Happy Birthday

Dear bloggers,

Here is a card that I finished off today after it lay for some weeks on my art table. And don't ask what all lies there!!! 

The designer paper was sent to me several years ago by a blogger named Terry who doesn't blog any more.  The fan has been die cut using a yoghurt lid. The Happy Birthday has been heat embossed with silver embossing powder on to hand torn strip of vellum. I stuck a narrow piece of white cardstock under the vellum to highlight the sentiment. In real life, the sentiment looks quite nice and shiny. The pearls as you may guess, were added to cover up the glue marks which actually were not really visible. However, I wanted to play it safe.

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

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

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

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

Monica

Another self painted one

Dear bloggers,

Here is another inspiration from 'Calligraphy by Mukta' on Youtube. Just love her watercolours and all she offers in her videos. I have used Pentel watercolours. The light green layer below the flowers has been watercoloured as well. The base card has been sponged with distress ink.

 I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

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

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ - make a mess/ use glitter, paint

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

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

Monica 

Best friends swim together

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my second entry for Case this Sketch. I quite like my interpretation here - we are all connected and race, colour and size will not matter in the end. All that matters is that we swim together and hold each other's hand. 

The fish have been die cut using papers of different textures - some have been painted and the others were cut using metallic papers from India  (mostly little bits lying around my table). I have combined two different dies to get the sentiment on my Cuttlebug. The background paper was done with Pentel watercolours and cling wrap. Even though I used 300 gsm watercolour paper it still got warped. That is what the famous cling film technique does for me. I always land up spraying too much water thinking that it would help the technique. 

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/ - anything goes w/optional twist - charm

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

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

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

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/ - use your scraps

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

Monica

For CAS(E) this Sketch

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is my take on the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch for this week. 

The bubble wrap on the left has been stamped using a clear acrylic stamp pad and two different metallic stamp pads at the same time. I wish I could have taken a better picture to show you the metallic touch in the washi tapes. All the rest is Washi and my love of it except the brownish gold in the centre which is a kind of a ribbon. The sentiment is from my stash. 

 I will enter in the following challenges:

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

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

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - incorporate things you love (Washi for me)

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

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/ - autumn mood

Monica 

Just saying hello

Dear bloggers,

Here is a card to show you today. The brick wall was stencilled with watercolours. The pot was die cut using paper I had smooshed with Camlin brush markers. I went over with watercolours to give it more depth. The leaves were also coloured with watercolours. So this is a pure watery affair here. Lol. The sentiment is a rubber stamp. It took quite a while to arrange the leaves and am still unsure if the placement is right. 

 I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monica

All hearts

 Dear bloggers,

This card has been made with die cut hearts and a mixture of handmade and recycled packaging material as well as glitter paper. The printed paper is from my stash and it came to me from Terry who is one of the kindest ladies I have come across in blog land. She doesn't blog anymore and I really miss her.

I will participate in the following challenges:

https://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes/ use glitter or gems

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

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

http://stinkininkers.blogspot.com/ - use three of anything 

Monica

Thanks

Dear bloggers,

Here is a card where the background has been done with black acrylic paint. The buttons, sentiment and nesties have been diecut.

 

I will participate in the following challenges:

Artimpressionsstamps - use your dies

 https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with sentiment

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

https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - no patterned paper

http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes using stitching - real or faux

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

Monica