Hello bloggers,
I am back again with another card... and I do like this one.
The roses were made by me (you did not have to guess that, lol!)
I just took plain mauve coloured construction paper and went over it with watery acrylic paint in silver to give it a shiny look before die cutting the flowers.
The sentiment is a folder from Sizzix embossed with my Cuttlebug (love of my life, really!)
I did the scalloped border with my Martha Stewart border punch on metallic papers.
The sticker with leaves and pot is from my stash.
The sprigs are from a tree punch by Jeff.
The tea pot border punch is really cute - cannot recall it's name. I put a silver ribbon at the bottom of the punched out teapots to make it look glamorous.
Hope you like it. Would love to know what you think about it.
Am entering this in the following challenges:
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - die cuts (my roses are made out of mini Sizzix flower dies)
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/ - spring ( I hope my roses remind you of spring and so does the pot with green leaves
cutedaisymay.blogspot.com - let's glitter and glitz it
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - die cut and punches (my roses and the teapot border punch at the bottom)
Hugs,
Monica
Cards made for a good cause and often upcycled to respect and care for the environment
Thursday 31 March 2011
More cards for Japan Redcross
Hello bloggers,
I hope you all are well and happily crafting away...
I made this card two days ago. I wanted to stamp the sentiment which says "Kick off your heels and have fun" but there was no room left on the card... I have made cards in the past with this sentiment and they looked so full of fun.
The shoe stamp is from Hero Arts - I went over with Zeenya's nail pen over it and then I distressed the image with barn red. The satin roses and ribbons are from my stash.
The black sprigs are from my Carla craft punch.
The swirly silver and black sticker is from Ek Success.
Embossing done with my Cuttle bug - the white paper has been distressed mildly with barn red as well.
The silver swirls on the left have been painted with fabric pop up glitter glue.
I am not very sure of this card - there is no focal point to it, really.
Off to make some more cards... just sent off 30 cards to sell to a sweet lady who lives in our building. Let us see how many she buys.
I am going to enter this card for the following:
http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/ - sparkle and shine
Have fun and stay healthy and cheerful!
Hugs,
Monica
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Thank you card for a special friend
Hello bloggers, I am back again with a card that I made two weeks ago... I used these multi stamps from Prima - clear stamps that I placed randomly on a big block and stamped it with black pigment ink. I have been seeing a lot of black and white cards and it was finally Lynn of http://creativecraftsbylynn.blogspot.com/ whose card inspired me to get down to making one. The sentiment is handwritten (thanks to the encouragement I have received from all of you, I seem to be getting more confident with writing my sentiments) and the ribbons are from my stash. The faux gem flowers are from Paper Mania. I have snail mailed this card for a very special blogging buddy (sorry, cannot disclose the name as it meant to be a surprise)... pity it has still not reached her. It is going to be two weeks tomorrow since I mailed it. Sob, sob! Hopefully one day, it will arrive at it's destination. Hope you like it. Hugs and thanks for viewing, Monica |
Tuesday 29 March 2011
More cards for Japan Redcross
I have used the same stamp, coloured it in with Darwent water colour pencils but gave it a touch of glitter with glitter glue and my Sakura metallic pens ... wish you could see it in real life. The watches you see in the background are from Hero Arts stamp. I used different distress colours to stamp it and distressed the borders as well. Embossing done with my beloved Cuttlebug and the lace border has been punched with my Martha Stewart border punch. Which one do you like more? I will link this to Michelles's Monday Linky party at http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/ Happy crafting with loads of love, Monica |
Sunday 27 March 2011
Crochet cards with my new woolen yarn
Hello bloggers,
While I was in Singapore I bought lots of woolen yarn from Spotlight - like a typical hoarder ... and made plenty of flowers when ever I got the chance...
So here are my flowers... the paper roses too are home made from a Carla Craft punch.
The lovely papers on the first two cards are from Terry's blog candy. I have finally come to terms with using those wonderful papers now... Might as well enjoy them and not leave them for my grand-children throw away... lol!!!
The leaves and stems in the second card have been cut manually and the crochet flower centres are actually coffee beans... aren't you impressed???
The third card is partly recycled as the foil is from the kitchen shelf and all the other scraps of paper on it were lying around on my table...
I am going to enter the first card for:
the linky party at Monique's - www.naturallymecreations.blogspot.com
http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - ribbons and roses
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - show your appreciation
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - punches
http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/ - no square allowed in the card (mine is a rectangle)
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ - spring has come
http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com - bring on spring
http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com - spring has sprung
http://suchins.blogspot.com - anything goes (my ever favourite challenge)
Hope you like them.
