Friday 31 August 2012

Thank you, Lynn

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card I made today as I had some ME time since Aleeza was in school after a long sick leave. She had bronchitis but is significantly better. I have to share something - as a mum, I just cannot feel bright and cheerful if my kids are not well. I just like healthy kids. I know that people go through much worse and I secretly admire them. You should see me, I just collapse even if the kids get a cough!!! That's me... And trust me I am quite brave with other stuff that life doles out to me. Or at least I try to be.

Over to my card now. I have used vellum for the first time in this card... that subtle embossed paper at  is vellum and I have sponged it with broken china distress ink.
The baby pram stamp is from dear Lynn who always manages to make me laugh with her funny posts. The clear stamp is from Autumn Leaves - Baby. I have heat embossed it in cloudy white and I went over with my Sakura blue gel pen around the outline and the tiny dots as well. Also put liquid pearls on the wheels and coloured in the flowers with the same blue pen. The printed paper is from a bookshop in Malaysia.
The buttons are from my stash - bought some months ago and finally inaugurated today. Lol.





The quote below is something I found on Facebook and it is my way of saying thank you to Lynn.



I am yet to send a parcel to the hospital - better get down to that soon.

Have a wonderful day or evening.

Love,
Monica


Thursday 30 August 2012

Butterflies

Hello sweet bloggers,

Hope you all are well and happy where ever you are... 

Here is a card I made a while ago - the base is peach cardstock and the butterflies are from Petaloo. The paisley punch is from Ek Sucess and I have used metallic paper which is not visible in the picture. There is printed paper under the border punch so it looks really nice in real life. The sentiment is handwritten.



Will come and visit you later... thanks for all the blog love you leave me.

Hugs,

Monica

Monday 27 August 2012

High heels

Hello lovely people,

Hope you had a good weekend... Ours was rather quiet, too quiet. And I could not find much time or inclination to craft.
Here is a card I made a few days ago with a stamped image that was gathering dust on my table. It is from Hero Arts and if you recall, I have used it many a time before and don't seem to tire of it.
Rather simple card - glittered the shoe on the outside to add glamour to it. And used shiny paper which is not visible in the picture. Used Carla craft corner punch on one side and MS border punch on the other. 


Off to spend time with Aleeza now.

Thanks for visiting.

Hugs,

Monica

Friday 24 August 2012

Butterflies



Hello lovely bloggers,

Hope you all are well out there... it is 830 am as I write this post... Aleeza's school is still closed and she is down with this horrible cough which just does not seem to go away. So I took her to the doctor's yesterday and you know why she wasn't getting better - because I was giving her the wrong dosage. 
How silly and unmindful could I get??? Anyway, I have resolved my mistake and it is not much point crying over spilled milk.

I made this card a bit differently - randomly cut off a part from the front and stuck layered rectangular card stock on it at an angle.
The butterfly image has been fussily cut from a larger handprinted and handmade paper. The antennae have been made with floral wire by yours truly.
Added some pop up glue on the butterfly as well on the embossed butterflies on the left (embossing folder - Tim Holtz alterations.) Stuck some crystals from Prima on the butterflies. 
The tiny circular stickers you see on the inside are from my dear, kind friend Sandra. Thank you for all the sunshine you bring into my life. The pink border on the right is a shiny paper and those cords on the left of the butterfly image are from my stash.




Below is a saying that I have copied from a page on Face Book... it touched me so I thought I would share it with you all.

Have a wonderful Friday...

With love,

Monica


Sunday 19 August 2012

Stencilling with Aleeza

Hello sweet bloggers out there,

Hope you are having a pleasant weekend... it is a slow, lazy Sunday morning here with the girls and I colouring, painting and now I am on to one of my fave activities - blogging.

Aleeza (all of four and a bit) coloured in these stencil with sponge dipped in a white stamp pad. I helped her as well but she wanted to be independent and seemed to enjoy it thoroughly. 

I have used one of my new Ek Success border punches to create border and stuck a Martha Stewart punched border on white stock on the edge. 

I have touched up the stencilled design with my Sakura silver pen to add some glamour but I think it made it a tad messy. It was meant to be a male card which looked rather bland. So landed up adding butterflies in silver (which does not reflect in the picture). In the end, it landed up looking quite elegant, if I may say so myself.



Have a lovely, healthy and crafty Sunday.

Love,

Monica

Thursday 16 August 2012

Commissioned card

Hello sweet people,

Hope you are well and happy...

