I love you berry much

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have been absent from blogland  as I was down with a horrible bug that gave me fever, cough, diarrhea and headaches. The good news is that I am feeling better, much better.

And I have missed blogging so, you cannot imagine how much.

Here is a card I made today, I simply had to make a card to cheer me up and it did do that for sure.

The chipboard image came from dear Shirley-Anne and so did the red nestie. The gingham paper, the washi tape and buttons are from my stash. 

I will certainly come and visit your lovely creations soon. Thank you for all the sweet comments on my previous cards.

I will enter this card in:

http://www.inklingsandyarns.com/ - anything goes

ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com - anything goes

With all my love

Hello lovely peeps,

This is a quick card I made today in the midst of my busy schedule today...
I have used my new MS border punch with Washi tape and a Spellbinder's label - my life is all about dies and punches still. The sentiment has beens stamped with a clear stamp sent by Sandra to me. I love it, Sandra. I have stuck the red gems to make it more glam.

I will also participate this card in:

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com/ - something new

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

Off to bed now...

Love,

Monica 

Sold another 16 cards!

Hello lovely bloggers,

I thought my card selling was slow but I have managed to sell another 16 cards to people in my hubby's office as well as friends. So the total count so far is 28 cards. I may have gathered enough honey oops money to support another kid's primary education for one year.

And I would like to extend a hearty welcome to my newest followers - Cathryn, Shari and Darnell. Feels good to see my list of followers grow ;-)

Here are some Valentine's cards I made a few days ago. All the hearts were sent to me by dear Shirley-Anne and I happened to own matching ribbon in polkas and checks to go along which I bought when we were visiting pretty Prague. Both sentiment stamps were sent by Lynn.  Simple cards which I love and they sold so what more could I want?

I will enter these cards in the following challenges:

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

http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/ - Valentine's

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ - Valentine's

http://cachallenge.blogspot.com/  - Valentine's
http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/ - blue and white

Hope you are having a pleasant week... Unfortunately Aleeza's fever did not go away so she is at home. I am hoping she will be better tomorrow.

Love,

Monica 

Third entry for LIM - Kraft and Kreme

Hello lovely bloggers,

Thanks for all the nice comments on my previous post - means a lot to me, you know. I also welcome my newest follower Anita with much delight.

Here is a quick card I have made for Less is More and it has a little history to it. The kraft paper you see on the cream card stock is actually a table mat from a wonderful Italian restaurant in town (with a handsome chef as well). I don't really think that kraft card stock is available in the scrap booking store that I visit so this was a great find for me. I lovingly rolled it and brought it home most carefully. 

The stamp which is from Kaiser craft ( Flora delight) is my latest buy. I have used Versa Color Bark and have coloured it in for some depth with my water colour pencils. Some liquid pearls in Brisque on the little punched hearts and three pearls from Kaiser on the medallion complete the picture. Oops forgot to mention that the lace is also new.  

I will also enter this card in:

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ - monochrome

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

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - love and lace

Note to myself - I must learn to crop pictures from next time onwards. 

Wish you lots of crafting joy,

Monica

Still going with hearts and sold another 7 cards!

Hello lovely peeps,

I have sold another lot of 7 cards - thanks to the people in my hubby's office and some friends. I will continue to support financially challenged Indonesian primary schoolers this year as well. It is a cause after my heart so I am happy to continue with it. 

Here is a card I started last night, punching those tiny pink and green flowers, shaping them with my embossing tool and then sticking them together with the green unders. I forget what the green thingies are called... lol!

I have embossed on light green card stock - it is a pretty embossing folder but is a tad big for my card size. I had to leave out the tail of the heart - hope that is okay? 

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

http://artisticinspirationscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - embossing

http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/ - anything goes

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

http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Valentine's day

http://www.creativecreationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - love

Phew, that was almost a record breaking challenge participation for me... lol.

Love,

Monica

Second entry for LIM - Kraft and Kreme

Hello sweet bloggers,

This is a short and sweet post with a simple card made with scraps lying on my table from the previous card. The natural mat fibre is local Indonesian and the shell button is local as well. The big heart is handmade paper from India while the other two were extras from yesterday. Just did some scoring and my card was ready. And yes, I threaded a yarn from the mat into the button. I will enter this in Kraft and Kreme in Less is More besides the following challenges below.

