For Less is More - Lime and Black

Hello lovely bloggers,

Hope you are well and healthy which ever corner of the globe you are.

I had made a promise to myself that I would try and blog everyday but life just got in the way yesterday. Anyhow here I am today with a card that is bland and rather plain. Looks like mojo has gone for a ride again. Just didn't feel like making a card and had to force myself to make this one for Less is More which is all about lime and black this week. 

I have embossed and sponged the lime green panel and have stuck black and white printed paper underneath it. The sentiment is from Spellbinders - it was lying handy on my table so went for it. Rounded two corners to add more interest however it may have worked otherwise.

I will also enter this card in the following challenges:

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ - anything goes

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Wishing you a pleasant morning, afternoon or evening...

Love,

Monica 

Pink and white quickie

Hello there,

I made this card a while ago but don't think I posted it on to my blog.

 This MS punch was bought with much excitement and delight but has been used only once - to make this card. And I have many other punches like this which have hardly ever been used. Top secrets being shared there - lol.

A very simple card but it sold with great ease. 

I will enter this card in http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Wish you a pleasant week ahead.

Love,

Monica 

For CAS(e) this sketch and CAS(ual) Friday - 2nd entry

Hello sweet bloggers,

Hope you are enjoying the weekend which ever part of the globe you are in. It is almost the end of Sunday here. 

Here is my second entry for CAS(e) this sketch and CAS(ual) Friday this week which is Chevron and Flowers. I have used a Penny Black image and coloured it in with water colour pencils.  The chevrons were stencilled in with American Crafts white ink. The sentiment is handwritten and the ribbon and flower are from my stash. I stuck a pearl and in the flower centre and on the top of the tag to make it look more interesting. The leaves have been punched and lightly coloured with water colour pencils as well.

Have to go to bed soon so good night all.

Love,

Monica 

Thank you Sandra

Hello there,

Here is a card I made with the lovely papers and embellies I received from dear Sandra. Thank you ever so much, Sandra. Since everything was coordinated it took me precisely a few minutes to make this card. Sometimes it is nice to create a card with no stamping. All I did was add matching ribbon, crystals and an MS punch on the side with pop up fabric glue on it. I like this simple card but was left wondering if there was too much plain surface at the bottom?

Happy carding!

Lots of love,

Monica 

For CAS(e) this sketch and CAS(ual) Friday

Hello kind peeps,

 Here is my card for CAS(e) this sketch and over at CAS(ual) Friday the challenge is Chevron and Flowers this week so I decided to combine my card for both challenges. The card stock is light green and I have sponged it with TH broken china and I made my own tag, sponging it with the same ink. The flower is from Petaloo and the yarn and pearls are from my stash while the sentiment is from Spellbinders and I have had in for two years now and did not realize what a pretty font it has. So now you are going to see a lot of this in the future. Lol. The Washi tape is from the scrapbooking store close by and the flourishes are from Sizzix and they have been sponged with different inks.

 CAS(e) this sketch

Thank God it's Friday and I do hope you like my card.

Love,

Monica 

For Inkspirational Challenge - colours

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card I have for the colour challenge over at Inkspirational. I thought my card stock was close to slate in real life but looks rather different in the picture. And I am not too pleased with the stark yellow MS butterfly border. Seems like an over doze of yellow and then that big block of pink there. Anyway too late to do anything now and trust me I am not going to show it to Zeenya!!! Lol. 

I will also enter this card in the following challenges:

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ - butterfly

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

http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.com/ - pastels

Off to do some commenting now.

Love,

Monica 

Globe traveller

Hello sweet bloggers,

Thanks for the lovely comments on my last post. Down below is my card to show you for today...The image is a stamp from Penny Black which I have coloured with water colour pencils. The striped paper has been recycled - it is from a news magazine. Doesn't it match perfectly?

The flowers have been punched out of papers that were sponged with Aleeza's paints while we were  painting together. Then I sprayed them with water and crumpled them to get this dreamy effect. Put in some punched flower centres and flourishes which were sponged with Tim Holtz peeled paint. 

I had lots of fun gluing the flowers on to this card and I do think this is the maximum number of flowers I have ever added on a card. Lol. Was in a generous sort of mood. Lol.

Would love to hear what you think of my card - I do think that the two blobs of rouge on her cheeks could have been avoided. And I need to learn how to colour in skin better.

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

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

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/ - anything goes

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/- anything goes

Any way off to play with Aleeza now.

Lots of love,

Monica