Hi

Hello dear bloggers,

This background here has been painted with acrylic paints on to a light blue paper and it was embossed before sticking two die cut fern leaves on it. The sentiment is from my stash.

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ - lots of layers

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

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - emboss like a boss

Monica 

   

Sunshine makes you shine

 Hello sweet peeps,

I had this 'rays' stencil lying in my stencil box for the longest time and finally, it got to see the light. 

I have sponged it with two distress inks. I have masked the sun with an oval nestie and the sentiment has been stamped using black Stazon. The orange edging was done on the card base using a Prisma pencil and to be honest, it looks much nicer in real life.

I will participate in the following challenges with my card:

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

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

https://theartisticstampercreativeteam.blogspot.com/ - must use stamp, anything goes

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

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

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - dots and/or stripes

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

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

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

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

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

Monica

Hello and Happy Birthday

Hello sweet peeps,

These two entries are for CAS(E) this Sketch. My younger daughter, Aleeza smooshed cardstock with very ordinary watercolours and wrote the calligraphed the sentiment. I layered it with two round nesties, embossed it and stuck it off the card so as to follow the challenge. The embossed white strip at the bottom was to hide some glue stains that decided to stay on the paper.

Here is my second card for CAS(E) this Sketch - my very new die on black paper. I hope it is not too bland.

 

I will also enter the first card in the following challenges:

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

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

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

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

Monica 

My daughter Aleeza's design

 Hello sweet bloggers,

There was some diecuts and lying around on my art table with the yellow stencilled flowers you see on the round nestie here. Aleeza stencilled the flowers with distress ink and she laid it all out for me. And here is the final card. I propped up the yellow stencilled round nestie on corrugated board and the sentiment banner was raised as well after giving it many layers. The balloon on the left was given three layers and the strings are hand drawn. 

I will take part in the following challenges with my card:

https://colourcrazychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything colouring goes

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

http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/ - black and white plus one more colour

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

http://stinkininkers.blogspot.com/ - monochromes

Monica 

Peaches and cream

Hello dear bloggers,

I stamped this image many years ago and every time it brings me so much joy to use it. I know I should be mentioning the names of the stamp etc but you know I am sitting too comfortably on my big Lazboy to get up and find the name for you. So please do overlook that. I stamped the image with distress ink and coloured in with watercolour pencils and went over it with Prismas to add more life to the flowers. The edging was coloured in with a Prisma pencil as well. I only coloured the edges of the cardstock under the image instead of using a whole sheet of coloured paper. Frugal crafter me. The bottom has two layers of lace for added effect. No sentiment here so as to make it more flexible.

 

I will take part in the following challenges:

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/ - monochromes

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

http://stinkininkers.blogspot.com/ - monochromes

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

Monica 

Vellum over neon

Hello sweet bloggers,

My younger one made the background here with Mala paints directly on to a piece of cardstock without using a pencil. All was well until I thought I should go over the flourishes again and it got all messy. To save the card, I stuck a vellum sheet over it. Another layer was stuck under the paper with flourishes and it was painted fluorescent pink paint on its edges. I seem to like this card at certain times and not at others. I stuck a strip of cardstock to hold the vellum in place and another thin strip with Happy Birthday stamped on it. A few dots in fluorescent pink completed it. With the vellum, you will not need sunglasses to view this card. Lol.

 

I will participate in the following challenges with my card:

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

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

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

artydivas - anything goes

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

Monica 

Happy, fun, celebrate

Hi bloggers,

Here is another happy card to show you today. I stencilled the sentiments with a distress ink and found it looked a tad bland inspite of the sunny colour. After much deliberation, I die cut balloons out of recycled paper (juice cups, Body shop packaging and cake boxes) and hand drew the strings before sticking them. The ribbon is hand tied as well.  My girls really like this card and so did I finally.

 

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

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

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ - Keep it clean and simple KISS

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

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ - use a stencil

Monica