Sunny Days

Hi Crafty Friends!

Probably like many of you, I have lots of photos on my phone but don't scroll through them that often. I felt I needed to do something with them.

So, a few weeks ago I treated myself to a black & white mini printer, one that uses heat sensitive paper for printing, with the intention of creating a sort of a photo journal for our caravan adventures. 

Do you remember this little book cover I shared recently on my post here? Well that was the first step of sharing what I'm making. Here is the book cover to help refresh your memory...

The first double page and tag insert are ready. This is how they look ...

I decided to use the bold blooms and butterflies page part of the Botanical Beats set from The Artistic Stampers Collage Paper Anthology, Vol. 1 by STAMPlorations as background for my photos. It was simply a matter of cutting the pieces to size, adding the prints and a few words to capture the mood.

Over the years hubby and I have spent a considerable amount of time on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales, and I can be rather partial to a good beer from the local brewery Cwrw Llyn. Cwrw is Welsh for bier. Brenin Enlli, which refers to the Bardsey King, is my favourite.

The photo below was taken on a late sunny afternoon enjoying one of those.

You can really see how much detail there is in the Botanical Beats designer paper. The colours are beautiful and make for easy crafting.

The double page and both sides of the tag were made from one sheet of Botanical Beats. For the tag I simply added some floral background stamping using the daffodil from STAMPlorations' The Birds And The Blooms set.

I chose the daffodil because it is considered to be the national flower of Wales. The photos were taken on the headland around Porth Ysgaden, one of our favourite walks.

A fisherman's hut, one day we were lucky, the door was open ...

Here are some close-ups...

  

That's it from me for today. I hope you enjoyed the little excursion into Wales.

Until next time

hugs
Monika 💕

Here is what I used:

As you can see from the watermarked photos, I am on the STAMPlorations DT Team. Please be aware that the following links are affiliated links which means should you use them to make a purchase I will get a small commission at no extra cost to you.

- from the STAMPlorations Shop:

Botanical Beats

US residents, please check out the Paper Goods Subscription Offer which is excellent value for money.


Born To Roam

The Birds And The Blooms

You can check out STAMPlorations Spring Cleaning Sale here. As you can see from the graphic, there are lots of goodies at incredible discounts.

In addition feel free to check out STAMPlorations Freebie of the Month which will automatically be shipped with any order of $25 and over.

- From my staash:

Baked Brown Sugar card by Stampin'UP!

Roasted Coffee Prism Ink and Smokey Gray Versafine ink

candy dots by The Works

sequins

yarn

April Challenge over at STAMPlorations

Happy Easter, Crafty Friends!

It's April already! This has really taken me by surprise, think I'm still stuck in February. 😂

Anyway, April is here and this means it is also the start of a new Anything Goes Challenge over at STAMPlorations. My DT pieces showcases one of the new ATCs available in the STAMPlorations Store. Here it is ...

I picked the tulips ATC from the Color Me Spring ATCs as my focal point.

For the background I cut a piece of white card to size, smooshed some yellow ink Daffodil Delight) on my craft mat, lightly sprayed with water and picked it up with my piece of white card. Once dry it was lightly embossed using the Leaf Prints 3 stencil (cutting plate - stencil - card, colour down - rubber mat - cutting plate) before colouring the leaves through the stencil (stencil was left on after embossing) and finishing off with a bit of Berry Red Artiste ink..

The sentiment (True And Free) was stamped, fuzzy cut and edged with ink. A bit of matting and layering and finishing off with sequins

Now it's over to you and, should you need a little tempting, there are 2 prizes up for grabs

- one $25 prize code, the winner will be chosen by one of us STAMPgirls from entries featuring STAMPlorations products as the main focal point

- two $10 prize code code, the winners will be chosen randomly from all entries including projects which don't feature STAMPlorations products

For a full explanation on prize codes and their Terms and Conditions click here.

There are some simple rules to follow. You can fund them here on the STAMPlorations Blog. Please make sure you read, understand and follow them before linking up your project to avoid being disqualified and have your entry removed.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out the projects my teamies prepared and, of course, to link up your own project to the challenge.

I am entering my card at:

I shall be back soon, until then

Hugs

Monika 💕

link to the STAMPlorations Challenge post- April Anything Goes Challenge

Products I used: 

The links are for your convenience and are not affiliated. However, you're welcome to use my unique discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at the STAMPlorations Shop at checkout for a 20% discount on any item apart from the subscription offers.