Here in Indonesia, it is approaching the end of the fasting period and soon it will be Idul Fitri on Sunday or Monday. Most people go home to their villages to celebrate the festival with their loved ones. So Jakarta is almost empty and the roads are traffic free - which is a rare delight! Apart from that schools close, offices as well so it is pretty much quiet, very quiet!!! That is unusual for a city that hardly sleeps.

Here are two cards I have made for an order...
This is one of my new embossing folders that I picked up from Singapore. Rather simple but I like how it turned out. Do you?


Below is the second card - there is ribbon instead of a stamp and I have used platinum dots around the hearts.


Sorry that I don't remember the name of the embossing folder - Aleeza is hungry and I must get her a snack.

Love,

Monica


Monday 13 August 2012

Butterflies


Hello sweet people,

I made these cards with another new embossing folder and sponged them as well. 

I cannot remember the name of the butterflies - sorry.

The hello was sent by my dear friend, Karin - thank you so much. 

The sentiment "Believe" on the second card has been used many a time with me yet I love it no end...

I went over with Sakura metallic gel pen and that makes the embossing shimmery. 

Stuck some crystal on the blue card and some dimensional gold glue on the green one.






Will come and visit you soon... thanks for all the lovely comments you all keep leaving me.

Love, 
Monica

Sunday 12 August 2012

My new embossing folder

Hello lovely bloggers,

So happy to blog again... 
Here is a card I embossed and little Aleeza colored with pastel chalks for me... 
I put some bows (which Aleeza didn't seem too impressed with) and gems on the roses to dress them them.

I LOVE this embossing folder because flowers do something to me. Lol.




Below is a card that I embossed and colored with chalks... so one from daughter and one from mum.


Hope you are having a decent weekend... it is 10 am as I write this post. 

Wish you a healthy day!

I am going to be good - will go and exercise to shed some extra kilos.

Hugs,

Monica

Friday 10 August 2012

Pretty birds...



Hello lovely bloggers,

I made these cards yesterday - sorry, cannot recall the name of the stamps ( Aleeza and I stamped them a while ago).
The papers are from my stash (got them from Singapore some six months back) and the berries have been touched up with pop up silver glitter glue.



Both the cards have been brightened up with silver Sakura gel pens and look really silvery in real life...

Will come and do my rounds after I publish this.

Crafty hugs,

Monica

Thursday 9 August 2012

Thank you, Karin!

 Hello lovely bloggers,

Here I am posting my latest card from my very own lappy!!!

A few months ago, Karin sent me this lovely parcel with super duper crafty stuff - thanks so much for that, dear!
How lucky am I to have such kind souls accompany me on my journey and help me spread smiles across the path.

The flower you see in the centre of the card is from Karin - isn't it pretty? I love the way the blues turned out on this card... 
This is how the aperture card looks... Those little dots on the sides have been done with glitter glue and a Sakura pen has been used to make those loops - kind of gels, don't you think?

Above is a close up of the pretty flower. I stamped an MS doily stamp with my pearlised stamp pad on the card stock to make the flower look bigger and add some more elegance to it. 

This is how the inside looks... the receiver would have to use a metallic paper to write a message though.


I am planning to send some cards to the hospital in Singapore soon.

Catch you later - taking Aleeza to the play ground.

Hugs,

Monica

Tuesday 7 August 2012

Get Well Soon Card

Hello lovely bloggers,

We are back in Indonesia at last - no matter how great Singapore is, there is no place like home.
My small surgery went off well and the biopsy is clear so I am more than relieved.

I have some good news to share - the hospital in Singapore where I had my surgery will be happy to receive my cards which they would in turn give to their patients. How nice is that? So I am going to parcel them to the Chief Nurse and she would do the needful.

Here is a card I made a while ago for Aleeza's teacher when the poor lady broke her ankle... and since she loves curry, I packed some chicken curry and Indian bread along. Yes, the chicken curry did not stain the card - thank heavens for that as I have done great things in the past. Lol.



This card is rather simple... the flowers are from Hobby Craft in the UK - have hoarded them for million years so much so that the foam dots have lost their sticking power. The tiny daisies are from a craft store in Mumbai called, "Something Special" - trust me it is like an Aladdin's cave. 
The green paper is handmade from India as well as is the paper out of which the leaves have been punched.
Simple but pretty, is it not? And it touched the heart of the recipient so what else could I wish for?

Hope you like it...

Happy to blog again.

