Featured Blogger of the month - Linby

Hello lovely bloggers,

I hope you are having/had a good weekend where ever you are...

It is Monday morning here and it is almost 8 am in the morning. It is a bright sunny day and Aleeza begins her autumn break today. I must, must be very patient with her and try not to neglect her while I make my cards or blog. I will try my best to keep away from my card table and blog so that she is not tempted to watch telly.

I took Aleeza for a Minnie Mouse birthday party on Sunday afternoon and it was lovely. She actually participated in  musical chairs and gave a hand at breaking the pinata. I was in too relaxed and lazy a mood to take pictures.

Now for the featured blogger of the month - it is Lovely Linby  and here is her link:

 http://craftylinby.blogspot.com

Apart from being such a nice follower, she is a great crafter and her interests are macrame, crochet, knitting, dressmaking, quilling, pergamano, fimo, stencilling, card making and scrapbooking. Gosh! How talented is that!!!

Do visit her blog and see the different techniques she tries and the beautiful cards she creates.

Have a nice week ahead. Will come and visit you, Aleeza permitting!

Hugs and many thanks for the loving comments you all leave me,

Monica

I sold this one as well

Hello lovely bloggers,

Welcome to my newest follower - Monica! I was trying to visit her blog but the profile sadly did not show her link.

TGIF!!! Tomorrow I don't have to put contacts into Zeenya's eyes at 6.30 am! Yes, she has started wearing soft lenses at almost 12... I know it is a bit early but she wanted them so bad.

Here is very quick card I made with stuff lying around on my table and it sold - so happy. So far the count is 62 cards and I have to make another ten for a Diwali order for a dear friend.

Supplies:

Base cards stock - red

Punches - MS and Ek Success on maroon coloured cardstock

Flower - made by your's truly with Ek Success scalloped round punch and distressed with Tim Holtz soot black

Hugs and have a nice weekend,

Monica

For Less is More

Hello bloggers,

Thanks for the encouraging words about my last post...

Here is a quick card I made for Less is More.

Actually I had stamped Happy Birthday but the stamp shook and I had to stick this boring Best Wishes embossed sentiment which was lying in my embossed sentiment case.

Supplies:

Base card stock - white

Rounded edges - Ek Success punch

Pale Green nestie - Spellbinders

White embossed cupcake stamp - Cuttlebug

White gems - Prima

Sentiment - Cuttlebug

It looks much nicer in real life... must learn to take better pictures!

Hugs,

Monica

Another one that sold

Hello lovely bloggers,

I sure have been having a busy week... sold 62 cards so far considering it was a bit slow because I did not take up a table in school. Am planning to take up a stall in one of the Christmas bazaars in town. So I better get moving since I don't have many cards ready.

Here is a card that sold off a few weeks ago but I did not post the picture because I thought it was rather simple... 

Supplies:

Base card - off white

Stamp - Hero Arts (I think) touched up with my Sakura gold metallic pen

Distress around the sides - Tim Holtz rusty hinge

Dull gold embossed paper for layering at the bottom - fancy gift wrap

Corners -  from a wall paper sample

Am going to enter this for the following challenges:
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.cardcupids.org/blog/ - fall
http://www.gettingcricky.com/ - fall, autumn
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - vintage, distressed
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/ - something that sparkles

I will surely come and visit your blogs soon.

Hugs,

Monica

Oshibana workshop

Hello sweet bloggers,

Hope that you are having a lovely Saturday. It is almost 9 pm as I write this post and I am ready to go to bed since I had a full day!

I was lucky enough to attend an Oshibana workshop last Tuesday. Oshibana means 'pressed flowers' in Japanese and this class was rather interesting to say the least.

Here is a card I made with the pressed flowers that were supplied to us in a kit.

Below is a book mark.

The workshop was great fun for me and I had a really stimulating morning. Such luxury to find something like this in Jakarta. Indonesia is so very rich in ethnic art and craft but there are not many structured workshops and classes that one could attend.

Will visit your blogs tomorrow...

Hugs,

Monica

Another one for sale...

Hello bloggers,

This is a card I made yesterday with the same teddy stamp that I have used in the previous post. Zeenya asked me why the teapots were there below the teddy. I replied, "because I find the teacup punch so cute  and cute things go well with teddies!"

Supplies:

Base paper - light creamy yellow

Flourish design on paper - Used a mask from Prima and coloured it in with my Plaid chalks

Stamp - Inkadinkadoh stamped with Amercan Craft clay

Border punch - MS (love it!) distressed with old paper and filled in with Sakura gold pen

Distressed inks - Tim Holtz rusty hinge, walnut stain

Teapots - from punch

Sentiment - Penny Black

Am going to enter it for the following challenges:

http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com/ - fall

http://digistamps4joy.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://www.ibrakeforchallenges.blogspot.com/ - fall

http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/ - fall

Will come and visit you all later... 

Hugs,

Monica

Partly recycled card

Hello dear bloggers,

Hope you are having a good week...

A warm welcome to my new followers - Jane and Sasha. Delighted to have you on board!

Here is a card I made late last night for a friend who has undergone a surgery.

Supplies:

Base card stock - multishaded mocha

Teddy stamp - Inkadinkadoh, stamped with Amercan Crafts clay and popped up with foam dots

Border punch - MS, distressed with Tim Holtz wild honey

Printed orange patch at the bottom - recycled from a Starbuck take away cup

Orange rose - made by me with coiled paper, distressed with peeled paint

Small flowers -punched from MS border punch

Leaves - punched from leaf punches and distressed with Tim Holtz wild honey and crushed olive

I am going to submit this card for the following challenges:

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/ - for kids/teenagers

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ - fall
http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - punches and dies
http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ - distressing
http://heartsonginspirations.blogspot.com/ - orange and/or buttons

Will come and do my rounds soon.

Hugs,

Monica