Froggie says hello

Hello lovely bloggers,

Happy first of the month. I remember as kids, we used to say to each other, "A pinch or a punch on the first of month' and how happy we felt at something as small as that.

Here is my card to show you today. I simply love this sentiment and the die cut frog has been made from printer paper that was given batik treatment - a technique which I learned from the art teacher in Zeenya's school and we made it together over 12 years or so. I actually saved this paper all these years. I coloured the frog with yellow colour pencils, stuck googly eyes and layered it on another frog in a different shade of green to give it another layer and some shadow. The washi tape is from my stock and that is that.

To those who are aware of my initiative called United World Sanctuary, we had another great event on April 26th with 9 ladies and we had a very informative talk on essential oils and their benefits. It was much appreciated and I too learned much about the uses of essential oils. 

I have also started conducting meditation sessions for individuals and groups and am getting a good response. 

I will enter this card in https://pixiescraftyworkshop.blogspot.sg

Happy crafting and happy, happy happy,

Monica 

Happy...

Hello bloggers,

Here is my card to show you which has been made with primarily packaging material. The pearls came from Sandra. The second photo shows the inside of the card.

I will enter this card in:

http://abitmoretimetocraft.blogspot.sg/  - anything goes

http://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

http://conniecancrop.blogspot.sg/ - reuse, reduce, recycle

Happy crafting,

Monica 

PARTY

Hello bloggers,

Here is a card to show you made with a wooden stamp that did not cost a mighty sum for a change. Packaging material was used to stamp on and it seems a wee bit creamy as compared to the base card. The famous silver Sakura gel pen was used to decorate the image and rhine stones which I picked up while we were in Spain last summer. The ribbon is from my stash. 

I will enter this card in:

http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.sg/ - stamped image + sentiment

http://lacysunshine.blogspot.sg/ - always anything goes

http://www.dare2bartzy.com/wp/ - anything goes

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Hello April

Hello bloggers,

Here is my card to show you today with a Kaiser Craft image which was stamped many months ago when we went to a beautiful island called Kota Kinabaloo in Malaysia. I have used Faber Castell water colour pencils to colour in the card and the nestie was used as a border to sponge around the image. There was a faux pas on the left while sponging hence the unannounced presence of the banner on the left. I tried to die cut the banners following the straight lines of the print yet I know I could have done better. The music signs were suggested by Aleeza and she also suggested I put "happy" on the top of the card and "birthday" inside. This is all that my little card could hold - lol.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.sg/ - always anything goes

http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/ - use die cuts

http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.sg/ - always anything goes

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Very similar to the previous card

Hello kind peeps,

Here is another card to show you with the snippets that were left behind from the card yesterday. I added washi tape and a silver strip and a generic card was ready. Apologies for showing you an almost similar card to the one I posted previously. Just wanted to clear my table of little bits and pieces lying around. Infact all of last year, I have tried to use up stuff that I have been leaving half finished. 

On another note, I conducted a meditation focussing on relaxation response for 9 ladies at my place on Wednesday and it went quite well. As I may have shared with some of you, I launched an initiative called United World Sanctuary in May, 2016 whereby I host events and workshops for likeminded ladies. The first event was a healthy Indian food cooking session and the second was a talk on Detox by a doctor. The third event was a talk on Essential Oils and so on. The latest one was on meditation which has been my passion for 8-10 years now.   

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

http://crafty-girls-creations.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Black and silver

Hello sweet bloggers,

Thank you for your kind comments on my last post and here is another quickie to show you today. I was actually going to use a stamped image on this card but realized that the white background of the image was a tad cream so I opted to go with the paper alone which is quite dressy by itself. The silver dots were randomly added with a gel pen to hide a faux pas. I was trying to be very wise cleaning my scissors with my fingers and I calmly slashed my thumb it while doing so. And there were some tell tale marks which came on the card. So out came my trusted gel pen and I dotted the card.  Another wise thing I did was to use a silvery beaded mat as a backdrop for the card. Am left wondering whether it has taken the attention off the card. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.sg/ - always anything goes

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.sg/ - black, white and one more colour

Happy crafting my friends,

Monica 

Hello again!

Hello sweet people,

Here is a card to show you today the image of which was stamped two years ago or more. I have coloured in the Kaiser stamp with Prismas.

Thank you, dear kind friends for not giving up on me. Your comments mean the world to me.

This is the same card against a darker surface.

I will enter this card in:

http://4craftychicks.blogspot.sg/ - punches or dies
http://cardz4galz.blogspot.sg/ - pink
http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.sg/ - make it feminine
http://craftingwithanattitude.blogspot.sg/ - always anything goes
http://crafty-girls-creations.blogspot.sg/ - anything goes

Happy crafting and more,

Monica