With love and crafty hugs,

Monica 

Sunday 5 August 2012

Dream Big



 Hello sweet people,

I am getting used to my new lap top and it is quite a feeling to own my own laptop. :-)
Actually, we are in Singapore to get some medical tests done...
I had to go through a tiny surgery - the whole experience was just so positive. This time, I chose a Christian hospital instead of one of those commercial ones and it was the best decision I took. My surgeon was cracking all kinds of jokes and I was in splits of laughter... about Michael Jackson and his last journey! And she said that was the reason that she decided to give me General Anesthesia so that I don't fall off the small operation bed. Never seen a doctor with a human face... Thank God for minor mercies.

Okay, that was some rambling there... this is a card that I may have posted earlier. I found it on my phone camera and liked the sentiment so I thought I would share it again.
It looked so much better in real life... I did a lot of touching up with a metallic silver pen and that makes it so much prettier in real life. Sorry, cannot recall the stamp.



To cheer myself up, I visited my favorite craft stores and indulged in some retail craft therapy!

We will return to Jakarta in a day or two and then hopefully then I will blog more often.

Hugs,

Monica

Sunday 29 July 2012

Thank you, Sandra!

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have finally presented myself with a laptop... yaaay!!! Yes, my very own.

Here are some cards I made with the beautiful dragon felt dragonflies that my dear friend, Sandra sent to me along with some other sweet stuff... thanks so much for all those goodies you sent me to cheer me up during that dark phase. 
I am going mad making cards with dragonflies... and have sold a few already.




Above is another dragonfly card (dragonfly sent by Sandra) and the caption says "Believe".
Sorry that the backgrounds are different in both the cards.

Hope you like the card... will upload some more on this new gizmo and show them to you.

Hugs,

Monica xxx

Saturday 28 July 2012

Birthday pictures


Hello lovely bloggers,

Hope you all are having a lovely weekend...

Below are pictures of my Birthday tea party - just a few sweet friends who live on the block along with their kids.



I am on the extreme right with the shortest possible hair... my Mum is in green




Zeenya is on the left and Aleeza is right below... it was a lovely tea party





Will start blogging soon - have to attach my camera to this computer to download pictures of my cards.

Happy weekend.

Lots of hugs and thanks for all your love,

Monica

Sunday 22 July 2012

My desk top is back!

Hello sweet bloggers,

Thanks for all the blog love and the TLC you all showered on me... I am much better and am trying to see the glass as half full.

I have good news for you - the desk top has been repaired and is operating on Mac now instead of Windows which I will soon get used to. Well, I better get used to that as I am missing blogging sooooo much, honestly.

This post is picture less as I am using Zeenya's lap top to type this post - thought that she would have some pics on her lap top of me which I could upload but she too seems to have some issues with her lappy! And that means no pictures... sorry!!!

Forgive me for such a colour less post - but trust me I will soon get there...

Was dying to connect with you all so here I am.

Will come and visit all of you soon.

Hugs,

Monica

Friday 6 July 2012

Hello!!!

Hello sweet bloggers, I have beem missing in action for the longest time - thanks to a bumpy ride that life has been giving me - prayers and heaing welcome!!! Am trying to post pictures of the animal safari yhst I visited but dear blogger playing tricks again!!! ;-) Never mind!!! Card making has taken a rear seat and I must resurrect it asap after my dear hubby repairs my dear desk top! Just for an opinion,do you guys use your own lappy or do you have a desk top? I do think that I need to spoil mydelf and in get my very own computer!!! My mum is willing to donate her lappy - think I should graciously accept offer! ;-) Thanks for all the blog love, hopefully the light at the end of the tunnel will be visible soon... Hugs and good wishes for health, wealth, craft and art, Monica Ps: bless me that I start blogging soon.

Saturday 16 June 2012

Baby girl card

Hello bloggers,

Hope you all are well and enjoying summer...I have been missing blogging like crazy.

I have been so busy of late - going through a turbulent phase! 
But I trust the Universe will guide me through this.
Here is a card I made for my first cousin in New York who delivered a baby girl a few weeks ago.


Hope you like my creation - Zeenya was suitably impressed and so was my mum who is visiting. 
Both Zeenya and Aleeza have summer holidays and we are having a relaxed time at home... it is nice to just stay put for a change. 
We did go to the Animal Safari last week ( a two and half hour drive from home) and it was a great experience for Aleeza who loves animals. Will try and post some pics next time.

Took Aleeza for her swim class which she thoroughly enjoyed... thank God for that because she can be so darned adamant sometimes!!! 

Will come and visit soon... still trying to get my computer sorted.

