Merry Christmas

Hello lovely bloggers,

Here is my card to show you for today quite similar to the one I made some weeks ago. The paper is fancy gift wrap and the grey is actually a matt silver which doesn't show in the picture. I have used a clear stamp the name of which has slipped off my mind. I have used foam glue dots to prop up the image after cutting it and mounting it on another round nestie.  Silver crystals from my stash and a few lines of scoring at the bottom finished off the card. I like the way I did the thin strips at the bottom.

I will enter this card in:

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

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

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ - for the guys

http://lejdesignschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ - monochromatic

Off to comment now,

Monica 

With love at Christmas

Hello sweet peeps,

I made 9 cards this morning!!! And now have another 8 to go and I will be done with my order of 30 cards. 

Down below is a card I made with a clear stamp set sent by dear Sandra to me all the way from the UK. I have coloured the image with Prisma pencils.  I have layered the white image on shiny blue paper. The crushed red paper you see is actually printer paper that has been moistened with water, crumpled and then dabbed with black water colour paint. Zeenya and I did it many years ago, when she was all of six and now she is almost 14!
The washi tape is from my stash and so are the rhine stones. The sentiment is from the same set of clear stamps. 

I will enter this card in:

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

Wish you a happy Tuesday,

Monica 

Christmas is coming...

Hello dear bloggers,

Diwali is over and it certainly did leave a sweet after taste with all the decoration, celebration, food, fun and laughter.

Now back to my Christmas order of 30 cards. Here is a card similar to the one I posted a while ago. The image is from a clear set of stamps from Hero Arts and the sentiment which I have used a million times is a die cut from Wonder House. The colouring is done with Prisma pencils and I have used silver pop up fabric glitter to make tiny snow flakes. 

I will enter this card in:

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

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

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - all things Christmas

See you later,

Monica 

Another Diwali card

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have still not begun on my Christmas order as we have been having lots of fun decorating our home with Rangoli (floor decoration done with coloured rice or flower petals) and distributing chocolates to as many people in our complex specially the staff.

Here is another Diwali card that I made last week. The paper came from Terry. I touched it up with my Sakura gold gel pen and added sequins sent by Sandra and my card was ready.

Catch you later,

Monica 

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