Boaty Birthday

Hi Crafty Friends!

Another little CAS card for you today ...

This time I used the boat from the Spielwaren set by Charlie Und Paulchen and combined it with an embossed frame and a piece of pretty paper.

Wishing you all a lovely day!
hugs
Monika 💕

here is what I used:

- Weihnachtsladen Spielwaren die set for the boat by Charlie Und Paulchen

- embossing folder by Crafter's Companion, came with one of their magazine kits a while ago

- Frame from a Sizzix Originals die which I got years ago

- scalloped stitched frames nesting dies and Happy Watercolour design paper pad from The Works

- sentiment from a set by Clearly Besotted

Journal Cover 1

Hi Crafty Friends!

I made a little book again, this time to use for art journaling the first completed page of which was posted earlier this week.

Now it's time to share the front cover, here it is ...

I started off with attaching a few strips of pretty paper off cuts to a piece of card. I then added the stencilling with paste, or shall I say All purpose Filler from Home Bargains, and allowed it to dry. I had the filler for a while and it had gone slightly lumpy which made for a rather nice worn look after the lumps were removed. the tube had been opened for a couple of years at least after its last use and only the first bit had set which I was rather pleased about.

Once dry I added some colour to my paste stencilling and a little more stencilling with ink. A bit of stamping and more ink around the edges finished my background off. The butterfly, sentiment, sequins and a touch of glitter finished the cover off.

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

hugs

Monika 💕

here is what I used:

- off-cuts Happy Watercolour design from The Works

- Flair and Wavy slimline stencils from STAMPlorations

- Mixed Media Grunge stamp set from STAMPlorations

- Scribbly Insects stamp set by Dina Wakley's Media

Notecards 3

Hi Friends!

Another take on the rose notecards I posted earlier this week ...

This time I used stamped script and a die-cut scalloped stitched square for my background.

Script stamp is by Uniko Ltd, the die-cut square is part of a set of nesting dies from The Works and the rose dies are from a set by AlteNew which came with a magazine some time ago.

Wishing you a lovely day!
hugs
Monika 💕

Flourishes From The Heart

Hello Crafty Friends!

I got another card for sharing today. It's a postcard I made for a swap at the UK Stampers Forum FB Group. The theme for April is Swirls.

I picked up the Heart Frame Die from The Works a few weeks ago and decided to use it as my center piece on a colourful background with a little stamping using the following sets by STAMPlorations: Distressed Floral Swirls, Floral Bliss and a sentiment from It's All About You. 

Here it is ...

I'll just let you feast on a few close-ups ...

As it is going in the post as a postcard without envelope, I gave the front of my postcard a generous coat of Mod Podge. It changes the appearance slightly, but kept all of the stamped detail as you can see from the photos below.

I used this card as an inspiration for a video tutorial. It is a little lengthy and takes you through the process of how I made a similar card for my post here.

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:
STAMPlorations Stamps:
Distressed Floral Swirls, Floral Bliss, It's All About You
    

here is what I used in the video in addition to the above stamp sets:
Spring Flower Layering Dies, Mixed Media Elements Scribbly Splattery Grunge
  

*** Discount code works on sale items too

The inks I used are by Stampin'Up!: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo and Crushed Curry