Hug In A Mug

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday and this means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations.  Here is today's DT project ...

Well I did cut a few of the Coffee Cup Silhouette last week which needed using up. They were popped on brusho background and finished off with die-cut hearts and sentiment.

TIP!: Using Brushos on photo paper/card like in my card makes for very vibrant backgrounds.

Today is also the last day for commenting on the National Coffee Day Hop and your last chance to grab a bargain from the Coffee Day Sale over at STAMPlorations, 20% off instantly no coupon needed.

Each month STAMPlorations are having a different promotion. This month they're offering 10% off throughout all three of their stores, no coupon needed. You can check out the full details of STAMPlorations' special offers here on their shop's Promotions Page. Why not pop over and have a little browse?

Should you find yourself placing an order, feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for a 20% discount on your order. Please note that my discount code can not be combined with any other coupon code, but you can use it as often as you wish. 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.

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:

- Main Store

Coffee Cup Silhouette Die, Clustered Hearts Die, Just Caffeinate Clear Stickers 

  

Check out STAMPlorations current promotions here.

Just Caffeinate

Hello Crafty Friends!

I have a coffee themed collage card for you today as it is the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I simply stamped, watercoloured and fuzzy cut some images and layered them in a collage style on a lightly stencilled background.

Of course I am playing along at:

2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

That's it from me for today. Wishing you lots of fun hopping along.

hugs

Monika xxx

STAMPlorations, whose DT I am on, is one of the 2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop's sponsors.

Click here for the post on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop

Bloomin' Coffee and You, Sweet Kindness, Just Caffeinate Clear Stickers, Oh, My Stars! Mini Stencil

   

STAMPlorations are having a special offer on products in the Coffee/Tea Lovers section of their shop which are 40% off using the code COFFEE40 at checkout. Check out the graphic below

Spring-Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Hello Crafty Friends!

I have a couple of coffee themed cards for you today as it is the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. STAMPloratons are one of their sponsors and I am sharing  my DT pieces using their two new coffee themed stamp sets.

My first card features the take away coffee cups from the Sweet Kindness set which I coloured using my metallic pencils. The cups were popped up on a Mixed Media Background Sticker and my card was finished off with a Just Caffeinate Sticker sentiment and a couple of tiny die-cut hearts.

Caffeine & Cuddles, I think we can all do with some of that. Sending you all some virtual hugs.

My second card features the coffee cup from Bloomin' Coffee And You on a stencilled background and finished off with another tiny die-cut heart and sequins.

Here are the two new sets in full each featuring several images and lovely sentiments ...

Bloomin' Coffee and You | Sweet Kindness

I mentioned earlier that STAMPlorations are one of the sponsors for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Shery, STAMPlorations owner, is sponsoring the hop with 4 prizes, one $25 gift code and three $10 gift codes, all of which will be drawn by Amy T at the end of the hop.

Shery has also promised a flash prize randomly drawn from all the comments left on the STAMPlorations Blog. Pop over to check it out.

As for myself, I shall play along in the hop too.

2020 Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

That's it from me for today. Wishing you lots of fun hopping along.

hugs

Monika xxx

Click here for the post on the STAMPlorations Blog.

Here is what else I used from the STAMPlorations Shop

Just Caffeinate Clear Stickers, Mixed Media Backgrounds 2 Clear Stickers, Lemony Wedges Stencil

  

Clustered Hearts Die


STAMPlorations are having a special offer on products in the Coffee/Tea Lovers section of their shop which are 40% off using the code COFFEE40 at checkout. Check out the graphic below

IG Giveaway

Hi Crafty Friends!

Hope you had a lovely weekend. To start the new week off, I'm having my first ever Instagram Give Away.

This is the card I made to mark the occasion ...

A simply stenciled background provides the perfect backdrop to my glittery coffee cup. I added a bit of vellum behind it to help the die-cut stand out better before finishing off with a sticker sentiment and sequins.

Here is what you need to do to enter my Instagram Give Away. Make sure you ...

• like this photo on IG
• follow me on Instagram @tinkercards
• follow STAMPlorations on Instagram @stamplorations
• comment on my Instagram post featuring this coffee card
• tagging a friend is optional

The prize, a $10 gift code to either STAMPlorations' main or digital store (winner's choice), was kindly donated by STAMPlorations owner Shery. Thanks so much!

I shall randomly draw a winner from all qualifying entries on Thursday 6th February after which the winner will receive a direct message from me.

That's it from me for today. Find me on Instagram at @tinkercards to join the fun.

Hope you're having a lovely week!

hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used from

- STAMPlorations Shop:

Make Marks 2 Stencil, Coffee Cup Silhouette Die, Just Caffeinate Stickers
  

Oh Frap!

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday and this means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations.  I rather like this 'oh frap!' sentiment, it's quite useful for any situation one wants to say 'I'm sorry' for especially belated birthdays. That's what I had in mind when creating my card ...

It's been ages since I last used my distress inks, they definitely needed an outing for today's card. I picked up Wilted Violet, Abandoned Coral and Twisted Citron plus the Make Marks 2 stencil and one of the Art Marks 2 stamps and set about creating my background. I then finished off with my little die-cut toppers and sequins.

The one with the sentiment uses a sticker and adding the dashed lines along the sticker's edges turns it into a real focal point.

If you feel like bagging yourself a bargain and take advantage of STAMPlorations' Winter 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:

Coffee Petites, Art Marks 2, Just Caffeinate Clear Stickers, Make Marks 2 Stencil
   

this is the graphic for STAMPlorations current sale

It's Coffee Day

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's that time of year ... it's time for the Fall/Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop ...

STAMPlorations are one of the hops sponsors and I made my card as part of the STAMPlorations DT, here it is ...

I used their Coffeeology Clear Stickers, Just Caffeinate Clear Stickers and Tag O'Coffee Dies to make my card. The little panels were die-cut and the coffee cups were die-cut from them and simply swapped around to have contrasting colours in each. I then attached the stickers, trimmed them to size and layered on dark brown card,

Here is a little tip: to secure the die-cut coffee cups in place I glued the coloured panels on pieces of white card first before attaching my stickers. That way the die-cut coffee cups could be inlaid plus it made it easier to attach the stickers too.

For more coffee themed inspiration from STAMPlorations, pop over to their blog and see what my teamies have made. There will be extra prizes for comments left on the STAMPlorations Blog plus they offer a free coffee themed digi for you to download too.

I shall be entering my card at the Coffee Lovers Hop too.

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

hugs
Monika xxx

Here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:
Coffeeology Clear Stickers, Just Caffeinate Clear Stickers, Tag O'Coffee Dies
  
Feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for 20% off their stamps, dies and stencils