Preparing for my next Charity card sale

Hello bloggers,

I made these cards yesterday with the same stamp... they are so different from each other, right? 

I am trying to build up a collection to have another sale but I am a bit laid back about it. 

This cards above was stamped with a Docraft square stamp using Jim Holtz  distress ranger ink in broken china.

Over the square blue layer I stamped the cherry blossom from Hero Arts which I just picked up from the book shop close by a few days ago.

I rubbed glitter all over the blue square after stamping the cherry blossom tree stamp to make it look more lively.

The shimmery flowers in blue and green are from my stash.

The strips you see on the side are scraps that were lying on my work table - collecting dust. They are pearlized handmade  papers in two colours. The cardstock is pearly white but it doesn't show in the picture. The Happy Birthday stamp is from Hero Arts, I think.

This is another variation of the same card... used Brilliance ink in pearlized beige on shimmery blue cardstock to stamp the cherry blossom tree from Hero Arts. 


The strips at the bottom are bits of ribbon and pearlized papers from scraps lying around on the table. The tiny white shimmery flowers are from my stash. Don't know whether this looks like a perfect "thank you card"... looks more like a "sympathy card" I think!


The sentiment is handwritten... I seem to be getting back my confidence to write with a pen...


Hope the daffodils are beginning to smile...




I am going to enter in the following challenges:


www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes


www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com - anything goes


www.aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com - vintage or shabby (I hope the first card is shabby!)






Hugs to a very special lot of crafters,

Monica

My delightful goodies from Sandra

Hiya everyone,

Am I not lucky and blessed to receive these lovely Christmas stamps from dear

Sandra( rosepetalcreations.blogspot.com)  in the post today...?

They are actually for Zeenya but looks like we will both be targetting them. 

Aren't they all so sweet? 

So generous and thoughtful of Sandra to send them all the way from the UK. 

I feel touched and honoured , to say the least.

Look at this stunning card Sandra sent along with such a loving message. 


I kept admiring the card for hours just marvelling at it's beauty. Sadly, it looks far prettier in real life. 


If you would like to see more of her lovely stuff, do visit her blog. Amazing work! 
Sandra designs super stuff for Tellen's place as well. 


Thank you, Sandra, for making my day! Bless you!


Hugs,
Monica

Baby boy card

Hiya everybody,


Both Aleeza and Zeenya are asleep so I thought I would post another card... 

This card is rather simple but you will not believe how long it took me to complete - FOREVER!!! 


Materials used:


White cardstock


Ribbons and woolen yarn: all from my stash


Embossing done with Cuttlebug pram 


Distressing with Jim Holtz Ranger distress ink - broken china


Rounded the corners of the rectangular patch with Ek Success corner rounder


Used double sided foam to give the pram more dimension


Sentiment - printed ribbon which I cut and pasted
Ribbon weaving - with my Fiskars border weaving punch (love affair gets stronger...lol!) 






Am going to enter this card in the following challenges:


 www.ynschallenges.blogspot.com/ - feeling blue (no I am not, lol)


www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes (my fave challenges when it is anything goes)


It is a simple card but they do seem to be in demand at my charity sales, you know.


Hugs,


Monica

Leigh's birthday blog candy

Hi bloggers,

It is dear Leigh's birthday (www.charitycrafter.blogspot.com/ ) on March 22nd and her friend Debbie will be giving out a blog candy for her. How sweet is that...

It is dear Leigh's birthday on March 22nd and her friend Deb will be giving out a blog candy for her. 

How sweet is that...

I have copied Leigh's post from her blog below so that I don't miss out anything:

Hi all, my friend Debs over at debsdoescrafts blog has given me some blog candy to offer for my birthday on 22nd March x I will be 45 years old this birthday and cannot believe how quick it has gone x I will be adding a few things along the way if my followers go up enough x 

In order to enter

A) Please leave a comment on this post to let me know you want to be entered.
B) Please be a follower.
C) Please post my candy on your blog (Post or on sidebar is fine x If you do both please have 2 comments = 2 chances).

Thanks all and good luck x  I shall be drawing the candy on my birthday 

x Leigh x

Green and yellow monkey card

Hello bloggers,


It is almost 7 pm in th evening as I post this card...


Zeenya made the yellow-green circular background with her Staedler flourescent markers on plain card stock - all she did was draw circles in green and yellow in  a zig zag way. And I stuck 3D stickers on top.


I had to get this card ready for a sale and Zeenya said that it would never sell...But it sold instantly to a little boy's mum at Aleeza's school.


I was going to submit this card for the following challenges:


www.charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - four legged animals


www.meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/ - animals


www.sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes


Love,


Monica

Card with Leigh's delightful goodies

Hiya everybody, hope you had a good weekend... I did and am so happy about that. I saw a film called,  Prada to Nada...  For those of you that haven't seen it, it has been adapted from Jane Austen's novel (sorry, forget the name). The film seems to be a low budget one but the story is really grasping and the main female characters is just so likable as is the  lead male actor. 

Besides watching the film, I made this card with Leigh's (Charity Crafter) lovely candy that she sent me via snail mail a while ago... wonder how it reaches me in Indonesia everytime... 

Do go and check out her awesome blog in case you dunno who she is  - full of love and great deeds that she does beside making the most wonderful cards.

Don't you love these papers?

 I stuck my FAMOUS handmade roses that I make from a Sizzix mini diecut. One day I will share the tutorial for sure... 

The sentiment is handwritten with a gold pen and the little gold dots on the brown strip are done with the same gold pen.

I wanted to punch some sprigs and stick them with the flowers but my design consultant asked me not to! 

BTW, I am sure you know who that is - Zeenya!

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

littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/ - flowers

http://www.toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/ - favourites (which are my flowers and the colour combo)




http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/ - weekly Monday linky party

These are the lovely papers that lovely Leigh sent for the girls and me - a great assortment.

This is a close up of the embellies Leigh sent for Zeenya and Aleeza. They were overboard with joy! But you know who will use them, right??? Me, me, me!

Have a happy and healthy week. 

Hugs,

Monica

Hello bloggers,

I am back again with another card... I am just so happy to be blogging away. It takes me to a whole new world which is almost like fairy tale, you know!!!

Materials used:

Base card stock - light blue

Striped paper - it is actually gift wrap

Scroll stamp - from Hero Arts

Metallic flowers - from my stash

Silver ribbon - from my stash


By the way, this is the first time I have stamped on already printed paper. I have learned this from blog land and videos on You Tube - apologies that I cannot remember the name exact source.

I am going to enter this for the following challenges:

www.cceestampers.blogspot.com/ - swirly designs

www.peartreedesigns.blogspot.com/ - ribbons

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/ - - spring's in the air

Apart from the challenges above,  I am going to submit this card for the weekend linky party at www.naturallymecreations.blogspot.com/




Hugs and TGIF,


Monica