STAMPlorations Stamp Release Day 2

Hello Crafty Friends!

Welcome to Day 2 of the new stamp release Blog Hop over at STAMPlorations. They are introducing a new set of Layering Stamps designed by Shirley under her label The Bee's Knees. Today my teamies and I are showcasing Layered Snowman, a set of versatile solid and outline stamps which can be used all year 'round. Here is my DT piece ...

Amazing what googly eyes, a bit of bling and some organza ribbon can do ... things you find when rooting through your stash. 😀
This card was inspired by the one I posted about on Tuesday and when I saw the googly eyes with lashes. I just had to make a wedding card.
The large solid stamped was only inked around the edges with 1st generation stamping being used for Mr and 2nd generation for Mrs. Of course one can always adapt this too for Mr&Mr and Mrs&Mrs ...

Back to the hop, there are three sets in this release, and I had much fun playing with them. Here they are:

As with any blog hop, there are prizes you can win simply for leaving a comment on participating blogs, a list plus links can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

• one commenter drawn randomly from all comments left on the STAMPlorations and participating designer's blogs will win a $20 gift certificate redeemable at the STAMPlorations Shop
• one commenter drawn randomly from all comments left on the STAMPlorations and participating designer's blogs will win her choice of Layered Stamp set from the release

Commenting closes Monday 13th November and the winners will be announced on Tuesday 14th November over on the STAMPlorations Blog in their October Winner's Post.

All of the three Layered Stamps sets are reduced by 5% until the end of November. You can get an added 20% off all of STAMPlorations' Stamps, Dies and Stencils including Shirley's new sets by using my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout.

Are You up for some blog hopping? Simply pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to join the fun.

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:

Layered Snowman, Newlyweds
 
*** Discount code works on sale items too and cannot be combined with any other discount code

Links to previous days of the blog hop:
Day 1

Going Girlie

Hi Everybody,
thanks so much for your lovely comments.
I am back again with another piece of inspiration which is part of this Inspiration Post over at STAMPlorations.

I kept it easy this time round and worked with the dress from The Bee's Knees: Newlyweds, stamped it three times on a piece of white card masking as I went along and once on some pretty paper to paper piece one of the dresses. I then gold embossed my sentiment from A Girl And Her Shoes, die cut a scalloped border from red card and a flourish and leaves from orange card to match the pattern of the paper. I the layered everything as shown and added some glass glitter and gems to finish.

I am entering my card at:
Crafts Galore Encore - use a stamp or digi
Scribble and Scrap Challenge #38 - anything goes

As always we invite you to CASE any of our cards and link up to the CASEplorations Playground, which you can easily do over at the STAMPlorations Blog.

stamps I used:
 
Swirl die by Marianne Creatables
Scalloped Border die - Tattered Lace by Stephanie Weightman
Designer Paper - Retro Floral from The Works
Glass Glitter and Poppy Parade card from Stampin'Up!
Gems, glue embossing powder and inks from stash

Stamp Spotlight SB Love and Newlyweds Extras

Welcome to Day 4 of the STAMPlorations Stamp Release Spotlight Blog Hop Week!!!

Today we, the STAMPLorations Girls and our guest designer Laura Bassen, are shining the spotlight on: The Bee's Knees Newlyweds Extras and Sentiment Builders: Love

  

For today's project I made a CAS card using Sentiment Builders: Love

First I stamped the two hearts and embossed them in white. I then masked the top bit off and blended yellow and pink inks. I removed the mask and stamped my sentiment into place before rounding the corners, layering on my base card and finishing off by adding a few gems.
I would like to enter this card into the CAS challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More, STAMPlorations is sponsoring this week. :-)

My next card is another CAS card, this time with a birthday theme, using the The Bee's Knees Newlyweds Extras and VIGNETTE Chevron & Arrows. This is one I want to enter in the current CASology challenge (Birthday), which STAPlorations is sponsoring too.

I went back to basics and used coloured inks to stamp the bouquet and sentiment before rounding a couple of corners, layering on my kraft base card and adding some gems to finish.

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

Commenting closes 3rd February, and the winners will be announced 5th February
Prizes:

SIX (6) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a $10 gift certificate.

ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $30 gift certificate.

There might even be some surprise prizes.
On a different note: I am still having trouble with people not being able to join my site through Google Friend Connect. Shirley however has got this tip for you, she emailed me with what she did to enable her to join: I got round yours by copying your blog URL and adding it to my blog list on my Blogger Dashboard page.

Thanks so much, Shirley!!!
 We'll be back again tomorrow with more inspiration,

Have a lovely day!

hugs

Monika xxx

the other STAMPlorations set I used

Stamp Spotlight Newlyweds

Welcome to Day 3 of the STAMPlorations Stamp Release Spotlight Blog Hop Week!!!

Today we, the STAMPlorations Girls and our guest designer Laura Bassen, are shining the spotlight on: The Bee's Knees Newlyweds

I decided to make a Wedding card in soft pastel tones, here it is:

I softly blended one side using a light shade of turquoise and randomly stamped the small bouquet from the Newlyweds Extras set down the same side using the same pale turquoise ink. I then attached my fuzzy cut couple, which I had previously used as mask when I made this card here hence the golden splatters, stamped my sentiment, layered it all on my white base card and added a few gems to finish.

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

Commenting closes 3rd February, and the winners will be announced 5th February
Prizes:

SIX (6) commenters randomly drawn from the designers' blogs will each win a $10 gift certificate.

ONE (1) commenter randomly drawn from the STAMPlorations blog will win a $30 gift certificate.

There might even be some surprise prizes.

 We'll be back again tomorrow with more inspiration,

Have a lovely day!

hugs

Monika xxx

Newlyweds Extras set