Partly recycled - SMILE

Hello dear bloggers,

I wish you a very happy, healthy and sparkly new year. May it fill us all with good health and may there be plenty of love and peace in the world. 

Here is a card that has been made with gift wrap and packaging material. The pretty cotton ribbon is from my stash. The sentiment has been diecut with the same kraft packaging material. As some of you may know, I am a Queen of recycling and take great pride in upcycling. 

 I will participate in the following challenges:

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

https://crafterscastle.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/ - mostly pink

Monica 

Partly recycled

Dear bloggers,

I have used fancy gift wrap on this card that came from a very special person so full of kindness and compassion. Cotton lace, matching pink ribbon and a die cut sentiment completed the show. I do believe in simplicity and this card bears testimony to that belief. 

 I will participate in the following challenges with this card:

http://intaas.blogspot.com/ - use a bow

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

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://yournextstamp.com/blog/ - looking for a bow

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Monica 

Live Love Laugh

Dear bloggers,

This card has been made with the same gift wrap that I have used in the earlier cards that I have posted. I managed to make three cards out of the same paper. The die cut sentiment was made from handmade paper from India. There is washi tape on either side of the card and that pretty much completes it.

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ -anything goes

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

Monica 

 

Recycled feathers

 Hello dear bloggers,

The feathers on this card were die cut using Ferraro Rocher chocolate foil which I stuck on to a thick card before putting in through my Cuttlebug. The feathers were embossed to make them appear more natural. The fluorescent paper was a result of painting with neon paints as well as gold poster colour. It looks really rich and vibrant in real life.

I will enter the following challenges:

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

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

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

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - embossing 

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Monica 

Happy Birthday

 

Hello dear bloggers,

The die cut sentiment with the wreath around it has been cut using a lid made of foil. The background was created with distress inks with Smoosh technique. The washi tape is from my stash. 

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

Simplyellibelle - anything starting with the letter b

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/ - sentiment as focus

https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/ - occasions

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

https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/ - lavender or purple

https://jansdigistampschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

Monica 

Have a great day!

Hello dear bloggers,

This card was made over six months ago but I could find the happy placement for the sentiment. Finally, this is what I came up with. All the circles have been die cut from packaging except the gold ones which have been painted by me. An animal print embossing folder was used to add more dimension to the circles, The strip on right is thin washi tape.

I will participate in the following challenges with my card:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/p/cccbs-challenge-rules.html - anything goes

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

http://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes + option of layers

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/ - mix it up challenge

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

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/ - anything goes mainly pink

Monica

Acetate card

Hello bloggers,

Here is a card to show you today where I was trying out the famous partial die cut technique. Well, it happened partially and I had to improvise and finally with sparkly silver washi tape and a grey one as well, this is what turned out. You can see the acetate on the right which goes all the way inside. I have stuck the die cut leaf on the inside as well to cover up the glue behind the leaf on the top of the card. The acetate sheet which you can barely see was cut from a larger part of packaging. I agree, that I could have done a better job with the picture even though I thought I was very creative to use my daughter's sparkly grey top behind the photo. So much for that.

The sentiment is a stick on from a scrap booking store which closed down a few years ago. How I used to love going there. It was like a mini vacation for me - browsing without any agenda, talking to the staff and often attending their card making buffets.

I will participate in the following challenges:

Arty Divas - anything goes

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - three of a kind / anything goes

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ - KISS keep it simple sister

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

https://artsystamperchallenge.blogspot.com/ - sentiment in

Make My Monday - CAS

https://craftinghappinesschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Monica

I LOVE sunflowers

Dear bloggers,

Here is a card made with an image that was on the front of a health brochure. It is really pretty in real life with a glossy finish on the sunflower. I have used a Hero Arts rubber stamp to cover up the text on the image.

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://allfunchallenges.blogspot.com/ - sunflowers

https://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/2020/08/august-2020-challenge.html - anything goes

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

Monica

Third Mindful Art and Card workshop + 'Rakhi' Card

Hello sweet peeps,

Today I hosted my third series of Mindful Art and Card classes. We made a "Rakhi" card with distress inks and die cuts. My student, who is a lovely girl of 11 had lots of fun during the process. "Rakhi" is an Indian custom where the sister ties a bracelet made of cords on the brother's wrist. It is a symbol of love and affection from the sister towards the brother. While the sister ties the bracelet, brother in his heart loving pledges to protect his sister. Rakhi comes from the word "Raksha" in Sanskrit which mean protection. It looks like a friendship bracelet and is made with bright and vibrant colours such as red, green, gold etc. At the end of the ceremony, the sister puts a little piece of Indian sweet into her brother's mouth and he hands over a cash gift to her as a blessing.

