Giving Thanks Blog Hop

Hi All! Over at the STAMPlorations Blog we are celebrating Thanksgiving with a little blog hop hence we all made Thank You cards in one shape or another.

For my project, I worked with the Friends & Flowers and Balloons & Banners sets by Dee's Artsy Impressions. It is one of those cards that just want, to be made in a certain way despite my initial ideas for full out watercolouring.

I started off by stamping the cart in black archival ink on my linen effect base card. Next I stamped my sentiment ... that's when the clean, crisp look started to pop out at me asking me to add some clear gems and a touch of yellow (Crushed Curry) to the flowers plus the lovely wavy lines for grounding (re-purposed balloon strings).

Now how does this Mini Hop work:

• leave a comment on all participating blogs to be entered in the prize draw, links to which can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog
• comment by Friday 27th November 11.55pm Pacific Time (that's GMT -8 which makes it Saturday 28th 7.55am)
• the winner will be announced on Sunday 29th Novemer
• prize: one 4x6 stamp set from the STAMPlorations Shop - winner's choice

That's it from me for today. Good Luck, Everyone!!!

hugs

Monika xxx

the sets used in my card, links are in the above text

 

STAMPlorations August Blog Hop Day 5

Hi Everyone!

It's Blog Hop Time again over at STAMPlorations! Welcome to Day 5, where we're shining the spotlight on Frames and Flowers, a set designed by Deepti aka Dee's Artsy Impressions.

Here is the set ...

... and here is what I made of it ...

Using the branch and generational stamping I created a wreath to which I added some flowers and leaves before stamping my sentiment in the center, rounding some corners and layering on my base card. I worked mainly with pigment inks and finished off by adding some pearls and glitter. I wanted this card to be bright and summery hence the multitude of colours reminding me of a flower meadow.

Back to the Hop ... every comment you leave will count and increase your chances of winning one of the great prizes on offer. Commenting closes on Sunday 23rd August and the winners will be announced on Monday 24th August on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects here.

Prizes:

FIVE (5) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win the stamp set featured for the day.
ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $25 gift certificate

Plus ...

links to previous days:
Day 1 - Day 2 - Day 3 - Day 4

That's it from me for today. I shall be back soon with more inspiration. Until then , have a lovely weekend!


hugs

Monika xxx

STAMPlorations August Blog Hop Day 3

Hi Everyone!

It's Blog Hop Time again over at STAMPlorations! Welcome to Day 3, where we're shining the spotlight on Fond Expressions 2, a set designed by Shery aka Shery Russ Designs.

Here is the set which is fast becoming one of my favourites ...

and here is what I made of it ...

The little stars from the Balloons and Banners set really reminded me of a smile and gave me the inspirations for this card. Again I masked off a strip and sponged some yellow and orange before stamping the starry smiles in yellow, my sentiment and another big smile in black and my card was finished,

Strange how the colours change depending on light when you take a photo ... here is another look to illustrate the point ...

Back to the Hop ... every comment you leave will count and increase your chances of winning one of the great prizes on offer. Commenting closes on Sunday 23rd August and the winners will be announced on Monday 24th August on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects here.

Prizes:

FIVE (5) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win the stamp set featured for the day.
ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $25 gift certificate

Plus ...

links to previous days:
Day 1 - Day 2

That's it from me for today. I shall be back again tomorrow with more inspiration. Until then, Have a lovely day!

hugs

Monika xxx

here is what else I used:

Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie inks by Stampin'Up!

STAMPlorations August Blog Hop Day 2

Hi Everyone!

It's Blog Hop Time again over at STAMPlorations! Welcome to Day 2, where we're shining the spotlight on Balloons and Banners, a set designed by Deepti aka Dee's Artsy Impressions.

Here is the set ...

...and here is what I made of it ...

I basically turned one of the balloons into little lanterns using the Eiffel Tower from the World Birthday Cakes set as my candle. I did this by using a black pen to doodle the rims and bases, masking off and just stamping the flame inside the lanterns before colouring them using Spectrum Noir Markers. To stamp the lanterns I simply used a couple of drawn lines as my guide and stamped the balloon upside down..

I would like to enter my card at:

Craft Stamper - Pens and Pencils Challenge
Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge - Masking
Happy Little Stampers Sketch Challenge - 

Back to the Hop ... every comment you leave will count and increase your chances of winning one of the great prizes on offer. Commenting closes on Sunday 23rd August and the winners will be announced on Monday 24th August on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects here.

