Oshibana workshop

Hello sweet bloggers,

Hope that you are having a lovely Saturday. It is almost 9 pm as I write this post and I am ready to go to bed since I had a full day!

I was lucky enough to attend an Oshibana workshop last Tuesday. Oshibana means 'pressed flowers' in Japanese and this class was rather interesting to say the least.

Here is a card I made with the pressed flowers that were supplied to us in a kit.

Below is a book mark.

The workshop was great fun for me and I had a really stimulating morning. Such luxury to find something like this in Jakarta. Indonesia is so very rich in ethnic art and craft but there are not many structured workshops and classes that one could attend.

Will visit your blogs tomorrow...

Hugs,

Monica

Another one for sale...

Hello bloggers,

This is a card I made yesterday with the same teddy stamp that I have used in the previous post. Zeenya asked me why the teapots were there below the teddy. I replied, "because I find the teacup punch so cute  and cute things go well with teddies!"

Supplies:

Base paper - light creamy yellow

Flourish design on paper - Used a mask from Prima and coloured it in with my Plaid chalks

Stamp - Inkadinkadoh stamped with Amercan Craft clay

Border punch - MS (love it!) distressed with old paper and filled in with Sakura gold pen

Distressed inks - Tim Holtz rusty hinge, walnut stain

Teapots - from punch

Sentiment - Penny Black

Am going to enter it for the following challenges:

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/ - fall

http://digistamps4joy.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.com/ - fall

http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/ - fall

Will come and visit you all later... 

Hugs,

Monica

Partly recycled card

Hello dear bloggers,

Hope you are having a good week...

A warm welcome to my new followers - Jane and Sasha. Delighted to have you on board!

Here is a card I made late last night for a friend who has undergone a surgery.

Supplies:

Base card stock - multishaded mocha

Teddy stamp - Inkadinkadoh, stamped with Amercan Crafts clay and popped up with foam dots

Border punch - MS, distressed with Tim Holtz wild honey

Printed orange patch at the bottom - recycled from a Starbuck take away cup

Orange rose - made by me with coiled paper, distressed with peeled paint

Small flowers -punched from MS border punch

Leaves - punched from leaf punches and distressed with Tim Holtz wild honey and crushed olive

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

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/ - for kids/teenagers

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ - fall
http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - punches and dies
http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ - distressing
http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/ - orange and/or buttons

Will come and do my rounds soon.

Hugs,

Monica

Helen's new Etsy store

Hello bloggers,

You know Helen of  www.helenmade.blogspot.com has opened her new Etsy store with her beautiful handmade crafts.

She is an amazing crafter and makes great paper craft - a visit to her blog will endorse what I am saying.

Do check out her new store if you have a moment:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelenCreations

Hugs and have a nice week ahead,

Monica

This one sold as well...

Hello sweet bloggers,

First of all, I am sorry that I have not been around much. We were away at the weekend to a special friend's 40th birthday. It was loads of fun, laughter, champagne and good company all the way!!!

The card that I am posting is the one that was randomly picked up by the same lady who ordered 20 cards. Incidentally, she was kind enough to buy 26 cards in all and was I on cloud nine! So far I have sold 43 cards for Japan red cross...

Supplies:

Base card stock - white distressed with Tim Holtz wild honey and crushed olive

Embossing on card stock - CB

Stamped background - Hero Arts block done with Tim Holtz rusty hinge

Dragonfly - Inkadinkado stamp heat embossed with matt gold 

Distress around dragonfly - crushed olive and rusty hinge

Gold flowers - punched with Carla craft out of a very fancy brochure and that means I recycled!

Brown leaves - embossed and decorated with Sakura gold pen

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

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/ - anything goes

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/ - punches or dies

http://www.unityopportunity-challenge.blogspot.com/ - fall/autumn

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

I will come and do my rounds soon - that is a promise.

Hugs,

Monica

My third set of cards for order

Hello lovely bloggers,

I got 10 cards delivered to the lady who ordered them and I was a bit nervous... but yaaay, she liked them all.

Now here is the next set - hope they are well received, too.

Supplies:

Base cardstock - black with green inner

Orange paper - stamped with Hero Arts block using Tim Holtz distressed peeled paint and forest moss

Green paper with black print - stamped with another Hero Arts block using Tim Holtz soot black and distressed with chalks, peeled paint and forest moss

 Large butterflies - from K and company

Small butterflies - stickers from stash (saving them for the past 12 years!!!)

Border punches - MS

Embossing - dear CB

Ribbon - white and distressed with peeled paint - you are impressed, aren't you??? 

Mosaic (only on one card) - from stash

I am going to enter this for the following challenges:

http://digistamps4joy.blogspot.com/ - fall colours
http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ - butterfly
http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.com/ - background
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ - anything with wings


Thanks for all your support - means so much to me and my little blog.

Hugs and off to do my chores before Zeenya sleeps,

Monica

Still making more cards for order

Hello lovely bloggers,

Thanks for the kind comments on my last post.

Here are another five cards I have made for the lady who ordered 20. I just sent her 10 cards this morning. I do hope she likes them. Am on my way to make the rest of the cards now...

Below are some individual pictures of the cards.

Supplies:
 Base card stock - shaded mocha and pale creamy white
Stamp - leafy stamp from Hobby Ideas, India stamped with Amercan crafts clay and filled in with water colour pencils.
Glitter - Uniball copper metallic
Chalks - from stash
Embossing on the side - CB


Am going to enter in the following challenges:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ anything goes
http://mimchallegeblog.blogspot.com/ - monochrome
http://craftingwhenwecanchallenges.blogspot.com/ anything goes
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ - brown, orange, gold


Will come and do my rounds soon - off to pick up lil' Aleeza from school now.


Hugs,


Monica