Peace

Hello dear bloggers,

Every Wednesday is Manyano Day for me and a group of friends. Manyano means a circle of sisters in Afrikaans and it was started by a South African lady who used to live in Jakarta. I am lucky to be a part of this very special group that meets every Wednesday for yoga, fabulous home cooked potluck, meditation, Angel card reading followed by an interesting Ted Talk or a movie. Not to mention the tea and cake that we eat to help our girths expand, lol. It is indeed one of the nicest days of the week for me and I look forward to it rather excitedly.

Now to my card -  I have used fancy gift wrap to cover the card stock and a Sizzix die cut for the sentiment. The paper is actually a subtle gold but in the picture it decided to look dull and muddy. The gold stars are stickers and the organza ribbon is from my stash.

I will enter this card in:

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

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

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

Wish you a happy Wednesday,

Monica 

A quick birthday card

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is another quick card to show you today. I have made it for a friend of Aleeza's who has her birthday today. Aleeza could not go to her party as it is a weekday and with the traffic here, it was a bit impractical. Beside she had a trial for a swim lesson as well. I did feel bad that she could not socialize but had to be practical.

The happy birthday sentiment is a ribbon and the die cut hearts are from Wonder House Japan. They cut so smoothly and with such ease - honestly one of the best brands I have seen. I have used very bright and sparkly pink and white checquered paper for the hearts and that makes the card quite girly, I think which is just what I wanted.

I will enter this card in:

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/- CAS

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

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

Off to bed now. Catch you tomorrow,

Monica 

The perfect pear

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a quick post from me to show you my latest card. I am trying to get better at colouring so here is my take. I made the card without flowers and then as an afterthought decided to overload it with flowers which are handmade by yours truly. I could have done better with the leaves around the flowers, I think. I cannot remember the name of the rubber stamp but do recollect that I got rather cheap. The woollen yarn and embroidery thread is from my stash and the embossing folder is one of my fave. The scalloped nestie hiding behind the round one has been die cut out of a brochure.

Without the overload

With the overload 

I will enter this card in:

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

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

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

http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - always anything goes
http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/ - sketch
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.co.uk/ - CAS

Happy Monday,

Monica 

Partially Recycled

Hello sweet peeps,

This card I have to show you today is not a Christmas card... a relief, isn't that. Lol.

The printed paper with hearts is actually a postcard and I have used ribbon to cover up the empty space on the right. The pink nestie is also from the packaging of an embossing folder while the blue nestie was sent by Shirley-Anne. The cute chipboard teddy and hearts were sent by Sandra. There is a tiny tag on the image which says, 'With Love' which is ideal with the image.

I will enter this card in:

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

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

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ - add a bow

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

Happy Sunday,

Monica

Shiny, shiny card

Hello kind peeps,

Here is another quick card for the last order of six cards from my friend who landed up buying seven cards instead. She liked my simple creations and am so glad that she did.

This card is made with the same holographic tape that belonged to Zeenya. The silvery stars were lying in my sticker folder for the longest time. The image is from a beautiful set of stickers sent by my dear blog buddy Sandra. The red and silver layers behind the image is adhesive holographic paper from my stash. The sentiment is a clear stamp which was also sent by Sandra. I loved making these red and white cards - they were quick and not at all tiring for my over strained fingers.

I will enter this card in:

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

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ - glitter and sparkle

http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/ - no designer paper

Happy weekend,

Monica 

Card Making in Aleeza's Class this Morning

Hello bloggers,

Today was a busy morning for me in Aleeza's school. They had a book character day and the kids had to be like in a fancy dress. Aleeza agreed to being  a princess and I found Zeenya's princess gown from seven years ago. Boy, did she cry non-stop when I dressed her up this morning. She found the clothes far too uncomfortable and the tap of tears just would not close. I could even manage a decent picture of hers.

I did a card making session for the kids today which was full of smiles and joy. Most of the girls wanted to make cards except one boy who seemed rather keen. Down below are pictures of the kids. Oh what a beautiful age this is - the hugs come so easily and freely.

TGIF,

Monica 

Zeenya turned 14 yesterday

Hello lovely bloggers,

Yesterday was Zeenya's 14th birthday - her friends spoiled her rotten and one of the boys in her group actually baked brownies for her and got them to school. She did not want a gift from us which really impressed me. I gave her a card with money inside and got a lovely cake and flowers for her. 

Down below is the card - made in five minutes really. 

This is the cake - I asked the chef not to use colour in the flowers so she made cream coloured roses.

The two sisters - apologies for poor picture quality and I did not even care to lay the cake on to a proper plate :-)

Happy Wednesday,

Monica