10 years of blogging and a happy card to celebrate

Dear lovely bloggers,

Honestly, it is a long, long time since I have expressed gratitude to my blog and you lovely souls who come and visit me, leaving such beautiful words for me. Thank you for it means the world to me. It makes up for so much else, you know. 

I remember when I was just two-three-four years into blogging, I used to consistently express my gratitude but over the years it became a thing of the past. 

I have completed 10 years of blogging this year in May and it all started when my dad passed away in 2010 and a close friend suggested that I start something related to writing. Blogging about my cards is what I could think of. My cards were so, so, so simple in them days and I am still learning so much from all of you. Yet I feel I have come quite a long way. 

Thank you so much for all your help and support in every which way. I still have the supplies you sent me since some of you sent me a lifetime of them. Papers, stamps, embellies, paper cutter, your name it and I have it. Of course the hoarding continues...

Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

Now to my card which has been made with washi tape and a stamp by seven gypises. Yes, I remembered the name of the stamp after making a conscious decision to do so. The washi tapes took a while to be aligned since they were eight of them. Apart from that, it was a joy to make this card. I have tried to match the challenge at Addicted to CAS which is "Rainbow".

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

https://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/ - house that stamps built

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/ - line it up

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

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/ - card for guys

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

https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/ - boys
http://unikostudio.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Until my next post,

Monica 

Water colour squares

Hello dear bloggers,

I hope you are staying healthy and happy where ever you are. Here is my card to show you today. The shades of green were achieved with cling wrap and water colour pencils on water colour paper.  This is a pretty self explanatory card as you can see. 

The smile is die cut with a rhinestone on the dot. 

The brain behind this whole design was Aleeza and I am glad that I remembered to own that up. Lol.

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/  - anything goes
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
https://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.com - monochrome green
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
https://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.com/ - make it masculine
https://cccdigicreations.blogspot.com/ - for the men/boys


Monica

Thank You

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is my card to show you today which was made a few weeks ago. The big tag has been recycled and I have stuck a tiny store bought tag on it after colouring it with Staedler markers. At the bottom of the recycled tag, colourful washi tag was used to add intensity of colour. 

Matching embroidery yarn was used to bring in more colour. The background has been made from strips of paper - it is quite a thing to stick these slim strips of paper yet there is something very calming about it.

I will enter in the following challenges with this card:

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

http://addictedtocas.blogspot.com/ - rainbow

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

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

Monica 

My new horse die

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is a card made with the new horse die that has been lying with me since last November. I finally realized that the best way was to use black paper. Underneath is a little shadow of kraft which is what I used earlier to die cut the horse. It lay around for months and finally black it was.

Washi tape from my stock was used to match the kraft die cut and I think it somehow it manages to match with the black die cut.

I would be more than happy to receive tips on how to use this die which I picked up on ebay most excited.

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

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

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/ - black and white

Monica 

Masculine card

Hello peeps,

If you recall, a few weeks ago I made a card with a patisserie packaging for women. Here is the rest of the packaging and it is just right for a masculine card. I have done the red layer with my Prismas.

I am fairly pleased with it. I hope you like it, too.

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

https://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.com/ - make it masculine

http://challengeleannsworld101.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

Monica 

Another one for Less is More

Hello dear bloggers,

Thank you for your kind comments on my totally recycled card. Somehow to me my recycled cards are more precious than the ones I make with commercial material so I NEVER give them away. Well, that is me. Lol.

This card has been created for both Less is More and CAS(E) this Sketch. The pearlized paper was bought at Paddy's market in Sydney which we visited

 some 15 years ago for the first time. 

The butterflies have been die cut from a hammered paper that is used for making visiting cards. Obviously, when I put the paper in Cuttlebug, it got totally flattened out and the texture went out of the window.

Below is a closeup of the card...

I will take part in the following challenges:

Arty Divas: anything goes

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

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ - anything travel related

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/ - must use dies

Monica 

100% recycled

 Hello sweet bloggers,

I have been thinking of how I can extend my love of making cards out of recycled materials for a couple of years now. This card is one hundred percent recycled. I found a brochure outside an art museum in Kyoto, Japan with details of an art exhibition. I know what happens to such brochures after the event is over. So I confidently picked up a few and carried back them more safely than I would a baby. Lol. 

 The kraft paper that I have here for the cardstock was a thick brown paper carrier bag from a store. This is the result. Simple yet quite pretty I thought. Coming back to the image, we visited Kyoto to see the cherry blossoms hence you see them here. 

I also have to give credit to a friend called Natalie who challenged me to make a card that was totally recycled.

 I will enter it in the following challenges:

https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/ - brown paper

https://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ - incy wincy designs

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

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

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

Monica