Thursday, 9 July 2020

Dream a little magic

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is a Christmas card to show you today where I have used the reverse of a die cut from Kaiser craft and I have used foil from a yoghurt container under the die cut. 
I realized that one of the legs of the reindeer was not clearly visible so I decided to cover it with the sentiment which is a clear stamp that was sent to me by a very lovely blog friend called Sandra Baldwin. She doesn't blog anymore and I do miss her. She has a heart of gold, honestly and she was one of my first friends in blogland.
Coming back to my card, I have used a dotty silver washi tape to cover up the unembossed part of the cardstock. A silver cord was tied to hide the bumpiness of the dots under the washi tape. 



I will enter the following challenges with this card:
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/ - N is for no fuss / O is for over the top
https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - S is for show us Christmas


Monica 


Wednesday, 8 July 2020

Life is full of beauty...

Hello lovely bloggers,

Thank you for your kind comments on my last post. Blogging is indeed a blessing and to open the comments section awaiting moderation is even more so. I look forward to it each time with much happy anticipation. 

This card is from the inside of the front page of the magazine from a super market in Jakarta, Indonesia. This quote was too nice to be thrown away. So it was cut most lovingly and carefully and layered on to white cardstock to give it more prominence. The shiny pink paper you see under the quote is from Paddy's market in Sydney and it has been with me since the last 16 years. Wow, I sure am a keeper. No, not a hoarder. The ribbon on the left is actually sticky fabric tape which has lost it's glue and I used more glue to stick it. Embossing on the bottom most layer with one of my fave folders and it is all dressed and ready to party.



I will enter the following challenges with this simple beauty:

artydivas - anything goes
http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.com/ - do what makes you happy (recycling does)


Monica 


Tuesday, 7 July 2020

Green and gold


Hello dear bloggers,

Hope you are all well and healthy. I think we are a blessed community because creativity keeps us happy and when we are happy, we are healthy. 

Now to my card - the background has been hand painted with acrylic paints and I have also added a touch of gold to the greens. The gold leaf is part of a set that I bought from London many years ago. It is meant to decorate cups and such but I thought of putting it on a card. This creation was left sentiment free so as to make it a generic card.


I will participate in the following challenges with my card:


Monica


Sunday, 5 July 2020

Partly recycled

Dear bloggers,

Here is a card I made yesterday from the cover of a magazine that I had safely kept since 2013. Tied a pretty ribbon and it was all dressed up.


I will participate in the following challenges:


Monica 


Thursday, 2 July 2020

Thanks!



Dear bloggers,

I made this card some days ago and I have tried to make a rainbow here. All the nesties and the sentimetnt are from Sizzix. It took me a long time to get the sentiment right. Anyway here is my happy chappy card. I hope it brightens up the vibe and brings happiness to us all.


I will enter in the following challenges with my card:

artydivas - anything goes

Monica 

Tuesday, 30 June 2020

Hello

Hello dear bloggers,

The image on this card was painted by Aleeza with Pentel watercolour tubes. The strip of blue and white paper is from a Nippon paint brochure. Next to it is a strip washi tape. The sentiment is handwritten after a second attempt.


I will submit this card in the following challenges:

http://intaas.blogspot.com/ - blue as the main colour

Monica

Monday, 29 June 2020

Partly recycled Christmas

Hello bloggers,

I was trying something else and this is what turned out. I have used washi tape of three types and the little gold dots were negatives from the cogs I had die cut from Ferraro Rocher foil. That is it really. 


Monica