Will also enter this card in:

http://avenue613.blogspot.com/ - anything goes (twist - love)

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/ - be my Valentine

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

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - love

Wish you a week full of joy and abundance,

Monica 

Less is More - Kraft and Creme

Hello sweet bloggers,

Less is More is celebrating it's second birthday - a very happy birthday to you and thank you for making us feel comfortable with white space on our cards. 

Here is my card for their challenge which is all about kraft and creme.

The kraft paper is hand made from wood, yes from wood and it is of Indonesian origin. I hand tore it to give it more character. Added layered Sizzix heart diecuts after sponging them with distress ink in brushed corduroy. The love stamp, I am sure you are bored of, but I am still loving it. It is from dear Lynn. I tried using another stamp but it just did not stand out as much. The printed paper is fancy gift wrap and the pearls are from my stash.

I will enter this in the following challenges as well:

http://creativemomentsbloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ - neutrals

http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/ - sketch

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

Wish you a happy Sunday,

Monica 

A true love story never ends...

Hey bloggers,

Hope you are well and safe which ever corner of the globe you are...
A very warm welcome to my latest follower - Jean.

I picked some rolls of Washi tape from the scrap booking store I visit and could not wait to use them. So here is one of  them on my card and it just seemed to fit in perfectly. The felt hearts were sent to me by dear Terry. How lucky I am to receive such super stuff - thank you dear bloggers for all that you do for me. By the way, this card took me less than four minutes to make.

I am going to enter this card in:

http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/ - letters

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ - red and white

http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.com/ - Valentine

And TGIF once again. Love,

Monica 

Using the same love stamp and loving it...

Hello lovely bloggers,

I am on a roll making Valentine Day cards all in red, black and white. And I cannot lay my hands off this sentiment (it is the only Valentine sentiment I own thanks to Lynn). This card is much like the previous one but I just had to share it with you. The tree stamp is from Kaiser craft and I have added punched hearts on the tree. My famous LOVE stamp which I love... lol. The big punched hearts have been layered and popped on dimensional foam dots. The border is an MS punch and the ribbon is from American Crafts. I love this card - even though it is so similar to the last one but I think in some ways it is better, don't you think?

The card below is fairly similar - different ribbon and some bling.

I am going to enter these cards in the following challenges:

http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Valentine's Day or love

http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/ - celebrate love

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/ - love, romance, anniversary

http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/ - use red or pink

Wish you a happy Sunday,

Monica

Love...

Hello lovely peeps,

Thanks for all the nice comments on my last post and a very warm and hearty welcome to Donna - my newest follower.

Here is a card I have made for http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/ following the sketch.

The tree stamp is from Kaiser craft and I have stuck the hearts from the border punch on it. The ribbon is from my stash and the love sentiment is a stamp sent by Lynn to me. I seem to be loving it... Somehow for Valentine cards, I am comfortable putting sentiments on them because they are so specific.

I will also enter this card in http://addictedtocas.blogspot.co.uk/ - heart

Wish you a very happy and healthy weekend,

Monica

Love is in the air...

Hello bloggers,

Very rarely are there two posts from me in a day... lol. 

Here is a quick card I made just now for Valentine's with the lovely sentiment stamp that Lynn sent me. See how nice it looks. I am quite happy with the way this CAS card turned out. The hearts have been punched out while the ribbon is from American Crafts. I just realized after reading Lynn's post that I am far behind in making cards for Valentine's so here's my first one. Would love to hear your views on it.

I will enter this card in:
http://www.trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - love
http://craftuscrazy.blogspot.com/ - love is in the air
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/ - celebrate love, romance anniversary
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.com/ - Valentine's
http://lulupu.blogspot.in/ - love is in the air
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.com/ - love
http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Now I am off to bed, good night, sweet dreams,

Monica 

I cheated and I have the nerve to say that!!!

This is the inside of the card...

Hello bloggers,

Here's wishing you A Very Happy Valentine's Day! 

I have to confess that I did not make my DH a Valentine's Day card - instead I gave him a ready made card from a shop. 

Now that is blasphemy in the world of hand made cards, right? 

Specially when my blog is called "Handmade Cards With Love" - ironic, that!

 But, please, I have a genuine excuse for doing this - I bought this card when I was in Singapore because DH does not like those mushy, mushy cards. 

I thought this would cheer him up after his bout of ill health.

I hope I will be forgiven by my fellow bloggers for cheating...and also that you all will still love me the same and keep visiting me. 


Hugs,


Monica