Prizes:

FIVE (5) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win the stamp set featured for the day.
ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $25 gift certificate

Plus ...

links to previous days:
Day 1

That's it from me for today. I shall be back again tomorrow with more inspiration. Until then , have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx


what else I used:

STAMPlorations August Blog Hop Day 1

Hi Everyone!

It's Blog Hop Time again over at STAMPlorations! Welcome to Day 1, where we're shining the spotlight on World Birthday Cakes, a set designed by Shirley aka The Bee's Knees.

Here is the set ...

...and here is what I made of it ...

I did some simple masking and sponging to create my strip of yellow (daffodil delight and crushed curry). I then used a couple of the smaller stamps from the Balloons and Banners set by Deepti aka Dee's Artsy Impressions to add a little more interest to my beam of light before stamping the Tour Eiffel plus sentiment and finishing off by adding a touch of orange to the candle using my honeycomb Promarker.

I would like to enter my card at:

One Layer Simplicity - masked strip

Happy Little Stampers CAS Challenge - Masking

Back to the Hop ... every comment you leave will count and increase your chances of winning one of the great prizes on offer. Commenting closes on Sunday 23rd August and the winners will be announced on Monday 24th August on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Prizes:

FIVE (5) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win the stamp set featured for the day.
ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $25 gift certificate

Plus ...

   

You can find all the links to the projects my Teamies created here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

That's it from me for today. I shall be back again tomorrow with more inspiration. Until then , have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx

what else I used:


daffodil delight and crushed curry inks by Stampin'Up!

ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop Day 2

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop. This is where we, the STAMPlorations Girls, put our stencils through their paces.

For today's project I worked with the Christmas Trees and the Oh My Stars! stencils.

I first sponged my stars in yellow shading the colour to give more subtle looking stars towards the center. I then sponged my Christmas Tree in green and gave it a brown outline before doodling my border. I then added some shimmer using a Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star pen, stamped my sentiment from the Joyful set, layered on my base card and finished off with a few gems.

Here is a close up of the sparkle ...

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects here. Feel free to leave comments as you go along. Every comment will be entered into a prize draw. Commenting closes on 29th May and the winners will be announced on 1st June. Good Luck!

Prizes:

SIX (6) winners (2 winners per day) will receive their choice of ARTplorations stencil. Winners will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the designers' blogs.

THREE (3) winners will each receive a $10 gift certificate. Winners will be randomly drawn from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog.

+ Extra prizes for those who participate in the Flash Stencil Project Linky Party and link up by May 31.

That's it from me for today. I shall be back again tomorrow with another stencil project.

Have a lovely day!
hugs

Monika xxx


stencils and stamp set from STAMPlorations, links are in the text above:

Mossy Meadow card stock, Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Early Espresso inks, Early Espresso Stamp'n'write Marker from Stampin'Up!

Sakura pen, gems and card from local craft shop

ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop Day 1

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to the ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop. This is where we, the STAMPlorations Girls, put our stencils through their paces.

For today's project I worked with the Floral Mania stencil, which co-ordinates with the VIGNETTE Eclectic Florals stamp set, to make this card using the stencil only.

First, I used my stencil to de-boss the flowers by creating the correct sandwich and put it through my Big Shot. Next I sponged yellow and turquoise to create my yellow-green-turquoise background. I removed the stencil, cleaned it and inked it well up with some orange, spritzed it with water and 'stamped' it on my card making sure that I aligned the stencil as much as possible with my de-bossed pattern. Once dry, I stamped my sentiment from the Fond Expressions set, layered on my base card and finished with some paper ribbon.

Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all our projects here. Feel free to leave comments as you go along. Every comment will be entered into a prize draw. Commenting closes on 29th May and the winners will be announced on 30th May. Good Luck!

Prizes:
SIX (6) winners (2 winners per day) will receive their choice of ARTplorations stencil. Winners will be randomly drawn from all comments left on the designers' blogs.

THREE (3) winners will each receive a $10 gift certificate. Winners will be randomly drawn from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog.

+ Extra prizes for those who participate in the Flash Stencil Project Linky Party and link up by May 31.

That's it from me for today. I shall be back again tomorrow with another stencil project.

Have a lovely day!

hugs

Monika xxx