Merry Monday #182 {Birds}...REMINDER!!

Welcome back to Merry Monday Christmas Challenge!


 Need a little bit of inspiration for your Christmas cards?! You've come to the right place! There is still plenty of time for you to play along with Merry Monday #182 and get a few more cards done for the holiday season! 

This week, Kathy is our hostess and she's bringing you the following challenge:


"Remember...have fun creating a Christmas card using "a bird" on your card. Have fun!

Some rules to remember:

1. Each week there will be a brand new challenge posted on Monday at 5am (PST).
2. The challenge will be either a theme, an inspiration photo, a sketch or a colour combo.
3. Each participant must comment on 3 cards in the Gallery to be eligible to win. (Who doesn't love comments!)
4. Have fun!
5. Follow the weekly challenge closely.


Click HERE to link up your project! Happy crafting!!

Merry Monday #182 {Birds}



Welcome to another challenge at Merry Monday! This is the challenge all about Christmas cards and getting a head start on the Christmas season.




Kathy here and I'm so excited to bring you this week's challenge!  I'm inviting you to create a Christmas card with any kind of bird on it!  Can't wait to see what you come up with!




1. Each week there will be a brand new challenge posted on Monday at 5am (PST).

2. The challenge will be either a theme, an inspiration photo, a sketch or a colour combo.


3. Each participant is encouraged to comment on 3 cards in the Gallery. (Who doesn't love comments!)


4. Have fun!


5. Follow the weekly challenge closely.




Weekly Winners!!

What an amazing gallery of cards you created for the challenge last week! Thank you so much for playing along with us. 

Our winner this week chosen by Lesley is





Choosing one card from the array of beauties is always a challenge! I was blown away by all the inspiration! Thank you for making my challenge sparkle!



Shirley-Bee

Shirley's card took my breath away! The simple sketched bird image and the light watercolour wash was just lovely. I also love the texture she created with the torn edge and the touch of material with the ribbon on the side. All of these touches make this card a stand out for me!

Congrats, Shirley-Bee!  We hope you will join us as a Guest Designer.  Please email Bonnie at bonklass at gmail dot com. Be sure to put "Merry Monday Guest Designer" in the subject line.


And our Honorable Mentions were voted on as well, if you received a vote from a design team member, your card and link is below. 

Congratulations! We hope you will display your badge with pride! If you are viewing this in Google Reader, you may have to visit the blog to see the actual cards that are linked below.



MM #181 ... Blue, White & Texture - REMINDER!

Welcome back to Merry Monday Christmas Challenge!


 Need a little bit of inspiration for your Christmas cards?! You've come to the right place! There is still plenty of time for you to play along with Merry Monday #181 and get a few more cards done for the holiday season! 

This week, Lesley is our hostess and she's bringing you the following challenge:


"Remember...have fun creating a Christmas card using "blue, white and texture" on your card. Have fun!

Some rules to remember:

1. Each week there will be a brand new challenge posted on Monday at 5am (PST).
2. The challenge will be either a theme, an inspiration photo, a sketch or a colour combo.
3. Each participant must comment on 3 cards in the Gallery to be eligible to win. (Who doesn't love comments!)
4. Have fun!
5. Follow the weekly challenge closely.


Click HERE to link up your project! Happy crafting!!

Merry Monday #181 {Blue, White with Texture!}

Welcome to another challenge at Merry Monday! This is the challenge all about Christmas cards and getting a head start on the Christmas season. This week we have a "Color" Challenge and we would love to see some texture on your card!!!

So please use blue and white...and pair it up with some embossing, or some twine, or some ribbon, or some burlap...or anything that adds texture!




1. Each week there will be a brand new challenge posted on Monday at 5am (PST).

2. The challenge will be either a theme, an inspiration photo, a sketch or a colour combo.


3. Each participant is encouraged to comment on 3 cards in the Gallery. (Who doesn't love comments!)


4. Have fun!


5. Follow the weekly challenge closely.