Hello toucan + good news

 Hello sweet peeps,

I have some good news to share today - the shop at my younger one's school agreed to keep my cards. So I handed them 33 cards in all. 

Now to the cards below. The first one was made by me while the second one was done by Aleeza. The green strip on the left was coloured with food colouring while the Sizzix die cut was painted with water colours pencils.

Down below is Aleeza's card. The strip on the left was done by Aleeza with acrylic paints. The die cut was painted with water colour pencils.

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

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

http://crazyforcas.blogspot.com/ - watercolours

Happy card making,

Monica 

Peacock feather bookmarks

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here are 36 bookmarks I made at the request of my mum who was visiting from India. She wanted to use them as give aways to friends. I have used glossy accents on most of them which I have to add made them look rather nice. The image was stamped first and a metallic gel pen was used to go over it. Glitter glue was used on some of them in the centre of the feather to add dimension. I used glossy accents to seal the metallic gel pens since their shine reduces after a while.

For the base card, I had these rectangular cards lying with me which were the extra trimmings from a larger piece of card stock I had bought in Mumbai some 14 years ago. Talk of hoarding!!! Anyway, my little bit of recycling for the day. The gold ribbon is from my stash. And that is my story. All in all a very lovely experience because I love peacock feathers so.

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://thehappycraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Happy everything,

Monica 

Thank you, dear Shirley-Anne

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a quick card I made with the sweet embellies that Shirley-Anne sent me in the mail. Thank you so much, dear blog buddie. I am grateful for all the support I have received from blog land in the past and present. Coming back to the card, I finished it off with washi tape, my inseparable buddy and a Happy Birthday stamp.

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with stamping

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

http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/ - black and white and one more colour

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

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Hi there

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is my card to show you made with fabric tape and an Alte new rose die cut. I have used handmade papers from India. The paper at the bottom has been upcycled from packaging material. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/ - recycle

http://lemonshortbreadchallenge.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes



Happy crafting,

Monica 

Upcycled from a Merci chocolate box

Hello lovely bloggers,

Here is my latest card to show you which was made from the packaging of Merci chocolates. I stuck the merci sentiment on foam dots for dimension and added a sparkly gold washi tape to add glamour. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com.au/ - anything goes

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/ - anything creative/mixed media

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

Happy crafting,

Monica 

Hello lovely bloggers,

A very happy and blessed new year to you all. My older one is visiting from university and my mum is here too so it is a nice warm feeling to have them with us. For Christmas we went to a Thai restaurant and that was pretty much it. I must be really maturing because simple pleasures seem to mean so much to me. 

My card below has been made with diecut butterflies from the American School of Bombay (ASB). There was scrap paper lying in the art room there so I went for it and I have had this since 11 years. The washi tape is from my stash. The clay mushroom you see behind was made by Aleeza in art. The little plant in a tea pot came from a very dear friend.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with dies

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Happy blogging,

Monica 

Sweet chick

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card I put together with a cute image that Aleeza drew free hand and coloured it in with water colour pencils without using water and I rested it on another nestie. The background paper has been coloured with food colours in green and egg yellow. The tag you see under the round nesties came from a garment and the green embroidery yarn is from my stash. The sentiment is one of my faves and I wish I could recall the wooden stamp. 

Happy everything,

Monica