8th Birthday Celebrations over at STAMPlorations

Hi Crafty Friends!

Over at STAMPlorations they are celebrating their 8th Birthday. Today it's my turn to share some makes using products of their 8th Birthday Bundle #3 (full details at the end of this post).

Here are my makes ...

For my first card the florals were masked off before blending the inks (Aurore and Mer Du Sud Izink inks) through the Design Blox #7 stencil from the bundle. I added some background texture using stamps from Scribbly Splattery Grunge and Mixed Media Grunge in Cire Izink ink before finishing off with my stamped sentiment.

The second card uses a similar layout. The florals are fuzzy cut and popped up against a die-cut panel. The background panel was die-cut using the Art Border #3 die from the bundle and backed by strips of coloured card. I then cut it to size using the middle die from the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies.

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Back to STAMPlorations 8th Birthday Celebrations, check out the graphic below for ways on how to join the party.

There are several prizes to be won, here are some of them:

- one (1) winner of a $75 prize code randomly drawn from current store mailing list subscribers
- one (1) winner of a $25 prize code randomly drawn from comments left on the birthday hop posts (STAMPlorations blog and designers' blogs)
- one (1) winner of her choice of birthday bundle randomly drawn from the birthday linky
- several surprise prizes in the form of prize codes and products

The event ends on Thursday 8th July with the winners being announced on Saturday 10th July. You can find the full details of prizes and how to take part here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Here are the products I used in today's cards:

8th Birthday Bundle #3

   

Mixed Media Grunge, Scribbly Splattery Grunge, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

  

I've got to be honest, if you use any of the direct product links 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 how my teamies used the 8th Birthday Bundle #3 and, of course, to join the party too.

Wishing you a lovely day!

hugs

Monika ❤

Prickly Weekend Hugs

Hi Friends!

Today I'm sharing some slightly prickly hugs, here a look ...

Today I combined some of the stamps and design paper from this month's Monthly Make Box by Crafty Roo Designs with stripy/dotty paper from STAMPIN'Up!.

The plant pot is slightly shaped for a 3D look.

This was a really easy and fun card to make, perfect for those days when one needs to find the all important creative mojo.

Keeping it short and sweet. Wishing you a lovely weekend!
hugs
Monika 💕


Link to the Crafty Roo Shop is here, sorry UK shipping only.

Getting Bitty

Hi Friends!

Today I'm sharing a bitty collage card, here it is ...

I just went a little bit crazy with background stamping and using up bits from my desk.

Keeping it short and sweet. Wishing you a lovely day!
hugs
Monika 💕


Affiliate Link to the STAMPlorations Shop is here, I used stamps from their Arsty Tribal Doodles and Art Marks 3 stamp sets in combination with one of the What's Up Ephemera Tiles and dies from Trendy Spring Blooms, Clustered Hearts Die and Manila Tags Nesting Dies.

A Prickly Hello

Hi Friends!

Today I'm sharing a slightly prickly card, here it is ...

I combined some of the stamps and design paper from this month's Monthly Make Box by Crafty Roo Designs with a couple of dies by STAMPlorations and stripy/dotty paper from STAMPIN'Up!.

Stamping bold shapes on pretty paper is a great way to get instant colour for your project. It's something I haven't done in ages.

The die-cut border adds a little interest as it allows for some of the white inner card to peep through.

Keeping it short and sweet. Wishing you a lovely day!

hugs

Monika 💕

Link to the Crafty Roo Shop is here, sorry UK shipping only.

Affiliate Link to the STAMPlorations Shop is here, The border die is from their 8th Birthday Bundle #3 and the Hello from their Everyday Sentiments die set.

Floral Birthday

Hi Friends!

Today I got a little floral birthday card for you as my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog. Here it is ...

The background is made up of a combination of a print and some sponging using the Clustered Hearts stencil. The flowers from the Layered Vase set were stamped in black Versafine, Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry and Kitsch Flamingo DOs.

I finished off with a die-cut sentiment and partially doodled border.

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

Layered Vase, Clustered Hearts Stencil, Everyday Sentiments 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 another make. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Reminder June Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge

Hi Crafty Friends!

Just a quick reminder that there is still time to play along at STAMPlorations June Challenges. Here is my reminder DT project for their Theme & Photo Prompt challenge ...

You can either follow the theme, which this month is Stamps & 2 Colours, take inspiration from the photo or incorporate both.

