Paws Love Joy

Hello Crafty Friends!

I'm sharing another catty card today, a Christmas card for the coolest dude ... here it is ...

The cat is simply stamped and coloured with watercolour pencils against a background of sponged stars.

Needless to say I am linking my catty card at:
2019 Cat Lovers Hop


Here is one last look ...

That's it from me for today. I shall be back with more cat inspired makes tomorrow.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Meowy Christmas by Your Next Stamp - available from Dies To Die For in the UK
Oh, My Stars! Mini Stencil - STAMPlorations
daffodil delight ink and cherry cobbler card - Stampin'Up!
black Versafine ink, watercolour pencils, sequins, Stickles and white card - from my stash

Up To Mischief

Hello Crafty Friends!

I'm sharing another catty card today, very CAS and based on another one I made a few weeks ago. This time I simply used different colours, here it is ...

These cats really look as if they're up to mischief ...

This sweet image and sentiment are from sets by Your Next Stamp. Last year's Cat Lovers Hop got me hooked on their sketchy cat images and I am now the proud owner of 3 of their sets ... even better ... I was able to buy them in the UK from Dies To Die For when they were at my local Art Stamp Festival in Port Sunlight.

Needless to say I am linking my catty card at:
2019 Cat Lovers Hop


I very lightly coloured the cats with metallic pencils. Here is one last look ...

That's it from me for today. I shall be back with more cat inspired makes tomorrow.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

here is what I used:
Scratch Pad and Cool Cats by Your Next Stamp - available from Dies To Die For in the UK
metallic colouring pencils - Aldi special buy from a few weeks ago
black Versafine ink and white card - from my stash

Cakeful Celebrations

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Release and Celebration Time this week over at STAMPlorations as they are having their belated 6th Birthday Celebrations and releasing a few new products too.

Day 1 is dedicated to 2 new stamp sets Layered Cake Bake and Better Together. I was working with Shirley's cake set which we are introducing today. Deepti's new set will be introduced by my teamies tomorrow.

Here are today's projects ...

My first card was inspired by an event going back almost 40 years when on a peaceful Saturday night, things got a little bit too peaceful. Turns out Minka, our the family cat at the time, had set her eyes on my mum's freshly baked cheese cake and devoured almost half of it!

Just a little note, my pink ink pad was a little dry hence the textured look on the bottom layer. 😀

The next project is my artsy take on Battenberg cake.

Here are both of the new stamp sets ....

 

Layered Cake Bake/Better Together

There are a few ways you can join the celebrations, have a look at the graphic below to find out

Here is a bit more information on the Linky Party:

• The Linky is open from October 21 to November 5
• You can link up any birthday- or celebration-themed project 
• There is a limit of 3 entries per player 
• The Linky can be found here on the Day 1 post
• Players must link to the blog post on the STAMPlorations blog and display the Celebration graphic in their blog post to qualify for the prize; players linking from their Instagram/Pinterest/Flickr/FB/SplitcoastStampers accounts: must tag @stamplorations and use hashtag #stamplorations6thbirthday 

Here is a bit more information on the Wishlist Linky Party:

• The Wishlist Linky is open from October 14 to November 5
• You can link up your STAMP wishlist for 1 entry 
• For an extra entry: mention the linky party, link to it, and display the graphic in a blog post
• The Wishlist Linky can be found here

Full information on how to play along can be found here on the STAMPlorations Blog.

I am linking my catty card at:
2019 Cat Lovers Hop


That's it from me for today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to join their 6th Birthday Celebrations. I shall be back soon with more celebratory makes.

Have a lovely day!
hugs
Monika xxx

Here is what else I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:
Pets

TMR 16th October - Halloween

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 Tina, you can check out her fabulous creations on here on Tina'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 #122 is Halloween. Lots of scope there!

#122 Halloween

To be honest, I'm not really a Halloween type of person, and I had to do some serious rooting through my stash to find something suitable ... but that doesn't mean that I can't wish my better half a happy, haunted Halloween.