Crafty hugs,

Monica

Friday 8 June 2012

DT card for Unstampabelles

Hello lovely bloggers,

This is my card for the DT post for Unstampabelles, the monthly challenge being Ribbons.
There are great prizes to be won - do go and check it out for yourself.

Great prizes to be won which are being sponsored by Beth of 


On my card I have used three dimensional stickers and the ribbon and pearls are from my stash...

I am sad to say that I have decided to step down from my DT post with Unstampabelles...
However I have to add that it was lots of fun for me and it made me think out of the box. 

School holidays begin this weekend... I am looking forward to lots of bonding with my girls. 

Will catch you later.

Hugs,

Monica xxx


Saturday 2 June 2012

So happy to blog again...

Handmade cards with love:
Hello lovely bloggers,

Hope you are well and having a decent weekend... 
I have been a bit slow with blogging as I have been a bit caught up with life.
On the positive side, I managed to pull myself out of my hectic schedule to go for a spiritual retreat and it was one of the best things that happened to me. I felt as though I was on cloud nine! Wish I could stay in that mode forever... try I will for sure.

Now to my card - the flowers and butterflies are from Petaloo (bought at the scrap booking store) while the paper is from my fave book store. 
All the different circles you see were actually used for another card but I made a card with the left over cardstock.  I stuck  pink card inside and stuck the flower, butterfly and paper on it. Added some pearls on the paper to make it look more interesting. Looks quite elegant, don't you think?


Will come and visit you soon... 

Thanks for all the blog love, what would I do without it, I wonder?

Hugs,
Monica xxx

Thursday 24 May 2012

I like this stamp

Hello lovely bloggers,

Life has been rather hectic to say the least... Mum and our visitor keep me rather busy but happily so.
I have been wanting to blog since the last three days but could not because of some changes with blogger... Earlier on, I would just go to my blog and click on new post and it all worked - not any more. Then I realized that there was this little insignificant tab on the top right which said "blog this". I clicked on it and hopefully this will work...

Here is a quick card I made with my new purchase - Inkadinkado stamp and my new embossing Tim Holtz embossing folder.
Rather simple card but I like the sentiment... hope it sells! Sentiments sometimes take much longer to sell but something tells me this will go quickly.



I had a great day today as some friends came over to lunch and I cooked them an Indian meal. They seemed quite happy with it and that made me feel so good.
Some more good news - have sold 34 cards so far. Getting more ready to sell but it is a bit slow - Aleeza, home, visitor, mum and friends keep me busy!!!

Thanks for your last visit and all those encouraging words - mean so much to me. What else could a crafter thrive on beside kind words - ah, I know, some retail craft therapy and that is what I did today. Will make cards with my new stuff...

My neck and hands are improving... Thanks for listening to all my waffle.

Hugs,

Monica

Monday 14 May 2012

A commissioned card - for a 21st birthday

Hello lovely bloggers,

Belated Mother's Day greetings to all you sweet ladies out there...

I took my mum and two friends out for a movie  (Mirror, Mirror) along with my daughters and our visitor 
yesterday and everyone enjoyed that. It was Aleeza's first time in a movie hall and she seemed to handle it quite well even though it was not really meant for her... So I took her out of the hall and let her buy a dress she liked to lessen the negative impact of the movie on her. She seemed thrilled with that.

This card has been ordered for a 21 year old gal who likes bags... 
Don't know why I put a shoe image instead!!! Hopefully she will be happy with it.
The steel greyish blue paper is pearlized and I have glittered the shoe which is a clear stamp from Hero Arts. The gems are from my stash and so is the ribbon. The flower is a Sizzix die cut and it has been mounted on foam dots. At the bottom I have used my EK success border punch. I embossed the flower and one of the rectangular panels behind the shoe to give some texture. 21 has been handwritten with a metallic pen - wish it was more visible in the picture. Tried to make the card as flat as possible because it is going to be snail-mailed to the UK.



Will come and visit later on... Aleeza is just back from school!

Hugs and have a nice Monday,

Monica

Thursday 10 May 2012

Another commissioned card

Hello lovely bloggers,

I have been busy - Mum is here and we have a visitor from the UK staying with us for three months... and to top it all, Zeenya came back with this unpleasant flu' from her school trip. She had loads of fun though and the fever was a free gift I guess... So that is why I have not been able to visit you all. 

