More Christmas In July

Hello Crafty Friends!

For the 3rd time this week I'm doing Christmas in July. Yes, one I got into the groove, i ended up making three projects. Here is my 3rd one ...

... another take on yesterday's using exactly the same ingredients for a different look. Enjoy! ❤

I am entering my card at:
AAA Cards - CAS Game #144 - Maximum White Space with optional twist Christmas in July 

That's it from me for today.
Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
pine stamp - Creative Stamping Magazine past issue
Christmas Tree Die, sentiment from Holiday Artsy (retired) - STAMPlorations, feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount on their stamps, dies and stencils
black Versafine ink, silver stars, black and white card - from my stash

TMR 10th July - Christmas In July

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is Wednesday and time for a new challenger over at The Male Room challenge blog where the bi-weekly challenge is all about making projects for the men in our lives. Our guest designer for the next fortnight is Angie Cimbalo, you can check out her fabulous creations on here on Angie's blog.

My DT project for the new challenge is ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. As you can see, the theme for challenge #115 is Christmas In July. Lots of scope there!

#115 Christmas In July

To be honest, I am not in the habit of making Christmas cards in July. It is my birthday month and as such a Christmas free zone, and I'd normally like to keep it like that ... but then hey, there are always exceptions.

However it did take a while for me to get into the groove ... B&W is always a great colour scheme for masculine cards.

I am entering my card at:
AAA Cards - CAS Game #144 - Maximum White Space with optional twist Christmas in July 

Fancy creating something for a male person in your life, pop over to The Male Room for more inspiration and to link up your masculine makes.

That's it from me for today
Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
pine stamp - Creative Stamping Magazine past issue
Christmas Tree Die, sentiment from Holiday Artsy (retired) - STAMPlorations, feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount on their stamps, dies and stencils
black Versafine ink, silver stars, black and white card - from my stash

Angel & Tree

Hello Crafty Friends!

Just a quick post today. Yesterday's shaker card went down so well that I want to share two more today. Here they are ....

First up a little angel shaker card with a stamped sentiment .... and because the blue Christmas Tree shaker went down so well, here it is in green this time ...

Both dies, Christmas Angel and Christmas Tree #1, are from STAMPlorations. The sentiment is from a past issue of the Creative Stamping magazine.

Before I go, a little mention what is on offer over at STAMPlorations.
Shery has a big Thanksgiving Sale over at the STAMPlorations Store. Most items are reduced by 40% There are a few exceptions, and you can find all the details and the coupon code needed here in their shop.
Should you wish to purchase items from the New Release and 6x7 Stamp Club categories, which are not included in the sale, you can still use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount and a free thin metal die at check out.
Check also out their Black Friday Deals, CUTplorations Tags dies will be on offer for 72 hours from today. All offer details can be found on their Shop Home Page

That's it from me for today.

hugs

Monika xxx

Blue Christmas

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is Wednesday and time for a new challenger over at The Male Room challenge blog where the bi-weekly challenge is all about making projects for the men in our lives. Our guest designer for the next fortnight is Ana, you can check out her fabulous creations on here on Ana's blog

My DT project for the new challenge is something playful ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. For challenge #99 we are looking for projects that have something moving. Lots of scope there! That's what I thought until none of my ideas wanted to work out. I just could not get my head around it. I rarely have 'brick wall moments', but this one certainly was one. Please accept my sincere apologies for being late with my card.
Thankfully Jane suggested that a shaker card could be seen as having something moving.

#99 - Mechanical/Moving Part

What is there to say, lots of sequins moving behind this die-cut Christmas Tree ... Yes, even men can have a magical Christmas. My design is based on a request I had for making a card for a friend's grandson featuring a Christmas Tree shaker.

Fancy creating something with a mechanical or moving part, pop over to The Male Room for more inspiration and to link up your masculine makes.

That's it from me for today
Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
sentiment stamp - Creative Stamping Magazine past issue
Christmas Tree #1 CUTplorations Die - STAMPlorations (feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for a 20% discount)
Nuit, Grenadine, Outremer and Mer Du Sud Izink Inks - Craft Stash
silver embellishment, saw die, red card, silver mirri card, white card- stash

25 Days Of Christmas Tags

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's that time of year again ... how time has flown ...
Tracey McNeely is hosting the 25 Days Of Christmas Tags event. Today it's STAMPlorations' turn. Here is my DT piece ....

As you can see I had Noddy Holder sitting on my shoulder shouting 'It's Christmas!'.

I went for bold traditional colours. The large Typographia sentiment got split up and partially stamped into the background with the bold embossed part becoming my sentiment. The rest is pretty straight forward stamping and die-cutting.

Pop over to Tracey's Blog to check out the tagtastic inspiration on offer. Hop along for some real eye candy.

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

hugs

Monika xxx

here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop

Manila Tags Nesting Dies, Christmas Tree #1, Christmas In The Heart, Balloons And Banners
   

It's well worth checking out their shop, Shery has  HUGE Thanksgiving Sale on right now with a lot of items being reduced by 40%. Should you like to purchase something from the New Release and 5x7 Stamp Club section, items from both are not in the sale, you can use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA to get a free die and 20% off items from both categories.

Making Christmas Tags

Hello Crafty Friends!

I got a quick little tag for you today with an embossed background and this funky stylised Christmas Tree. Here it is ....

I originally had planned to share it later in the week together with a second one I made for the 25 Days Of Christmas Tags event, but then I had a change of mind and decided to give you a teaser instead. I am still sharing the other tag as part of the STAMPlorations team on Thursday.

I just wanted to go for bold colours and simply added a small heat embossed sentiment in white.

Talking about STAMPlorations ... Shery has a big Thanksgiving Sale over at the STAMPlorations Store. Most items are reduced by 40% There are a few exceptions, and you can find all the details and the coupon code needed here in their shop.
Should you wish to purchase items from the New Release and 6x7 Stamp Club categories, which are not included in the sale, you can still use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount and a free thin metal die at check out.

Here is a last look at today's tag with its delicate background embossing made using a stencil ...

That's it from me for today. Have a lovely week!
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:
Luggage Tags Nesting Dies, Christmas Tree #1, Holly Background Stencil, Holiday Artsy (retired)