Getting more cards ready for Japan redcross!

Hello bloggers,

Wowsie! It is Friday again and thank God for that. I have to say this week went so fast.

Here is a card I made while Aleeza tried her best to snatch away my glue, distress inks and sponges. Somehow I managed to keep my cool.

I have followed the sketch by http://mytimemadeeasy.com/blog/ (you can see it down below after my card)
The layout is a tribute to 9/11 and as you can guess it resembles the American flag.

Here is my card - I think it looked better without the touch of bling. I created my own paper - yaaaay! And I distressed it with Tim Holtz old paper - as usual the real colours cannot be seen well.

Supplies:

Base card stock - white distressed with Tim Holtz old paper (I love how it turned out)

Printed paper - Hero Arts design block stamped with Brilliance graphite black

Leafy panels - MS  border punch distressed with Tim Holtz soot black

Heart stamp - from Hobby Ideas, India, stamped in graphite black and distressed with Tim Holtz fired brick

Heart punch on stamp - Carla craft with recylced scrap on table. I used a heart because I feel so deeply about what happened on that horrible day. 

Red colour on the two centre panels - filled in with metallic red Sakura pen (looked much better without it)

Bling and glitter - from stash

Down below is the sketch

I am also going this card in the following challenges as well:

http://jffchallenge.blogspot.com/ - vintage

http://blog.therubbercafe.com/ - no designer paper

http://atsblog.typepad.com - anything goes

Wishing you a relaxed and crafty weekend.

Hugs,

Monica

Distressing printed paper!

Hello bloggers,

First of all, a welcome to my new followers, Marlena Pedussi and Dusty Davi  - it makes me so happy to see my list of followers grow!

I made this card to participate in the challenge hosted by http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/ the theme being a sketch. Sorry, am too lazy to copy and paste the sketch.

I have done a lot of distressing here and that kinda of de-stressed me... lol!

Supplies:

Base card stock - red

Black stock - light weight card

Printed paper - new wrapping paper, distressed with Tim Holtz fired brick

Red embossed paper - distressed with Tim Holtz soot black

Sentiment - embossed with CB and distressed with Tim Holtz fired brick

Heart shaped border - MS and distressed as well with fired brick

Black Ribbon - American crafts

I am also going to submit this for the following challenges:

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ - vintage/shabby

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

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/ - embossing of any kind

Hope you like it...

Hugs,

Monica

Another card today!

Hello bloggers,

Life is good because I am getting to blog to my heart's content... what else does a little blogger like me want!!! Lol.

Here is a card I made yesterday and finished off today. 

Supplies:

Base card stock - light blue and distressed with grape (American craft pigment stamp pad)

White strip - punched with MS border punch and distressed with grape and Tim Holtz broken china
Also coloured in with Sakura metallic purple and silver pen

 Pop up butterfly border at the bottom - with a pop up punch and glittered

Flower - homemade by me using Sizzix flower dies and Carla craft punches - glittered as well

Flower centre - rhinestone from stash

Flourish stamp - Inkadinkado and stamped with Tim Holtz broken china

This is a closeup of the flower - a pretty hopeless picture!!!

Am entering this card for the following challenges:
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes (my second entry this week)

http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - flowers

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

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/ - fave colour combo

http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/ - distressing and/or use paint

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ - make your own flower


Thanks for all the inspiration!


Hugs,


Monica

Less is More

Hello bloggers,

Here is a card I made for Less is More - the theme being metal. Getting a decent picture was the hardest thing - to say the least!

Supplies:

Base card stock -  beautiful metallic dark blue (sorry, that it kind of looks deep grey and that makes my heart grey, lol!)

Presents - punched with Jeff  on metallic mauve 

Lilac metallic tissue paper - Paper Chase

Metallic ribbon - Anchor

Rhinestones - from stash

Glitter - purple and silver from stash

I am also going to enter this card in Michelle's MIM - Make it Monday Linky party.

I think this is a rather uncreative card but the card stock looks really nice in real life and that adds some charm to it's otherwise staid look.

Hugs,

Monica

Karin's blog candy

 Hello dear bloggers,

Hope your week has started on a good note...

Karin at "With an i for paper"  is having her 2nd blog anniversary and she will be giving away stuff every week.
Here is what she is giving this week - Spellbinders dies!

Do hop over to her lovely blog and see the finer details of the blog candy. And also see her wonderful cards!


Hugs,

Monica

Partly recycled card

Hello bloggers,

Hope you are having a relaxed and happy weekend... I am getting to craft and blog so am a truly content being!!!

Here is a partly recycled I made with a paper mat with a cane print.

Supplies:

Base card stock - white

Brown faux cane mat effect paper - recycled table mat from a restaurant (I pinched it in the name of Aleeza!)

Designer paper - kind courtesy Terry

Leafy border - MS punch (love my new acquisition to bits)

Black and brown border at the bottom - new gift wrap (I hoard gift wrap and then I complain I don't have enough space in my card room)

Sentiment - Hero Arts on white paper and distressed with Tim Holtz wild honey and crushed olive

Ribbon - originally white but distressed with  Tim Holtz crushed olive 

Beads - from Hobby Craft

Am going to enter this card for the following challenges:

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/ - for a man

http://sugarcreekhollow.blogspot.com/ - vintage, shabby chic or primitive, trash to vintage

http://suchins.blogspot.com/ - simply sentiment

Have to take Zeenya for a hair trim and I need one as well... but am feeling a bit rough and she is kind enough to understand.

Catch you soon!

Lots of hugs and blog love,

Monica

Hello bloggers,

Thanks so very much for all the encouraging comments on the black and orange card... I felt so motivated that I thought of taking part in a sketch challenge...

So here is my take on the sketch - more shabby and less chic!!!

Supplies:

Base card stock - white and distressed with American Crafts stamp pad in aqua

Doily - punched out a circle, used Paper Mania doily stamp in pearlescent blue (Brilliance Archival) 

I distressed the stamped doily with lavender (American Crafts) which kind of ruined it!

Borders - MS punch

Butterfly - K and Co (pretty acetate butterfly)

Flowers - made by me

Leaves - leaf punch

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Ribbon and glitter - from stash

And down below is the sketch http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.com/

I am also going to enter this card in the following challenges:
http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/ - purples, blues and greens

http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/ - no designer paper

http://littlemissmuffetchallenges.blogspot.com/ - make your own flowers

http://blog.cuddlybuddly.com/ - vintage, distressing and flowers

Hugs and have a pleasant weekend,

Monica