For Less is More - sketch

Hello it's me again for the second time today which is quite rare. Here is my card for Less is More  - quick and easy. The lovely strawberry came from my dear blog buddy Sandra. Thank you so much, I love it!!! The strawberry has been popped on foam dots to make it look 3D.

I have had this mesh embossing folder hanging around for a long time now so it was beckoning me to be used. The sentiment is handwritten and I am not too impressed with it.

Off to make some more cards and then read to Aleeza.

Love,

Monica 

Baby girl card

Hello lovely peeps,

I sure am building up a collection and have 44 cards in stock already. Here is a baby card made with papers and no stamps. Lace, flourishes, flowers and voila my card was done.

I am going to enter it in the following challenges:

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/ - all about babies

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ - flowers and lace

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with ribbon

I wish you a pleasant weekend.

Love,

Monica 

For a baby girl

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my card for today which is for a baby girl. The doily stamp is from Paper Mania and the lace stamp is from Kaiser Craft (I think). The tiny flowers have been punched out of a paper I crumpled and sponged purple and white water colours over it. The sentiment is from Hampton Arts and the flowers around the button have liquid pearls in their centres. Sorry that the picture is a bit crooked. Note to myself - must learn to take better pictures.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/ - use a sentiment
http://www.inklingsandyarns.com/ - anything goes
http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Wish you a happy weekend.

Love,

Monica 

I love this paper

Hello sweet bloggers,

Thanks for the kind comments on my last card... and for the suggestions on how to fill the empty space at the bottom. 

I have been busy making cards for the bazaar on May the 14th, so busy that I could not blog yesterday. Here is my card to show you for today and much as I love the colours on this paper, I am not sure if the double bow looks nice. You know when I make general cards they do really well so I went for it - just paper with no stamping. It made up for not using stamps because I took loads of time taken to get the bow done properly - these double bows can be trying. In retrospect, I may add a few pearls or rhinestones on the paper to make it prettier.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/ - no stamps

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

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

I must go and do some visiting now.

Much love,

Monica 

Another card sold today!

Hello lovely bloggers,

I am busy making more cards to sell at a bazaar on May the 14th and I need to buck up since I don't have a large stock left.

Here is a card I have made which I seem to be quite pleased with. I saw this style somewhere ( apologies that I cannot remember) long ago and have been wanting to make it since then. I punched a round aperture and stuck flowers in a manner that made a filigree like arrangement. Much as I was tempted to add a sentiment, I refrained from the thought so that it remains a generic card. The MS border punch on the left is was bought with much passion some months ago is being aired for the first time. In the centre of the layered flowers are pearls. The ribbon has been recycled from somewhere (cannot recollect).
Do you think the empty space at the bottom looks too empty? 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - monochromatic
http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/ - add lace or ribbon

Catch you later.

Love,
Monica

Good news - seven cards sold at Aleeza's school

Hello sweet peeps,

Today there was a beautiful earth day celebration in Aleeza's school and they sang a lovely song called, "Mother Earth, Mother Earth, it's a great place to be..."

I am so happy that seven cards have sold in Aleeza's school so far and that takes my count to a total of 50 so far this year. I must thank you all for the encouragement and support you all give me. Blogging has done much for me to say the least.

And now to my card following a sketch for Crazy 4 Challenges. It took me forever to create this card even though it was such a nice and easy sketch.  The image is a stamp from Penny Black which has been coloured in with water colour pencils, cut out and popped on foam dots on the punched white paper which has also been stuck with foam dots to give it more dimension. The paper is from a roll of wall paper and the mesh is from my stash as are the buttons. It looks a bit lop sided in the picture but in real life it looks okay. The sentiment is handwritten (I am not impressed with it) and I have used liquid pearls for added interest. 

Down below is Aleeza's contribution for Earth Day - she says it is a little girl hugging the earth.

I will also enter this card in the following:
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ - bears
http://hobbycutzchallenges.blogspot.com/ - monochromes
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/ - furry friends
http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/ - round and round

Wish you a pleasant week ahead.

Love,

Monica 

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

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my card for CAS(e) this Sketch and I will also enter it in CAS(ual) Friday.

I have had these Sizzix die cut candles using a cake box for something like over five years. I wrapped embroidery floss over the candles for added interest and slapped them on a card. Never mind how tedious it was to wrap that yarn and ensure it did not peep out from either end. The sentiment is handwritten and it took me forever to get it right as I tried black ink to write it the first time but it looked odd. Finally had to settle for this blue and am not quite sure how it looks. 

I will also enter this card in:

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/ - no stamping allowed

Wish you a happy weekend.

Love,

Monica