Hugs,
Monica
The versatile blogger award
Wow - Lucky me! I am delighted to receive this award from two great crafters: Bea at http://beadeesblog.blogspot.com/ and Fiona at http://beehivecards.blogspot.com/ |
Thanks so much for the joy - no wonder I love blog land! Full of loving, caring and sharing.
I am supposed to share 7 things about my self in order to receive this award. I think most of you would be bored to death by now about my waffle with each and every post... But I will give it another go:
1. I have a dream to write a book ( I know I have mentioned this earlier on and not much has progressed since then... Somehow I feel that by putting it down in writing I just may move a step closer to my dream!) Lol!
2. I am one of those people who cannot be compelled to do something that I do not enjoy doing.
3. If I like something I cherish it for dear life... and if I don't I quietly walk away.
4. I have met the nicest people through blogging and it has become the most pleasant distraction of my life... so much so that I am busy blogging away when I should be getting cards ready for my charity batches.
5. When I go out to the cinema or for dinner with my family, I always carry some crafting tools in my bag - that can be off putting for others, you know but certainly not for me. Lol!
6. I have to order new craft cupboards as I am a bit fed up of the plastic drawers I use at present.
7. I cannot imagine that I started working at age 17 and gave it up at age 32 to have babies and tend to them. Crafting helped me stay overboard and provided the most delightful stimulation for my mind. One day I hope to take my charity crafting to another level.
I'm going pass it on to the following wonderful, wonderful bloggers who have changed my life for the better:
Shirley-Anne - http://shirley-anne-stampingforjoy.blogspot.com
Kym - http://kyms-crafty-cards.blogspot.com/
Sylvia - http://happycraftytimes5.blogspot.com/
Katrin - http://katrin-hobby.blogspot.com/
Monique - http://naturallymecreations.blogspot.com/
Sylvia - http://happycraftytimes5.blogspot.com/
Katrin - http://katrin-hobby.blogspot.com/
Monique - http://naturallymecreations.blogspot.com/
Terry - http://terryeo.blogspot.com/
Sandy - http://angsandy.blogspot.com/
Helen - http://helenmade.blogspot.com/
Iram - http://artscraftsnhobbies.blogspot.com/
Catherine -http://catherineshandmadecards.blogspot.com/Helen - http://helenmade.blogspot.com/
Iram - http://artscraftsnhobbies.blogspot.com/
Andrea - http://andreajbpiecesofmine.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth - http://nuttysnews.blogspot.com/
Beverley - http://isastampingoodtime.blogspot.com/
Cameo - http://blissmadedesigns.blogspot.com/
Susan - http://shogan03-timetoplay.blogspot.com/
I would be delighted if you could visit these awesome blogs and leave them some love. You will be the richer for that, I promise.
Just a small foot note - in case anyone does not wish to pick up this award for any reason, I understand ...
Hugs,
Monica
Saturday 26 March 2011
I am back
The stamp on the card above is from an art and craft store called Hobby Ideas in India - this is a craft store which is fairly similar to Hobby Craft in the UK. I have to say that I do miss it because there is no such place like this in Jakarta. You would be amazed if I tell you that I paid a pittance for a set of such stamps in India while in Jakarta, I have to fork out crazy money for such stuff - something like five times the actual price of the stamp. Even Singapore is pretty expensive but still cheaper than Jakarta. Okay, that was enough rambling about the pricing bulletin of stamps.
I have used clay coloured stamp pad again with a Darwent water colour pencil in dark brown on top and went over it all with a metallic copper Sakura pen to make it more interesting.
The long patch of mocha you see behind the stamp is actually an earthy chalk from Plaid.
The sentiment is handwritten.
Saturday 19 March 2011
Card for my aunt
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Card for Haeli
Hiya everyone,
While I was doing my blog rounds, I read the following on Charlene's latest post:
This week's Teapot Tuesday Destination is a sweet little 6th grade girl named Haeli who is undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. If you have a minute, please read Haeli's story here.
Here is my card for the very arty - crafty Haeli. I hope it brings her cheer and makes her spirits better.
Materials used:
Solid creme coloured cardstock
Stamp: Penny Black - 'Out and About' coloured by Zeenya (my design consultant) with Darwent water colour pencils.
Distress ink : Faded jeans
Flowers : you don't need to guess - my home made ones
Sprigs : actually from a tree punch!!!
Fiskar's border weave punch
Ribbons - turquoise and royal blue from my stash
Gems - Papermania
I am going to enter this for :
Michelle's Monday Linky party
www.squigglefly.blogspot.com/ - spring theme
www.cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ - pile on the flowers
http://www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - use those flowers
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/ - spring
Hugs,
Monica
While I was doing my blog rounds, I read the following on Charlene's latest post:
This week's Teapot Tuesday Destination is a sweet little 6th grade girl named Haeli who is undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. If you have a minute, please read Haeli's story here.
