HANDMADE CARDS WITH LOVE FOR CHARITY: Hello there

Monday, 29 June 2015

Hello there

Hello sweet bloggers,

Summer is here and schools are closed so it is out with routine and in with lazy mornings and such.

Here is my card to show you today made with an image that I painted with my fingers a while ago while I was doing art with Aleeza. I cut the image out and stuck it on the leaves which have been punched on hand made paper from India. I have used a thick coat of glossy accents on the rose as there were tell tale glue stains on it. I know this rustic card did not need the addition of gloss however I had little choice to cover up my faux pas.

I will enter this in the following challenges:

http://suzypantssmarty.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes with a twist - only use two colours

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.sg - anything goes

http://avenue613.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes with rose and or pearls

Happy crafting,

Monica

9 comments:

Always with a Sentiment said...: Hello Monica. WOW, this is so striking. I love the flower and those gorgeous branches of foliage. The combination of colour and texture is just perfect. Good luck with the challenges.
Happy crafting, and enjoy he summer holidays.
Lots of love, Sandra xxxx; 29 June 2015 at 15:50
jimlynn said...: I think the Glossy looks great on the rose. Looks like morning dew on a gorgeous flower. LOVE your card!! So pretty.
Lynn; 29 June 2015 at 23:08
Jean said...: Lovely CAS style card. Your rose looks beautiful.
Jean x; 30 June 2015 at 05:25
Hazel said...: Thanks for sharing your lovely crafting for Suzy Bee's Bloomin' challenge 86 - hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT x; 30 June 2015 at 07:05
Mynn xx said...: This is so stunning! I LOVE the gorgeous colors popping off the white! The texture is amazing, too! Beautiful work! Thank you for joining us at Great Impressions! HUGS! :) Mynn xx; 30 June 2015 at 09:55
Merry said...: I really love this card Monica. I didn't think I would be able to comment. If I come to your blog and try to comment on each post it won't let me but if I visit each post through my newsfeed I can comment that way. Weird. The rose is just beautiful.; 30 June 2015 at 15:02
Em Louise Fairley said...: Gorgeous CAS card. It's so striking and perfect for our challenge. Thanks for joining us at 613 Avenue Create and I hope you'll join us again soon.

Hugs,
Em AKA Creative Em
613 Avenue Create DT; 30 June 2015 at 23:07
Stacey said...: Beautiful card - Thank you for sharing it with us at 613 Avenue Create. Hope you stop by the neighbourhood next week too xx Stacey S xxx; 30 June 2015 at 23:32
nwilliams6 said...: This is amazing! I can't believe you painted that rose with your fingers. Wow! Really pretty Monica. Love it. Hugz; 4 July 2015 at 22:23

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.