Wedding card

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is a card with almost no story to tell. I have used this stamp over and over again and seem to love it more and more with the passage of time. The flowers came as a long ribbon and I cut them carefully so that the joints were totally invisible. Embossing, stamping, flowers and a couple of pearls on the flower centres and my card was ready.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

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

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - black and white

https://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.com/ - CAS or fully loaded

Monica 

Recycled flowers and leaves from a fancy envelope

 Hello dear bloggers,

Here is a card I made from a super pretty envelope. The flowers on the envelope were fussy cut and I die cut leaves from the same envelope as well. The sentiment is store bought. 

Down below is a close up of the flower to show you the sparkle. 

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - for the girls

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

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers

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

Monica 

Mr and Mrs

Hello dear bloggers,

I had embossed this card stock many years ago and it lay with me patiently waiting to get a better life. I stuck three satin roses from Japan and a ribbon after stamping the sentiment and that was it. Of course I had to go over some parts of the sentiment with a black Copics marker to cover up some parts of the stamp. I have no idea why I punched the bottom of the card!

I will participate in the following challenges:

http://pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com/ - ribbon

http://blog.dare2bartzy.com/tag/challenge/ - anything goes

http://sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com/ - spring florals

Happy card making,

Monica 

Mr and Mrs

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card I have made with Sizzix thinlets and I have used water colours for the roses and the leaves. The paper underneath the stamped sentiment is a pearly cream one and it looks quite nice in real life. I quite like it even though there is an overdose of roses here. But since it is summer and it is a wedding card I am allowed. Lol.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - keep it simple

https://a-step-in-the-darkness.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://crafty-girls-creations.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://creativesketchygirls.blogspot.com/ - summer

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Thank you, Skye

Hello sweet bloggers,

There is some good news to share - I sold five cards last week to a dear friend and the proceeds would be going toward the education of the kids I support in Indonesia.

Here is a Pinterest inspired card made on pearlised paper. 

The die cut has another pearlised layer underneath which was sent to me by Skye from Australia. Thank you, Skye for sending me such lovely papers and embellies. The sentiment is from an embossing folder from Tim Holtz I think and the lace on the top and bottom of the pearlised paper is from my stash as are the pearls on the heart.

I will submit this card in the following challenges:

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

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

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ - monochromatic

http://pathofpositivitychallenge.blogspot.com/2018/06/challenge-60-optional-theme.html - neutrals

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Big fat cake

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is my card to show you made with a clear stamp (the name eludes me) and coloured with water colour pencils. The pink paper below has been coloured in with a pencil. The sentiment was a bit wonky as the top part of the folder would not align with the bottom. I could have gone slower with the rhine stones but I have so many in this colour that I went all out. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

https://craftaholicsrus.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

Happy and healthy crafting,

Monica 

Hi there!

Dear bloggers,

I seem to be breaking my record for 2016 with my fifth post for the first time this year. Here is my card to show you today which is an anniversary card. The roses have been punched from Martha Stewart's punch on pearlized paper which was part of a wedding card in it's previous avatar. It is a border punch and I cut out the roses separately and stuck them on to the card stock. The sentiment has been hand written with my Sakura gel pen and the organza ribbon is from my stash and so is the pearl on the knot. The nestie with the sentiment has also been die cut from pearlized paper. This card looks pretty and elegant in real life many times more than the picture.

I will enter this in the following:

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.sg/ - wedding/anniversary

http://crafty-girls-creations.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

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

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Sold 18 cards last weekend

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have great news to share which is that I sold 18 cards last Friday to the ladies who live in our complex. I gathered enough courage to take a little cane box filled with cards to the pool and just casually showed the cards around without putting any kind of pressure on anyone and lo and behold!!! Cards just flew. Ofcourse it helped that some ladies were drinking wine and it kind of encouraged the sale, if you know what I mean. Lol.

To top it all, I got an order for 15 Rakhis which are actually friendship bracelets that a sister ties on a brother's wrist as a mark of love. So yes, all this money will go to Nepal Redcross and I feel truly blessed and lucky.

Thank you all for not giving up on me. Lol.

Here is a wedding card I made with new dies I bought at Spotlight and another paper crafting store called Paper Market. It is a simple card and could be mistaken for a sympathy message but I think the sentiment which has been embossed (not too happy with that) shouts loud and clear. My older one also asked me to glitter the ferns to make it more celebratory in nature. I like it, I have to say.

I will enter my simple beauty in the following challenges:

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.sg/ - embossing

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

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/ - add sentiment

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.sg/ - clean and simple

Wish you a happy crafting time apart from good health and laughter,

Monica 

It has been a long time

Hello sweet bloggers,

I sure have been away for the longest time. We were gone to an island called Lombok in Indonesia which is close to Bali. It was a lovely trip and I will post pictures soon. However towards the end of our trip, my older one and I had real sore throats and are still recovering from them. Beside that, it was glorious to to see the sea and just relax on the beach or by the pool.

I do hope you all have been well and enjoying card making.

Here is my card to show you which I made a while ago. It is simple and sweet I think and does not really require much explanation.

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

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

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.sg/ - always anything goes

I will come and visit soon,

Monica 

Happy to sell three cards for the Nepal earthquake

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have good news to share about the sale of three cards for the Nepal earthquake fund. One of the ladies who lives in our condominium came for an angel therapy session (yes, I have started giving angel card readings) and she spontaneously bought three cards from me. How nice is that!!!

