Born To Roam Mini Book

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today I got a little mini book as a way of dreaming about being out and about in our caravan. I let the book tell its own story ...

I used the following items from the STAMPlorations Shop to tell the story:

Wanderlust, Positive Vibes, Mixed Media Grunge, Born To Roam

    

Gone Camping, Wanderlust Hipster Icons, Trendy Spring Blooms Dies, Clouds Stencil

   

Clustered Hearts Die

If you feel like bagging yourself a bargain and take advantage of STAMPlorations' Birthday Month Sale check out the graphic at the end of this post. All items in this section will be 40% off when using code 7YEARS at check out.

Should you find yourself placing an order of anything not included in the Birthday Month Sale, 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 I will get a little reward.
You can check out all of STAMPlorations' current promotions here.

That's it for today. Wishing you a lovely day!

hugs

Monika xxx

here is what else I used:

Eileen Hull Tiny Book Die which I recently was lucky enough to win in the Craft Stamper May Take It Make It Challenge
Summer Dreams 12x12 paper, grey twine from The Works
More Mustard card from Stampin'Up!
Nuit Outremer, Aurore, Cire Izink inks from Craft Stash
charms, pearls, mini flowers, sequins, gems, white gel pen, black fine liner pen, black Versafine ink, Versamark ink, white embossing powder, kraft card, white card, brush markers for watercolouring, glitter glue from my stash

A Little Book Cover

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday and this means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations.

I am sharing a cover for a little book I'm making ...

What can I say, I have taken a little break from CAS cards and started making a little mixed media book which I will fill with uplifting quotes.

I basically made the book in the dimensions to fit the CUTplorations Cover Plate Dies and the large one from the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies which I am planning to use for the inside pages. I shall share some of them over the next few weeks.

I used the Dragonfly Cover Plate Die for my front cover and layered it on a piece of Brusho coloured card. I is simply decorated with a bit of stamping and some die-cut flowers and shapes.

The layout of my front cover could easily be adapted to make a card.

Just giving you a little heads up, some of the STAMPLorations products I used in my project are on offer in their shop this month:
The Artsy Border Maker is one of the selected stamps on offer at 25% off with code TAKE25.
The Dragonfly Cover Plate Die, the Trendy Spring Blooms Dies and the Clustered Hearts Die like all their CUTplorations dies are on offer at 40% off using code DIES40.
You can check out all their current promotions here.

Again, I am keeping it short and sweet today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out the fabulous projects my teamies made.

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


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:

Artsy Border Maker, Bloom Doodles, Positive Vibes, Mixed Media Grunge
   
Dragonfly Cover Plate Die, Trendy Spring Blooms Dies, Clustered Hearts Die
  

or current offers in their shop, check out the graphic below


what else I used:
Purple Velvet Prism ink - Hunkydory Crafts
Pacific Point and Tempting Turquoise inks, Real Red and Garden Green card- Stampin'Up!
Circle dies, Emeraude Izink ink, Versamark ink, black Versafine ink, gold embossing powder, sequins, red sparkly enamel dots, brusho powders, brush markers for watercolouring white card, mixed media card - my stash

Re-discovering Aperture Cards - Part 2

Hello Crafty Friends!

This is my second instalment of aperture cards for a tutorial over at STAMPlorations. This time I included some layers.

Here is today's make:

A full step-by-step photo tutorial can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

That's it from me for today. Have fun and enjoy your day!

hugs
Monika xxx


Here is what I used from the STAMPlorations store:
Positive Vibes, Curly Labels/Tags Nesting Dies
 

Fancy getting an extra 20% off the store prices, you know that you can use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at check out. Have fun browsing and playing with STAMPlorations' wonderful products!

Re-discovering Aperture Cards - Part 1

Hello Crafty Friends!

My last project today is one I made for a tutorial over at STAMPlorations. I had this idea to try and give aperture cards a different twist to when I first made them a few years ago. Aperture cards are as much about the inside as they are about the card front with a cutout bit to allow you to peep through to what lies beneath.

Here is is, my last make for today ...

A few more photos and a step-by-step photo tutorial can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

That's it from me for today. Enjoy a crafty and happy new year!
hugs
Monika xxx