Go green!

We're going green at Make My Monday! Well not literally, we want you to do some upcycling.I have used a Japanese Christmas card as they are always too lovely to throw away. Last year's was particulary pretty, but  my photo really doesn't do it justice.

I merely cut the front off as I didn't want to lose any of the picture, then matted it onto some dark blue pearlescent paper - also upcycled. It was the backing sheet from a Clarity Stamp stencil, also too nice to put in the bin.  I added some gold ribbon across the corners then matted that onto gold foil card, before adding to a white card blank. The picture itself has lots of gold embossing on it. Here's a close up. All the little specks are gold.

As it's also time for Rudolph Day again, this is my entry.

Hint of Summer

I'm late, I'm late! It's time for the new challenge at Make My Monday and I'm running very late! Had a problem with the laptop and can't do the posts on the Ipad, but I'm here now!
This fortnight the challenge is "Hint of Summer" and I think the weather has taken the hint as it's a beautiful day here, sunshine, blue sky and a gentle breeze.

On to my card and I've used some more of the stash I re-discovered when moving everything. This time it's some papers and toppers that were another magazine freebie and I think are made by Hunkydory. A peel off dragonfly from even longer ago added the final touch.

Make My Monday - Embossing

Welcome to a new challenge at Make My Monday and this time we would like to see embossing on your makes, either dry or heat. I'm not really very happy with this but didn't have time to start again.

I put some Worn Lipstick and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxides onto my craft sheet, misted with water then smooshed the card across to make the background, and the sentiment panel. I heat embossed the buterflies and sentiment with gold embossing powder then coloured in the butterflies with the same colour distress markers. But they looked much too sugary so went over the pink with Fired Brick, then mounted everything onto some pale pink card. Lots of inspiration on the challenge blog so why not hop over and have a look and join in.

Make My Monday In the Garden

The weeks are really going by much too fast! It seems to be no time since the last Make My Monday challenge and it's already time for a new one! This time Caz has chosen "In the Garden"

I used a freebie stamp set and embossing folder. I was very tempted to leave the embossed panel white as it was a really crisp image. But decided to ink it and hopefully give it a summery feel, especially as it was very damp and grey while I was making it. I sponged DI Mustard seed all over it, then daubed some Spiced Marmalade and Peeled Paint on the flowers and leaves. The sentiment and beed were stamped in  Versafine Onyx Black. A black mat and some green twine finished it off.

Do hope you'll be able to join in with is this week.

Things with Wings!

WhileI was moving my craft room I came across a box containing lots of decoupage sheets bought many moons ago! I'm sure I'll never use all of them but this one of a kingfisher has made it onto a card! And it fits in well with the new challenge at Make My Monday which is Things with Wings.

I have to say cutting round the branches was incredibly fiddly! If I had to do it again, I think I would just cut the bird out.

Don't forget to check out all the DTs makes and hope you'll join in!

Easter Fun

It is my turn to choose the theme at Make My Monday and I went for Easter Fun. My craft room is still in a state of chaos but I have got the laptop and printer set up now. So I went for a digital creation.

I used Craft Artist and some of their digikits to make this card.Such a shame that it is no longer available.

This is what my room looked like at the weekend!

Messy card for a Teen!

The new challenge at Make My Monday is to use a messy background. Now I always think they look great when other people do them, but I'm never so sure about mine! Anyway I had a rummage through my box to see if I had anything ready made and found the last piece of a Brushos background created at the HLS retreat back in November.Having found it I then had to think of something to do with it! I decided a large sentiment was the way to go and dcided to emboss it with  a metallic green embossing powder. Needless to say it was a disaster - I just couldn't get a decent image. Back to the drawing board.

So I mounted it on to orange then cut a band of the same orange to cover up the disastrous embossing, stamped the sentiment in black, fortunately using the Misti as I had to stamp it three times before getting a clear print. Some enamel dots finished it off and it went on its way to Roy's great-nephew who has just turned thirteen!

Floral Fancy Folds

I'm afraid I was unable to make a card for the last  Make My Monday challenge as I was unable to get near my craft room as the builders were working just outside it. If I hadn't had this one unblogged I wouldn't have had one this week either. The theme is fancy folds.

I made this one for my sister-in-laws birthday last year and for some reason it never got blogged. The papers are some very old K&Co ones. The flowers are a SU set - Flower Shop. There's some great inspiration on the challenge blog so do pop over and visit the rest of team.

Happy Christmas / Happy Holidays at Make My Monday

This is the last challenge before the New Year at Make My Monday, where has this year gone!

