Birthday card for a male

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my masculine card for today made in a jiffy since time is at a premium with schools shut for the entire week. I have used my Prima clear stamps for the first time and the sentiment is from Hot of the Press (clear stamps too). Incidentally, these stamps have been gathering dust for over two years. The edges have been sponged with TH salty ocean and the crystals are from Kaiser Craft. The printed paper is gift wrap again and I am really resisting the urge to buy more. Also the realization is dawning on me, that I have been penny wise and pound foolish. And never mind the space it occupies in my craft room.

I will submit my card in the following:

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

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

http://whimsyinspires.blogspot.com/ - CAS

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/ - male card and atleast six months old

See you later then.

Love,

Monica 

Queen of Recycling is here...

Hello lovely people,

Hope you are having a warm and sunny Tuesday... mine was rather busy with the kids being at home since everything is closed here for a week for the festival of Eid. Hubby went to golf so we went eating out and shopping. If he can play golf three days in a row, I can have a nice time too. Lol.

This card is for the challenge over at CAS on Sunday which is to tag it. This tag has been recycled and I thought it was just too pretty to be binned. I have covered up the text with the little thank you chip board sentiment that came from Sandra. The daisies have been punched and their centres have been made with a clay similar to Amos clay which belongs to Aleeza. I pinched some clay while playing with her to make the centres of these flowers. I do like my flower centres and the idea of recycling but am not too sure of the layout of this card. It looks a bit bland at the bottom, doesn't it? I have embossed straight lines on the card with my scorer and scoring board but it doesn't show in the picture. I think I may liven it up a bit more at the bottom - comments welcome :-)

I will also enter this card in:

http://fitztownchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - handmade flowers

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

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/ - clean and simple

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - keep it simple

Off to do some commenting now.

Love,

Monica 

Dried leaves...

Hello sweet blogging buddies,

Here is my card that I made last night... these leaves were picked up like three years ago when we visited France. And I forgot all about it since I did not dry them in my flower press. Zeenya (my older one) found them in her novel after all this time and handed them to me. I could not let my eyes off them until they were on a card.

The papers on this card were sent to me by Terry some three years ago and I have used this MS border punch since it was lying handy on my table. It just seems to match so nicely, don't you think? I was looking for twine but what I had was a wee bit too thick so I used this woolen yarn instead.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - keep it simple

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

http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.com/ - monochrome

Wish you a happy Sunday.

Love,

Monica 

Teddy bear, teddy bear, give those flowers...

Hello lovely peeps,

I made this very flat card this morning just before taking Aleeza to school. I am trying to make cards that can be sent in the mail.

 The teddy chipboard image has come all the way from the UK from my very dear blogging friend, Sandra and I love it. All the previous cards that were created with this image sold like hot cakes. The paper came free with a magazine and the die cut is from Spellbinders (wish it was easy to use this die) which I cut into two to fit the top and bottom. I have used an MS border punch on the printed paper and embossed the pink and black paper together. I seem to be getting comfortable at last with using black on my cards, ha ha. 

I will enter this card in:

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

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.co.uk/ - punches and/or die cuts

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

Thank God it's Friday!

Love,

Monica 

Flowers...

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my card for today where I have used my new rubber stamp from Stampendous and have coloured the image with Prisma pencils. It looked rather pretty until I thought of being super creative by going ahead with embossing it. I wanted to emboss with my Swiss dots folder but used this one instead and the whole image actually got washed out. By the way it looks much nicer in real life and the black and white polka dotted ribbon does not stand out like a sore thumb!!!

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
http://www.inkspirationalchallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

Wish you nice Thursday.

Love,

Monica 

A card for an order

Hello sweet bloggers,

Well, the previous card I posted for a one year old was much liked. So thank you for all your lovely comments.

This card is made with a Hero Arts background stamp and I have used distressed ink for it. The sequins have been lying with me for over eight years but the lace is comparatively new - just a few months ago.

This was an order for Idul Fitri which is the Muslim New Year and is celebrated in a big way here and the country is closed for almost ten days. This card was also an order from a friend and she liked it.

I have some good news to share now - my card below was featured in my favourite challenge blog http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ last week. It sure did make my day :-)

I will enter my first card in the following challenges:

http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/ - clean and simple

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

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

Wish you a pleasant Wednesday,

Monica 

For a one year old's birthday

Hello lovely blog buddies,

Here is my card for an order - for a little boy's first birthday. It had to be flat as it is going to be sent overseas. Frankly I am not so impressed with with what I have made - it seems a bit too busy to me. The stamp is a clear one from Paper Mania picked up from Hobby Craft in London this summer at a super price. I have coloured it in with my new Prisma pencils and the shiny paper came from Merry all the way from Australia - thank you so much, I love it. The printed paper is fancy gift wrap, the star and baby hippo are from my stash of 3D stickers. The candle which you see in place of the letter I is a sticker from EK Success.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - celebrations
 http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.com/ - animals
http://www.creativecreationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://getinkychallenge.blogspot.com/ - birthdays

Catch you later.

Love,

Monica