Snowflake Christmas

Hello! It's Monika here today, bringing you a holiday card using the brand new Christmas Silhouettes clear stamp set. I decided to use the beautiful snowflake image and make a fairly simple card.

BUT, since I can't just make a simple card, I added some 'special touches' like: blue watercolor paint splashes, a tiny piece of cheese cloth underneath the strip (with the greeting),  a strip of book page (underneath the blue strip) with ripped edge... these are really easy additions that can step up your simple cards. 

The set has coordinating dies: Christmas Silhouettes Die set, but because mine hasn't arrived yet, I fussy cut the images... you would get something very similar with the matching die... 

I used the new sketch from The Sweet Stop, SSS228. Please check out all the fabulous samples from the Sugar Babies and play along with us. 

Thank you for stopping by, 

Monika

Prim Blessings

Hello! It's Monika here today bringing you a card using the brand new Prim Blessings clear stamp set. Have you seen the fabulous samples made with this set during our blog hop? It has so many wonderful images and greetings. It is a very versatile stamp set.

I used the pretty sunflower image on my card. I stamped the image twice. After coloring the images with Copic Markers I cut both flowers out, but on the second one I cut off every other petals.

The greeting is from Be Encouraged clear stamp set. The leaves were die-cut with Small Leaves Dies.
The sketch came from The Sweet Stop, SSS224. This week it's Sketch with a Spin and a Prize! Check it out and play along with us!

Thank you for stopping by,

Monika

Sending love... across the Miles

Hello! It's Monika here today bringing you a fun card. I wanted to make something easy with a little bit of 'messines'.

I started out with adding some blue watercolor splashes and splatters to the white base card. As you can see, I wasn't careful at all... I just went crazy with my brush. I knew most of the panel would be covered up, so I wasn't too concerned...

Next, I stamped the main image from Across the Miles clear stamp set with VersaMark and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. To give some dept to the image, I sponged some ink on the panel (same color as the card stock).

Then I stamped the greetings, the compass (punched it out with a circle punch), the airplane (cut it out)... and assembled the card. To add a little bit more 'messines' to my card, I adhered white thread to the card. It was just the right embellishment along with the rhinestones.

The sketch came from The Sweet Stop, SSS218. Come and check it out and play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by today. Enjoy your weekend,

Monika

Sew Happy Cocoa...

Hello! It's Monika here today, bringing you a sweet Cocoa card. Sew Happy Cocoa seems to be very popular around here!

I decided to make a 'one-layer' card, using the brand new sketch from The Sweet Stop, SSS184.

I stamped the image from Sew Happy Cocoa clear stamp set on white card stock, and colored it with Copic Markers.

I ran into some bleeding, so I decided to do some shading around the image and bland the bleeding in with the shading. It also gave Cocoa a somewhat rustic/shabby look.

Since my goal was to keep it without too many layers, I only added one dry embossed strip that I stitched on top, and used the yarn on the bottom to hide the seams... giving the illusion that it is a one layer card.

The greeting (which is originally 2 lines) was stamped on one line. First I drew a pencil line on my card, then inked up the top line and stamped it... then inked up the rest of the greeting, and using a piece of Scotch tape, I masked the top lane, and stamped the rest of the greeting.

To give some dimension to my card, and still keep it 'one layer', I cut the side of the spool image (with a craft knife) and wrapped the spool image with yarn. I used a needle to do it.

I did my usual distressing around the edges with brown ink and my handy tool, my finger nails... also spritzed some light yellow color all over the card.

Don't forget that all Cocoa and Cookie in stock clear stamp sets are on SALE right now. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Monika