Here is my card for the very arty - crafty Haeli. I hope it brings her cheer and makes her spirits better.
Materials used:
Solid creme coloured cardstock
Stamp: Penny Black - 'Out and About' coloured by Zeenya (my design consultant) with Darwent water colour pencils.
Distress ink : Faded jeans
Flowers : you don't need to guess - my home made ones
Sprigs : actually from a tree punch!!!
Fiskar's border weave punch
Ribbons - turquoise and royal blue from my stash
Gems - Papermania
I am going to enter this for :
Michelle's Monday Linky party
www.squigglefly.blogspot.com/ - spring theme
www.cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ - pile on the flowers
http://www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - use those flowers
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/ - spring
Hugs,
Monica
Sunday 13 March 2011
Out of scraps lying on my table
Hiya everyone,
Hope you all are having a decent weekend...
It is 11.25 pm as I write this post... frankly I ought to be in bed like a good being but blogging beckons me. Lol!
This is a card I made with literally scraps lying around on my table. Even the three black spiral roses were made by me from paper sitting on my table.
A very simple and easy card but creating it brought me lots of joy.
I have stuck hand torn silver tissue paper on to a rich red, metallic card stock.
The black polka dotted ribbon was on my table as well.
The spiral roses were created in minutes and their stems have been cut from kitchen foil as I could not thing of anything else to match for the stems.
The three gems on the left came with a Prima stamp.
The sentiment is handwritten.
I am going to submit this for the following challenges:
http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - clean and simple
and am going to post this on http://www.ggcaa.com/ which is a green blog
Continue having a nice weekend...
I think I will come and do my visits tomorrow as it is going to be midnight soon. So see you tomorrow...
Hugs,
Monica
Hope you all are having a decent weekend...
It is 11.25 pm as I write this post... frankly I ought to be in bed like a good being but blogging beckons me. Lol!
This is a card I made with literally scraps lying around on my table. Even the three black spiral roses were made by me from paper sitting on my table.
A very simple and easy card but creating it brought me lots of joy.
I have stuck hand torn silver tissue paper on to a rich red, metallic card stock.
The black polka dotted ribbon was on my table as well.
The spiral roses were created in minutes and their stems have been cut from kitchen foil as I could not thing of anything else to match for the stems.
The three gems on the left came with a Prima stamp.
The sentiment is handwritten.
I am going to submit this for the following challenges:
http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - clean and simple
and am going to post this on http://www.ggcaa.com/ which is a green blog
Continue having a nice weekend...
I think I will come and do my visits tomorrow as it is going to be midnight soon. So see you tomorrow...
Hugs,
Monica
Thursday 10 March 2011
Preparing for my next Charity card sale
This is another variation of the same card... used Brilliance ink in pearlized beige on shimmery blue cardstock to stamp the cherry blossom tree from Hero Arts.
The strips at the bottom are bits of ribbon and pearlized papers from scraps lying around on the table. The tiny white shimmery flowers are from my stash. Don't know whether this looks like a perfect "thank you card"... looks more like a "sympathy card" I think!
The sentiment is handwritten... I seem to be getting back my confidence to write with a pen...
Hope the daffodils are beginning to smile...
I am going to enter in the following challenges:
www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com - anything goes
www.aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com - vintage or shabby (I hope the first card is shabby!)
Hugs to a very special lot of crafters,
Monica
My delightful goodies from Sandra
Hiya everyone, Am I not lucky and blessed to receive these lovely Christmas stamps from dear Sandra( rosepetalcreations.blogspot.com) in the post today...? They are actually for Zeenya but looks like we will both be targetting them. Aren't they all so sweet? So generous and thoughtful of Sandra to send them all the way from the UK. I feel touched and honoured , to say the least. |
Look at this stunning card Sandra sent along with such a loving message.
I kept admiring the card for hours just marvelling at it's beauty. Sadly, it looks far prettier in real life.
If you would like to see more of her lovely stuff, do visit her blog. Amazing work!
Sandra designs super stuff for Tellen's place as well.
Thank you, Sandra, for making my day! Bless you!
Hugs,
Monica
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Baby boy card
Hiya everybody,
Both Aleeza and Zeenya are asleep so I thought I would post another card...
This card is rather simple but you will not believe how long it took me to complete - FOREVER!!!
Materials used:
White cardstock
Ribbons and woolen yarn: all from my stash
Embossing done with Cuttlebug pram
Distressing with Jim Holtz Ranger distress ink - broken china
Rounded the corners of the rectangular patch with Ek Success corner rounder
Used double sided foam to give the pram more dimension
Sentiment - printed ribbon which I cut and pasted
Ribbon weaving - with my Fiskars border weaving punch (love affair gets stronger...lol!)
