bell to join in with us or do as I did, make them! By for now...

Melissa

For the NEW Make My Monday Challenge!

 Hello and welcome. I'm glad you are here and I hope yu will be joining in the new challenge over at Make My Monday Challenge. The theme this round is #278-Say it with Flowers. Checkout my florals below...

 This Floral Die Set from Spellbinders has A LOT of tiny pieces but it's beautiful when it's all put together. I placed everything on a bright turquoise base to make everything pop and use a gold foil paper to cut out the Hello. I colored in with a gold paint pen some of the pieces of the leaves to tie in with the gold foil paper.

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by to see my project for this challenge. Hope to see you in the MMM gallery. 

Bye for now...

Melissa

Fun New MMM Challenge!

  Hello and welcome back! The Make My Monday blog has a fun new challenge...it is the 4th of May you know so may the 4th be with you...

I didn't have ANY Space Theme stamp sets or Star Wars sets which is funny because I own telescopes and love stargazing! I'll have to change that for the future...so, with that being said, I printed out a picture of the moon a friend of mine took and cut it out and used it for my card! And I think it looks smashing! 

Thanks for stopping by and having a look. I'm looking forward to seeing what you all make! Bye for now...

Melissa