One-layer Christmas

Hello Crafty Friends!

Hope you're having a really good week. With rain having set in over the last couple of days, it's been a good time to craft. Today I'm sharing a one-layer card with you made for the current challenge over at Less Is More, here it is ...

I love making one-layer cards. Their simplicity can be very addictive. 😍

You may remember the stencil template I made for my Spotlight project here on the STAMPlorations Blog. Well, it got another outing with the same colour scheme of Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and Elegant Eggplant SU inks.

I am entering my card at:
Less is More #385 - OLC Holiday
Craft Stamper Make It Take It November - Anything Goes

Keeping it short and sweet, that's it from me for now.
Have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant inks - Stampin'Up!
Christmas Tree and sentiment stamp - Penny Black
Snowflake stamp - Creative Stamping Magazine
cutting die for template - Succulently Dies by STAMPlorations, check out their shop for special offers from their Thanksgiving Sale

Clustered Hearts Duo

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations. This week my teamies and I are showcasing stamps and dies designed by STAMPlorations owner Shery under her label 'Shery Russ Designs'.

Feeling like die-cutting and making two cards using both positive and negative cuts, I decided to work with the Clustered Hearts Die to make these two cards.

I first die-cut the simple square, then leaving it in place, I die-cut the Clustered Hearts across both the positive square and the negative frame. The rest was just simple piecing together finished off with doodles and gems.

I decided not to add a sentiment at this point

As mentioned earlier, this week we are showcasing stamps and dies designed by Shery under her label 'Shery Russ Designs'. All her sets will be reduced by 10% until Monday 3rd December, no coupon needed. You can use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at check out to get an added 20% off STAMPlorations,stamps, dies and stencils.

Of course Shery will still draw a winner at random from all the comments left on this month's Inspiration Posts over on the STAMPlorations Blog. Pop over to see what my teamies created and to leave a comment for your entry into their prize draw.

That's it from me for today. Have a lovely week!
hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop, remember to apply my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA (not case sensitive) at check out for a 20% discount on their stamps ***, stencils and dies:
Clustered Hearts Die


*** Discount code works on sale items too

Angel & Tree

Hello Crafty Friends!

Just a quick post today. Yesterday's shaker card went down so well that I want to share two more today. Here they are ....

First up a little angel shaker card with a stamped sentiment .... and because the blue Christmas Tree shaker went down so well, here it is in green this time ...

Both dies, Christmas Angel and Christmas Tree #1, are from STAMPlorations. The sentiment is from a past issue of the Creative Stamping magazine.

Before I go, a little mention what is on offer over at STAMPlorations.
Shery has a big Thanksgiving Sale over at the STAMPlorations Store. Most items are reduced by 40% There are a few exceptions, and you can find all the details and the coupon code needed here in their shop.
Should you wish to purchase items from the New Release and 6x7 Stamp Club categories, which are not included in the sale, you can still use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount and a free thin metal die at check out.
Check also out their Black Friday Deals, CUTplorations Tags dies will be on offer for 72 hours from today. All offer details can be found on their Shop Home Page

That's it from me for today.

hugs

Monika xxx

Blue Christmas

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is Wednesday and time for a new challenger over at The Male Room challenge blog where the bi-weekly challenge is all about making projects for the men in our lives. Our guest designer for the next fortnight is Ana, you can check out her fabulous creations on here on Ana's blog

My DT project for the new challenge is something playful ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. For challenge #99 we are looking for projects that have something moving. Lots of scope there! That's what I thought until none of my ideas wanted to work out. I just could not get my head around it. I rarely have 'brick wall moments', but this one certainly was one. Please accept my sincere apologies for being late with my card.
Thankfully Jane suggested that a shaker card could be seen as having something moving.

#99 - Mechanical/Moving Part

What is there to say, lots of sequins moving behind this die-cut Christmas Tree ... Yes, even men can have a magical Christmas. My design is based on a request I had for making a card for a friend's grandson featuring a Christmas Tree shaker.

Fancy creating something with a mechanical or moving part, pop over to The Male Room for more inspiration and to link up your masculine makes.

