Sunflower

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my card to show you today... It has been recycled from a health shop brochure cover. Just added ribbon to it and it was done. Sent it to Aleeza's mail box in class a couple of days ago and the kids loved it. 

We had a Diwali celebration in Aleeza's class and it was fun with henna tattoos, nail polish for the girls, music, dance and Indian snacks. The kids had a great time but I could not take any pictures. This was taken by the other mum who helped me. The colourful Rangoli on the round table was done by her with coloured rice, rose petals and jasmine buds. Apologies that the picture cannot be enlarged (goes all fuzzy).

This is my Rangoli decoration at home done with curry leaves, rose petals and jasmine buds.

To all those who celebrate Diwali, here is wishing you a happy and blessed Diwali.

Love,

Monica 

Grateful...

Hello lovely bloggers,

Happy Halloween to all those who celebrate it. We will have a trick or treat in our complex tomorrow and I have to be ready to receive like 50 kids. I did not buy candy, bought sweet wafers instead to help them preserve their teeth. Lol. I know they won't be very pleased with me.

Here is another quick card to show you made with my clear stamps from Inkadinkadoh. I have coloured in the image with Prisma pencils. The sentiment and little leafy border is also from Inkadinkado I think.  The edges have been sponged with rusty hinge and the card stock is actually a negative. The polka dotted ribbon is from my stash.That little flower came from Karin and I have used some pressed stalks (or whatever they are called) that were lying scattered around on my table.  The centre of the flower has been adorned with a pearl sent by Lynn. Not too sure if I like the arrangement of the flower and this dry stuff. Any way here it is.

Down below is Aleeza's ex-teacher from her previous school all dressed up with face paint. She is a professional face painter. Sorry that this photo quality is not the best as it was taken on her phone.

I will enter this card in:

ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com - always anything goes

Catch you later,

Monica 

Is this scary enough for Halloween - not!!!

Hello kind bloggers,

I have some more good news to share - a close friend has asked me to make 30 Christmas cards for her. As I have all ready met my target of supporting the same five primary schoolers as last year, I may look at another charity.

This card you see below was made in a real jiffy - except that the cat and flower stickers which are really 3D and cute had lost their sticking power so had to keep pressing them down with my fingers only to realize that the best way to have them stay on the card was to use glue. And they stayed after that. The fence is my new die from Wonder House, Japan and the washi tape at the bottom is from my stash. The clouds have been punched from a new punch as well. I know this card does not look scary enough for Halloween. Somehow I am not the scary card making types. Lol.

I am going to pop this card in the mail box in Aleeza's class. Yes, her teacher has made a mail box and has asked parents to drop in mail for the kids. What a nice way to revive snail mail...

Catch you later,

Monica

My Diwali order of 20 cards is done

Hello lovely bloggers,

Have I been occupied!!! It was cultural week in school and Aleeza's class was representing Papua so they all dressed up as tribals thanks to one of the talented mums who made them tutus and necklaces. The same week was the UN day celebration as well which is the most touching event of the year where all the children from different nations come together to parade with the flags of their countries and perform cultural dances. This year we had a total of 62 nations - how nice is that to have children from so many countries bring in harmony and peace. May this radiate to the entire world...

Now to this card - yes, another Diwali card for you to see. I have almost completed the entire order of 20 cards. I have used my new Ek Success border punch which was beckoning to be asked out. The shiny paper is from dear Terry and the two kinds of shiny ribbons are from my stash while the sequins are from India.

Down below is Aleeza's class with their teacher on the UN Day

 Aleeza dressed up as a Balinese girl for the UN Day

Here are the tribals from Papua :-) Aleeza is fourth from left

I will enter my card in:

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

I will come and visit your blogs soon... do bear with me.

Wish you a pleasant week ahead,

Monica 

Stencilled image

Hello sweet bloggers,

Life has become rather hectic since Aleeza joined her new school, more so because I volunteer quite often in school. 

Here is my card to show you - this time with a stencilled image from India coloured with Marvy Brush markers and I went over that with my Sakura gold marker. The striped printed paper is screen printed and made in India but bought in Blick at San Francisco!!! I have used pop up fabric glue in gold around the image and inverted sequins (from India) on the four corners along with a small gem from Paper Mania. Scoring on the right side finished it off.

I will enter this card in:

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

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

Wish you a happy Wednesday,

Monica 

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