Half Empty or Half Full

Hi Friends!

Here is today's project, my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

I liked the sentiments from this month's release so much that I made a batch of cards featuring them. Today's make is certainly one for gin lovers. 

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

Hot Mess, Always Tea Time, Layered Citrus, Bloomdala Bliss Felicity 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 ❤

Good Things Happen

Hi Friends!

Today I'm sharing a card made for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop as part of the STAMPlorations DT. I went with another favourite brew ... tea ... here it is

 

Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

I used some decorative tapes to add the soft spring colours. The gery stamped Blossom Sprays #2 and the die-cut Bloomdala Bliss Felicity die used as a little doily finished off the backdrop for my loosely watercoloured tea cup. The centura pearl base card adds a subtle shimmer which sadly can't bee seen in the photo.

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

Always Tea Time, Blossom Sprays #2, Bloomdala Bliss Felicity Dies

  

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' 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.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes. Shery usually has a flash prize or two up her sleeve. It's well worth leaving a comment there.

Have fun hopping. Wishing you a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤


links for joining the blog hop:
Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

STAMPlorations Blog

A Celebration Of Spring

Hello Crafty Friends!

Over at STAMPlorations they are celebrating Spring. Each day during the run-up to Easter their DT will feature Spring themed makes plus there'll be lots of prizes to be won.

Here is my DT piece ...

This card was inspired by a look at our garden and the work needed to tidy it up after the winter. A hot cuppa always helps.

The main image is one of STAMPlorations new, soon to be released digi stamps which I re-sized before printing. It's coloured using Twinkling H2Os. I was really surprised how well it worked on inkjet paper.

A bit of background stamping with leaves and splatters, some doodles with a white gel pen through my stencil plus a bit of shading and my background was ready.

The butterfly is heat embossed and coloured using H2Os.

As mentioned earlier, each day there is a prize to be won ... and toady's prize is ...

As with any blog hop, you need to leave a comment on the participating designers' blogs and on the STAMPlorations Blog itself. All the links to the participating blogs can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

During the Spring Fling event and throughout April, all the products listed under the SPRING FLING section in their shop are on offer at 25% off, no coupon needed. Using my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout gives you an added 20% off which would mean a whopping 45% discount on all the products from the Spring Fling section.

Here is a another look at my project ...

That's it from me for now. Have fun hopping along!

hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:

Fluttery, Always Tea Time, Art Marks, Leaves Of Thanks,
   

Retro Circles Stencil,

A Cup Of Tea

Hello Crafty Friends!

I've recently re-discovered my love for Oolong tea thanks to the Witches Brew and Nine Leaves Tea Rooms, in Pwllheli and Hoylake respectively.

So, when Shery was looking for volunteers to make projects for her Coffee/Tea Stamps Sale, I had to dig out my Always Tea Time set and make this beauty ...

... a few Bermuda Bay splatters on my base card, a little die-cut doily and a watercoloured tea cup finished off with some matching sequins.

Here is closer look at my card. I used Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo inks for my watercolouring. The light purple was achieved by adding a little of each to a blend.

For more coffee and tea themed inspiration and for details about STAMPlorations' Coffee/Tea Stamps Sale, simply pop over to their blog here.

I am keeping it short and sweet. Enjoy your day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used from the STAMPLorations Shop:
Always Tea Time, Bloomdala Bliss Festive Dies
 

here is what else I used:
Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo Stampin'Up! inks for watercolouring, black Versfine ink, mixed media card, white card, sequins

Spring Coffee Lovers Hop

... and Special Stamp Release at STAMPlorations!

Hi All,

It's double celebration time today ... Firstly, STAMPlorations have a special stamp release of caffeinated goodness ... cute, elegant and cheeky ... here they are ...

 

... just in time for the second celebration ...

... more about this later.
To give you some ideas, I channeled my inner Queen, dug out the doilies and, working with the Always Teatime set, came up with the following inspiration ...

For my first card, I spritzed a pale pink base card with some pink and gold spritzing ink and attached my paper doily as seen. Next I enlisted the help of one of my watercolour brush stroke practicing cards and gold embossed one of the cups from the Always Teatime set before stamping the rising aroma from the Vignette: Eat Drink Be Merry set in fuchsia StazOn. I stamped a cheeky sentiment from the Literary Caffeine-ations and added another one from the Vignette: Eat Drink Be Merry set before finishing off with some sequins.

Next up is one with a more Spring like feel ...

I used another one of my brush stroke practicing pieces for the golden rays of hope emanating from the teacup. I stamped (in Tangerine Tango on cream card) and fuzzy cut the teacup (Always Teatime), stamped my sentiment (Always Teatime), added some leaves (Frames and Flowers), layered up, doodled a partial border, stamped the butterflies in Tangerine Tango (Frames and Flowers) and finished off by adding some sequins.

Next up is the card, I made first ...

I stamped mt teacup and sentiment, both from the Always Teatime set, on a piece of splattered watercolour background and added a little more colour to the flowers on the cup before distressing the edges and leaving to dry. I then embossed a piece of raspberry coloured card with a lace pattern. As I didn't want the pattern to be too dominant, I run the card through my machine again simply sandwiched between the cutting plates to flatten the embossing for a more subtle effect. I then layered everything up, doodled a white border and added some sequins and clear gems to finish.

That's my inspiration for today. Commenting on the STAMPlorations Special Stamp Release Hop finishes on Good Friday, 25th March at 11.59pm Pacific Daylight Time. Until the hop closes there is also ... wait for this .... a 15% discount on everything in the STAMPlorations shop, just enter coupon code SPRINGCLBH at check out. Two winners will be drawn at random and announced on Easter Sunday 27th March. The full rules and more inspirations from some of my teamies can be found on the STAMPlorations Blog.

I would also like to link my second card up with ...

• Addicted to Stamps and More - Photo Inspiration   
• Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Spring   

That's it from me for today. Happy Hopping!

hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Always Teatime, Vignette: Eat Drink Be Merry, Literary Caffeine-ations, Frames and Flowers