Am going to enter this card in the following challenges:
www.ynschallenges.blogspot.com/ - feeling blue (no I am not, lol)
www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes (my fave challenges when it is anything goes)
It is a simple card but they do seem to be in demand at my charity sales, you know.
Hugs,
Monica
Both Aleeza and Zeenya are asleep so I thought I would post another card...
This card is rather simple but you will not believe how long it took me to complete - FOREVER!!!
Materials used:
White cardstock
Ribbons and woolen yarn: all from my stash
Embossing done with Cuttlebug pram
Distressing with Jim Holtz Ranger distress ink - broken china
Rounded the corners of the rectangular patch with Ek Success corner rounder
Used double sided foam to give the pram more dimension
Sentiment - printed ribbon which I cut and pasted
Ribbon weaving - with my Fiskars border weaving punch (love affair gets stronger...lol!)
Am going to enter this card in the following challenges:
www.ynschallenges.blogspot.com/ - feeling blue (no I am not, lol)
www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes (my fave challenges when it is anything goes)
It is a simple card but they do seem to be in demand at my charity sales, you know.
Hugs,
Monica
Leigh's birthday blog candy
Hi bloggers,
It is dear Leigh's birthday (www.charitycrafter.blogspot.com/ ) on March 22nd and her friend Debbie will be giving out a blog candy for her. How sweet is that...
It is dear Leigh's birthday on March 22nd and her friend Deb will be giving out a blog candy for her.
How sweet is that...
I have copied Leigh's post from her blog below so that I don't miss out anything:
Hi all, my friend Debs over at debsdoescrafts blog has given me some blog candy to offer for my birthday on 22nd March x I will be 45 years old this birthday and cannot believe how quick it has gone x I will be adding a few things along the way if my followers go up enough x
In order to enter
A) Please leave a comment on this post to let me know you want to be entered.
B) Please be a follower.
C) Please post my candy on your blog (Post or on sidebar is fine x If you do both please have 2 comments = 2 chances).
Thanks all and good luck x I shall be drawing the candy on my birthday
x Leigh x
Monday 7 March 2011
Green and yellow monkey card
Hello bloggers,
It is almost 7 pm in th evening as I post this card...
Zeenya made the yellow-green circular background with her Staedler flourescent markers on plain card stock - all she did was draw circles in green and yellow in a zig zag way. And I stuck 3D stickers on top.
I had to get this card ready for a sale and Zeenya said that it would never sell...But it sold instantly to a little boy's mum at Aleeza's school.
I was going to submit this card for the following challenges:
www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - four legged animals
www.meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/ - animals
www.sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
Love,
Monica
It is almost 7 pm in th evening as I post this card...
Zeenya made the yellow-green circular background with her Staedler flourescent markers on plain card stock - all she did was draw circles in green and yellow in a zig zag way. And I stuck 3D stickers on top.
I had to get this card ready for a sale and Zeenya said that it would never sell...But it sold instantly to a little boy's mum at Aleeza's school.
I was going to submit this card for the following challenges:
www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - four legged animals
www.meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/ - animals
www.sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
Love,
Monica
Card with Leigh's delightful goodies
Hiya everybody, hope you had a good weekend... I did and am so happy about that. I saw a film called, Prada to Nada... For those of you that haven't seen it, it has been adapted from Jane Austen's novel (sorry, forget the name). The film seems to be a low budget one but the story is really grasping and the main female characters is just so likable as is the lead male actor. Besides watching the film, I made this card with Leigh's (Charity Crafter) lovely candy that she sent me via snail mail a while ago... wonder how it reaches me in Indonesia everytime... Do go and check out her awesome blog in case you dunno who she is - full of love and great deeds that she does beside making the most wonderful cards. Don't you love these papers? I stuck my FAMOUS handmade roses that I make from a Sizzix mini diecut. One day I will share the tutorial for sure... The sentiment is handwritten with a gold pen and the little gold dots on the brown strip are done with the same gold pen. I wanted to punch some sprigs and stick them with the flowers but my design consultant asked me not to! BTW, I am sure you know who that is - Zeenya! I am going to enter this card in the following challenges: littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/ - flowers http://www.toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/ - favourites (which are my flowers and the colour combo) http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/ - weekly Monday linky party |
These are the lovely papers that lovely Leigh sent for the girls and me - a great assortment. |
This is a close up of the embellies Leigh sent for Zeenya and Aleeza. They were overboard with joy! But you know who will use them, right??? Me, me, me! Have a happy and healthy week. Hugs, Monica |
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