Color Me Spring ATCs

Leaf Prints 3 Stencil

True And Free

Feel free to check out STAMPlorations Freebie of the Month which will automatically be shipped with any order of $25 and over.

A New Way of Seeing

Hi Crafty Friends!

Happy Easter to you all! 

It's the time of year when we start seeing things with fresh eyes and nature transitions from restful winter into colourful blooms and fresh new green as everything seemingly comes to life again.

Today's card tries to capture this moment ...

The blues and green melting into each other during a spring shower, new leaves starting to appear and the fading presence of cheerful daffodils ...

In other words, I was playing with some inks, my mini square gel plate and a stencil (Leaf Prints 3) to create the background for the daffodils (The Birds and The Blooms) and my sentiment.

I am playing along at:

Allsorts Challenge 846 - Spring or anything goes, opted for Spring

Word Power April 2026 Challenge - sentiment must be the focal point

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge 514 - any occasion 

That's it from me for today, wishing you all a lovely Easter weekend.

hugs

Monika 💕

Products I used:

- from STAMPlorations: I am a member of the STAMPlorations Design Team. The links I share here are for your convenience and are not affiliated. However, you're welcome to use my unique discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at the STAMPlorations Shop at checkout for a 20% discount on any item apart from the subscription offers.

New Way Of Seeing - Typographia Wanderlust

The Birds and The Blooms

Leaf Prints 3 Stencil

- from my stash:

Smokey Gray Versafine ink

white base card and envelope

brown fineliner pen - mixed colour set from Lidl, past special buy

coloured inks - Finger Print inks

mini gel plate

On a different note:

Feel free to check out STAMPlorations Freebie of the Month which will automatically be shipped with any order of $25 and over.

New ATC Release at STAMPlorations

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today I'm introducing you to some of the new ATCs which have just been released by STAMPlorations. They are perfect for a multitude of projects. I've made three, 2 cards and a cover for a little journal.

Here they are ...

I went with the vintage-y vibe of the colours and added some lace, sentiment, sequins and my first card was ready.

For my next card, I attached the ATC and added some stencilling. The idea behind my card was looking through some foliage at the dream house hence the sentiment.

My third project is a cover for a little journal made from scratch. I was staying with the vintage-y vibe when picking my background paper. I the simply matted and layered my chosen ATC, attached it and finished off with a die-cut sentiment, butterfly and sequins.

I leave you with some more photos ...

Here is what I used:

- from the STAMPlorations Shop:

I am on the STAMPlorations DT Team. The links are for your convenience and are not affiliated links.

However, you're welcome to use my unique discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at the STAMPlorations Shop at checkout for a 20% discount on any item apart from the subscription offers.

Color Me Spring ATC

Whimsical Homes ATC

Retro Femme ATC

Sweet Kindness

Beach Vibes

Flair Slimline Stencil

Hello Sunshine Phrase Die

Flutter Zen 2 Layering Die - currently not available, a slightly larger similar one is, here's the link for that one

Flutter Zen 1 Layering Dies

Feel free to check out STAMPlorations Freebie of the Month which will automatically be shipped with any order of $25 and over.

- From my staash:

Baked Brown Sugar and Early Espresso card by Stampin'UP!

tea dye Distress Ink, Cherry Walnut Prism Ink

lace ribbon, floral paper, sequins

Owning The Playground

Hi Crafty Friends!

Sometimes on just needs a very quick card. Today's card is one of those quick makes one can put together and use within 5 minutes and raise a smile. Have a look ...

The ATCs from STAMPlorations' Paper Goods range are perfect for such quick cards. Essentially all one needs to add is a sentiment and some subtle background.

My background was stamped using one of STAMPlorations retired sets called Vignette: Grunge Floral strips. Ink used is Periwinkle Prism ink.

My base card is only 10 cm x 10 cm, so this layout could be used to make a topper for a larger square card too.

I am playing along at:

Allsorts Challenge 846 - Spring or Anything Goes, opted for anything goes

That's it from me for today. Wishing you all a lovely weekend.

Hugs

Monika 💕

Products I used:

- from STAMPlorations: The links are for your convenience and are not affiliated. However, you're welcome to use my unique discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at the STAMPlorations Shop at checkout for a 20% discount on any item apart from the subscription offers.

Retro Femme ATCs

Hot Mess

retired set: Vignette Grunge Floral Strips

- from my stash:

Periwinkle Prism ink, Smokey Gray Versafine ink

white base card and envelope

On a different note:

Feel free to check out STAMPlorations Freebie of the Month which will automatically be shipped with any order of $25 and over.