That's it from me for today
Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
sentiment stamp - Creative Stamping Magazine past issue
Christmas Tree #1 CUTplorations Die - STAMPlorations (feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for a 20% discount)
Nuit, Grenadine, Outremer and Mer Du Sud Izink Inks - Craft Stash
silver embellishment, saw die, red card, silver mirri card, white card- stash

The Best Gift Of All

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations. This week my teamies and I are showcasing stamps by our very own Deepti under her label 'Dee's Artsy Impressions'.

I decided to work with the Party Mates, Balloons & Banners and Yuletide Deer sets to create this sweet tag.

My design was inspired by the sentiment I used. Simply stamping, masking, colouring and a bit of blending finished off with white doodles and a length of gingham ribbon ....

As mentioned earlier, this week we are showcasing stamps designed by Deepti under her label 'Dee's Artsy Impressions'. All her sets will be on sale for the week until Monday 26th November at 10% off, no coupon needed, the discount will be automatically applied.

Talking about offers ... Shery has a big Thanksgiving Sale over at the STAMPlorations Store. Most items are reduced by 40% There are a few exceptions, and you can find all the details and the coupon code needed here in their shop.
Should you wish to purchase items from the New Release and 6x7 Stamp Club categories, which are not included in the sale, you can still use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount and a free thin metal die at check out.
Check also out their Black Friday Deals, CUTplorations Tags dies will be on offer for 72 hours from today. All offer details can be found on their Shop Home Page

Of course Shery will still draw a winner at random from all the comments left on this month's Inspiration Posts over on the STAMPlorations Blog. Pop over to see what my teamies created and to leave a comment for your entry into their prize draw.

That's it from me for today. Have a lovely week!
hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop, remember to apply my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA (not case sensitive) at check out for a 20% discount on their stamps, stencils and dies that are not part of any other offers:
Party Mates, Balloons And Banners, Yuletide Deer, Manila Tags Nesting Dies
   

Thanks A Ton

Hello Crafty Friends!

This is just a simple reminder that there is still time to play along at the November TAGplorations Challenges over at STAMPlorations.

The theme for November is: All About Thanksgiving

The optional twist is: to use Polkadots

Just a simple tag to say Thank You ...

Of course I got some dots in somewhere courtesy of the decorative tape and balloons.

If you love tags, why not give it a go and play along? Your project can be anything as long as it features a tag. You can enter as many projects as you want, but one per blog post please, and you don't have to use STAMPlorations products, yet we'd be thrilled if you would. There are three free autumnal images perfect for a traditional Thanksgiving card to download here. Please check out the full revised challenge guidelines here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

One lucky winner, voted for by the DT, will win a $15 STAMPlorations gift certificate and 3 randomly picked players will win a $5 STAMPlorations gift certificate each.

Ready for more tagtastic inspiration? Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to see the gorgeous projects my teamies created and, of course, to link up your tag project/s too. Check out their post here for all of STAMPlorations current challenges.

That's it from me for today. Have a lovely week.

hugs

Monika xx

here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop, you can use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for a 20% discount on their, stamps, dies and stencils

Tweet Love, Tweet Love Coordinating Dies, Mixed Media Grunge, Hearts All Over Stencil, Stitched Tags Nesting Dies

    

here is what else I used:

Distress Inks - worn lipstick, picked rasberry

Spectrum Noir Markers - IG 1, IG 2, IG 3, IG 4

dotted tape, smoky slate ink, black Versafine ink, clear embossing powder, organza ribbon, little flower nail embellishments

25 Days Of Christmas Tags

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's that time of year again ... how time has flown ...
Tracey McNeely is hosting the 25 Days Of Christmas Tags event. Today it's STAMPlorations' turn. Here is my DT piece ....

As you can see I had Noddy Holder sitting on my shoulder shouting 'It's Christmas!'.

I went for bold traditional colours. The large Typographia sentiment got split up and partially stamped into the background with the bold embossed part becoming my sentiment. The rest is pretty straight forward stamping and die-cutting.

Pop over to Tracey's Blog to check out the tagtastic inspiration on offer. Hop along for some real eye candy.

