New Month New Challenge

  Hello and I'm glad you are here! My card is for the DT over at Sparkles Christmas Challenge. This months theme is Clean and Simple.  Clean and simple style by definition is more white or open space than images, embellishments, etc. Here I used a multi layered Christmas ball stencil by Spellbinders for my focal images. I like how they seem to be rolling across the front of the card

For me personally, when I do a C&S card, I like to use white as my base so the images I use will really stand out.

 The sentiment and matching die is also from Spellbinders. The arch die is a random one I found in my stash. I hand outlined the cardbase to bring a little more black to the front of the card to coordinate with the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by. Remember, this is a month long challenge so you have plenty of time to think about how you will use the Clean and Simple style. Bye for now...

Melissa 

Wedding or Love Wishes...

  Hello again and welcome back if you have been here before! This posting is for the new challenge over at the  Make My Monday Blog. I had a lot of fun making this one with some of my favorite techniques & style - layers & vintage! 

 The challenge theme this time around is "Wedding/ and or Love Wishes". I just reorganized my craft room and found products I haven't used or products and materials I have rediscovered! I used ephemera, old hymnal sheets, patterned paper, dried flowers and heat embossed in metallic gold.

I really enjoyed putting this one together. I hope you will join in for our latest challenge so I can see how you usse the Wedding/Love theme, see you in the Make My Monday gallery!

Melissa

Sparkles Monthly Challenge!!

  Wow...we halfway through the brand new month! This year is flying and I am trying to keep up!! I will be making some changes to my crafting and I am excitd to get started. But, for right now, this post is for my DT card for Sparkles Monthly Challenge! This month is #202 Kids Card.

I don't get a little of requests to make children's cards and all of our nieces and nephews are grown but, I do like to keep a juvenile set or 2 around for when the request comes up. This is the first time I have use this set from Spellbinders and eeep, it is sweet! The set also has a Sloth but I love that they sweet little creatures are floating away! I stenciled the sky with a stencil from Creative Worship Stamps and a fun modern oval die set I picked up from somewhere along the way....here is close-up of turtle-turtle...

Thanks so much for stopping bye! I hope you feel inspired to make a card or paper project to enter our month long challenge! See you nex time...

Melissa

Christmas in July!!!

  Hello and welcome again if you have been here before and welcome if this is your first time! My DT card for    Make My Monday is for the new challenge #292 Christmas in July! I hope you will join in with us and maybe that will get you and I motivated to get startedon making our Christmas cards! See my card below...

 I made a wintery scene using one of my favorite "older" sets which has a blurry/uneven look to it which I love. I played around with placement for the trees, pond, deer a added some texture paste for some mounds of snow. I used a scalloped die cut for a little whimsy look and stamped a bold Christmas sentiment in Red for a finisher!

 I found some snowflake embellishments and they added to the cuteness of this card! 

Thank you for stopping by, I'm hoping to see your card in the gallery as I go around and visit the entrants Blogs! See you soon!

Melissa

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