Thanks

Hello dear bloggers,

Hope you all are healthy and well. This card was made with acrylic paints and it was basically my Mom's idea to go over the entire card stock with strokes of paint with absolutely no water. It was a dry coat of paint and I had to exert force on the paper since acrylic paint right from the tube can be quite dry. This is what I achieved. The back of the card is pretty much the same. I

  die cut the buttons, sentiment as well as the nesties. 

I will participate in the following challenges with this card:

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

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - woodgrain background

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

http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - men and/ or boys

http://craftyfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - T is for technique

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes or black, white and one more colour

Monica 

My Mom's hand drawn paisley card

Dear bloggers,

This card was made by my Mom over 10 years ago. She hand drew the paisley with the markers straight on to the paper. Yes, she is quite an artist - she used to do oils many years ago and I still have her paintings. 

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/  - anything goes /option black white & one more colour 

https://kraftychickschallenge.blogspot.com/ = CAS

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

Monica 

Recycled masculine card

Hello dear bloggers,

Hope you are all well and safe. This card has been designed by Aleeza and the cogs were cut out of a die using Ferraro Rocher foil on my good ol' Cuttlebug. The sentiment is store bought and the I have used a window die to nest the cogs.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com/ - for the man

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

http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes/masculine

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

https://watercoolerchallenges.blogspot.com/ - masculine

http://2sistersontheblog.blogspot.com/ - two or more circles

https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with no designer paper

Monica 

Thank you

Hello dear bloggers,

This is a card made with the flowers on a 'hung bao' which means a money bag in Mandarin. The flowers were fussy cut by Aleeza including the stems and tiny leaves. I stuck them on the cardstock. 

The 'thank you' sentiment has been die cut from a pair of gold cardboard party glasses. I die cut as many sentiments as I could since Aleeza was not going to use them and I wanted to save as much as I could. 

I will participate in the following challenges with this card:

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - summer colours

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

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

Monica 

Window sill with flowers

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my window card to show you today. I have had this die since 2013 and am glad that it has come out of the closet at last.

The big flowers were made by me many years ago. In fact, they are much older than the die. I punched the smaller ones and added them to make a cluster along with the tiny leaves. I have to say it took me a rather long time to get them all together in this arrangement.

The brick stencil in the background has been coloured with an eye shadow and I have used a Prisma pencil to fix the colour.

I will enter the following challenges with this card:

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

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

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers

http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - frame it

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - summertime

Monica 

You are berry kind

Dear bloggers,

Here is my card for CAS(E) this Sketch this week. The wee little strawberry image mounted on the red printed round serrated nestie was sent to me by Shirley Anne many years ago when we lived in Jakarta, Indonesia. I die cut two round red nesties to achieve the round border and the sponged cardstock was lying in my box of 'to be used' stuff. The sentiment was handwritten on a banner. The two tiny flowers on the right are from a longer border punch by Martha Stewart.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

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

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

CAS(E) this sketch - sketch

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

Monica 

Sending love to you

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is lots of love coming your way from this little birdie. I bought this Hero Arts stamp more than 10 years ago when we used to live in Indonesia. It has been used but once, I think. It seemed to fit in well with this card. The pink border has been punched with a mini Carla craft punch on pearlized pink paper that I bought from Paddy's market in Sydney more than a decade ago. 

The mini heart punch was placed carefully keeping an equal distance on the paper before making a border. Those were the days when I did not possess border punches. I embossed a little strip of white cardstock for added interest.

Would love to know what you think of this little beauty?

I will participate in the following challenges with this card:

http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ - wing it

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

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

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

https://laviniaworldchallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with rubber/clear stamps

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/ - things with wings

Monica