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.

December Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge

Hello Crafty Friends!

Let's welcome December and the start of another round of challenges over at STAMPlorations. Here is my DT piece for this month's Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge ...

The theme for the current challenge is Stamps & Shimmer 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.

My card was inspired by both the theme and the photo prompt. The photo itself made me think of Christmas cookies which are represented in the star and the small Christmas trees. The Joyful Christmas Typographia sentiment stamp had roughly a Christmas tree outline and the shimmer comes from the little gem I used to finish my card off.

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 to the STAMPlorations products used in today's card:

Joyful Christmas, Artsy Tribal Doodles, Christmas Cookies And Cheer

  

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 xxx

November Theme & Photo Prompt Reminder

Hi Crafty Friends!

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

As you can see the inspiration for my one-layer card came from both the theme and the photo prompt. To start I stamped the circular shapes using stamps from the Artsy Tribal Doodles set. To add contrast, I then used a shape from the Triangles Flexi-Template to help me doodle the border before finishing off with a sentiment from the Birds Of Paradise set.

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: 

Artsy Tribal Doodles, Birds Of Paradise, Triangles Flexi-Template

  

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 Sunday!

hugs

Monika ❤

Beach Happy

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday and this means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations.  I thought I'd share an somewhat uplifting card to remind ourselves that nature's beautiful beaches will still be there for us to be enjoyed in good time ...

I die- cut a rectangle from a piece of yellow card using one of the Basic A2 Panels Nesting Dies and decorated it in the style of one of our beach towels using some of the smaller stamps from the Artsy Tribal Doodles set. I finished off with a sandcastle, sunglasses, sentiment (all from Beach Vibes) and a few stencilled dots. Enjoy! 💖

If you feel like bagging yourself a bargain and take advantage of STAMPlorations' Spring Clearance Sale check out the graphic at the end of this post.
You can check out all of STAMPlorations' current promotions here.

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

Hope you're having a lovely week!

hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used from

- STAMPlorations Shop:

Beach Vibes, Artsy Tribal Doodles, Dots All Over Stencil, Basic A2 Panels Nesting Dies
   

this is the graphic for STAMPlorations current sales

A Cheeky Angel

Hello Crafty Friends! For today's project, made as my Spotlight Tutorial for STAMPlorations, I stamped an angel with a not so angelic cheeky grin. I dug out one of STAMPlorations' past Stamp Club sets called Artsy Tribal Doodles and combined it with a sentiment and small heart from Becca's Funny Kinda Love set.

I leave you to savour this big, characterful grin. If you want to check out the full tutorial, it can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

That's it from me for today. Hope you enjoy the broad grin. If you fancy a bit of angel stamping or make a project using any of the techniques shared by my teamies in their Spotlight Posts, make sure to link up your makes with our Spotlight Project Gallery here.


Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx


Here is what I used:
Artsy Tribal Doodles, Funny Kinda Love
 

A 5-Minute Card

... inspired by embroidery ...

Hello Crafty Friends! For today's Spotlight Feature over st STAMPlorations I made a super quick embroidery inspired card using their Artsy Tribal Doodles set.

It all started off with me playing aimlessly with the stitched triangles using bright colours. Whilst my mind was wandering and wondering I must have been thinking how easy it would be to use stamps from the Artsy Tribal Doodles set as a base for simple stitch embroidery, something I must try for real one day.

Anyway, pop over to the STAMPloratiosn Blog for a full tutorial ....

That's it from me for today. If you feel like giving buttons and stitching a try, make sure you link your project up with their Spotlight Project Showcase.

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:

Artsy Tribal Doodles, Blossom Overture
 

Stamping With Brushos

Hello Craft Friends!

As you can see this post is going to share some projects I made for the Spotlight Tutorial Feature over at STAMPlorations. I am sharing a fun technique which makes it really easy to achieve watercolour look stamping. Their current Stamp Club set Artsy Tribal Doodles is perfect for this technique.

Here are my cards:

If you want to find out how they were made, you can find all the details here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
STAMPlorations Stamps: Artsy Tribal Doodles, Blossom Overture, Buttercups And Butterflies, Chevron And Arrows
   

CUTplorations Thin Metal Dies: Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangles Nesting Dies, Buttercups And Butterflies Coordinating Dies, Word Die Happy, Word Die Magical
  

Practical Art

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's my turn today for a Mixed Media Tutorial over at STAMPlorations. I had been meaning to make a storage case for my tablet for quite some time now. Finally I bit the bullet and got on with it.

As I don't use the tablet for taking photos neither do I watch videos on it, I decided not to go for the inclusion of a camera hole. Neither was it necessary to use the case as a stand for watching videos or films. This made it a lot easier, and I opted for a simple sleeve design. Here it is from the front ....

If you want to know how I made it, pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog using the link here.

That's it from me for today, I shall be back after the Bank Holiday with more Inspiration, actually I have quite a few posts planned for next week.

Have a lovely Weekend!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
ARTplorations Stencils:
Big Bloom Factory, Fearless
 

STAMPlorations Stamps:
Artsy Tribal Doodles, Mixed Media Elements