November Christmas In The Air

Hi Crafty Friends!

I'm sharing a few projects for the Christmas In The Air feature over at STAMPlorations using their new Christmas In The Air Kit #3. Have a look ...

My first card uses the Winter Village stamp set from the kit in combination with the Thrill Of Hope phrase die and a little help from the Three Kings set for the stars.

Did you notice that the large stamp of the row of houses is perfect for stamping the background for the small row of houses? All you have to do is ink up the reverse to stamp the solid colour.

My second card is a slimline card which uses the small bell from the kit's stencil in combination with one of the Ephemera Tiles for the sentiment. The bells were stencilled with Saphire Glitter Frosting Paste.

The colour of the tile can easily be matched by sponging it with matching ink.

My last card is another slimline card using another one of the Ephemera tiles, this time with a little help from the Holly stencil. I don't have the slimline version of it yet, but I was able to align the standard size one in a way to naturally continue the pattern.

Here is a closer look at all three ...

These are the products I used in today's projects:

Christmas In The Air Kit #3

Three Kings, Holly Standard Size Stencil

 

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.

I hope you feel inspired to make your own Christmas cards.

hugs
Monika ❤

October Theme & Photo Prompt

Hi Friends!

It's getting cooler outside and the days are getting shorter which means the summer break is over and it's getting time for a new round of monthly challenges over at STAMPlorations are back. Here is my DT piece for October's Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge over on their blog.

The theme for the current challenge is Stamps & Shine and the photo prompt can be seen below. Your project can either be inspired by the theme, photo prompt or both. The full challenge rules can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

I'm loving the stars and golden colour from the photo prompt and combined them with lots of glitter accents to help them shine.

I stamped a background of stars using the outline stars from the Three Kings set, added a couple of strips of glitter tape and stencilled a shooting star using gold Glimmer Paste.

As for the Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge prizes:
One winner of a $20 gift code ($25, if STAMPlorations products were used as the main focal point) will be picked by one member of our DT.
Plus 2 randomly drawn winners will each receive a $10 ($15, if STAMPlorations products were used as the main focal point) gift code.

In order to be considered for a prize, make sure you've followed the rules here.

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

Three Kings, Noteworthy, Shooting Stars Square Stencil

  

Should you feel like browsing in STAMPlorations online 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.

Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out how my teamies interpreted the challenge theme and prompt and of course to join in the fun too.

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

January Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge

Hi Friends!

Happy New Year to you and congratulations for having made it through the previous one. It has been challenging and hopefully 2021 will bring many more blessings, peace and joy.

Let's kick it off with my DT project for January's Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge over at STAMPlorations.

The theme for the current challenge is Stamps & Shimmer and the photo prompt can be seen below. Your project can either be inspired by the theme, photo prompt or both. The full challenge rules can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

I've taken inspiration from both the theme and the photo. Cakes are sweets as everyone with a sweet tooth will know. My colours reflect the one in the photo plus the stars remind me of the bow.

The cake is simply stamped using Prism inks and finished off with golden splatters, sequins and a die-cut sentiment.

As for the Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge prizes:

One winner of a $20 gift code will be picked by one member of our DT.

Plus 3 randomly drawn winners will each receive a $7 gift code.

In order to be considered for a prize, make sure you've followed the rules here.

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

Layered Cake Bake, Three Kings, Congrats Word Stamp & Die Set

  

Should you feel like browsing in STAMPlorations online 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.

Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out how my teamies interpreted the challenge theme and prompt and of course to join in the fun too.

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

hugs

Monika 💖

Christmas Duo

Hi Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday which means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations. Today's projects follow the same layout with a little bit of tweaking. Here the are, my DT projects ...

I used the Ovals Flex-Template, picked the size to suit my trees and lightly sponged the background using Periwinkle Prism ink. I then simply added the stars, snowflakes and sentiments before popping my trees up against the background.

Quick and easy cards with a delicate festive look.

Here are the affiliate links to the products I used today:

Sketchy Yule Trees, Three Kings, Ovals Flexi-Template

  

Yuletide Deer, Christmas Reindeer

 

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.

Hope you're having a lovely week!

hugs
Monika xxx

Off The Edge Christmas

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today I'm sharing a couple of projects made for May's Christmas In The Air feature over at STAMPlorations. In this special feature Nancy and I are sharing a couple of Christmas projects each.

This month I thought I'd expand a bit on what I did for last week's Spotlight Project here on the STAMPlorations Blog. I used the 'off the edge' technique on tent fold rather than side fold cards.

My first card features the Kathryn And Christmas set with a little more complex off the edge cutting. Here it is ...

Whilst I am always saying it is best to use a stamp one can easily cut around, I couldn't resist turning this cutie into one of today's cards, fuzzy cutting or not.

When I was positioning and stamping my images, I already had in mind how I might be able to cut around them without having too many loose ends going off the edge. I like to have a certain stability given that I find it easier to use a lighter weight card for fuzzy cutting.

I used the lines on my cutting mat to align my card and ruler before cutting with my craft knife through both layers of my card as shown. I then opened my card up and cut a straight edge off the backing layer using the already cut bit as a guide.

Next I trimmed around my image ...

... before colouring with my metallic pencils and adding the stamped stars to finish.

Next up is a much simpler card using Three Kings ...

Cutting around the kings was certainly easier than on my first card. I simply coloured them with my little eye shadow applicator brushes and inks.

Once the finished card was standing up, it really looked as if the kings were walking off it to come and join me in my craft space.

Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out the lovely projects my teamie Nancy made. The Christmas In The Air feature also doubles up as a mini blog hop. Shery will randomly draw one winner of a $15 gift code from all the comments left on the Christmas In The Air posts on the STAMPlorations Blog, on Nancy's blog and on my blog.

Hopefully Nancy and I have inspired you to add to your 2020 Christmas stash.
Wishing you lots of fun hopping along.
hugs
Monika xxx


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop

Kathryn And Christmas


Three Kings