Wreathed In Joy

Hi Friends!

I'm going all Christmas-sy this month and today's make is a little taster of things to come tomorrow.

Here is my DT piece for the Inspiration Post over on the STAMPlorations blog ...

I sponged the wreaths in Verveine, Emeraude and Grenadine Izink inks, popped up these cute little critters in their car and finished off with a matching sticker sentiment.

Actually the whole card was inspired by the sentiment.

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

Christmas Ephemera #1, Merry Everything Clear Stickers, Christmas Wreaths Stencil

   

I you like the Christmas Ephemera #1 shapes and the Merry Everything sentiment stickers, they are part of the much larger Christmas In The Air Kit #1. You can check it out here.

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

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.

I shall be back with more Christmas makes tomorrow. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Introducing Newsprint Autumn Tiles

Hi Crafty Friends!

STAMPlorations have another new addition to their Ephemera range ... Newsprint Autumn Tiles. I was able to have a little play with them to give you some ideas.

Here are my makes ...

The first one is using one of the squares and easy layering on squares cur from matching coloured card. This is taking me back to the beginnings of my cardmaking journey. It's still a classing design that just works. The die-cut sentiment is from the Everyday Sentiments die set.

Next up is another classic and throw back to the early days. I used some of the tiles as 'background paper' and fuzzy cut the flowers to add another layer to my top tile. Again the die-cut sentiment is from the Everyday Sentiments die set.

My next projects features them on a couple of super skinny cards with a little bit of added stamping in the background. The text stamp is from the Art Marks 3 set and the dotty border from the Mixed Media Grunge set. The die-cut sentiments are from the Everyday Sentiments die set.

 

This time they were popped on a coloured cardbase with some added stencilling for a warm autumn feel.

The stencil used is the standard size Leaf Prints 4. The Thankful Every Day phrase die finished my card off.

My last card features one of the tiles on a collage stamped/stencilled background complemented with a negative die-cut sentiment. I used various shades of grey and added some light mist spritzing.

For the collage background I used: The Birds and The Blooms set for the sunflowers, the script from the Mixed Media Elements set, the splatters from the Art Marks set and the Leaf Prints 4 stencil for the background stencilling. The Skinny Sentiments die set was used for the sentiment.

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

Newsprint Autumn Ephemera Tiles, Art Marks, Art Marks 3

  

Mixed Media Elements, Mixed Media Grunge, The Birds And The Blooms, Leaf Prints 4 standard size stencil

    

Everyday Sentiments Dies, Skinny Sentiments Dies, Thankful Every Day Phrase Die

   

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

Paper Goods Subscription

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 how my teamies have used some of the other paper goods designs..

I shall be back soon with another make. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Vintage Blooms ATCs - 2nd helping

Hi Crafty Friends!

STAMPlorations are having some new Ephemera ATCs which I am pleased to be showcasing today. They are called Vintage Blooms #2, gorgeous white blooms on a kraft background which I decided to colour.

Here is my second trio ...

 

Today's lot have been given coloured card bases and a more CAS feel than yesterday's. In addition they have all been turned into 'thank you' cards. Let's have a look at them individually ...

This little flower was watercoloured with my watercolour pencils. For tha card base and the sentiment I took inspiration from the colours used for colouring the flower ... wanting to keep things simple.

For my next card I used he same colour watercolour pencils as in my first card plus some yellow. I felt that the die-cut sentiment looked best attached to the card base rather than the ATC,

For my last card I went for a little more contrast with my mustard coloured card base. The iris had been coloured using alcohol markers. Like on my first card, the sentiment looked more in place on the ATC rather than the base card.

It just goes to show that coloured base cards can add a lot of interest to a card and create a great look where a white card base might have looked rather bland.

Here are the affiliate links to the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Vintage Blooms #2 ATC - Ephemera, Skinny Sentiments Dies

 

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

Paper Goods Subscription

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.

I shall be back soon with another make. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Introducing Vintage Blooms #2 ATCs

Hi Crafty Friends!

STAMPlorations are having some new Ephemera ATCs which I am pleased to be showcasing today. They are called Vintage Blooms #2, gorgeous white blooms on a kraft background which I decided to colour.

Here is my first trio ...

Let's have a look at them individually ...

My first ATC was coloured using watercolour pencils and a light damp brush. It was popped up on a collage background in Sahara Sand SU ink. To create the background I used: Leaf Prints #4 regular size stencil, the script from the Mixed Media Elements stamp set and the splatters from the Art Marks stamp set. It was finished off with a sentiment from the So Loved set in Elegant Eggplant SU ink.

The poppy was coloured using alcohol markers. My red one had gone a bit dry hence the unusual effect. It was popped up on a collage background in Grenadine Izink ink. For the background I used: Placid square stencil, the script and splatters from the Mixed Media Elements set and a sentiment from the Tweet Love set.

My last card's flowers were coloured with watercolour pencils. The collage background features the Square Lots square stencil, the script from Mixed Media Elements and the florals from Blossom Sprays #2, all in Elegant Eggplant SU ink. My card was finished off with a die-cut 'hugs' and pink sequin.

Here are the affiliate links to the STAMPlorations products I used in today's card:

Vintage Blooms #2 ATC - Ephemera, Mixed Media Elements, Art Marks, So Loved

   

Leaf Prints #4 Standard Size Stencil, Placid Square Stencil, Square Lots Square Stencil

  

Tweet Love, Big Hugs Phrase Die

 

Should you feel like browsing STAMPlorations' shop, check out their latest offer below.

Paper Goods Subscription

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.

I shall be back with another trio of Vintage Blooms #2 ATC cards tomorrow. Until then ... have a lovely day!

hugs
Monika ❤

Guesting At The Male Room

Hi Crafty Friends!

I am honoured to be guest designing for The Male Room Craft Challenge. They are celebrating their 8th birthday ... congratulations!

Here is the little card I made for their new challenge which starts today ...

Fittingly it is a birthday card. I stamped a collage background using a mix of stamps by Crafty Roo Designs. A die-cut stitched circle and this cute fox finished my card off perfectly. 

Pop over to The Male Room Blog to check out the fabulous makes their DT have created ... and, of course, please join their challenge with a masculine birthday themed make.

That's it from me for now.

Wishing you a lovely day!

hugs

Monika 💕

- all stamps used by Crafty Roo Designs

- stitched circle nesting dies by Marianne Creatables