Birthday card

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my card to show you for today. I have used two different kinds of fancy gift wrap and washi tape. I was really happy with this card and then something happened when I was sticking the embroidery yarn. I tried being extra creative with it and tried to cover it up with the red and black card stock with a sentiment (from Penny Black) on it.  I feel this card is quite non-descript considering I started out fairly well with the papers. I am also realizing that buying lots of fancy gift wrap is not so economical an option - it is like penny wise and pound foolish... lol. However I cannot deny my love affair with gift wrap - there is something so delightful about it that it becomes hard to resist. Lol.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

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

Will come and visit your blogs now.

Love,

Monica 

Painted flowers

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my card to show you today. I have painted these flowers directly with a brush dipping one of the brush in yellow and the other end in a wee bit or red and this is what I achieved. I cut out the flowers and moulded them gently, popped them on foam tape. The flower centres are also hand made with a flower punch. For the flourishes and punched leaves, I have used paper that I ran a brush with green water colour over it. The beautiful green printed paper came from Terry. Thanks so much!

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

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

Am off to view other blogs now.

Love,

Monica 

Monochromatic pink and white

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is another card to show you with this lovely filigreed heart. Just a simple sweet card with a question for you - does the heart in the centre look kind of lonely or empty? This embossing folder was a little too big so I embossed it in a manner that would fit my card. I have used liquid pearls in the centre to finish it off. Would love to know what you think of it.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - white plus one more colour

Wish you a lovely week ahead...

Love,

Monica 

Teddy bear, teddy bear eat your cake

Hello there,

Hope you are having a nice weekend... it is almost the end of Sunday here so I thought I must blog before the day is over.

My card is a simple one here. I have used this darling image from Penny Black many a time and love it. It has been coloured with water colour pencils and I have propped up the image on foam dots. The incomplete circle happened because there was not enough space on the paper but I went for it and I quite like what turned out. I love this Ek Success cupcake border punch and wish I would use it more often. The buttons and embroidery yarn are from my stash. Buttons seem to be  on every card (almost) of mine. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ - die cuts or punches

http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ - buttons and bows

Love,

Monica 

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