My first Mindful Art and Card class at home this morning

Hello dear bloggers,

I am happy to share that I hosted my first Mindful Art and Card class this morning. I had my friend's daughter and she was a delight. Such a charming 11 year old, honestly. Children are such fun and so much easier to be with. They carry no baggage and are the least judgemental. I simply love spending time with my daughters' friends.

We made the cards in collaboration and it was pure fun.

I will enter the card with hearts in the following challenges:

http://cleanandsimpleonsunday.blogspot.com/ - anything but white

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

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

https://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/p/challenge.html - always anything goes

https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with three of a kind

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

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

Monica 

Beerthday wishes

Dearest bloggers,

Here is a card that I put together two days ago. The beehive print was part of fancy packaging for a pack of sentiments that I paid a big price for. In Singapore, art supplies are expensive and that is how it is. Since the sentiments were pricy, I decided to use the packaging and make a card so that I don't feel the pinch. Washi tape, black recycled paper, Carla craft bee punch, colouring with Prismas and going over the black colours with a gold Sakura gel pen and my card was almost complete. The sentiment is handwritten and the Sakura gel pen came in handy to outline the edges of the sentiment.

I will participate in the following challenges with my card:

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

http://livelaughstamp.blogspot.ca/ - summer

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

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

Monica 

Blue and white porcelein

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card made with fancy gift wrap which I sponged with faded jeans distress ink. The sentiment is a rubber stamp and I layered it on white cardstock which was sponged with the same distress ink. 

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

http://getcreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ - get creative challenges

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


Monica 

Red rose

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is a card that I put together with a single layer of a pretty paper napkin. The frame is the reverse of a nestie. I embossed the napkin for more texture. Leaving it sentiment free is always a good option since my cards sell better that way.

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/ - anything creative/mixed media goes

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

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

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/ - flowers + texture

Monica 

An apple a day... keeps the doc away

Hello dear bloggers,

The other day I just randomly picked up an apple from the kitchen and did real life drawing and painting using my Pentel watercolour tubes. This is what the final result was. I was a bit sceptical but Aleeza, my younger one who is 12 seemed quite pleased. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/ - painting

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

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

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/ - summer

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

Monica

Best of luck...

Hello sweet bloggers,

I was a happy chappy today since I went out for my birthday lunch and my friends bought a whole lot of cards from me. I asked them to donate towards the charity I support instead of giving me gifts and that was wonderful too. Some of them donated, bought my cards and gave me gifts as well. How blessed do I feel. 

This card was an order from a close friend. I don't like to make farewell cards and I am sure you know why. The background paper is fancy gift wrap that I bought in Malaysia some 10 years ago. The stamps are from Inkadinkado. The ribbon was bought in Jakarta, Indonesia.

I will participate in the following challenges with this card:

http://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/ - for men

https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - not a square

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

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

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/ - planes, trains, automobiles

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ - for man or boy

Monica 

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://christmas-craft-creations.blogspot.com/ - Christmas characters

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

http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/ - embossing

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

https://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - S is for show us Christmas

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ - Christmas in July

Monica