Leaving Fear Behind

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is Wednesday and time for a new challenger over at The Male Room challenge blog where the bi-weekly challenge is all about making projects for the men in our lives. Our guest designer for the next fortnight is Hannelie, you can check out her fabulous creations on here on Hannelie's blog.

My DT project for the new challenge is ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. For challenge #106 it's 'Gorgeous Greens'. Lots of scope there!

#106 Gorgeous Greens

This is a simply stamped one-layer card using just one stamp set and three different shades of green, even though the lighter one, a light lime-ish green, looks rather more like yellow in the pohotograph or is it just my browser ...

I simply finished off with a few splatters.

Fancy creating something for a male person in your life, pop over to The Male Room for more inspiration and to link up your masculine makes.

That's it from me for today
Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Leave Your Fears stamps - Visible Image
Verveine, Menthe and Emeraude Izink inks - Craft Stash
white card - from my stash

About Time

Hello Crafty Friends!

It is Wednesday and time for a new challenger over at The Male Room challenge blog where the bi-weekly challenge is all about making projects for the men in our lives.

My DT project for the new challenge is a b&w card ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. For challenge #88 we are looking for projects which were Inspired By A Film Title. Lots of scope there!

#88 - 20th June - Inspired By A Film Title

Can you guess which Film Title I was inspired by? .... 'About Time' ... I don't want to go into details in my post. For those of you who are interested you can read about it on Wikipedia here and watch the trailer on YouTube here.

I wanted to keep things simple and dug out this sentiment stamp from Visible Image and my clock die. The black border on the left hand side is wider than the one on the right, I did this on purpose for added interest.

Fancy creating your 'Film Title' inspired make, pop over to The Male Room for more inspiration and to link up your masculine makes.

That's it from me for today
Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
What Really Matters stamp - Visible Image

Basic Black card - Stampin'Up!

black Versafine ink, Clock Die, white card, sequins- stash

Space Robot

Hello Crafty Friends!

Today is the start of a new challenge over at The Male Room challenge blog where the bi-weekly challenge is all about making cards and other crafted things for the men in our lives. Here is my DT project ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. For challenge #81 we are looking for space and science inspired makes. Lots of scope there!

#81 - 14th March - Space/Science

I decided to go for the space theme and thought it might be nice to send a little robot up there to reach for the stars.

I used a bit of ink blending, water splatters, stamping, embossing, watercolouring and die-cutting. Well, and I managed to add a bit of pink to a male card. 😁

Fancy creating your own space/science inspired make, pop over to The Male Room for more inspiration and to link up your masculine creation(s).

That's it from me for today
Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Night Of Navy and Basic Gray inks - Stampin'Up!
Stitched Circles - Marianne Craftables
Universal stamp set - Visible Image
black Versafine, Versamark ink and white embossing powder - stash

from STAMPlorations:
Little Robots, Noteworthy
 
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Watercolour Angel

Hello Crafty Friends!

Just a quick one. My Visible Image stamps were in the post and I had to play. Here is what I made:

When I ordered the Angels set I had intended to make some watercolour effect cards using my MISTI. Of course this is what I made :-)

I also recorded a little video on how I stamped an angel like this ...

I would like to enter my card at Visible Image Show And Tell September Facebook Challenge

That's it from me for today.Have a lovely weekend!

hugs
Monika xxx

Time

Hello Crafty Friends!

A quick second post for today, again playing with Visible Image stamps ...

This is a very easy one, straight forward stamping and adding some extra interest with asymmetric layering.

I am entering my card at:
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with optional twist 'colours of fall'
Craft Stamper Make It Take It - Anything Goes as long as there is some stamping
Visible Image Facebook Group - Show And Tell September

That's it from me for today.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Flower INKognito and What Really Matters stamps - Visible Image
Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight inks - Stampin'Up!

Angels Are Near

Hello Crafty Friends!

Yesterday I fancied playing with my Visible Image stamps making a card for my friend Sue.

I wanted to give it some movement and stamped the feather repeatedly in Strawberry Slush using generational stamping, added some more stamped splatters 2nd generation and stamped my sentiment in Baked Brown Sugar before layering on a matching base card and finishing off with a few glimmer dots.