Here is another commissioned card ... 
I have used Penny Black's Stickaroos from The Sticker Store sent to me by Merry
I just love these feminine looking stickers - so English, aren't they?
The textured paper at the bottom is handmade from Indonesia and the gems are from Prima.
The ribbons are from my stash.
I do like the colours on this card but could have done better with the layout, I think. Mum suggested that I put the bow on the side to fill up the empty space. I have glittered the border of the mauve paper which makes it more charming.



Will come and catch up soon.

Hugs and thanks for all the kind comments...

Monica

Saturday 5 May 2012

A commissioned card

Hello lovely bloggers,

Hope you are doing well and are enjoying the sunshine...
My mum is over to visit me from New Delhi so there is a nice feeling in the air...She will make some of her famous paisley cards for me for sure... and of course some yummy food as well.

Zeenya got back from her five day school trip and she had a ball... she bonded with her peers did lots of activities one of them being a 12 km walk in the mountains!!! Kayaking was another and batik painting too. 

Here are two cards I made for a lady who wants thank you cards - she can choose the one she fancies.





The blue textured paper is from the book store close by and the creamy paper is from a wall paper role... Funny how different the two cards look even though they have the same paper.
The butterflies are from Petaloo and the label is from Spellbinders. The ribbon is from my stash.
The creamy butterflies have been punched and the tiny pearls on them are from my stash.
What do you think of these cards? Which one do you like?
The sentiment is handwritten the first card and embossed on the second one.
They look nicer in real life  though.

Wish you a happy weekend,

Will come and visit a bit later as am off to eat my lunch.

Hugs,

Monica


Thursday 3 May 2012

DT card for Unstampabelles for the month of May

Hello lovely bloggers,

Here is my DT card for Unstampabelles for the month of May.

Theme:  Moving Parts(e.g. wiper card, wobble card, waterfall card) 

Bonus entry if brads/split pin used.

This challenge is being sponsored by Craft Mad

I have made this slider card and in the second picture you can see the sliding bit which I have photographed in the second picture.






Used my Stickaroos - kind courtesy Merry from The Sticker Store and the little butterfly is from Petaloo. Have glittered the card stock but it does not show well...
Pearls are from Prima and the border punch is from MS. The ribbon is from my stash.


Will come and visit soon.

Hugs,

Monica

Monday 30 April 2012

Orange is the colour...

Hello sweet people out there,

Quite a trial for me to stay away from blogging...
Missing my visits to your blogs like crazy.
Zeenya - my older one has gone for her first long trip (five days) away from home. And it felt kinda sad in the morning but I went for a swim and then to the physio and that took my mind off. Gosh! To think one day, these kids will leave the nest... 
Some of the mums shed a tear or two and my eyes welled up as well but now I am more cheered up as I am blogging. 

Some more good news... sold another 20 cards and the count has gone to 50 so far...So I have managed to fund the education of three primary schoolers for six months. Thanks to all the love, inspiration and support I have received in every which way.


Below is a card that sold as well. 
I made the flowers while I was painting with Aleeza and cut them out fussily and stuck one on top of the other with double sided foam tape.
The rusty orange paper is from dear Shirley-Anne while the polka dotted one  is from Terry and the paper with swirls is from my stash. The flourishes are from Sizzix and the gem in the centre is from Prima.


I found this card too bright and loud but glad it sold...


Will come and visit now...

Hugs,

Monica

Tuesday 24 April 2012

Half way DT post for Unstampabelles

Hello bloggers,

I know I have doctor's orders to keep away from typing but this is a  midway DT card for Unstampabelles. Am a bit late - better late than never as they say.

The theme is colours of your country and since I live in Indonesia here is my red and white card.
Any form of paper creation will be acceptable as far as there are no stamps (rubber or digital). Black and white are allowed as well beside colours of your country of course.
Bonus entry - shaped card (not a square or rectangle).

Prizes - stickers from The Sticker Store worth 50 dollars!

Suggestions: Quilling, parchment, stickers, boxes, books, scrap pages etc.

It is a monthly challenge so you still have a few days to participate in case you wish...





Supplies:

Card stock - textured white
Printed paper - unknown
Round and scalloped punches - EK Sucess and mounted on foam dots
Border punch - MS
Hearts - kind courtesy Lynn
Ribbon and lace - from stash
Tiny pearls on the top - Prima


Please bear with me - as I am not able to visit you all. Missing that so.

Hugs,

Monica

Sunday 22 April 2012

Some good news!

Hello lovely bloggers,

First of all thank you all for your kind words... I miss blogging so very much and also miss your creations but obey doctor's instructions I must...


