Ganesha for good luck!

Hello dear bloggers,

I generally share very universal cards on my blog but here is a card with the Ganesha, the Hindu God of good luck and good beginnings. I pray and hope that things improve for everyone. 

 The yellow base you see was achieved with acrylic paint which I have used on the front and back of the card stock.

I have used watercolours to colour in a stencil which I picked up at a craft village in New Delhi many years ago. This craft village is one of the nicest places in New Delhi as artisans bring in their handmade crafts, jewellery, clothes, textiles, Persian rugs, you name it and it can be found there. I believe the craftsmen bring in their stuff directly without middlemen which is even better. It is like an Alladin's cave. Not to forget the yummy food that is available there from many states of India.

Coming back to my card embroidery skeins were used at the bottom for added interest and the image was finally popped on thick cardboard.

I will submit this card for the following challenges:

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

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - all occasions

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - use stencils

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

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

Monica

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