Penguins #1

Hello Crafty Friends!

Just sharing a quick Christmas card using a bit of sponging and die cutting, here it is ...

I got these sweet penguins with a magazine I treated myself to at the weekend.Of course, I had to have a play and add some die-cut snowflakes too. The shaped base card is one I had for ages, only just opened the pack; the sentiment is one I bought online, but my link no longer works.

Sometimes simplicity is all you need.

I'm keeping it short and sweet today. I shall be back again tomorrow, until then ...

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

Things I Made

... over the Summer, but hadn't posted about ...

Hello Crafty Friends!

Back again today with a couple of projects to share. First up are some ATCs I made last month for a swap ...

I wanted to use up some brusho backgrounds I made a while ago. The background stamp is by Tim Holtz and the large sentiments are from a set I got from AliExpress. I simply added some doodles and other bits from my stash, here are some close-ups ...

Next up is a get well card using a set of stamps and matching dies I got from AliE. The dies were mirror image, but it is easy enough to stamp on the reverse ...

All simply watercoloured and finished off with a touch of Washi.

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

Flourishes

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I want to share a little stamping simplicity. A few weeks ago I bought a set of stamps from China with two large border stamps and a few lovely sentiments. I decided to ink them up and make some one-layer cards, here they are ...

I used my MISTI to stamp the cards which made getting the shading quite easy. I simply inked part of the stamp with Crushed Curry first followed by inking the rest with Melon Mambo. The overlapping areas naturally turned into a mix of the two creating this lovely shaded look.

Here is a closer look at the individual cards ...

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

here is what I used:
stamps - KWELLAM Store, AliExpress
Crushed Curry and Melon Mambo inks - Stampin'Up!
Black Versafine and Metal Embellishments from stash