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:
pumpkin and spider stamps - Creative Stamping Magazine past issue
sentiment stamp from Glamper Greetings, pumpkin pie ink - Stampin'Up!
black Versafine ink, watercolour pencils, strip of black brusho card, black fineliner pen, white card - from my stash

STAMPlorations October Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge Reminder

Hello Crafty Friends!

Just a little bit more inspiration plus a little reminder that there is still time to pay over at STAMPlorations' Theme & Photo Prompt challenge.

Here is my card ...

The theme for their current challenge is Stamps & 3 Colours 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 have taken 3 colours -pink, green and yellow (Cerise, Menthe and Aurore Izink inks)- from the photo. Some of the baskets and the flowers reminded me of cacti which gave me the inspiration to make my card.

I stamped the cacti from the Succulently set and watercoloured them with my chosen inks before fuzzy cutting and arranging them on my card.

As quick reminder of the prizes:
Two winners, one of a $15 gift certificate and one of a $10 gift certificate, will be picked by one member of our DT. This month it's Jane who has the honour to choose.
Plus 3 randomly drawn winners will each receive a $5 gift certificate.

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

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 xxx

here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:

Succulently, Mixed Media Grunge

 

It's Starting To Look ....

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday and this means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations. For today's project I am sharing a little Christmas card. Here it is ...

Have you noticed that some of the Bloomdala Bliss masks look a bit like snowflakes? Well, I thought they do and decided to pair one of them with a few gems ... mainly to use them up rather than continue to store them in my craft room.

Just giving you a little heads up, Phrase Die I used in my project are on offer in the STAMPlorations shop this month at 30% off using code DIES30.
You can check out all their current promotions here.

Again, I am keeping it short and sweet today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out the fabulous projects my teamies made.

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


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:

Season's Greetings Phrase Die, Bloomdala Bliss #15 Mask

 sorry I don't have a photo for the mask as it's currently out of stock, but there are still others available which you could use in a similar way. They are 25% off this month using code STENCIL25 at check out

Inside My Book

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's Tuesday and this means it's Inspiration Time over at STAMPlorations. For today's project I am sharing the first double page from my book. Here it is ...

I find a lot of Shery's large sentiments are very motivational and uplifting hence I felt that I wanted to create a little book to showcase them. A sort of a little 'pick me up' read, it could make a nice gift once finished.

The inside of the cover has a little pocket ...

The technique I used for my stencilled background is one I shared using a die as stencil in this tutorial here on the STAMPlorations Blog. I then simply added some stamping to finish. The reverse of this page has space for thoughts and reflections encouraging the reader to explore and journal.

Inside the pocket is plenty of space for more pages should they be needed.

This page is fixed in place and features a brusho background with a bit of stencilling and stamping. The Typographia Doubts sentiment got snippet apart and edged in black before attaching the pieces into place. I then finished off with a Bloomdala Bliss Festive die-cut doily plus some sequins.

Here are a few more close-ups ...

Like the book cover from my post here, these pages would make lovely cards too.

Just giving you a little heads up, some of the STAMPlorations products I used in my project are on offer in their shop this month:
The Artsy Border Maker, Bloom Doodles, Comfort Zone and Doubts are some of the selected stamps on offer at 25% off with code TAKE25.
The Bloomdala Bliss Felicity Dies and the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies like all their CUTplorations dies are on offer at 30% off using code DIES30.
You can check out all their current promotions here.

Again, I am keeping it short and sweet today. Pop over to the STAMPlorations Blog to check out the fabulous projects my teamies made.

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


here is what I used from the STAMPlorations Shop:

Artsy Border Maker, Bloom Doodles, Trendy Butterflies 2, Comfort Zone,
  

Doubts, Bloomdala Bliss Felicity Dies, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies

  

Tapestry Stencil, Bloomdala Bliss #15 Mask