Autumn leaves

Hello sweet bloggers,

Hope you all are having a relaxed and pleasant weekend...
I have just come returned home from grocery shopping, had my cuppa and Aleeza and I indulged in some fun stamping.

Now to blogging - here is a card that I just stamped randomly with Hero Arts clear stamps. Used distressed ink to stamp the images and coloured them with water colour pencils... Not as good as you do but this is almost my maiden attempt with such kind of stamps. 

The panel at the bottom was embossed and sponged with distressed inks.

The sentiment is handwritten on punched labels propped on foam dots. 

Am going to enter this card for Casual Friday - the theme being Fall.

Catch you later.

Love,

Monica

Shades of pink and white

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card I have made for Annabelle Stamps Blog - the challenge being shades of pink and white.

I have used my latest Sizzix embossing folder, sponged it and added touches of white in the embossed image with my Uniball white pen. I have stuck the embossed paper with foam dots to give it dimension.

The flowers have been punched and stuck foam pads as well.

Zeenya (turning 13 this November and who speaks very little) acknowledged that the card was attractive and I think so too.

Gotta finish my lunch and get Aleeza from school.

Will come and visit later.

Lots of love,

Monica

Wonder...

Hello lovely bloggers,

Here is a card I made a few days ago... I think it is an Inkadinkadoh stamp that I have used. It has been stamped with Brilliance pearlescent orchid. 

The background papers were sent to my by dear Terry which I have been hoarding for say over a year now. 

The feathers, pearls, flowers and butterfly are from my stash. The flourish is a Sizzix embosslit.

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

Try and on Tuesday - anything goes
Pin And Tack - anything goes
Through the Craftroom - anything goes

Stay well and lots of love,

Monica

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