Here is another card that may fit the bill for CAS(E) this Sketch if the challenge is still open. The flowers are from Japan and the embossing folder is a new one. I fell in love with it at the first sight, you know. The metallic pearly paper was actually a wedding card and it was too special to throw away so I saved it and used it here. The embossed sentiment is from a set of small embossing folders. Somehow adding a sentiment gives more balance to a card.  

I photographed this tile from my kids' earlier school. I think it was a middle or high schooler who made this in art. I loved it so much.

Thank you for not giving up on me,

Monica 

For CAS(E) this Sketch

Hello bloggers,

Yes, I actually got time to do crafting yesterday and today. Hooray for that and it did wonders to me. Ofcourse I made sure I was wearing my long sighted glasses to see clearly. Lol.  This wedding card is for CAS(E) this Sketch and trust me the embossed sentiment is on metallic white paper but it seems to have taken on a whole new colour in the photo. It looks quite pretty in real life. The tiny white roses are from Japan and I have added a little bow beneath to highlight them. The pearls finish it off nicely, I thought.

Wish you health, peace, love and sunshine,

Monica 

Hello again with my 'oh so red card'

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here I am back again with another card the very next day. Aleeza is poorly today so while she watches her fave show, I do one of my fave activity - blogging.

This card is made for a friend who wanted a card to give a newly married couple. She wanted lots of red as the couple is Chinese and Asians do love the colour red when it comes to celebrations. So here is my 'oh so red card'.

Thank you for the kind comments on my previous post,

Monica 

Hello Sunday

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card to show you today with embossing and a die cut sentiment and a pretty butterfly from my stash.

Down below are pictures of the birdpark that we visited a couple of days ago.

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

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

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/ - bugs

http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes

Wish you a happy day,

Monica

A hearty card

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is a card I made with gold paper that Aleeza got for me from school. It was a bit crumpled so I thought using my heart die cuts along with embossing would give it fresh look. I had to use it to make her little heart happy and I did.

I know Valentine's Day is over but I still fancied making a card with hearts. It could be used as a modern wedding card.

Catch you later,

Monica 

White on White and loving it...

Hello kind peeps,

My card today is all white which I always love to create. Doily and heart die are from my stash and I have added tiny pearls as well as liquid pearls for interest. The lace and ribbon are from my stash as well. Am off to a stand up comedy show and hope I get to laugh a lot. 

I will enter this card in:

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

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

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/ - wedding

Wish you a pleasant weekend,

Monica 

Now & Always

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my card to show you for today made with my new stamp from G studio that I bought at Michael's over summer. I love it to bits and the sketch over at The House that Stamps Built was ideal for it. I have used Black Stazon ink to stamp it and have used my new nesties while the silver grey paper is fancy gift wrap. The bow has been created out of tissue paper and it was fun to make it. The little plastic hearts, I am not too sure about, well, this is the only way I could place them. Wish they were together though. Anyway, am pretty pleased with the way this card turned out.

The sketch over at The House that Stamps Built

I will also enter this card in:

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

http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - clean and simple

http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.com/ - use dies

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/ - celebrate

http://lestylemagenta.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes

http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - monochromatic

http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.com/ - for a male

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

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - must use a bow

Phew, that was the maximum number of challenges I have ever entered.

Catch you later.

Love,

Monica 

Second entry for CAS(E) this Sketch

Hello sweet blog buddies,

Here is my second take on the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch this week. The sentiment (from Wonder House) is my new buy - you should have seen me break into a happy dance when I spotted it at the craft store. I have used pearlised paper to die cut the sentiment and punch the hearts. The butterflies are plain confetti!!! My long love affair with die cuts and punches continues...

Down below is the photo inspiration at Just Inspirational

I will also enter this card in:

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

http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/ - monochromatic

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ - anything goes
http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - photo inspiration 

Wish you a pleasant Wednesday.

Love,

Monica

Sold another seven cards!!!

Hello sweet peeps,

A lady who lives in our complex ordered two cards from me last week and actually bought seven - now how kind is that!!! I am thrilled to bits and she sure made my weekend.

Here is my card to show you for today. It was actually made a few days ago for the challenge at LIM last week which was to make handmade flowers. The embossed piece had to be placed in this fashion as it was too long for my card. I have had it in my embossing drawer for many months now. The flowers are handmade out of punches and the flourishes have been cut into two from a corner die while the pearls are from my stash.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/ - floral

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

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

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ - wedding/anniversary/congratulations

Happy Monday,

Monica 

The perfect pear

Hello sweet peeps,

We are leaving for a vacation tomorrow and get back in the first week of July.

So before I go here is my card to show you for the sketch at CAS - colours and sketches.

The image is a rubber stamp from Hampton Art (coloured in with my Faber Castell water colours) and the lace is from my stash while the butterflies were added as a last minute resort to add more life. I have used liquid pearls in the centre of the butterflies to add life. 

I will enter enter this card in CAS on Sunday - black white and one more colour

I will see you all after our break and wish you a lovely summer full of peace and health.

Love,

Monica

Always and forever

Hello sweet bloggers,

It is summer holidays and that is sure keeping me busy...
Here is a quick card I made yesterday with a chipboard sentiment that my dear friend Sandra sent me. I love the sentiment and thanks so much Sandra for your kindness. The paper is fancy gift wrap and the ribbon and pearls are from my stash. The red paper is recycled from an old invitation and I have added liquid pearls on the punched hearts and on the top of the red diamonds. I feel I could have done a better job with this card.

I will submit this card in the following challenges:
http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ - creative card crew
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ - anything goes

Catch you later.

Much love,

Monica