Award from dear Sandra

Hi bloggers,

This afternoon was full of rain and thunder.... love you, Indonesia!

One of the best things that has happened to me in the last few days is this award from lovely Sandra. Thank you, Sandra, for all your encouragement, love and support.

I would like to pass this award to another 15 wonderful ladies. Here goes:


Terry - www.terryeo.blogspot.com/

Leigh - www.charitycrafter.blogspot.com/

Loraine - http://www.lorainescardsandcrafts.blogspot.com/

Jenny - http://www.myinkyhands-jennifer.blogspot.com/

Michelle - www.michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/

Amanda - www.amandascraftspace.blogspot.com/

Helen - www.helenmade.blogspot.com/

Marie - www.cardmakingbird.blogspot.com/

Dawn - www.cardsdelight.blogspot.com/

Lynn - www.creativecraftsbylynn.blogspot.com/

Susie - www.susiestacey.blogspot.com/

Tania - www.javabeanscreativeescape.blogspot.com/

Andrea - http://www.andreajbpiecesofmine.blogspot.com/

Rosalee - http://www.rosaleescrap.blogspot.com/

Jenn - www.jennspapercuts.blogspot.com/

Do visit these lovely blogs and see their wonderful creations.

Love,

Monica

Jumbo home made flowers for Christmas



Hello everyone, thanks so much for your comforting words when my daughter was ill. Thanks to your loving wishes, she is much better now... And I am back to crafting!!!

Yours truly made these  jumbo flowers yesterday with a Sizzix mini. I promise I will post the instructions soon. I need to get better at clicking pictures for tutorials. I was quite thrilled with the way these flowers turned out and could not wait to put them on a card.

The roses have been stuck on handmade card stock from India - it has a very nice distressed look to it with splashes of gold. The ribbon is from a dollar store in Sydney (from my stash) and the red faux gems are from Paper Mania. The holly leaves have been punched out of Carla craft holly punch on handmade gold paper.

Hope you like it...

Lots of love,

Monica



Umbrella painting



Hello bloggers, hope you are all well out there... it has been a bit stressful for me as my younger one (two and a half) has been down with high fever. Got her tested for dengue - thank God it was negative but she has does have a viral infection. It is the third day today (it seems like 3 years!) and luckily she seems to be on the mend. That's enough of my sob story! Indonesia has shortage of good medical facilities so falling ill here is not much fun.

In the midst of all this, my mum and I went to attend an umbrella painting class. As you can see the yellow umbrella is hers (she seems to be a paisley specialist LOL!) I was strapped for ideas so I just picked up some leaves and stamped with them in different hues on that reddish umbrella...

Hope you like them.

It was theraputic to attend the class because it took my mind off my little one for a while and I needed that break.

I have not been upto making cards but will do that soon.

Love,

Monica

Mum's free hand card

Hiya everybody, today is a clear day after all that rain yesterday... it poured buckets and buckets non stop! Some parts of the city were flooded, to say the least.

Here is one of the cards that is my mum's creation (she is visiting us...) The paisleys have been drawn free hand and coloured in with Sakura pens and glitter glues. It looks better in person than in the post. Hope you like it.



I will be posting it to a wonderful lady who also makes cards for charity... any guesses? Don't want to give out her name in this post because it is meant to be a surprise.


Thanks for having a peep - I would love to read your comments.

Love,

Monica

Owls ... for the wise or otherwise ;)

Hi blogger friends, hope you are having a nice weekend... it is 1.17 pm, Sunday today... These are rather childish cards but I fell in love with the owl print gift wrap at the book shop and had to buy it.

The first cardstock is made of pearlised paper (which cannot be seen here) and I have cut out the owl from the gift wrap. Have added pop up glitter fabric paint to dress up the owl. The blue and brown ribbon and gems are from my stash.
In the second image I have chalked the image in pearlised blue (Docraft chalks) and the yellow paper is from Cardmaking and Paper craft.

The  uneven strips of  shiny teal have been cut by hand. Have added glitter on the owl and faux crystal on the eyes. The yellow polka ribbon is from my stash and the flowers are my creation.


Wonder if you will like them?

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Autumn

Hello blogger friends, I am back after a 4 day break and it seems like forever! Thank you for all your lovely words of encouragement for my last post. It means the WORLD to me...

I have got inspired by Shirley-Anne (I am a big fan of her's) to submit this for Sarah Hurley Challenge - Autumn...
I am not a great one for taking part in challenges but for once ...

The gold paisley paper on the base is from India while the orangish paper leaves are from a pound store in London. The flowers are homemade OFCOURSE... :)  I went over with gold glitter to make it look fancy.

The cream and gold mulberry leaves in the background have been cut manually from paper from my stash.

Hope you like it.

For UK Aid, with love!

Hi everybody, thanks for your lovely words of encouragement...

These are some cards I have made in the last few days for donation to UK Aid. Hope you like them.


Am in the process of packing 20 cards for UK Aid which I will be sending to Leigh - and she will do the needful.
Thank you Leigh, for suggesting their name.

And below is a collection of all 20 cards!  
Happily crafted with lots of love and joy...