That's it from me for today. Have a lovely day!

hugs

Monika xxx

here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop

Manila Tags Nesting Dies, Christmas Tree #1, Christmas In The Heart, Balloons And Banners
   

It's well worth checking out their shop, Shery has  HUGE Thanksgiving Sale on right now with a lot of items being reduced by 40%. Should you like to purchase something from the New Release and 5x7 Stamp Club section, items from both are not in the sale, you can use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA to get a free die and 20% off items from both categories.

Dad's Christmas

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations. This week my teamies and I are showcasing stamps by Becca under her label 'Big Grins By Becca Cruger'.

I decided to work with the Sweet & Sassy Dad to treat you to another Christmas card using a non-Christmas stamp ...

I did have a little sentiment help from the retired Holiday Artsy set. Otherwise it's simple stamping with the red paper ribbon providing a pop of colour. The added die-cut pine twig which I had lying around gives it a little Christmas flair.

As mentioned earlier, this week we are showcasing stamps designed by Becca under her label 'Big Grins By Becca Cruger'. All her sets will be on sale at 10% off for the week until Monday 19th November, no coupon needed, the discount is automatically applied.

Talking about offers ... Shery has a big Thanksgiving Sale over at the STAMPlorations Store. Most items are reduced by 40% There are a few exceptions, and you can find all the details and the coupon code needed here in their shop.
Should you wish to purchase items from the New Release and 6x7 Stamp Club categories, which are not included in the sale, you can still use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount and a free thin metal die at check out.

Of course Shery will still draw a winner at random from all the comments left on this month's Inspiration Posts over on the STAMPlorations Blog. Pop over to see what my teamies created and to leave a comment for your entry into their prize draw.

That's it from me for today. Have a lovely week!
hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop, remember to apply my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA (not case sensitive) at check out for a 20% discount on their stamps ***, stencils and dies:
Sweet & Sassy Dad, Holiday Artsy (retired)

*** Discount code works on sale items too

Making Christmas Tags

Hello Crafty Friends!

I got a quick little tag for you today with an embossed background and this funky stylised Christmas Tree. Here it is ....

I originally had planned to share it later in the week together with a second one I made for the 25 Days Of Christmas Tags event, but then I had a change of mind and decided to give you a teaser instead. I am still sharing the other tag as part of the STAMPlorations team on Thursday.

I just wanted to go for bold colours and simply added a small heat embossed sentiment in white.

Talking about STAMPlorations ... Shery has a big Thanksgiving Sale over at the STAMPlorations Store. Most items are reduced by 40% There are a few exceptions, and you can find all the details and the coupon code needed here in their shop.
Should you wish to purchase items from the New Release and 6x7 Stamp Club categories, which are not included in the sale, you can still use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount and a free thin metal die at check out.

Here is a last look at today's tag with its delicate background embossing made using a stencil ...

That's it from me for today. Have a lovely week!
hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop, remember to apply my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA (not case sensitive) at check out for a 20% discount on their stamps ***, stencils and dies:
Luggage Tags Nesting Dies, Christmas Tree #1, Holly Background Stencil, Holiday Artsy (retired)
  

Inspired by ...

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is Wednesday and time for a new challenger over at The Male Room challenge blog where the bi-weekly challenge is all about making projects for the men in our lives. Our guest designer for the next fortnight is Lili, you can check out her fabulous creations on here on Lili's blog

My DT project for the new challenge is ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. For challenge #98 we are looking for projects featuring or being inspired by a 'Famous Artist'. Lots of scope there!

#98 - Inspired By A Famous Artist

As you've probably already guessed, I took my inspiration from Rennie Macintosh's stained glass window here on WikiArt which has a rather masculine feel.

I dug out my Decorative Roses set, did a bit of heat embossing and set about watercolouring parts of my image only. 

Fancy creating your 'Famous Artist' inspired make, pop over to The Male Room for more inspiration and to link up your masculine makes.

That's it from me for today
Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Decorative Roses - Creative Stamping magazine from a while ago
Boldmere Art Markers - The Works
Regal Rose, Red Riding Hood, Early Espresso Stamp'n'Write Markers - Stampin'Up!
embossing folder, black embossing powder, Versamark ink, grey and black card- stash