My Latest Die Storage Book

Hello Crafty Friends!

The eagle eyed among you will have already spotted, that STAMPlorations are featured in September's Craft Stamper Magazine.

The lovely Shery had asked me to contribute with one project. It wasn't a tutorial feature, so I thought I'd make another one for a Mixed Media Tutorial over on the STAMPlorations Blog. It is step by step with lots of photographs and can be found here. But first a little pre-view ...

My front cover ...

... the first page where the For The Birds Die Set is stored ...

... and a little close-up of the front cover. I shall keep you updated on how I decorated all the other inner pages.

Below is a little pre-view of the original one I made for Craft Stamper. It was only once I saw the photos when I realized that yellow might not have been the best colour to photograph or as one of my reflexology clients put it: The photo in the magazine doesn't do the project any justice. It's much nicer in real life. The pre-view is much closer to what it really looks like.

So here it is for you to enjoy!

Please pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my tutorial.
That's it from me for now.

Have a lovely day!
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***:

ARTplorations Stencils: Foiled Again and Dots All Over


STAMPlortaions Stamps: For The Birds, Floral Bliss, Scribbly Splattery Grunge,


Mixed Media Grunge, Artsy Border Makers


CUTplorations Dies: For The Birds Dies, Lacy Edges And Borders

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Envelope Card Tutorial

Hi Everybody,

back with another tutorial for you. This time we're making an inside out envelope card:

you need:
materials:
one piece of card 19.10 x 19.10 cm (7 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches) for envelope
one piece of card 15 x 6 cm (5 9/8 x 3 6/8 inches) for inside pocket, score at 1cm (1/2 inch) on 3 sides as shown in video
one piece of matching card 12.5 x 10 cm (4 9/8 x 3 9/8 inches)
one piece of white card 12.1 x 9.6 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches)
piece of ribbon 13.5 cm (5 1/4 inches)
piece of white scrap for stamping fuzzy cut butterfly
VIGNETTE Artful Flutters stamp set by STAMPlorations
SUBWAY ART BUILDER: MOM by STAMPlorations
Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Elegant Eggplant ink pads by Stampin'Up!
Elegant Eggplant Stamp'n'Write Marker
small dark pink gems

tools:
Envelope Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers
Xcut Border Punch by docrafts
Hougie Board or other scoring board and tool
craft knife, steel ruler, cutting mat
scissors, glue, tweezers, double sided tape, acrylic blocks for stamps

... and here is the video tutorial, as usual relatively slow pace, which means you can craft along as you watch ...

Enjoy and Happy Crafting!!! :-)

Stamp Storage Folder

This is the list of materials I used to make the Stamp Storage Folder featured in my YouTube videos:

1 - Stamp Storage Folder part 1

2 - Stamp Storage Folder part 2

For part 1, I used:
materials:
Designer Paper 12 x 12 " by Stampin'Up! - I used a retired one, sorry can't remember the name
matching card stock, chipboard for covers from my stash
5mm (1/4") wide double sided tape

tools:
We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board - bought mine through Stampin'Up!, but they are available in any good craft store
Hougie Board or any other scoring board and tool
paper cutter
scissors

you need to cut:
- for the covers
2 pieces of chipboard - 15.5 x 18 cm   approx 7 x 5 1/8"
4 pieces of card to stamp on or pretty paper - 15.5 x 18 cm   approx 7 x 5 1/8"

- for the pockets
6 pieces of designer paper - 15.25 x 30.5 cm   approx 6 x 12"
6 strips of matching card - 15.25 x 6.5 cm   approx 6 x 2.5"

you need to score:
-your designer paper
with the 30.5cm (12") at the top score down at 6.5 and 24 cm (approx 2 5/8 and 9 3/8")
fold both sides in, align and score at 8.5 and 9 cm (approx 3 1/4-3/8 and 3 1/2-5/8")

-your strips of matching card
with the narrow edge at the top score down at 3 and 3.5 cm (approx 1 1/8 and 1 3/8")

For part 2 - stamping the covers and binding - I used:
my 4 pieces of card to stamp on from part 1
River Rock, Always Artichoke, Poppy Parade and Riding Hood Red ink pads from Stampin'Up!
Patchwork Frenzy Graphic Pentagons and Vignette Artful Flutters stamp sets by STAMPlorations
'Keep Calm' stamp by Hobbycraft
Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Die, sorry can't remember the number
purple masking tape from Affixit Craft
6 book binding rings 39 mm in diameter (inner ring measurement)
Zutter Bind-It-All
matching ribbons
dried baby wipe

Stamps I used for the covers already prepared:
inner front cover: Vignette Retro Mod Shapes and stitching from Patchwork Frenzy Graphic Squares
inner back cover: Vignette Eclectic Florals stitching from Patchwork Frenzy Graphic Squares
back cover: Patchwork Frenzy Graphic Squares plus my personalised catty 'handmade ... by Monika' stamp
all stamps apart from the personalized one are by STAMPlorations
for the finishing touches I used:
Memory Box Ivy die, gems from my stash plus from Stampin'Up! River Rock and Always Artichoke card stock and flower punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Set

Some pictures of the finished project:

Hope you feel inspired ...
Happy Crafting!!!