HANDMADE CARDS WITH LOVE FOR CHARITY: First Valentine card and partly recycled

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

First Valentine card and partly recycled

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Hello bloggers,

This is my second card for today - see how happy I am to be back!!!

I embossed my Hero Arts block stamp on to creamy white paper. The big hearts have been cut from Sizzix while the small hearts are from my Carla craft punch. On the top right is a metal heart which sadly cannot be seen in the picture. I seriously have to do something with my photography skills.

The foil hearts have been recycled from the kitchen shelf.

The sentiment at the bottom is handwritten.

I am going to link this to Naturally Me Creations - a beautiful blog run by Monique of South Africa. Do visit her and see the delightful stuff she makes. She is a big fan of recycled stuff as well and does it with real pizzaz!

Have a nice day where ever you are...

Hugs,

Monica

13 comments:

Always with a Sentiment said...: Oh Monica, this is just so beautiful and full of love. I am loving the swirly background, and fancy recycling foil, just great. You are so inventive. Happy crafting.
With love, Sandra xxx; 12 January 2011 at 22:53
jimlynn said...: BEAUTIFUL Valentine's card Monica! Know that it just shimmers and shines. So very pretty.
Lynn; 13 January 2011 at 00:09
Maria@Crafty Cre8tions said...: Beautiful Monica! Your handwriting is gorgeous! I wouldn't of known it was handwritten if you didn't mention it!

Love all the silver and glitter :)
Maria; 13 January 2011 at 05:31
Shirley-Anne said...: Lovely card , love the layout of the hearts of different shapes and sizes .; 13 January 2011 at 12:29
Benzi said...: Very pretty swirls and hearts and good use of the foil. Thanks for playing in the Stampin B's die cut challenge.; 14 January 2011 at 03:25
Loraine Arderne said...: Beautifull card Monica. Just gorgeous in silver.; 14 January 2011 at 14:34
Naturally Me Creations said...: Tnx for entering this lovely card at my party! :D
I hope to see you back again next week! :); 15 January 2011 at 15:23
Unknown said...: Monica, As always your card is gorgeous! I love the silver hearts and your hand writting is excellent for sentiments! I wouldn't have known if you didn't mention it! I just love how you recycle everything! Hugz; 15 January 2011 at 15:32
Unknown said...: This is very romantic x Leigh x; 16 January 2011 at 05:50
Jennifer said...: hi Monica! An adorable card.....you have been v.busy since I last popped by! Sorry I am a bit short on time to stop by as often as i'd like xx Jenny xx; 16 January 2011 at 06:43
Do What You Love said...: Hi Monica - I hope you and the family had a great holiday! I see I've missed quite a few lovely creations and a visit with friends - how wonderful! I love hearts and to recycle foil from the kitchen - how very clever of you! I just love the silver on white - it is quite elegant!; 16 January 2011 at 10:16
Naturally Me Creations said...: Hi again! I've featured your card! :) If you want, you can grab my "i was featured" badge. :); 18 January 2011 at 03:58
Naturally Me Creations said...: Ish....here's the link to the feature!

http://naturallymecreations.blogspot.com/2011/01/your-featured-creation-from-who-made.html; 18 January 2011 at 03:58

About Me

My name is Monica and I am a mother to two lovely girls aged 22 and 14. We moved back to Singapore in June 2014 after having lived in Jakarta, Indonesia and Mumbai. I have a background in Psychology and Sociology Honours along with a post grad diploma in Journalism. I used to work in direct marketing for a premium hotel in India before I decided to become a stay at home mother. I have been creating and selling greeting cards for charity since 17 years. I often use unusual packaging material on my cards to respect and care for the environment. Presently, I share my cards as well as the proceeds from their sales with a shelter that houses and supports abused women in Singapore. Besides this, I run an initiative (UNITED WORLD SANCTUARY - UWS) on meditation, wellness, art and culture. You can find my page on Facebook under the name of UNITED WORLD SANCTUARY-UWS. I also hold mindfulness/wellness workshops for parents in my younger one's school. Besides, I hold Mindful Art and Card workshops for mothers and children.