Rise & Grind

Hi Friends!

Today I got a little coffee lover's card for you as my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog. Here it is ...

Recent sunshine made me think of picnics, something which inspired my card. I stamped the leaves and waves from the Art Marks 3 set as my lawn. The blue from the sentiment is my sky and the coffee cups are a little bit like flowers.

I am entering my card at:

Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Hop

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Art Marks 3, Tag O' Coffee, Rise & Grind Phrase Die

  

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

 

Using my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for a 20% discount on your order makes you qualify to pick a free product from their store up to the value of $7.

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, at no extra cost to you of course.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out my teamies' beautiful makes.

I shall be back tomorrow with another make. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

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

Cup Of Tea

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations ... and what a special mile stone one it is ... it's their 200th Inspiration Post.

If that isn't worth celebrating, then I don't know what is. To mark the occasion, Shery will randomly draw one winner of a $20 coupon code from all the comments left on the STAMPlorations Blog and the Inspiration Team Designers' blogs.

I am certainly celebrating with a good brew and a good read hence my bookmark showcasing a set designed by Becca Cruger called Literary Caffeine-ations which I combined with stamps from the Mixed Media Grunge and Scribbly Splattery Grunge sets plus dies from the Tag O'Coffee and the Tags #1 Nesting Dies. Here it is, my DT piece ...

As you can see the colour scheme was somewhat inspired by the tea's colour, especially as I like mine dark with either no or very little milk depending on type. I used the red and white to liven it up with a couple of green sequins.

I went for grungy stamping which I added to the patterned paper tag, added an embossed sentiment, some die-cuts and finished off with white doodles.

My bookmark will be entered at:

Craft Stamper Take It Make It January - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes, optional twist of watercolour (sorry didn't play it)
Crafter's Castle - Anything Goes, optional twist of fun technique (heat embossing for the sentiment)
Sisterhood Of Snarky Stampers - B is for Books

I am keeping it short and sweet today. For more inspiration and to comment on all the blog, pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog where you can find all the links and, of course, admire the fabulous pieces my teamies created..

Enjoy your day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:
Literary Caffeine-ations, Mixed Media Grunge, Scribbly Splattery Grunge
  

Tag O'Coffee, Tags #1 Nesting Dies
 

for a 20% discount on their stamps, dies and stencils, feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout.

Read & Be Happy

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations. This week my teamies and I are showcasing stamps by Becca under her label 'Big Grins By Becca Cruger'.

I decided to work with the Literary Caffeine-ations to create a little bookmark. Here it is ...

Well, the idea came from the sentiment itself. What better way than turning it into a bookmark? I used the Tag O'Coffee Dies and some patterned paper and simply added some doodles and ribbon to finish.

This is how it sits on a page. If you want to find out how I made a similar bookmark, pop in over at STAMPlorations for my Mixed Media Tutorial 'Wanderlust Bookmark' this coming Friday, 16th March 12 noon Pacific/7pm GMT.

As mentioned earlier, this week we are showcasing stamps designed by Becca under her label 'Big Grins By Becca Cruger'. To mix it up a little, all stamps, stencils and dies - except from the Retiring category- are reduced by 10% this week in the STAMPlorations Shop, no coupon needed. Using my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout will give you an added 20% off taking the total discount to 30%. I would love for you to take advantage of this great offer.

Of course Shery will still draw a winner at random from all the comments left on this month's Inspiration Posts over on the STAMPlorations Blog. Pop over to see what my teamies created and to leave a comment for your entry into their prize draw.

That's it from me for today. Have a lovely day!
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:
Literary Caffeine-ations, Tag O'Coffee Dies
 
*** Discount code works on sale items too

Feel Alive

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations. This week my teamies and I are showcasing stamps designed by STAMPlorations owner Shery under her label 'Shery Russ Designs'.

To banish the snow and ice from the East and to look forward to Spring and the beginning of the caravan season, I decided to work with the Charmed Cherry Blossoms and Wanderlust stamp sets plus the tag from the Tag O'Coffee CUTplorations Dies to create a card capturing the joy of going on little adventures.

Here it is ...

The tag looks a bit like a window into the future. I used my stamping tool to get the stamped and masked cherry blossoms well aligned over the layers.

For the tag, I used a bit of marker watercolouring and sponging for the hills. The sentiment itself is stamped in Elegant Eggplant, an almost black purple rather than black. I waned to highlight that we feel most alive where colour is.

As mentioned earlier, this week we are showcasing stamps designed by Shery under her label 'Shery Russ Designs'. To mix it up a little, all stamps, stencils and dies - except from the Retiring category- are reduced by 10% this week in the STAMPlorations Shop, no coupon needed. Using my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout will give you an added 20% off. I would love for you to take advantage of this great offer.

Of course Shery will still draw a winner at random from all the comments left on this month's Inspiration Posts over on the STAMPlorations Blog. Pop over to see what my teamies created and to leave a comment for your entry into their prize draw.

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:
Charmed Cherry Blossom, Wanderlust, Tag O'Coffee Dies
  

*** Discount code works on sale items too