I am entering my card at:
Visible Image - Show And Tell September
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes, optional twist 'colours of fall', sorry didn't go for the twist

Here is another look ...

That's it from me for now. I shall be back soon.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Angels Are Near stamp set - Visible Image
Enamel Glitter Dots - Happy Little Stampers
Strawberry Slush Ink and card, Baked Brown Sugar Ink - Stampin'Up!

Leave Your Fears Behind

Hello Crafty Friends!

I have been in the Brusho cupboard again and couldn't resist making an almost monochromatic card with a hint of turquoise ...

I sprinkled some purple Brusho with a little turquoise on my craft mat, spritzed with water and picked it up with a piece of watercolour card. Once dry, I trimmed it to size and stamped both the image and sentiment from the Leave Your Fears set by Visible Image in Elegant Eggplant (SU ink), added 2nd generation stamping using the same ink and the script stamp from the Revolution set.

I am entering my card at:
Cardz 4 Guyz - something beginning with F, went for Fears
Darnell's NBUS Challenge #7 - anything goes as long as it is 'Never-Before-Used-Schtuff', Leave Your Fears was used for the first time


This is it from me for today. I shall be back tomorrow with lots of inspiration.
Have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika xxx

More Brusho Escapades

Kylie ... Kylie ... What have you started!!!!

Hello Crafty Friends!

Since the HLS Craft Retreat in Swindon, I've had so much fun using my Brushos hence I shall be sharing some more of my makes.

I have been a fan of Visible Image stamps for a while .... and finally I dared picking them up and started to create ....

Using careful sprinkling of brushos and spritzing, I created my background and, once dry, stamped the Tall Grass, one of their retired stamps, in Wild Wasabi  and Create With Your Soul in Elegant Eggplant (both SU inks). All I need to do to finish my card, was to layer it on my white base card.

This one, using Butterfly Incognito, was even easier to make ... I sprinkled my brushos directly on the stamp, spritzed with water and stamped. I combined it with a simply stamped sentiment from the Doodled Flowers set by Happy Little Stampers.

I am entering this card at:
Addicted to CAS - Silhouette

Next up is a card I made using the 2nd generation stamping of the butterfly from my previous card ...

I tried to get another use immediately after stamping the butterfly for my previous card, but had to simlpy spritz the stamp with water again to make it work. I then stamped VI's Large Butterfly (think it is now part of the Butterfly Beginnings set) in black Versafine over my silhouette image and added my sentiment (Bold Sentiments: Create by STAMPlorations) to finish.

That's it from me for today, I shall be back tomorrow with a piece of Practical Art to share.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

Tidying And Finishing Unfinished Projects

Hi All,

Last week I had a go at tidying up my work space. It had gone quite messy under heaps of crafting stash, papers and projects in progress. It is astonishing what one can find ... hence today's post is dedicated to finishing some of the projects I started a while ago.

I shall also give you a little tour of my room at the end. This will be a very picture heavy post ...

First up is another make using my Jofy Mini 33  by PaperArtsy ...

... this time I stamped it twice, coloured, doodled a border, layered on my base card, added a sentiment (Graphic Pentagons by STAMPlorations) and finished off with a sequin. My other card using this Jofy stamp can be found here.

I am entering the above card at:
Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your Mark, I used Promarkers and a fine liner pen

Next up is a card I started off in a workshop last year ...

... where I got my base card a little messy. I rescued it by stamping the splashes (Mixed Media Elements by STAMPlorations), added my sentiment (Chevron and Arrows by STAMPlorations) and a few sequins to finish. Sadly I can't remember the make of the original stamped image.

Next up is another project started at the same workshop with Lindsay Mason ...

... where we made a background using alcohol inks, for the stamping I used my own stamps. The horse is from the Revolution set by Visible Image, not sure about the flourish and flower stamps.

Next us is a box with notelets I made ...

The flower was cut with my Sizzix Eclips before it broke about a year ago. It is still not fixed, but I'm living in hope. To create the box I used anew toy of mine, my 1-2-3 Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers to which I upgraded from my envelope punch board before Christmas.

