CUTplorations April

Hello Crafty Friends!

A new month ... an new challenge, over at STAMPlorations the April CUTplorations Challenge has started. Here is my DT piece ...

How did it come about? Well, the CUTplorations Chellenge is a monthly challenge requiring you to use die(s) and take inspiration from the monthly changing photo which for this month is ...

image source: Alexas_Fotos pixabay.com

Looks interesting, when I saw, it I immediately thought of Easter and the coloured eggs turned into a colourful die-cut Easter sentiment. the bird is heat embossed and was masked before adding a little blending and stamping daffodils.

Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to see how my teamies interpreted the photo and to link up your entry too. There are prizes for the winner ($10 gift certificate) and the two runner-ups ($5gift certificate each) as voted by the DT plus, if there are 30 or more entries, one randomly drawn winner can choose any 2 of the CUTplorations Word/Phrase Dies the DT used in their projects. That's well worth creating for, what do you think?

That's it from me for now.
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:

CUTplorations Dies used: Sweet Spring Wishes Phrase Die, Uppercase Alphabet Die plate, Lowercase Alphabet Die Plate
  
STAMPlorations Stamps used: Trendy Birds, The Birds And The Blooms, Mixed Media Elements
  

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Flying Swallows

Hi All,

Hope you're enjoying the lovely sunshine. Here in the UK, we had a sunny Bank Holiday weekend. Makes a great chance as it normally tends to rain on public holidays.

I shall keep it brief today as I am still without broadband connection and can't get tethering to work hence I'm doing this on my phone. Thankfully, I had uploaded my photograph before the move which incidentally went well, just still lots to unpack. I shall give you a little tour of my new creative space once it's finished.

It's Inspiration time over at STAMPlorations. For my DT project, I used one of the swallos from the Trendy Birds set and combined it with a sentiment from Strong Women.

I stamped my swallow in Strawberry Slush and pulled some of the colour into the shape using a damp brush. I then added some very subtle shading with Twinkling H2O, so subtle that it is invisible in the photo. ... I finished off with my sentiment, some sequins and a doodled border.

That's it from me for now, I shall update the formatting, links and photos once I figured out this tethering or get access to WIFI.

Have a lovely week!

Hugs

Monika xxx

Journey Without Limits

Hi Everyone,

First of all, if you are looking to help us celebrate the arrival of baby Catherine by joining the 'Shery's finally popped' linky  party, you can find it here.

It is time again for some more inspiration over at the STAMPlorations Blog. This is where the girls from the Inspiration DT showcase their creations and invite you to CASE. You can link your creations up with the Inspiration CASE Playground the link to which can be found at the end of each Inspiration Post.

To play along you can either CASE any of the Inspiration DT's projects or the one we chose as our inspiration for the month. You also don't have to use STAMPlorations stamps to join the fun, however we would be thrilled if you did. Why not have a go??? You don't have to exactly copy, it is simply about taking inspiration from a project. We would love to hear what inspired you....

For today's project I used one of STAMPlorations' newest sets, Frames And Flowers, and combined it with the Trendy Birds and the Bold Sentiments Journey and Imagine sets.

I stamped my sentiment, masked the strip around it, stamped the birds, leaves and flowers, removed the mask added some doodled lines, layered on my base card and finished off with some pearls.

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to see the gorgeous projects my teamies created and of course to link up your CASE too.

Have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx

what I used:
sets from STAMPlorations, links are in the above text
   

Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Pistachio Pudding and Soft Suede inks from Stampin'Up!

Sunshine On A Cloudy Day

... or how to survive the British Summer ... Lol

Hi Everyone,

It is time again for some more inspiration over at the STAMPlorations Blog. This is where the girls from the Inspiration DT showcase their creations and invite you to CASE. You can link your creations up with the Inspiration CASE Playground the link to which can be found at the end of each Inspiration Post.

To play along you can either CASE any of the Inspiration DT's projects or the one we chose as our inspiration for the month. You also don't have to use STAMPlorations stamps to join the fun, however we would be thrilled if you did. Why not have a go??? You don't have to exactly copy, it is simply about taking inspiration from a project. We would love to hear what inspired you....

For today's project I used two of STAMPlorations' newest sets, Frames And Flowers and Fond Expressions 2, and combined it with the birds from the Trendy Birds set

I started off by stamping the bird using Bermuda Bay ink and masking it. Next I stamped the branch in Early Espresso, the roses in Strawberry Slush and the leaves in Pistachio Pudding using generational stamping. I removed my mask and coloured the pattern using my clear sparkly Sakura gel pen and finished by giving the bird a glittery outline too. I stamped my sentiment and layered on my base card.

Here is another look hoping to catch some of the sparkle ...

That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to see the gorgeous projects my teamies created and of course to link up your CASE too.

Have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx

what I used:
sets from STAMPlorations, links are in the above text
  

Bermuda bay ink and card stock, Strawberry Slush, Early Espresso and Pistachio Pudding inks by Stampin'Up!