June STAMPlorations CAS Challenge - Anything Goes With Masculine Colours

Summer is here!! Hope you are enjoying good weather and summer fun wherever you are. This will also be the last STAMPlorations CAS challenge before we go off on a break over summer. This month we challenge you to create something with masculine colours. But fear not, there will be plenty of exciting stuff going on over at the STAMPlorations blog. And don't forget that you can get a 20% discount if you want to go on a shopping spree in the STAMPlorations store by using the discount code STAMPGIRLKAROLA.

For my card I chose to create a one layer card using the gorgeous Born to Roam stamps. I stamped the globe, masked it and stamped the luggage. Then I coloured the images with Copics. Last, I stamped one of the sentiments from the stamp set using Vintage Photo Distress ink. Last, I masked the image and stamped some splatters from the Art Marks stamp set.

I'm linking up my card with this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge where Anything Goes.

Card: 250 gsm white card

Stamps: STAMPlorations Born to Roam, Art Marks

Ink and colouring: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Distress Ink Vintage Photo

STAMPlorations discount code: If you want to save 20% when shopping at the STAMPlorations store you can use the code STAMPGIRLKAROLA at checkout. The discount applies to all normal priced and discounted stamps, stencils and dies. The code cannot be combined with other discount codes. If you have any questions or problems, just let me know!

June STAMPlorations CAS Challenge - Anything Goes with Blue

Welcome June and welcome new STAMPlorations CAS challenge. I wish someone told mother nature it's summer as we seem to be stuck with weather worthy of February... A perfect time to lock yourself in the craft room and create something for the June challenge! This month our optional colour twist is blue. Blue always makes me think of the sea. It's one of the things I really miss from back home - living in Helsinki meant that the sea was always around the corner. And although we go to the North Norfolk coast from time to time, the sea just doesn't feel the same over here. In Helsinki as you look out to the horizon you see the archipelago and there are all these lovely little islands to visit. Here, it's just an unbroken line. It feels very different, and sometimes I really miss the feel of the sea back home. 

Anyhow, back from my stroll down memory lane - I thought the new Born to Roam stamp set would be perfect for my father out-of-law's birthday card. I started with stamping the ship from Born to Roam in Versafine. The I masked the ship and also masked a rectangle in the middle of the card. Then I inked through the Art Splatters mask with Tim Holtz distress inks. Last I stamped one of the fun sentiments from Born to Roam in Versafine. 

You are welcome to join us with any CAS card, using any products. If you have any STAMPlorations or ARTplorations products we would love to see how you use them. A randomly drawn winner will get a $10 gift card to the STAMPlorations shop, or if you use STAMPlorations products on your card, you get an extra $5. I can't wait to see what you create this month! Please, don't forget to display the challenge graphic on your post and link back to the challenge page. 

I'm linking up with the following challenges:
CASology - CAS (celebrating their 200th challenge, well done CASology!!)
Curtain Call - Sail on inspiration image
One Layer Simplicity Challenge - Stencil 
Shopping Our Stash - The 4 elements (water)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Monochrome
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Mask It (I masked the ship for the stencilled background)

Card: 300 gsm smooth white card
Stamps: STAMPlorations Born to Roam
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz distress inks in Blueprint Sketch, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire and Mermaid Lagoon

Disclaimer: I have received some STAMPlorations products for free in exchange for creating cards for the challenge. All opinions however are completely my own. As you can see by browsing my blog, I have been using STAMPlorations products (which I bought myself) way before my time on the DT and I wouldn't recommend them unless I absolutely loved them myself.

Come fly away with me

Another glorious day, it looks like it's going to be even warmer than it was yesterday! After enjoying a wonderful breakfast of asparagus from our own garden with poached eggs, a bit of ham and Hollandaise sauce (I admit, I cheated and used a store-bought mix, but it counts as home made if you squeeze in the lemon juice all by yourself, right?) I am planning to dig a bit more in the garden. And then my wonderful man is making me BBQ. Could a Sunday get any better? Yes it can, I had a mother's day photo shoot with my gorgeous boy (you can see pictures here) and I had time for a bit of crafting as well! And it's barely midday yet!

Today's card was inspired by the inspiration image over at Inspired by All the Little Things, which was a perfect image to go with the new STAMPlorations Born to Roam stamp set that popped through my mailbox a few days ago. The cupcake wrappers inspired me to use the Stampin' Up World map and the compass from The Open Sea. I was also inspired by the cue card over at CASology which is Move, and the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches (this is my second entry in this week's challenge). I'm also linking up with Crafty Calendar Challenges where the theme is Things With Wings.

I started by stamping the plane in Versafine ink, and then masked it before stamping the World map through a mask. The I watercoloured the image using Tim Holtz Distress inks and last I stamped the compass from The Open Sea and one of the sentiments from Born to Roam in Versafine. I really like the way the card turned out, it reminds me of the Indiana Jones movies, where they show the little airplane moving over a map whenever Indy would fly anywhere. 

Card: 300 gsm super smooth white card

Stamps: STAMPlorations Born to Roam, Stampin' Up World Map, The Open Sea

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Broken China, Festive Berries, Fossilized Amber, Shabby Shutters and Vintage Photo