NEWSFLASH........New DT Member.

The Make My Monday Deezine Team has grown a little this week to welcome Sue Blythe - otherwise known as SUZI B. Her work is exceptional and we hope that you will give her a very warm welcome on Monday with the launch of the new theme and challenges.
Don't forget that we also announce the monthly winner this time who will win the chance of being a Guest DT member for a week - see you then - Jacqueline.

MMM Mid-week Motivation - Lace and Pearls.

Sorry - I'm a day late with this. Today's inspiration piece is an ATC. They are great for using up card scraps and odd images left over and don't take too long to make. This one I made today was an image downloaded from the Craft Stamper Magazine  web site in the resources section. What's great about that is they can be re sized so they can be used for scrapbooking, card making or in this case ATCs.
Now I think I have said before - ATCs are always 2.5" x 3.5" - so after cutting my piece of card stock that size I edged it in very thin double sided tape. On to that I stuck some scrap lace to make a sort of frame and then I placed my image on top of that - please take a look

The image has also been distressed and sponged with some Tea Dye DIs. My pearls are some I had stashed away and are stuck together in a string, these were glued on using some 3D clear gloss finish. The flower was very easily made by punching out several small scallop circles - I think I used 8. They were all then scrunched up tightly and un-raveled. I pierced a hole through them with my pokey tool and threaded them all onto a brad. When the brad is closed the circles can then be manipulated up-wards to form the flower shape. I inked the edges of mine again with the Tea Dye but the edges can also be dabbed with glue and then sprinkled with glitter.
This is our last challenge in the VINTAGE theme - on Monday we start a brand new theme and set of challenges thought up for us by the lovely DT member Suzanne but if you would like the chance of receiving this ATC in a giveaway please look here .

Mid-week Motivation - Moved!

Hello all -if you are popping over for the mid-week motivation spot this week I'm sorry but it will be a little late. I had a big workshop to prepare for over the last few days and I have been short of time. I'm very sorry but if you would like to pop back sometime tomorrow I should have a little something to show you then - Jacqueline.

MMM Challenge 8 - VINTAGE - Lace and Pearls.

Good morning crafters and welcome to the 8th Make My Monday challenge. Before I explain this week's challenge it's time to announce our Top 3. They are

2 - Debbie R

13 - Joan

26 - Hilda

Congratulations ladies please feel free to copy and paste the winners badge from the side bar.

This week's challenge is our last VINTAGE. We have saved the best till last and we would like to see you get girly and frilly and use your LACE and PEARLS on your projects - I say projects because of course you don't just have to make cards. We would love to see any of your projects be they scrapbook pages, tags, atc's, picture frames - you get the picture (!) just as long as you follow the theme rules.
Here are the DT samples to inspire you

Cath

Caz

Fliss

Suzanne

Me Jacqueline

Don't forget to click on the names to visit the blogs.
A couple of the DT were unable to comment on a few entries last week due to illness and blogger issues and we apologise but I would also like to stress that you read our rules too. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE TOP 3 - YOU MAY ONLY ENTER 5 CHALLENGES PLUS THIS ONE.

Please link your new entries in the linky tool below and please remember to link your blog post and not your whole blog. Please turn off WV  and remember you MUST link your entries to this blog and you MUST put a link back to this blog in your post - Thank you.

You have until midnight on Saturday 30th July to enter and the winners of the top 3 and monthly prize will be announced next week along with a brand new theme - good luck.

MMM - Mid-week Motivation - Crumpled and Torn Vellum

We are still creating using our Vintage theme courtesy of Fliss - don't forget that this month's overall winner will get a chance to be a guest designer on our team sometime next month.
This week it was the turn of Shabby Chic - Torn or Crumpled. My card today demonstrates both. I have taken a piece of vellum, crumpled and distressed it and also torn the edges - take a look

I have also crumpled my ribbon by grabbing a couple of threads at one end and gently pulling, as you can see it has been secured using small brads. The background paper is K& Co. Blue Awning and the bird cage stamp is from Stampin' Up's Nature Walk.
Hope this inspires you to join in the challenge, all the details can be found here.
See you next week - Jacqueline.

MMM - Challenge 7 - Vintage Shabby Chic, Torn or Crumpled.

Good morning everyone and thank you for joining us on week 7 of the Make My Monday challenge blog. We had some outstanding entries last week - thank you so much for taking part, the Top 3 are as follows:

3 - Suzi B

20 - Hilda

22 - Brenda Brown

Congratulations ladies please feel free to copy and paste the winners badge from the side bar.
This week - still concentrating on our VINTAGE theme, we would like to see some Shabby Chic - more specifically work that has been TORN or CRUMPLED.
Here are the Deezine team to inspire you

Cath

Caz

Fliss

Suzanne

Jacqueline



Don't forget to click on the names to visit the blogs.

