Happy Birthday

Hello dear bloggers,

This card was made with a stamp I bought a very sweet little scrapbooking store in Shrewsbury in the UK many years ago. It can be quite challenging to stamp all of it in one go for some reason. The good side is that if it does do a good job, the entire card is ready in no time. 

I have used a Brilliance blue pearlised ink and have gone over the hibiscus flowers with glossy accents. 

A Sakura silver gel pens were used on a few 'happy birthdays' for added effect as was the blue ribbon. It looks far more sparkly in real life.

It is old fashioned but pleasing to the eyes with the monochromes.

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/p/challenge.html - anything goes with a bow

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

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

https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes / optional - add sparkle

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

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

Monica 

Happy Birthday tag on a card

 Hello lovely bloggers,

Here is my card which I finally managed to put together after much rumination. The tag is recycled and I actually took a picture to show you this time. So you know I am genuine. Lol.

Some of my fave washi tapes went around the back of the tag and a black ribbon on top. 

I embossed the card stock under the tag and stuck the tag with foam tape since I am a bit done with cutting cardboard and sticking it on either side. 

If I may say so, I quite like the way this card turned out. 

Down below is the tag with a faint shadow for which I apologise.

I will participate in the following challenges:

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/ - black and pink

https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - cute card Thursday

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

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

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/ - birthday or folded

Monica

Partly recycled / Froggie says thanks

Hello dear bloggers,

I had extra leaves die cut from the packaging of a bottle of perfume and this frog was lying handy on my art table. It does seem too green but I just put them together. The sentiment has also been die cut from some packaging. The butterfly (die cut from a pamphlet from the Japanese embassy)  is a leftover from a card I made some days ago.

I think I should rename my blog and call it something similar to, "The Charity Recycling Queen".

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/ - die cuts as the main sentiment

Arty Divas - anything goes

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

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

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

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - four legged friends

Monica 

Recycled flowers and leaves from a fancy envelope

 Hello dear bloggers,

Here is a card I made from a super pretty envelope. The flowers on the envelope were fussy cut and I die cut leaves from the same envelope as well. The sentiment is store bought. 

Down below is a close up of the flower to show you the sparkle. 

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

https://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/ - anything goes mainly in pink

https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - for the girls

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

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/ - sketch

Monica 

Partly recycled and homemade embossing paste

Hello dear bloggers,

I keep hoping that this virus will leave us sooner than it came. So this card is a tribute to it in advance. I hope this lockdown results in an open up and we find the key to our freedom. All puns intended in the hope of reality.

I have used my homemade embossing paste and a die cut lock and key from a die set. A brochure has been used to cut the dies.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

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

http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ - die cuts/punches

http://snarkystampers.blogspot.com/ - upcycling

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/ - must have die cuts

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

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/ - 

Monica

Recycled card for a man

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is a masculine card to show you which has been lying on my art table for the longest time. 

I wanted a sentiment for it and finally decided to handwrite it except that that exercise had to be repeated because the first time around the sentiment was written upside down. I had to handwrite it all over again and stick it over the previous one.

 The gold cogs were cut of Ferraro Rocher chocolate wrappers and the brown background was achieved with a Basic acrylic paint tube. 

The brown paper was embossed and the leftover circles from the diecut cogs were used to fill up the embossed cogs.

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - boys

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

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

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

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

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - birthday sentiment

http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ -anything goes
https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - dots
Southern Girls Challenge - anything goes

Monica 

Thank you/ partly recycled

Hello dear bloggers,

This card has a rose border punch at the bottom. The sentiment has been die cut from a cake box and the pearls are from my stash. 

I will participate in the following challenges:

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - roses

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

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

Arty Divas - anything goes

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ anything goes

Happy card making,

Monica