Secondary Colours

This week at Make My Monday, we move on our colour challenge to Secondary colours. Please go to the main blog where all the information and instructions are. The secondary colours which Mynette has chosen are

Purple,Green and Orange. At first, I again didn't find this easy, but isn't that what challenges are all about, for us to try something fresh or completely different? I had recently used the water-colour block technique at one of my classes and thought it would fit in well with this challenge. I may have chickened out a little by not actually including the orange in the design but I did use it as a matted layer, so I am hoping this is okay with Mynette.   The water-colour block technique is so simple and yet I believe so effective. First choose your stamp, any medium, fine line art. Then choose an acrylic block an approximate size of the stamp, it is not needed for the stamp. Choose two or three colours of Distress Inks, and pat onto the block in the same areas you want your colours to match the stamp. Apply at least 3 sprays of water to the block, press onto a piece of card. Gently lift off, allow to air dry. When dry, using black ink, stamp the image. When dry, cut off excess card. I drew a wiggly line around the edges. Mat onto suitable card and finish as you choose. I look forward to visiting your blogs once again, we do visit everyone, to help us choose our Top 3. The DT and our guest Buttons have again made some fabulous cards to give you inspiration.
Stamp - La Blanche
Distress Inks Dusty Concord and Peeled Paint

Best of British

Since I joined CD Sunday's DT this is my first choice for the weekly topic - Best of British-. so many ideas to choose from, so many British events have recently taken place, showing how well we can put on a show. I had some photos sat in my 'Pictures' since last October of when my son and his family visited London. Along with papers and some embellishments from the Debbie Moore shabby Chic - London CD, I created this LO for a scrapbook.. At the top left corner is a stamp from Stampendous coloured with Promarkers. Please visit the main blog, for the team have made some wonderful examples to inspire you, which show the Best of Britain. I do hope you enjoy this theme. I look forward to visiting your blogs once again.

You Wanna Be a Rockstar!

When I look at challenges I usually think, Yes, I'll enter that one, then life and other craft commitments take up my time and I many a time miss entering. Today when looking at the Challenge Blogs I found one I  immediately wanted to do, set to and this is the result.
Stamps used - background music - La Blanche Stamps
Rockstar - and sentiment -  Debbie Moore Set of Girls stamps
Coloured with Promarkers.
Challenges Blogs
I Love Promarkers - Theme Music

The stamped image also fits nicely into another challenge but needed to be adjusted to make a card using only one stamp at Scrapbook Sisters card week - One Stamp. I added the image onto a sheet of background paper which I made in one of my messy inky sessions with Starburst Stains from The Stampman.

The wettest summer ever?

Aren't the months going by quickly? It is time again for our monthly swap of Fat Pages at Do Crafts. the theme for June has been Water, how appropriate! I received some fabulous ideas of water, many were so different. the amount of rain we have recently had in the North of England has been unbelievable, which is why I decided to make my Fat Page with rain in mind. I choose a spotty background card. I then stamped my middle lady with the brolly, masked her and stamped the remaining two ladies. Coloured them with Romarkers and where I could I added Glossy Accents to provide raindrops, I think you'll see them if you click on the picture and enlarge. the background is water coloured Distress Inks.

Stamps used - Set of Girls from Debbie Moore. 

Script from computer.

Red, Yellow and Blue

Hi, we have a new Monthly theme starting this week here at Make My Monday.  All month long, our hostess, Mynnette, would like to focus on colour by  using the colour wheel.  For our first week, we'll be focused on PRIMARY COLOURS.  Primary colours are colours that cannot be created using other colours, but instead are used to create the many colours we have in our world.  This week we'd like to see creations using the three primary colours: RED, YELLOW AND BLUE. White or cream are the neutrals that are allowed in this challenge.  You may stamp lined images and sentiments in either black or brown, but solid images should be stamped in primary colours. Check out the wonderful examples from the Design Team and welcome to our GTD Buttons this month.

Being honest, I really wasn't sure what to do at first, then I started to put the brain in thinking mode instead of panic mode. What is blue? What is Yellow? What is Red? Yes, lots of answers but I went with my first thoughts. Blue - Sky, well it's supposed to be at this time of year, Yellow - Sand - I love the beach, and Red - a boat. The blue sky was created with Tumbled Glass, the sea with Broken China, Distress Inks, the sand with Mustard Seed DI and the Boat was stamped with Fire Brick Red DI

Stamps used:-

Clouds - Inidgo Blu

Birds - Inkylicious

Sand markings and the boat Creative Expressions - Coast set.

I look forward to vising your blogs to see your Red, Yellow, and Blue creations over the next week. 

Seaside Treasures

Doesn't time fly. Here we are Sunday again already. For this week at CD Sunday Challenges we would like to see  a project which has used something from a Craft CD. Lots of choice out there. Our theme this week is Seaside Treasures. The DT have made some fantastic cards, please do pop over to see them and hopefully you will be inspired to join us in our challenge. For the background of my card I used some lovely blue backing paper covered in pretty shells, the ribbon strips and some additional shells which I cut from the paper - all from Debbie Moore Shabby Chic - Travel CD. The main image is a stamp from Michael Powell, from Do Crafts. I used Promarkers to colour this in and found it so relaxing. I used Distress Inks to blend the sky. I look forward once again in visiting your blogs to see your Seaside Treasures. 

Oriental

Over on Fashionable Stamping Challenges our theme for the next two weeks is Oriental. It's not as popular as it once was but like everything else it will make a come back I used a Non Sequitor sheet of stamps available from The Stampman and coloured with Promarkers, with a little Heat embossing on the small box. The small flowers are from one stamp from www.dreamees.org.uk  a recent favourite purchase. I look forward to once again visiting you for I'm sure we can look forward to some stunning creations. please be sure to pop over to the main blog for the DT have visited the Orient in true fashion and style.