I went with the theme only for my reminder project and used the Clustered Hearts stencil with Cerise Izink ink for my background. I stamped my sentiment in Elegant Eggplant SU ink, layered and finished off a die-cut butterfly.

As for the Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge prizes:
One winner of a $20 gift code will be picked by one member of our DT.
Plus 3 randomly drawn winners will each receive a $7 gift code.

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

Here are the affiliate links of the STAMPlorations products I used in today's project:

Trendy Butterflies 2, Flutter Zen 2 Layering Dies, Clustered Hearts Stencil

  

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.

For more challenge inspiration and to link up your projects, pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog.

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

hugs

Monika ❤

Hi Friends!

Today I got a little birthday card for you as my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog. Here it is ...



Today I wanted to try to do some colouring using one of the Watercolor ATC Journaling Cards as my background. I fancied using my alcohol markers in combination with the Little Love Birthday Wishes to make this sweet little boy's card.

A die-cut number for the age can quite easily be added.



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

Little Love Birthday Wishes, Watercolor ATC Journaling Cards - Ephemera

 

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 another make. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Christmas In The Air

Hi Crafty Friends!

Well, how is your Christmas card making going? I am back with another helping of projects for June's Christmas In The Air feature over at STAMPlorations. In this special feature Nancy and I are taking turns sharing a few Christmas projects each.

This month it's my turn to put STAMPlorations Christmas In The Air Kit #1 through it's paces the full content of which will be shown at the end of this post. It's going to be picture heavy as I got a whopping 8 cards to share.

Let's start with some cards using the cute Ephemera shapes.

The first cards uses the wrapped presents and the cut penguin finished off with a sticker sentiment from the kit, a doily shape from the Bloomdala Bliss felicity Dies and the snowflakes from the Christmas Reindeer stamp set.

The second card uses the cute angel shape in combination with a sentiment from the stamp set included in the kit finished off with a little star. The way they're arranged reminds me of a Christmas Tree which I rather like.

 

Next up are a couple of cards using a stencilled background.

My first one uses the stencil from the kit in combination with the Circles Flex-Template. I masked off the moon and the circle to sponge my background. I then removed the mask for the moon only, attached the trees from the kit stencil and sponged with a darker blue. My sincere apologies, I used distress inks, but can't remember which ones. The card was finished off with doodles, a sticker sentiment and the little car Ephemera.

The next card uses the Squares Flexi-Templates for the background. I sponged the large shape first using the lighter blue before adding and extra frame and sponging with the darker blue. The sentiment is from the stamp set in the kit and the stars are from the Art Marks set. I added the toadstool house and finished off with glitter glue.

 

My next two cards use a couple of ATCs from the kit.

The first ATC card is a really easy one to make. It's simply layered and finished off with a sticker sentiment. What adds interest to my card is that the blue base card has a silver shimmer and the silver card i used has a green shimmer.

The next card looks a bit more artsy grungy. I created a stamped background using stamps from the kit and added a doodled border. I finished off with a stamped sentiment, a scrunched up flower and sequins.

 

A couple of more cards to finish today's helping ...

The coffee cards were hugely popular hence I made another one. This time I coloured it with metallic pencils and popped it on a base card with a subtle stamped background using words stamps from the kit and Candied Apple distress oxide. To finish I added a sticker sentiment, the little birdie and some glitter glue.

My last card is a stencilled one-layer card using the truck image from the kit's stencil. Shery included the little cut out bits which you can easily use for multi colouring by simply popping the into the spaces you don't want to colour. inks used for the truck image are: Crackling Campfire, Barn Door, Peeled Paint, Mowed Lawn and Hickory Smoke distress inks. My sentiment was stamped with black Versfine ink and Rustic Wilderness distress oxide.

 

So far I've made cards, but there are still plenty of other festive makes left in the Christmas In The Air Kit #1. I shall be back in August with another array of festive makes.

Here are my affiliate link to all the products used from the STAMPlorations Store:

Christmas In The Air Kit #1

       

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Christmas Reindeer, Bloomdala Bliss Felicity Dies, Circles Flexi-Template, Squares Flexi-Template

   

Art Marks

Should you find yourself placing an order, feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for a 20% discount on your order. Please note that my discount code can not be combined with any other coupon code, but you can use it as often as you wish. 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.

I hope you feel inspired to start adding some projects to your Christmas stash.

hugs

Monika ❤