HANDMADE CARDS WITH LOVE FOR CHARITY

Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Another one for Less is More

Hello dear bloggers,

Thank you for your kind comments on my totally recycled card. Somehow to me my recycled cards are more precious than the ones I make with commercial material so I NEVER give them away. Well, that is me. Lol.

This card has been created for both Less is More and CAS(E) this Sketch. The pearlized paper was bought at Paddy's market in Sydney which we visited

some 15 years ago for the first time.

The butterflies have been die cut from a hammered paper that is used for making visiting cards. Obviously, when I put the paper in Cuttlebug, it got totally flattened out and the texture went out of the window.

Below is a closeup of the card...

I will take part in the following challenges:

Arty Divas: anything goes

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

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ - anything travel related

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/ - must use dies

Monica

Tuesday, 19 May 2020

100% recycled

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have been thinking of how I can extend my love of making cards out of recycled materials for a couple of years now. This card is one hundred percent recycled. I found a brochure outside an art museum in Kyoto, Japan with details of an art exhibition. I know what happens to such brochures after the event is over. So I confidently picked up a few and carried back them more safely than I would a baby. Lol.

The kraft paper that I have here for the cardstock was a thick brown paper carrier bag from a store. This is the result. Simple yet quite pretty I thought. Coming back to the image, we visited Kyoto to see the cherry blossoms hence you see them here.

I also have to give credit to a friend called Natalie who challenged me to make a card that was totally recycled.

I will enter it in the following challenges:

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/ - brown paper

https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ - incy wincy designs

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

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

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

Monica

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.