Here is another box I made for notelets ....

... using a circle with heart border die cut (Sue Wilson) and some butterflies (Sizzix/Stampin'Up!).

Now last, but not least ... my crafting space where I make my projects, record my videos and write my blog posts ....

As you can see, it is quite a small desk which has to take my laptop too and the webcam, conveniently fitted to the shelf above.

Most of my stash lives in this shelving unit and cupboard, some papers and thin cutting dies in the little unit below...

... whilst some of my stamps, punches, inks, embossing powders live in this corner here ...

... the massage table conveniently converts into additional work space for my guillotine, gelli plate etc when not in use for its intended purpose. Envelopes and finished cards can easily be stored underneath in boxes too.

... and as this is a multi functional room, this is what it looks like when I'm not allowed to craft ... when guests have taken over my inner sanctum ...

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

hugs
Monika xxx


Here is what I used from STAMPlorations, links are in the above text
  

Recycling and Stained Glass Effect

Hi Everybody,

First of all BIG APOLOGIES ... I forgot to share the project I made for the Spotlight Feature over at the STAMPlorations Blog last week. It went live on their blog but I forgot to so my bit here. I had a week off to turn the house upside down for some massive re-organisation ... guess what ... it still looks very much upside down!!! I somehow hadn't realized how big a job it was ... hoping to get finished today.

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Anyway, here are the projects ...

This month's STAMP CLUB set The Birds And The Blooms lends itself perfectly for some stained glass effect colouring. First I tried my hand at making a shaker card.

I simply stamped the daffodils and the sentiment on a piece of acetate using black StazOn ink and coloured from the reverse using Peeloff markers. I attached my frame, added some foam tape, added the sprinkles and attached a piece of white card before layering on my white base card and stamping the swirls, using a stamp from the Distressed Floral Swirls set, into place.

TIP!: For a stronger contrast try heat embossing on heat resistant acetate, which would make the sentiment a little more visible. I quite like it with the StazOn only as it adds a little magic and makes you shake the card in order to find out what the message is. :-)

Of course this sounds a whole lot easier than it was. For some reason, my black StazOn doesn't seem to want to stamp properly despite me trying new ink pads, but that's another story. I got over this little hiccup using my MISTI as you can see in the video. I had to over stamp several times to get the ink to cover, and MISTI is perfect for doing just that. It helps you to always stamp exactly where you want to. Once I had the coverage I needed I could colour my image and add the fun bits which was really easy!

Below is a photograph which captures the transparency of the stained glass effect beautifully as the sunlight shines through the painted daffodils. Well it a sort of makes you see double.

Next I tried to create a little window pane.

I stamped and coloured my daffodils and sentiment as before this time giving my blooms and sentiment a green outline. I then attached my frame to the acetate and added the green frame using my Peeloff markers. I then spritzed my base card using Garden Green, Crushed Curry and Tangerine Tango Stamp'n'Write Markers before stamping my swirls in Gumball Green and attaching my 'glass pane' directly to my base card. Again you are getting a great glass effect as the splashes are visible through the coloured daffodils.

I made a little video for my first card. It gives you my thoughts and the usual tips and tricks as I go along.

Feel fee to leave a comment on the STAMPlorations Blog too and you will be entered into a monthly prize draw. Just as a reminder below are the sets I used for my projects, the links can be found in the text above.

  

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Well, I thought I'd share another project with you. It is one of the cards I made in a mixed media workshop with Lindsay Mason at the weekend. We were able to bring some of our own stamps which I thought was a great idea given that there were about 30 of us in the class.

This one uses alcohol inks on cast coated card. I love hoe the background turned out. It reminded me of the Guinness advert from a few years back hence I had to use horses. The stamps I used were from Visible Image (horses - revolution), Sheena Douglass (flower silhouettes and sentiment - cover gift from Quick Cards) and Indigo Blue (swirl - cover gift from Simply Cards and Papercraft).

That's almost it from me, just a little teaser before I go ... there will be a big birthday bash towards the end of the month over on the STAMPlorations Blog, details can be found here.

Back shortly with more inspiration.

hugs

Monika xxx