Please link your new entries in the linky tool below and please remember to link your blog post and not your whole blog. Please turn off WV  and remember you MUST link your entries to this blog and you MUST put a link back to this blog in your post 

Please be aware that you will only be able to enter this challenge and five others besides.
You have until Midnight on Saturday July 23rd to enter - good luck.

MMM - Mid-week Motivation -Vintage Gold Embossed Edges.

Hello everyone, welcome to this week's Mid-week Motivation spot. Today I have something to show you that was inspired by the August issue of Craft Stamper magazine. (Fliss one the MMM DT has done a fabulous piece inspired by Craft Stamper too. It's nothing to do with the Vintage challenge but well worth a look). The piece that caught my eye was the Delicate Folds book-card by designer Debbie Dolphin. I changed the way I made mine by reducing the size and making an atc - the tutorial was easy enough to follow to enable me to do this. Please take a look:

After assembling all my components I distressed the pieces with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and then ran a Versamark ink pad all around the edges. I then sprinkled them with gold embossing powder and heated them with a heat gun. I do hope that you find this piece useful - I had great fun making it! See you soon - Jacqueline.

MMM - Challenge 6 - Vintage Embossing.

Good morning and welcome to the 6th Make My Monday challenge. Thank you to the many who took part last week.It has been very hard to choose our top 3 and the dt have had quite a time choosing and it has been impossible to come up with 3 winners. So for this week only we have 4 -they are

3 - Joan

5 - Aquarius

6 - The Navy Wife

16 - Maribel

Congratulations ladies please feel free to copy and paste the winners badge from the side bar. This month's winner will win the chance of becoming a guest designer on the team next month.
Our challenge this week set by the lovely Fliss is still on a VINTAGE theme but we would like to see some EMBOSSING. That can be heat embossing with powder, embossing folders on a die cutting machine such as a Big Shot or Cuttlebug or using a stencil and light box - but it must follow the theme.
I would also like to say that I have had to change the rules a little. Please be aware that you will only be able to enter this challenge and five others besides. It seems that a few have been getting carried away with the amount of challenges entered and not quite reading the rules of the challenges correctly. The rules are here if you would like to read them in full.
So first it is the job of the Deezine Team to inspire you - please take a look

Fliss

Suzanne

Cath

Me -

Jacqueline

You will notice that we are missing Caz this week. Unfortunately she has damaged her shoulder and - gasp - is unable to craft. I'm sure that you will join with me to wish her a speedy recovery.

OK - now it's your turn, please read the rules carefully, turn off your word verification and link your new entry below.

MMM - Mid-week Motivation.

We have moved on to a month of VINTAGE themed projects and this week it is a colour theme - BROWN & CREAM + PINK or BLUE.
Today I am hoping to inspire you with some vintage ATCs.

There are strict rules concerning ATCs - they must be 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". Their full name is Artist Trading Card and they are swapped between crafters.
Here are some close ups

This one is made using some vintage rub ons, stamps and Distress Inks.

I tried to create the feeling of a vintage note book with this by using stamps, coloured pencils and Distress Inks to age the images.

This one uses some Hot off the Press Botanical Ephemera which has been crumpled and distressed and then ironed flat.
All use the colour theme from this week's challenge found here.
Jacqueline.

Winners

Hello all, thank you to all who entered the sketch challenge last week. I was away some of last week and didn't get around to commenting on every one's entries - I do apologise but I have looked at you all and there were some awesome interpretations of my sketch - thank you.
So the top 3 for last week are as follows

2 - Vicky

6 - Meggymay

9 - Suzi B

Congratulations ladies please feel free to copy and paste the winners badge from the side bar.

Our monthly winner is SUZI B - Suzi - well done, please e-mail me your postal info and I will send you your stamp deezinesart@gmail.com 

We have now started a new theme - VINTAGE and the colour challenge for this week can be found here.

Jacqueline.

MMM Challenge 5 - VINTAGE.

Good morning every one and welcome to week 5 - thank you to all who took part in last month's Floral challenges our top 3 and monthly winners will be announced tomorrow.
This month is all about VINTAGE and Fliss from our Deezine Team has chosen this theme along with all the weekly challenges - thank you Fliss.
Well - we have a COLOUR CHALLENGE starting us off this week - take a look

Create a  Vintage style card, scrapbook page or project using the colours BROWN and CREAM and then choose an additional colour of either PINK or BLUE.
To give you an idea of what we mean see what the Deezine Team have cooked up for you this week

Caz

Fliss

Suzanne

Me -Jacqueline

Cath



Don't forget to click on the names to visit the blogs.

Please link your new entries in the linky tool below and please remember to link you blog post and not your whole blog. Please turn off WV  and remember you MUST link your entries to this blog and you MUST put a link back to this blog in your post - thank you. Don't forget if you don't have a blog you can e-mail me with your entries on deezinesart@gmail.com and I will link them to this blog.
You have until midnight on Saturday July 9th and top 3 winners will be announced with the next challenge - good luck.