MMM Mid-week Motivation

This week we have given you a sketch to follow with a FLORAL theme and you know it doesn't have to be a card. Did you see the gorgeous decorated canvas in the DT samples? And what about scrapbook pages -the sketch is perfect for 12" x12" papers - take a look

I've still kept to the floral theme even using a photo. The picture is taken some years ago in our garden and I've added some paper punched flowers down the side.
Don't forget that the challenge theme changes next week and the monthly winner will be announced. This will happen on the Tuesday of next week. Happy crafting folks - Jacqueline.

MMM Challenge 4 - Sketch.

Hello every one and welcome to the fourth Make My Monday challenge. We had some lovely entries last week for our Floral Tags and the top 3 are as follows

10 - Sall

13 - Suzy B

15 - Daniele

Congratulations ladies please feel free to copy and paste the Top 3 Winners badge from the side bar.

This week is the final challenge in our FLORAL theme and we have a sketch for you

You are free to use any materials and products - just make sure you include something FLORAL.

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.
Top 3 winners and the winner of the prize will be announced next TUESDAY - the first challenge of July will be next Monday as usual.

Again the Deezine Team have some stunning samples for you - please take a look. Remember to visit our blogs - click on our names

Cath

Suzanne

Caz

Fliss

Me - Jacqueline

Don't forget to follow the rules and please link your entries below - good luck.

E-mail Entry

Louise has e-mailed me with a Floral Tag challenge card again this week - there's no stopping her! Thanks Louise - good luck.

MMM Mid-week Motivation.

This week's challenge of FLORAL TAGS continues our June theme of FLOWERS. So this week's motivational tutorial shows you how to make a Gift Bag with a matching Tag - all decorated with flowers of course.
Here goes

First take two pieces of paper or thin card - 8" x 8".

Score at 1/2", 1 1/2" and 2 1/2". Turn the paper 90 degrees and score at 1 1/2". Repeat on the second piece of paper and crease the score lines with a bone folder.

Fold and cut both pieces as shown above.

Again as shown above fold in the corners and secure with a glue stick - repeat on second piece of paper.

Apply glue to the side panels and stick together to form the bag shape.

Fold the scored bottom sections in and secure with glue. You may find it helps to add a piece of paper to the inside of the bag to help it hold it's shape.

Carefully add some holes to thread the ribbon.
Your bag is now ready to be decorated and adorned with embellishments of your choice.

Don't forget to add your tag and you are good to go!

MMM Challenge 3 - Tags.

Wow - what a lot of entries we had last week. Thank you to everyone who took part your cards were lovely. Which leads me nicely on to our Top 3

13 - Von

20 - Jenny H

2 - outiirmeli

Congratulations ladies please feel free to copy and paste the Top 3 Winners Badge from the side bar.

OK - now onto this week, our theme is still FLOWERS and we would like to see some

FLORAL TAGS

You can make tags on their own or attached to cards the choice is yours.

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.
Top 3 winners will be announced with the next challenge and there will be an overall prize winner at the end of the month.

The MMM Deezine Team have worked very hard this week to make some stunning samples to inspire you - please take a look

Caz

Suzanne

Fliss

Cath

Me - Jacqueline

Please click on every ones name to visit their blogs.

All that's left now is to remind you to read the rules and then link your entries below. You have until midnight Saturday June 25th to take part - good luck.

E-Mail Entry.

Louise has made an e-mail entry for this week's Die Cut Flowers challenge - here it is

Well done Louise another fine effort - thanks for taking part.
Jacqueline

MMM Mid-week Motivation

This week's challenge is all about DIE CUT FLOWERS. That is flowers cut on a die cutting machine such as a Big Shot or Cuttlebug, hand held paper punches or simply bought from a craft shop - just as long as you don't cut them out yourself!
With that in mind I have a tutorial for you on how to make 3D flowers using some flowers punched from a hand held paper punch. Take a look at the piccies and I will explain all below

First punch out a five petal flower (I have used the Stampin' Up 5 Petal Punch). Cut into the middle and cut off half of the petal to the right of the cut. Add glue to the half petal and then fold the half petal round to meet the petal on the left forming a cone shape. Secure with a small clip 'til completely dry. When dry curl the petals out using a bone folder.

Next take a length of card and scallop the edge - trim to a 1cm width. Curl around thin tweezers a few times - glue and trim off the excess. When dry gently tease outward some of the scallops. Rest your flower cone on a small lid, add a drop of glue inside and place the scallop tube in with the scallops facing up. Leave to dry.

To make the stamens cover the end of a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"piece of card stock with a small piece of paper - you just want a very small piece to just cover the end. Glue in place. Carefully cut from the covered end to nearly to the other end five times - very thin slices and then cut completely off . Roll up tightly, add glue to the bottom and then insert into the flower tube. Leave to dry.

To make the flower stem - roll up a thin strip of green card and secure well with glue. When dry gently pull up from the center of the spiral - take care not to pull too far. Take another very thin strip of green card, add glue to the one end and insert into the pointed end of the spiral. Leave to dry.

The flower can now glued to the stem - again leave to dry.








I then made two more flowers which as you can see are white Fuchsias and made this card - I also added a few leaves to the stems.

Hope this has inspired you to join in with our challenge this week - thanks for looking - Jacqueline xx.