Coming back to the card, the sentiment has been die cut using card stock as well as the gold foil wrapping of Ferraro Rocher chocolates. My husband quietly buys the chocolates and eats them even more quietly. Sometimes, I try and save the wrappers and carefully stick them on to another piece of recycled paper. Once it is dry, I let it go through my Cuttlebug to even out the texture. We have used Distress Oxide inks here and to be honest, I am fairly pleased with how it all turned out so blue and beautiful.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything colouring goes

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything for men

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/ - Simon says stamp

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

https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.com/ - good news

Monica 

Male card with recycled material

Hello bloggers,

Here is a male card to show you today which has been made with partly recycled material. The matt gold cogs have been die cut using an old wallpaper sample. The bright gold cogs were die cut from wrappings of Ferraro Rocher chocolates. The little round shapes are the waste bits which I had to stick at strategic positions to hide some flaws. The black paper was very fancy gift packaging in its previous life. The sentiment is a die cut as well. 

I will participate in the following challenges with this card:

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Monica 

Om, Amen, Amin - Peace to one and all

Dear lovely bloggers,

You may not believe this - this card has been made with a free sample of wallpaper that I had lying around for the past 20 years. I finally looked into my stash of wallpapers and felt that the glue was getting less sticky so I decided to use them and not lose them. Lol. 

I stuck a beautiful Om peel off in the centre and went over with Fevicryl fabric glue on the left. At the bottom, I have used washi tape to cover up the white space.

Om is apparently a very powerful Sanskrit mantra and it has been scientifically proven to have healing vibrations. So here is my offering of love and peace to each one of us on this planet. 

May there be love, may there be forgiveness, may we be kind.

I will enter the following challenges with this card:

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

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

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

https://cccdigicreations.blogspot.com/ - no patterned paper

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

https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Monica 

Black white and red

Hello lovely bloggers,

Here is my card to show you today. The image was stamped with a Kaiser craft clear stamp on a scrap piece of paper however for some reason it did not look clear and crisp. So I picked up a very ordinary black Pilot gel pen and tried to follow the flowers, stems and leaves. 

The border has doodled with the same black pen. A piece of cardstock was embossed and I layered the image on a red paper which was from a Starbucks cup (after cutting it out) on it. The black paper is also from fancy packaging material. 

The ribbon and button are from my stash and it sure took me a long time to position them right below the image. All is well that turns out well.

I will enter in the following challenges:

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/ - flowers, floral paper

https://aaacards.blogspot.com/ - maximum white space + option flowers

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers all over

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - use your paper scraps

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Monica

Beerthday wishes

Dearest bloggers,

Here is a card that I put together two days ago. The beehive print was part of fancy packaging for a pack of sentiments that I paid a big price for. In Singapore, art supplies are expensive and that is how it is. Since the sentiments were pricy, I decided to use the packaging and make a card so that I don't feel the pinch. Washi tape, black recycled paper, Carla craft bee punch, colouring with Prismas and going over the black colours with a gold Sakura gel pen and my card was almost complete. The sentiment is handwritten and the Sakura gel pen came in handy to outline the edges of the sentiment.

I will participate in the following challenges with my card:

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/ - CAS

http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.ca/ - summer

https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/ - masculine

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

Monica 

Partly recycled

Dear bloggers,

Here is a card I made yesterday from the cover of a magazine that I had safely kept since 2013. Tied a pretty ribbon and it was all dressed up.

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - summer time

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

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/2020/ - anything goes
https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
https://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/ - anything in pink

Monica 

Partly recycled Christmas

Hello bloggers,

I was trying something else and this is what turned out. I have used washi tape of three types and the little gold dots were negatives from the cogs I had die cut from Ferraro Rocher foil. That is it really. 

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

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

http://christmascardsallyearround.blogspot.com/ - recycle/upcycle

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

https://merrylittlechristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Monica

Recycled masculine card

Hello dear bloggers,

Hope you are all well and safe. This card has been designed by Aleeza and the cogs were cut out of a die using Ferraro Rocher foil on my good ol' Cuttlebug. The sentiment is store bought and the I have used a window die to nest the cogs.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/ - for the man

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

http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes/masculine

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

https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/ - masculine

http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/ - two or more circles

https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with no designer paper

Monica 

Thank you

Hello dear bloggers,

This is a card made with the flowers on a 'hung bao' which means a money bag in Mandarin. The flowers were fussy cut by Aleeza including the stems and tiny leaves. I stuck them on the cardstock. 

The 'thank you' sentiment has been die cut from a pair of gold cardboard party glasses. I die cut as many sentiments as I could since Aleeza was not going to use them and I wanted to save as much as I could. 

I will participate in the following challenges with this card:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - summer colours

https://jansdigistampschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

Monica 

Geared up

Thank You

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is my card to show you today which was made a few weeks ago. The big tag has been recycled and I have stuck a tiny store bought tag on it after colouring it with Staedler markers. At the bottom of the recycled tag, colourful washi tag was used to add intensity of colour. 

Matching embroidery yarn was used to bring in more colour. The background has been made from strips of paper - it is quite a thing to stick these slim strips of paper yet there is something very calming about it.

I will enter in the following challenges with this card:

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

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/ - rainbow

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

Monica 

Recycled from a wedding card

Hello dear bloggers,

This card below was made from a wedding card. Yes, the wedding was in Portugal and indeed it was a treat to visit this beautiful country with a rich history and such loving people. The wedding card paper is pearlised and very beautiful. On the sides, I have used washi tape which I bought from Hokkaido in Japan last summer. Now the question is who could this card be sent out to?

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

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

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Monica