Born To Roam Mini Book

Hi Crafty Friends!

Today I got a little mini book as a way of dreaming about being out and about in our caravan. I let the book tell its own story ...

I used the following items from the STAMPlorations Shop to tell the story:

Wanderlust, Positive Vibes, Mixed Media Grunge, Born To Roam

    

Gone Camping, Wanderlust Hipster Icons, Trendy Spring Blooms Dies, Clouds Stencil

   

Clustered Hearts Die

If you feel like bagging yourself a bargain and take advantage of STAMPlorations' Birthday Month Sale check out the graphic at the end of this post. All items in this section will be 40% off when using code 7YEARS at check out.

Should you find yourself placing an order of anything not included in the Birthday Month Sale, 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 I will get a little reward.
You can check out all of STAMPlorations' current promotions here.

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

hugs

Monika xxx

here is what else I used:

Eileen Hull Tiny Book Die which I recently was lucky enough to win in the Craft Stamper May Take It Make It Challenge
Summer Dreams 12x12 paper, grey twine from The Works
More Mustard card from Stampin'Up!
Nuit Outremer, Aurore, Cire Izink inks from Craft Stash
charms, pearls, mini flowers, sequins, gems, white gel pen, black fine liner pen, black Versafine ink, Versamark ink, white embossing powder, kraft card, white card, brush markers for watercolouring, glitter glue from my stash

Wanderlust

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday and this means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations.  Today's card encourages you to dream ...

A lot of us aren't able to venture as far as we would like to at the time, but this doesn't mean that in our mind we can't re-experience the joys of the great outddoors by reliving past memories.

The faint image of the mountaineer and sentiment are reminders that it is possible.

The walking boots were stamped and masked before masking the strip off which I sponged in Tempting Turquoise. Moving the top mask to now cover the sponged strip was needed to stamp the mountaineer into place. Keeping to one colour really helped the walking boots to stand out.

I made this card during a little Facebook Live. If you want to listen to my ramblings, you can find the video here.

There are still a couple of days left to bag yourself a bargain and take advantage of STAMPlorations' Spring Clearance Sale. For more details, check out the graphic at the end of this post.
You can check out all of STAMPlorations' current promotions here.

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


here is what I used from

- STAMPlorations Shop:

Walking Boots, Wanderlust Hipster Icons, Wanderlust
   

this is the graphic for STAMPlorations current sales

TMR 30th October - Pirates

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 Nancy, you can check out her fabulous creations on here on Nancy's blog.

My DT project for the new challenge is ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. As you can see, the theme for challenge #123 is Pirates. Lots of scope there!

#123 Pirates

i did not have a pirate stamp in my possession, and crafting on a budget, I didn't really want to buy one. This little cutie was free from makebreaks.com which was rather welcome. I coloured it using my metallic pencils.

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 else I used:
Wanderlust (palm tree island), Birds Of Paradise (sentiment), Mixed Media Elements (script) - STAMPlorations, feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA for a 20% discount on their stamps, dies and stencils
Metallic Colouring Pencils - Aldi, special buy from a few weeks ago
Early Espresso Stamp 'N Write Marker - Stampin'Up!
black Versafine ink, cutting die, cream and white card - from my stash

Feeling Alive

Hello Crafty Friends!

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

Feeling like finding your own paradise? Well I might just have the right card to give you some encouragement ...

A simple orange and white colour scheme with a tiny pop of green in the form of a sequin. The unusual layout and the white embossed palm trees add a lot of interest without cluttering the CAS design. The green sequin brings it alive.

As mentioned earlier, this week we are showcasing stamps and dies designed by Shery under her label 'Shery Russ Designs'. All her sets will be reduced by 10% until Monday 4th March, no coupon needed. You can use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at check out to get an added 20% off STAMPlorations,stamps, dies and stencils.

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:
Wanderlust Hipster Icons, Wanderlust
 

*** Discount code works on sale items too

Home For Christmas

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 Zvonka, you can check out her fabulous creations on here on Zvonka's blog

My DT project for the new challenge is a Christmas card for a caravan lover ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. For challenge #100 we are looking for projects inspired by 'Celebration'. Lots of scope there!

#100 - Celebrate

What do the men in your life like to celebrate? The man in my life likes celebrating Christmas in the caravan, our second home. We went to Chirk a couple of years ago to do just that .... and he's still talking about it.

Fancy creating your 'Celebrate' 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:
Pine Tree and sentiment stamps - Creative Stamping Magazine
Gone Camping, Wanderlust, Trendy Christmas Trees, Stitched Snow Hills - STAMPlorations (feel free to use my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA at checkout for a 20% discount)
Emeraude, Outremer Izink Inks - Craft Stash
brush markers for watercolouring, mixed media card, grey card, white card- stash

The Best Is Yet To Come

Hello Crafty Friends!

How time flies! Two weeks have passed, and it is time for a new challenge over at The Male Room challenge blog where the bi-weekly challenge is all about making cards for the men in our lives. Here is my DT project ...

Each challenge, of course, has a different theme. For challenge #80 we are looking for something re-cycled or re-purposed. Lots of scope there!

#80 - Re-cycle - 28th February

I had this little tin lying around always intending to use it sometimes. Just a side note, please be aware that other brands of peanuts do exist. I got these a few years ago from a local shop in the UK.

I turned it into a desk tidy for my hubby. The newsprint paper was originally cream hence I sponged it using a few shades of blue. I simply stamped some butterflies and signposts before attaching it to my tin using double sided tape.

I then added the ribbon and die-cut words ...

... and finished off with my white embossed and die-cut sentiment label.

Fancy creating your own re-cycled, up-cycled or re-purposed 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:
Newsprint paper, Night Of Navy ink, ribbon and card, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise inks - Stampin' UP!
White Embossing Powder - stash

from STAMPlorations:
Wanderlust, Fluttery, Fluttery Dies
  

Make Memories Phrase Die, Relax Die
 
remember to apply my personal discount code STAMPGIRLMONIKA (not case sensitive) at check out for a 20% discount on STAMPlorations stamps ***, stencils and 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