Gremlins and Inspiration

Hi All,

Hope you're having a good week. What can I say? ... the gremlins have moved in again this week. Have you ever had one of those weeks where everything you start just seems to end in nothing? ... where all your ideas just don't seem to work???

Well, I had one of those or was it simply that I was preoccupied with trying to implement some changes. More about this when I can talk about it in more detail. Hopefully soon!

First up for today's inspiration is a collage stamped card I made to cheer myself up a little ...

I was working with several STAMPlorations sets at the time: Mixed Media Elements, Balloons and Banners, World Birthday Cakes, Trendy Butterflies and Bold Sentiments: Journey. All my background stamping was done using Smokey Slate ink, and I started off using 2nd generation stamping for the script, my cake, some of the hearts and my background sentiments. I then stamped my main sentiment in Rose Red and Black ink before adding the heart and stamps in first generation Smokey Slate.

I am entering my card at:
CASology - Heart

For more inspiration check out the STAMPlorations Blog especially if you like CASEing or challenges. There is always something you can play along with or comment to win.

I shall be back again soon.
Have a lovely weekend!

hugs
Monika xxx

    

Journey Without Limits

Hi Everyone,

First of all, if you are looking to help us celebrate the arrival of baby Catherine by joining the 'Shery's finally popped' linky  party, you can find it here.

It is time again for some more inspiration over at the STAMPlorations Blog. This is where the girls from the Inspiration DT showcase their creations and invite you to CASE. You can link your creations up with the Inspiration CASE Playground the link to which can be found at the end of each Inspiration Post.

To play along you can either CASE any of the Inspiration DT's projects or the one we chose as our inspiration for the month. You also don't have to use STAMPlorations stamps to join the fun, however we would be thrilled if you did. Why not have a go??? You don't have to exactly copy, it is simply about taking inspiration from a project. We would love to hear what inspired you....

For today's project I used one of STAMPlorations' newest sets, Frames And Flowers, and combined it with the Trendy Birds and the Bold Sentiments Journey and Imagine sets.

I stamped my sentiment, masked the strip around it, stamped the birds, leaves and flowers, removed the mask added some doodled lines, layered on my base card and finished off with some pearls.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to see the gorgeous projects my teamies created and of course to link up your CASE too.

Have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx

what I used:
sets from STAMPlorations, links are in the above text
   

Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding and Soft Suede inks from Stampin'Up!