Let’s Start From Scratch!
Hello and happy Monday! We hope you all had an enjoyable weekend and got the chance to relax a bit and do the things you love to do! One of the things we love to do is craft, and the Monday Challenge group has a fun challenge this week that will definitely stretch those creative muscles! ;)
The challenge this week is to create something from scratch that you can use on your project. It can be an embellishment, a flower or anything else you can think of that starts as basic materials and turns into something fabulous!
Below are three projects created by the design team. The rest can be found on the Monday Challenge team blog here and if you click on each designers name, you’ll be taken directly to their blog where you’ll get more details about their project!
Don’t forget that when you enter your projects into the challenge, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher to Simon Says Stamp!
Designed by Mona:
Mona had this to say:
I enjoy making my own die cut flowers especially roses made using the Tattered Pinecone die. I didn’t stop there, I also decorated the tag with a homemade butterfly and heart embellishment.
Designed by Dan:
Dan had this to say:
I had a lot of fun making this card and got to use 2 recent purchases, Random Quotes and Artful Tools. I love the photo of the cute vintage couple in the Custom Fastener too and Hero Arts winter trees is another new stamp that I using for the first time today.
Designed by Andrea:
Andrea had this to say:
One of the most versatile die sets I own is Lifestyle Crafts’ matchbook die set. I love to make cute little notes that flip open. For these matchbooks, I used the following fabulous paper collections: Wallflower, Madame Payraud, and Maritime.
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Ooh, pretty…thanks for the inspiration!!!
Love this challenge the possibilities are endless! The creation are so beautiful. Thanks for the opportunity! BTW Congratulations for all the winner girls!
This looks like a neat back to basics challenge.
Fun challenge, as always with Simon. The DT example are fantastic and really get my creative mojo rolling – Thanks guys.
What a great challenge and gorgeous sample projects!
the tag is beautiful. Love the stand of trees. That has always been a favorite stamp.
The sentiment is great. thanks for sharing wonderful designs..
Such exquisite projects!! Love the homemade embellishments!!
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Such wonderful ideas. I just love the trees card. Beautiful. Love the stamp and the inspiration stamp set.
Love these projects! Hmmm… Maybe I’ll get out my dymo… I’ll have to think about this one a bit!
Love the featured projects.
great an amazing projects!
I hope I have some creative time this week to play along….3 very inspirational pieces by 3 lovely artist!
Wow! All of these are enough to get the creative ideas flowing. Making hand made embellishments is so fun and more meaningful to me than purchased ones, though there is room for both.
Love Mona’s tag! Great theme again!
Great cards and ideas..thanks!! So pretty!
Great cards!!
Beautiful projects and wonderful inspiration, thank you so much!~kim
Beautiful projects!
These projects are gorgeous! Great job everyone.
Great challenge, and fab DT projects too :)
Such delightful projects!!
Those Hero Arts winter trees are AWESOME and that card is so gorgeous!!!
Fun challenge! Great inspiration for DT!
Great details on the projects, I love each detail used on it
Gorgeous tag Mona. Where did you hide the butterfly?
Mona’s tag is simply gorgeous!!
Gorgeous projects!
Nice challenge and FAB examples from the DT!!!
Looks like fun.
These are all wonderful!
Great challenge theme. Off to check out the full post
What a cute idea. I love the matchbook die.
Wow! Stunning projects! x
Great cards they are al so lovely tfs
Amazing cards and matchboxes.
And tag too.
Love Mona’s tag!!
These are all beautiful!
Wow, these projects are beautiful! I really love the tag by Mona.
Inspiring projects!
I love the vintage matchbook note cards. I have a matchbook die and need to use it more often.
Hmmm, I will see how I can interpret this weeks challenge! I follow the blog by email.
Amazing tag. I need to try making some tags. Looks like fun. TFS
Awesome makes and blog candy too..I’m inspired to join in! Cx
awesome projects! I really love the Hero Arts Winter Trees stamp!
What a great challenge–with our stashes, we should be able to create all kinds of good stuff! These are beautiful projects. Thanks for sharing.
WOW I just love Monas tag here and also Andreas small notecards are too sweet. Just beautiful work from all here.
Beautiful creations!
wow–those are great creations!
Fabulous creations by all! Great challenge too!
DELIGHTFUL INSPIRATION!!!
… I have so many techniques I long to try :)