Blue is the colour...

Hello sweet peeps,

We were away for the weekend to a breathtakingly beautiful island near Bali called Lombok. It was just so therapeutic to see just the sea and water. It is fairly untouched compared to Bali and that made it even more enjoyable. We stayed in a resort that had all natural decor and that made it even more befitting. 

Now to my card - this is another Diwali card for an order. The lady ordered seven cards but has increased them to 20!!! I bought these Anne Griffin papers from the scrap booking store last week and have added some silvery dots on the paper and a sequined paisley which seems slightly mismatched in the picture. In real life how ever it looks quite nice.

 Down below is a picture of the ocean that I clicked from the car on the way back to the airport.

Another shot of the mountains and the sea from the car...

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

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

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

Wish you a happy Monday,

Monica 

Sold another 7 cards...

Hello dear bloggers,
First of all, a very warm welcome to my newest follower, Joni.
I sold another seven cards to Aleeza's ex-teacher - bless her soul and yours as well :-) Looks like my target of providing education for all the five children I supported last year will be achieved. But trust me, it is not me alone who should take the credit. You all have been a big blessing to me in every which way and have a big way to play in my success. And of course all those kind people who buy my cards as well.

Here is another Diwali card for an order... Diwali cards are fun to make because no amount of bling is considered too much. So the dressier the better. The paper for this card was sent all the way from the US by dear Terry. If you take a quick tour through her blog you will see how talented she is. This paper has a glittery look and is far prettier in real life. The gold sequins on the sides were sent by my friend Sandra and the rest of the embellies are from my stash as is the ribbon.

I will enter this card in:
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes
http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Wish you a happy Thursday,

Monica

Dream a Little Christmas Magic...

Hello lovely peeps,

Those of you who visit me frequently would be saying under your breath, "What, another white on white Christmas card!!!" Anyway for better or for worse, here it it is. Really easy peasy to make and sell. Added white liquid pearls for interest since there is little effort here and yet it looks elegant, doesn't it? The sentiment is a clear stamp that was sent to me by my dear blog buddy Sandra who is on a sabbatical from blog land (I miss her dearly).

I will enter this card in:
http://www.kis-challenge.blogspot.ca/ - all is white
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Christmas is coming

Am trying my best to survive the Autumn break :-)

Lots of love,

Monica 

A very bright Diwali card

Hello bloggers,

 Gentle warning - you may need sunglasses to view this card...

Here is a card for Diwali - the Indian festival of lights. Diwali is all about colour and glitter so I tried and made this card as bright as could be. The little Indian embellishment you see with sequins and a gem in the centre is from India and so is the very metallic orange paper which has been embossed. The paper went was done with my fave Swiss dots embossing folder.  The tear drop gems are from Paper Mania and the gold ribbon is from my stash. 

Down below is Aleeza pulling a funny face at her teddy bear's picnic all in the comfort of her room :-) I thought picnics were always in a garden, never mind! Lol.

She made these flowers out of play dough entirely on her own... they looked so pretty in real life that I had to photograph them - sadly it is not the best picture (it shook a bit).

I will enter my card in the following:

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

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

http://simplysteampunkchallenges.blogspot/ - monochromatic

Catch you later,

Monica 

Peace On Earth

Hello sweet bloggers,

Autumn break has begun and I do hope that Aleeza will not be up at the six in the morning as she does at most weekends. Oh how I wish I could sleep late on some mornings...   :-) 

 AnywaHere is another card for Christmas, made with my Penny Black stamp (made a similar one a few days ago). I have coloured the image with Sakura gel pens and the big snowflake is my new MS punch. The small gold snowflakes were embossed after being punched. I have distressed the image with TH brushed corduroy. The printed paper and ribbon is from my stash.

I will enter this card in:

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

http://www.totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ - winged things

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

http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/ - Christmas
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/october-challenge.htmlhttp://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

Wish you a pleasant Sunday,

Monica

Joy !!!

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is another White on White card which I will enter in LIM for their current challenge. Just a few hours to go before it closes so better try and make it on time. I love this very simple creation which requires no explaining at all so off I go to enter.

Wish you a very happy weekend,

Monica 

Peace, hope, love, light, joy and cheer

Hello sweet bloggers,

It sure is a busy life out here but my day cannot be done without a wee bit of blogging.

Here is my card to show for today and can you believe that I may receive an order for 16 cards  for this design???

The snowflakes have been punched out of browny gold paper and the ribbon is from my stash. The metallic centre of the MS snowflake came from Sandra. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ - ribbon/lace/twine

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/ - punches

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

Off to visit you all now,

Monica