Another fairly simple card using a NBUS die and embossing folder.The EF is from Sue Wilson amd the dies are Memory Box. Hope you'll be able to join in with us! It is also time for the last Rudolph Day for this year!

Snow Fun!

Time for a new challenge at Make My Monday and this time it is Snow Fun. Lots of scope there! The perfect opportunity for me to use my new Snowy Family stamp. I do love these snowmen.

I watercoloured the hats and scarve, and cut it  out with an oval die, then mounted it on red mirri card. The sentiment is cut out od the same mirri card.

Do pop over to the challenge and check out my teamies makes!

Dot Painting MMM anything but a card 30 OCT

There's a new challenge at Make My Monday for "Anything but a Card" I decided to do a scrapbook layout as I'm still working on my Australia album, and it has been a bit neglected of late.

We did some dot painting while at Uluru with two aborigine ladies. This is a photo of all our creations. I thought the spotty papers were perfect for it. I hope you can join us this week and look forward to seeing your makes.

I Put a Spell on You at Make My Monday

This is the second Halloween card I made, as I said in my previous post, I really don't do Halloween, but make just two cards a year for my grandsons.
 

I used the SU cookie cutter set again. I actually think these images are rather fun! It's a pity the fluorescent glittery green eyes don't show up in the photo! Don't forget to check out all the other inspiration at Make My Monday.

Animal Antics at Make My Monday

It's time for a new challenge at Make My Monday and the theme for you this time is Animal Antics.
It fitted in very nicely with my step- great -niece's 4th birthday so this has winged it's way to her.

I had bought this stamp set and matching punch quite a while ago and never used it, and I'm on a bit of a mission to use my NBUS mountain!The hardest part of this card was hiding the green panel inside! I think the fox is rather cute, I must play with it some more and make some of the other animals that I've seen on Pinterest.

I'm looking forward to seeing what you all create.

Autumn Colours

Hello there, it's time for a new challenge at Make My Monday and this time it was my turn to choose a theme. I have gone for Autumn Colours.

I have used yet another NBUS item, Totally Trees from Stampin' Up. I picked some nice autumnal shades of yellow and orange, plus a green and burgundy ink. I wrapped some green, red and gold twine around the panel then added a round sentiment ( this was not the original plan, it was to cover up a smudge of ink!) I think the sentiment is an old Woodware set.

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the team have made.

Something for a Child at MMM

The challenge this week at Make My Monday is "Something for a Child" which fitted quite nicely with making a card for Roy's great-nieces's 7th birthday. I decided to make her a girlie card and used the SU T-shirt set.

The banner is a Little Claire set that I've had for ages and never used. I really wanted to put Happy Birthday Polly but couldn't fit it in.

Look forward to seeing what you come up.

Those lazy days of summer at Make My Monday

Lazy Days of Summer is the new challenge at Make My Monday. I found some 6x6 paper  which perfectly represented a hot summer's day ( I'm beginning to forget what they are!)

The little bikini die and sentiment stamp are from Simon Says Stamp. I added the birds to break up the background. I hope you can join us this week and don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's makes.

Grey and Pink

The new challenge at Make My Monday is to use grey and pink, a very pretty combination.
I used a SU stamp set which has been really popular, but has been sitting on my desk uninked!

It was such a quick card to make and I love the effect of the paint splash on her dress. I'm afraid I'm a day late posting this, I'm going to blame the building stress!

Monochromatic at Make My Monday

The challenge this time at Make My Monday is Monochromatic. I decided to go with blues.

I used an Inkylicious seascape stamp on linen card.I sponged over it with Distress Oxide ink and misted it with water before stamping the image. I coloured in the boat  a bit more, mounted it on a scrap of navy card and added some rhinestones. The sentiment is also an Inkylicious stamp.

Italian Holiday

Hope everyone in the UK is enjoying this hot weather! Personally I'm finding it a bit too warm!  The challenge for the next two weeks at Make My Monday is Travel/Vacation., chosen by Joan.

I have been wanting to play with this Michael Powell stamp for a while, in fact ever since I made this card. I have used the same layout as it seemed to suit the stamp shape. The scene reminds me of a Tuscan scene, and I can imagine spending a holiday/vacation here.

A Coral Anniversary.

The theme for the next two weeks at Make My Monday is "Use Bright Colours"  This fitted perfectly for the anniversary card I made  for some friends.

They invited us us to Sunday lunch a couple of weeks ago to help them celebrate theit 35th wedding aniversary. A quick Google search told me is was Coral - I guess Watermelon Wonder is fairly close to coral!