A beary happy Christmas!

Hello bloggers,

To overcome my withdrawl symptoms I thought I must post another card. This card was to be sold but I gifted it to Aleeza's teacher's daughter alongwith her Christmas gift. Her daughter is four years old so she should have liked the card.

Zeenya heat embossed this image from ummmm... sorry, I cannot remember - Inkadinkadoh or ? I stuck it on this textured gift wrap and the card stock is actually shimmery matt gold but it sadly doesn't show in the picture.

I seem to have some more Merry Christmas sentiments but just love this one and keep using it over and over again... sorry if you have seen it so many times earlier.

I have almost finished my order of 15 cards so then I should have more time to blog (or so I think!)

This card is going to go to Michelle's Monday Linky party.

Also I am going to enter this card for the following challenges:

http://www.freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/ - sparkle and shine

http://www.craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - a beary project


Hugs,

Monica

Card from a price tag!!!

Hello bloggers,

I have been MIA as my motherly responsibilities have increased multi-fold but I am not complaining... It is just that I miss my blogging time and everything connected with it.

I have made this card with a price tag (from one of my fave stores that sells the finest cotton in New Delhi). The next picture show the actual tag.

I dressed up the tag with Indian ribbons and glitter. Finished it by pasting it on to shimmery brown card stock. Sorry for the poor picture quality!

This card looks much nicer in real life... did not have the heart to sell it, though.

Hugs,

Monica

For challenges and then for charity

Hi bloggers,

I am a bit behind with visiting as well as posting... Life has got a bit hectic ever since Aleeza's nanny left some weeks ago but I guess there are always pros and cons to every situation. And in this case, it is just as well that she has gone because Aleeza is going to turn 3 in February and she needs to learn to be independant. 

For me it is good to bond with her without the nanny's slightly over bearing personality. The flip side is that it has made me flipping busy. I don't seem to get enough time to make cards, blog or just kick off my shoes and have some fun and that makes me a bit sad.

Never mind, I must try and be a good mother - they grow up so fast as everyone says... I should be grateful for such luxuries that Indonesia provides.

Okay, enough waffling there - it is 11.33 pm as I write this post. I have used this stamp from Inkadinkado while the metallic tissue paper is from Paperchase. The gems are from Paper Mania (I think) while the ribbon is from my stash.

Am going to enter this card for the following challenges:

www.cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ - ribbons and bows

www.aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Christmas

www.keepitcas.blogspot.com/ - deck the halls

www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/ - Christmas


Hugs,

Monica

A special card

Hello bloggers,


It is the 7th and I have not posted a  single card so far... just so occupied with the kids!


This card is ideal for me right now... wish I could do that but I hardly get time to wear heels!  I think the caption for me should be "just kick off your shoes and have fun".


This card has a history to it - I will try not to bore you with the details but Zeenya stamped this shoe from my new Hero Arts clear stamp alongwith the sentiment. She did a good job with distressing the sides as you can see in the remaining bits where she stamped the sentiment.

Tip: She decided to distress with Marvy brush markers instead of actual distress ink and it worked quite well.

While she was decorating the shoe with glitter it got a bit messy and I - Miss Smarty Pants tried to help her and made it worse... She was heart broken and so was I. 

However, I was determined to make this card happen beautifully so I cut out the shoe and hand tore the sentiment and coloured in the shoe with Zeenya's Sakura nail pens and see what I did. I also added in some Sakura glitter pens. I do like it now.


The quilled flower on the shoe has been made by me and the rest of the stuff is from my stash.


Am going to enter this card for Michelle's Monday Linky party and for following challenges:

www.onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/  - old stash new stash (the Hero shoe stamp is new for me)

 http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - my fave things (I love this shoe stamp and the polka dotted ribbon)

www.movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/ - for someone special

www.freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/ - red, pink and white


Hugs,


Monica

Award from dear Helen

Hello bloggers,

Hope you are feeling well and keeping healthy...

I am delighted to accept this award from dear Helen. First of all I apologise for taking so long to post it...

Do visit Helen's blog and see the superb stuff she makes - ranging from quilling to Origami to stamping - it goes on. She is extremely gifted and talented with oodles of patience.

I have to do the following in order to accept this award:

 Thanks and link back to the person who awarded me this award.



 Share 8 things about myself.


Pay it forward to 8 bloggers that I have recently discovered.


 Contact those bloggers and tell them about their awards.




Here are the 8 things I would like to share about myself:

1. If I had another chance to study, it would be in connection with something creative.

2. I love interior decoration.

3. I can spend hours on my craft table...

4. My life begins and ends with card making - surprise, surprise!

5. I cannot sit still even for a few minutes in front of the television but surely can in front of the computer - blogging away for hours!

6. I have learned a lot from my blogging buddies.

7. I used to sew, embroider and indulge in a lot more crafts before settling in with card making.

8. I need to learn to keep a tidy work station - hopefully I am on my way as many of you have parted with real good tips...



I would like to pass this award to everyone (like Lynn did) - so do pick it up and paste it on your blog because I believe that all of you are stylish blogger out there.

However, I would like to share this award with 8 bloggers who have touched my life in special ways more than one:


Sandra - http://www.rosepetalcreations.blogspot.com/


Charity Crafter - http://www.charitycrafter.blogspot.com/


Terry - http://terryeo.blogspot.com/


Shirley-Anne - http://shirley-anne-stampingforjoy.blogspot.com/


Lynn - http://creativecraftsbylynn.blogspot.com/


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


Colleen - http://cardsdelight.blogspot.com/


Michelle - http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/


Do visit their blogs and see their stylish creations and leave them some love...


Hugs,

Monica

Zeenya's card for her Dad's birthday

Hello bloggers,

I believe it is snowing in the UK - please do stay warm and cozy where ever you are...

Zeenya made this card in minutes with peel offs and some handcut clouds and green. It is for her Dad's birthday tomorrow. He loves golf so she thought it would be ideal to make a golf birthday card.

And of course your's truly did not make a card for the simple reason that I am a bit saturated with making cards after selling over 100 cards and collecting USD 250/. All I am trying to do is tidy up and when I try saving those small scraps of paper it gives me a headache... I am trying to save them in seperate folders but cannot get there. Any tips on organising my craft space are more than welcome.

Hugs,

Monica

Christmas card

Hello bloggers,

It was real fun to watch my little one on stage this afternoon dressed up as a flower (not a bee as I mentioned earlier)! She was supposed to do a bit of swaying but she just stood there like a rock - never mind atleast she went on stage.

I am trying to make unisex cards as I always land up making very feminine cards. So this was my take on making a card for a man...

I got inspiration to buy this ribbon from one of Lynn's Christmas cards. Do visit her blog and look at the stylish cards she creates.

This is a simple card but as I said I always need numbers to sell...

The top green bit is an additional flap on top and then are another two layers which are not visible in the picture.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

www.totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ -  tree

www.freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/ - winter, Christmas theme

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Christmas is coming

www.aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Hugs,

Monica