Recycled card plus Aleeza's art and craft

Hello bloggers,

Here is a partially recycled card to show you today. The two strips at the bottom were the waste bits of a Diwali paper craft. I added some shiny washi tape from India and another one with text to complete it. 

This is a rangoli design made by Aleeza at the India Heritage Centre open house

Down below is a little lamp decorated by Aleeza

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Happy Diwali or Deepawali

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card to show you that I made many years ago - maybe 10 years ago. The image is from a fancy gift wrap paper from India and I have used fabric pop up glitter glue from India by the name of Fevicryl. I have also used red and gold sequins and I stuck them upside down so that the convex side was on the top to keep them from making a dent on the paper. The gold hand made paper below is also from India. It has been cut with scissors in an organic manner without using any lines or such. 

Below is a rangoli I made for Aleeza's Diwali celebration in class this morning. I used fresh flowers emphasising on Jasmine flowers for their lovely fragrance. The classroom did smell wonderful. I also related a story about Diwali and shared how it symbolised the victory of good over evil. I discreetly put in my two penny worth of wisdom about environment too which made me feel quite impressed with myself. Lol.

 I will enter this card in:

http://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://alteredeclectics.blogspot.com/ - altered eclectics

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Another Diwali card

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have still not begun on my Christmas order as we have been having lots of fun decorating our home with Rangoli (floor decoration done with coloured rice or flower petals) and distributing chocolates to as many people in our complex specially the staff.

Here is another Diwali card that I made last week. The paper came from Terry. I touched it up with my Sakura gold gel pen and added sequins sent by Sandra and my card was ready.

Catch you later,

Monica 

My Diwali order of 20 cards is done

Hello lovely bloggers,

Have I been occupied!!! It was cultural week in school and Aleeza's class was representing Papua so they all dressed up as tribals thanks to one of the talented mums who made them tutus and necklaces. The same week was the UN day celebration as well which is the most touching event of the year where all the children from different nations come together to parade with the flags of their countries and perform cultural dances. This year we had a total of 62 nations - how nice is that to have children from so many countries bring in harmony and peace. May this radiate to the entire world...

Now to this card - yes, another Diwali card for you to see. I have almost completed the entire order of 20 cards. I have used my new Ek Success border punch which was beckoning to be asked out. The shiny paper is from dear Terry and the two kinds of shiny ribbons are from my stash while the sequins are from India.

Down below is Aleeza's class with their teacher on the UN Day

 Aleeza dressed up as a Balinese girl for the UN Day

Here are the tribals from Papua :-) Aleeza is fourth from left

I will enter my card in:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

I will come and visit your blogs soon... do bear with me.

Wish you a pleasant week ahead,

Monica 

Stencilled image

Hello sweet bloggers,

Life has become rather hectic since Aleeza joined her new school, more so because I volunteer quite often in school. 

Here is my card to show you - this time with a stencilled image from India coloured with Marvy Brush markers and I went over that with my Sakura gold marker. The striped printed paper is screen printed and made in India but bought in Blick at San Francisco!!! I have used pop up fabric glue in gold around the image and inverted sequins (from India) on the four corners along with a small gem from Paper Mania. Scoring on the right side finished it off.

I will enter this card in:

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

Wish you a happy Wednesday,

Monica 

Blue is the colour...

Hello sweet peeps,

We were away for the weekend to a breathtakingly beautiful island near Bali called Lombok. It was just so therapeutic to see just the sea and water. It is fairly untouched compared to Bali and that made it even more enjoyable. We stayed in a resort that had all natural decor and that made it even more befitting. 

Now to my card - this is another Diwali card for an order. The lady ordered seven cards but has increased them to 20!!! I bought these Anne Griffin papers from the scrap booking store last week and have added some silvery dots on the paper and a sequined paisley which seems slightly mismatched in the picture. In real life how ever it looks quite nice.

 Down below is a picture of the ocean that I clicked from the car on the way back to the airport.

Another shot of the mountains and the sea from the car...

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

Wish you a happy Monday,

Monica 

Sold another 7 cards...

Hello dear bloggers,
First of all, a very warm welcome to my newest follower, Joni.
I sold another seven cards to Aleeza's ex-teacher - bless her soul and yours as well :-) Looks like my target of providing education for all the five children I supported last year will be achieved. But trust me, it is not me alone who should take the credit. You all have been a big blessing to me in every which way and have a big way to play in my success. And of course all those kind people who buy my cards as well.

Here is another Diwali card for an order... Diwali cards are fun to make because no amount of bling is considered too much. So the dressier the better. The paper for this card was sent all the way from the US by dear Terry. If you take a quick tour through her blog you will see how talented she is. This paper has a glittery look and is far prettier in real life. The gold sequins on the sides were sent by my friend Sandra and the rest of the embellies are from my stash as is the ribbon.

I will enter this card in:
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes
http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Wish you a happy Thursday,

Monica

A very bright Diwali card

Hello bloggers,

 Gentle warning - you may need sunglasses to view this card...

Here is a card for Diwali - the Indian festival of lights. Diwali is all about colour and glitter so I tried and made this card as bright as could be. The little Indian embellishment you see with sequins and a gem in the centre is from India and so is the very metallic orange paper which has been embossed. The paper went was done with my fave Swiss dots embossing folder.  The tear drop gems are from Paper Mania and the gold ribbon is from my stash. 

Down below is Aleeza pulling a funny face at her teddy bear's picnic all in the comfort of her room :-) I thought picnics were always in a garden, never mind! Lol.

She made these flowers out of play dough entirely on her own... they looked so pretty in real life that I had to photograph them - sadly it is not the best picture (it shook a bit).

I will enter my card in the following:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/  - anything goes

http://simplysteampunkchallenges.blogspot/ - monochromatic

Catch you later,

Monica 

Diwali cards that sold

Hello bloggers,

TGIF!!!

Remember I mentioned that a friend had given me an order for 10 Diwali cards? 

Here are some of them - and I am happy to say that she liked them all.

The papers for these cards are from Terry, thank you so much for them. I use them so sparingly! Hoarding and me are inseparable partners. Lol.

You know what my excuse for not taking better pictures is? That I do not have enough time... And that is quite true apart from the fact that I seriously need to concentrate on this skill.

I hope you like them...

Hugs,

Monica