Celebrate Big

Hi Friends!

Hope you had a lovely Christmas. Here is today's project, my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

A nice cupcake is always a good reason to celebrate ... and I'm sure Chikoo agrees. I've mainly done some die-cutting for today's card and a bit of heat embossing for my stamped character.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Cupcake Builder #1 Dies, Cupcake Builder #2 Dies, Trendy Spring Blooms Dies, Circles All Over Texture Cover Plate Die

   

Celebrate Big Phrase Die, Chikoo Goes Bananas

  

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

Wishing you all the best for 2022.

hugs
Monika ❤

Merry Christmas

Hi Friends!

Just a quick post today sharing my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

Still busy swapping the house around ... mind you ... packing up and moving would have been less hassle. Anyway, it should all be sorted by Christmas. Our new bed is being delivered today, Tuesday, after that I should be finally able to get things straight again. Phew!

Today's card is a classing quick layout using a bit of die-cutting and a punched star from my stash. What's adding interest is that the silver card has a bit of green shimmering glitter in it which sparkles nicely when it hits the light.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Stitched Winter Landscape Die, Merry Christmas Phrase Die

  

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

You Are Awesome

Hi Friends!

Just a quick post today sharing my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

I've taken a break from Christmas crafting and took my Ovals Flexi-Template out to give it a little play time.

You can see in my post here how I aligned the ovals to sponge my frame. Of course the florals were stamped first and masked off. I finished off with a bit of script stamping, a partially stamped and die-cut sentiment and a couple of sequins.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Bloomfully Kindness, Hashtag Authentic, Mixed Media Elements, Ovals Flexi-Template

   

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Another Year Older

Hi Friends!

Just a quick post today sharing my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

I'm running really late with re-organising my craft space. It's taking much longer than I thought.

These sweet little owls were perfect for a quick one-layer card and to get me out of a sticky spot. I simply used the reverse of the owl stamp to stamp the blocks of colour onto which the owl was stamped. I finished off with a tough of glitter on the wings and a couple of rounded corners.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Big Owls

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

December Theme & Photo Prompt

Hi Friends!

It's December and it's time for a new round of monthly challenges over at STAMPlorations. Here is my DT piece for December's Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge over on their blog.

The theme for the current challenge is Stamps & Candles and the photo prompt can be seen below. Your project can either be inspired by the theme, photo prompt or both. The full challenge rules can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

The photo and theme are simply saying Christmas. That's what I went with.

The background got embossed using the Christmas Tree 1 stencil to represent the pine twigs from the photo prompt. The candle from Christmas Joy was stamped on one of the coordinating laser cut shapes and coloured with watercolour pencils and finished off with a touch of glitter glue.

As for the Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge prizes:
One winner of a $20 gift code ($25, if STAMPlorations products were used as the main focal point) will be picked by one member of our DT.
Plus 2 randomly drawn winners will each receive a $10 ($15, if STAMPlorations products were used as the main focal point) gift code.

In order to be considered for a prize, make sure you've followed the rules here.

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These are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Christmas Joy, Christmas Joy Laser Cut Shapes, Christmas Tree 1 Stencil

  

Season's Greetings Phrase Die, Pierced Curly Frames/Tags Nesting Dies

 

Should you feel like browsing in STAMPlorations online shop, check out their latest offer below.

Using my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for a 20% discount on your order makes you qualify to pick a free product from their store up to the value of $7. I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out how my teamies interpreted the challenge theme and prompt and of course to join in the fun too.

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

Monika 💖

The Best Of The Season

Hi Friends!

Just a quick post today sharing my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

Just a quick card today as I'm in the process of rearranging my craft space ... never knew I had so much stuff 😂

Anyway this card was rather fun to make. I used the candle from the Christmas Joy set with the coordinating lasercut shape as my focal point. The white background panel was embossed with the Holiday Words stencil. I then choose a sticker sentiment and die-cut shape, layered it all up and finished off with a touch of glitter glue.

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Christmas Joy, Christmas Joy Lasercut Shapes, Holiday Words Stencil, Merry Everything Clear Stickers

   

Pierced Curly Frames/Tags Nesting Dies

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Thanksgiving Hop at STAMPlorations

Hi Crafty Friends!

It's time for the yearly Giving Thanks Blog Hop & Give Away Party over at STAMPlorations. Here is my project to say thanks for being in my life ...

My background was stamped directly on my card base using the Bloomfully Kindness florals and a stamp from Mixed Media Grunge with Hickory Smoke DI. I then picked the matching florals from the Framed Blooms Colorables, coloured them with alcohol markers and attached them in place before finishing off with a skinny sentiment.

prize info:

*hop prizes
- FIVE (5) winners of a $10 prize code; winners randomly drawn from all comments left on the hop post and designers' blogs and/or IG accounts.

*giveaway/linky prizes - randomly drawn from the linky
- TWO (2) winners of their choice of STAMPlorations product up to $15 value
- ONE (1) winner of a $40 prize code

*extra/surprise prizes randomly drawn

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Bloomfully: Kindness, Framed Blooms #4 Colorables - Ephemera, Skinny Sentiments Dies

Mixed Media Grunge

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

I've got to be honest, if you use the code and/or the link to the STAMPlorations Shop I provide in my posts for your purchases, I will get a little reward, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes and to join the party.

I shall be back soon with more crafty makes. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