Some quick cards

Hello sweet bloggers,

First of all, I must apologize for not welcoming my new followers. A very warm welcome and many thanks to all of you.

This morning I attended a talk by a visiting psychologist on "Pressured Children" at my older one's school and it proved to be very useful. It kind of made me feel good about my parenting style - like not pushing my kids for high grades!!! 

Below are some cards that I made in a jiffy with the flowers and sentiments that Karin sent me. I have used my new embossing folder from Quickcutz as well. The flourish is from Sizzix - saw it in Singapore and grabbed it for dear life. Lol.

Am going to submit this card the monthly challenge at Unstampabelles, the theme this month being embossing.

Off to get some dinner now...

Thanks for all the sweet comments on my previous cards.

Love,

Monica

Less is more and Casual Fridays

Hello sweet bloggers,

Am back with another card for Less is More this time - the theme is ovals this time.

I am also going to enter this for Casual Fridays - black,white and another colour.

I have used my scalloped oval punch and punched three windows and stamped the teeny tiny ladybirds on the inside. I bought this ladybird stamp on my last visit to Singapore - so small is it that it has no name on it. But it sure is pretty!

The red dots on the ladybirds have been done with my Sakura red gel pen.

The ribbon and crystal are from my stash.

Below is a picture of the inside of the card.

Now I must run to the supermarket to get some groceries.

Catch you later...

Love,

Monica

Casual Fridays

Hello sweet bloggers,

Gosh, this week flew by soooooo quickly - just don't know where it went???

I have been making cards but have not been able to blog and how much I have been missing that.

Here is a card that I put together for Casual Fridays - the theme this week being black, white and one more colour. 

I was just stuck on using red with black and white instead of trying another variation.

Such an easy theme but my mojo was not with me so here is what I turned out - with my Ek Success border punch and a piano key ribbon. 

Could have added a sentiment but decided to leave it clean and simple.

Wish you all a pleasant weekend - may the weather behave and children, pets and partners as well, lol!

Love,

Monica

For less is more - foliage

Hello lovely bloggers,

Hope you had a nice weekend...

I managed to make a few cards with great ease and that made me happy!!!

And now to this card that I made this afternoon for Less is Morehttp://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/ - just before I went to pick up Aleeza from school.

The two pictures are of the same card but the second one was clicked on the high density mode - see the difference.

I put it through my Cuttlebug and then stamped the leaf in the centre as it kind of looked a bit blank in the centre. The leaf is from a clear Hero Arts stamp set and it was stamped in Olive vine. I sponged it with Tim Holtz crushed olive and wild honey. 

The sentiment is handwritten with a brown Staedler pen and Sakura gold gel pen over that.

I went over the embossed outline with Sakura gold gel pen and it looks really nice in real life.

Will come and visit a little later on...

Love,

Monica

Out and About...

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have coloured in these two images with water colour pencils while I was stamping with Aleeza... 

I have used this stamp umpteen times, yet haven't fallen out of love with it.

The two cards have the same colours but I have sponged them with different inks.

The embellies vary as well...

This is a Penny Black stamp and the first card has been hand torn. All the embellies are from my stash. 

Am going to enter these cards for the following challenges:

The Poodles Parlour - Here come the girls

Inspire me Fridays - Anything goes

The quote above touched my heart - saw it on Face book and thought I should share it.

Taking Aleeza for her swimming class now - seems a tough task as she is trying her best to get out of it. 

Have a wonderful weekend. 

Love,

Monica

Wooden it be nice...

Hello lovely bloggers,

Here is a card that I made a  short while ago and am going to enter it for Shopping our Stash the theme being - Wooden it be nice. Anything wooden will do - faux or real or anything similar.

For my card, I have used a textured card stock and have used a stencil which has been coloured in with distressed inks and sponged as well. 

The teddy is from Inkadinkado and the wire mesh has been sitting in my drawer for say, 12 plus years!!!

The braid border at the bottom is an Ek Success punch. 

I forget where the photo corners are from - maybe Ek Success.

Rather plain card but I do like browny cards, wonder why???

Catch you soon, gotta go and get something to eat.

Love,

Monica

For less is more - pink and brown

Hello sweet people,

Here is a vey quick and simple card for Less is More - the challenge being pink and brown this week.

I have used baby pink card stock and have stamped a Hampton Art cupckake in Brilliance fast drying coffee bean. 

The mesh border is from Hero Arts while the sentiment is from Penny Black - all stamped with the same ink.

I have coloured in the cupcake with a pink water colour pencil and also the mesh border. Stuck some pink gems and voila my card was ready.

Would love to hear what you feel about this card... a bit too basic isn't it?

Off to do some housework now - to dry the laundry actually.

Love,

Monica