Now for some good news - I have managed to sell about 30 cards this year and have raised enough 
(USD 100) to educate two financially challenged kids for six months. 

You all have a hand in this - your love and inspiration has inspired me no end. Thank you so very much!!!

I am getting Physiotherapy done and should be on the mend in say, two- three weeks.

Missing coming to your blogs but soon I will.

Hugs,

Monica

Monday 16 April 2012

Am just taking a break

Hello sweet bloggers,

Just to let you know that I am taking a short break from blogging and card making as my fingers and neck still need more rest.
I will come and visit you all nonetheless, fingers and neck permitting...

With lots of crafty hugs,

Monica

Thursday 12 April 2012

A commissioned card

Hello lovely bloggers,

I know I have been missing for a while - just got so busy that there was not enough time to blog...And I was trying to rest my hands and neck.

Here is a card I made for someone who wanted it for a new baby girl... It is not an uncommon layout but these classic cards seem to sell quite easily for me.


Just to give an update - I have sold 19 cards so far. 
I am not pushing it too much in order to heal my tired hands and neck.

Will come and visit you all some time later this evening.
Hugs,

Monica 

Thursday 5 April 2012

Featured blogger of the month - Mihaela

Hello sweet bloggers,

How nice to have a long weekend to relax...

Here is my monthly post for the featured blogger - 


If you do visit her blog, her quilling will delight you no end... she makes such lovely stuff.

I am happy to be your follower, dear Mihaela!

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate it.

Hugs,

Monica

Tuesday 3 April 2012

For less is more - colour inspiration

Hello sweet bloggers,

Many thanks for the lovely comments on my last card...

Here is a card I made in minutes for Less is More - the theme being colour inspiration for this week.
The card you see below is my second attempt as the first one has plenty of black as you can see further down. So I redid the card and here it is... 
I have used clear stamps from Kaiser and stamped the image with my clear stamping pad. Coloured them with chalks and the embossing at the bottom was done to bring some more interest. I have used an MS border punch on the pink layer but it got covered by the top layer - still looks nice, don't you think?





Below is my first attempt - I do like it and so does Aleeza. She said that she clearly preferred this to the card above. And ssshhh... I went over the image with some glitter glue later. Mandy and Chrissie, hope you are not listening... However it is the card above that I am entering for Less is More.



Would love to know what you think...

Lots of hugs,

Monica

Sunday 1 April 2012

My DT card for Unstampabelles for April


Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my DT card for Unstampabelles for the monthly challenge in April.

Theme: Colours of your country -  anything but square or rectangle.

Do remember - no stamps (digis or rubber) but stickers, decoupage, punches welcome.


I tried to get out of my comfort zone once again and created this Flower Pot card with colours of Indonesian flag....
 Details on how to make this card can be found here.
Flowers - made with Sizzix dies and Carla craft punches. 
Pot embossed with CB.
Ribbon punch - Fiskars
White pearly crystals from Prima.
Ribbon - from stash

Hope you like it - I do think I could have done better on the rim of the pot, it is a wee bit too broad.

We were away to Singapore as the kids had some days off school. Did lots of craft shopping!!!


Catch you later.

Hugs,

Monica

Monday 26 March 2012

For Casual Friday - pastel and black

Hello lovely bloggers,

Aleeza is much better - many thanks for all your kind wishes.

Here is a card I made for Casual Friday - pastel and black. Yes, I stamped directly on to paper - I have come a long way!!!

I am also going to submit this for Make it Monday - anything goes (always)


The stamp is from Penny Black and the I have embossed the black strip of paper -  not really visible in the picture. 
The cow print  is actually a fancy ribbon from my stash - I loved it the minute I saw it. 
I punched the flourishes with my Ek Success border punch and the two waste bits was stuck on the top. 
The pink ribbon is also from my stash and the crystal is from Prima.

I quite liked this cute card...

Would love to know what you think?

Hugs,

Monica 

Blog award from Sandra


Hello lovely bloggers,

My dear friend, Sandra has passed on another award to me... 

Thank you, Sandra for always being so inspirational and caring towards me.




*  This is for any co-blogging friend who has helped you develop your blog in any and all ways.

*  It is for any blogging friend who has cheered you along in your blog building, craft advancing career.
*  For any blogging friend who always stops by and is kind to you. You can count on them to always be one of  the great commenter's at the end of your post.
*  Give to 3-5 Blogs who you feel meet these requirements.
*  Create a post with the terms of use and publish.

I am going to pass this on to the following people:
 



Wishing you happy arty - crafty times.

Hugs,

Monica