Java Happy Easter

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday and this means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations.  With Easter being this coming weekend, I thought I'd go for a seasonal make ...

There is a certain innocence about Spring which fitted the child-like style of the bunny with fluffy clouds quite well.
I used inks to watercolour the bunny, flowers and grass. The clouds were lightly stencilled.

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:

Bunnies 'N Beans, Clouds Stencil
 

this is the graphic for STAMPlorations current sales

Bunny Wishes

Hello Crafty Friends!

This is a little reminder that there is still time to play at this month's challenges over at STAMPlorations.

Here is my card for a bit of more Theme & Photo Prompt inspiration ...

The theme for the current challenge is Stamps & Holidays 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.

As you can see my inspiration came from both the theme and photo for my coffee themed Christmas make. The little black coffee sipping bunny was given a red Santa hat for the festive spirit and the sentiment sticker was attached to vellum and adhered to my stamped and fuzzy cut frame.

I finished the bunny off with googly eyes and the inside of my card has the festive message.

As for the prizes:
Two winners, one of a $15 gift certificate and one of a $10 gift certificate, will be picked by one member of our DT.
Plus 3 randomly drawn winners will each receive a $5 gift certificate.

In order to be considered for a prize, make sure you've followed the rules here.

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.

Need more inspiration? Check out the Challenge Reminder Post here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

That's it from me for now. Have a lovely day!

hugs

Monika xxx

here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:

Bunnies 'N Beans, Christmas Elf, Floral Bliss, Baa Baa,

   

Scribbly Splattery Grunge, Oh, My Stars! Mini Stencil, Tis The Season Clear Stickers

  

National Coffee Day

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's National Coffee Day over in the US hence I thought I'd treat you to a couple of makes as part of the STAMPlorations DT. STAMPlorations are one of the sponsors of the Coffee Loving Cardmakers blog hop to celebrate the day.

Here are my cards ...

The idea here was to make the light bulb glow with a bit of yellow sponging. I cut around the light bulb before peeling the sticker off, securing it to my card and stamping the beans.

Well, you might have noticed that my photo is different from that on the STAMPlorations blog. Late yesterday I decided to add one more sequin and take new photos.
The little bunny was roughly coloured with watercolour pencils and lightly shaped. The background was easily done by simply attaching one of the Mixed Media Background stickers to my kraft card base.

Over on the STAMPlorations blog you can find all the details about the hop, how to play along and prizes on offer plus the links to the other sponsors of the hop.

I shall leave you with one last look at my makes ...

Pop over to the STAMPlorations blog to find the link to the blog hop and join the fun.

hugs
Monika xxx



here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop, all the products in their Coffee/Tea Lovers section are on offer at 15% off:

Coffee Time Clear Stickers, Latte Love, Make Marks 1 Stencil
  

Bunnies 'N Beans, Mixed Media Backgrounds #2 Clear Stickers, Just Caffeinate Clear Stickers