Cards made for a good cause and often upcycled to respect and care for the environment
Friday 8 April 2011
Thursday 7 April 2011
Another two for today
Hello bloggers, I am back to show you another two cards I made this afternoon. The first one is a pure case of cheating, yes, cheating!!! Want to know why? The image has not been stamped by me but is from a beautiful gift wrap that I bought some years ago. I just added some ribbon and rhinestones and here is my card... pretty, isn't it? I am going to enter this for: http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ - anything goes http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ - spring http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/ - spring |
Sold 32 cards so far...
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Some more coming...
Hi bloggers,
I am back with my second post for the day...
I have made this card on ordinary black cardstock.
Of course you can see my home made flowers... the big rose is handmade while the two small blue flowers were stamped with a cheap freebie foam flower stamp that came with a card making magazine.
I stamped the flowers with my Brilliance archival stamp pad in metallic blue on light blue cardstock and cut them out.
For the centres, I have used small pearlized flowers in white.
The embossing is done with Cuttlebug while the distressed paper at the bottom is pearlised handmade paper from India.
The shiny lilac paper is from a big role of gift wrap that I bought many years ago and I mostly use it on my kiddy cards.
The sprigs have been made with a Jeff tree punch and the ribbon is from my stash.
The sentiment is hand written.
I am going to submit this for the following:
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com - blooming blossoms
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ blues
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com/ - make a flower
Hugs,
Monica
I am back with my second post for the day...
I have made this card on ordinary black cardstock.
Of course you can see my home made flowers... the big rose is handmade while the two small blue flowers were stamped with a cheap freebie foam flower stamp that came with a card making magazine.
I stamped the flowers with my Brilliance archival stamp pad in metallic blue on light blue cardstock and cut them out.
For the centres, I have used small pearlized flowers in white.
The embossing is done with Cuttlebug while the distressed paper at the bottom is pearlised handmade paper from India.
The shiny lilac paper is from a big role of gift wrap that I bought many years ago and I mostly use it on my kiddy cards.
The sprigs have been made with a Jeff tree punch and the ribbon is from my stash.
The sentiment is hand written.
I am going to submit this for the following:
http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com - blooming blossoms
http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ blues
http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com/ - make a flower
Hugs,
Monica
For Japan Redcross
Hello bloggers, I made this card a while back... in fact my ex - design conultant (the famous Zeenya, now infamous because she does not want to get anywhere close to art and craft since she has started chatting with her friends on Skype) coloured in this Penny Black image some weeks ago. I distressed the image as there were some tell tale stains on it. The ribbons, embellies and sentiment are all from my stash. And I have to share that this card sold yesterday... Yippeeeee! This lady in our complex bought five cards from me and she seemed to buy three which were red!!! So does that mean I must make more red cards? I am going to submit this for the following challenges: http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com - anything goes http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com - anything goes Hugs, Monica |
Monday 4 April 2011
Thank You card for Mum
Hi bloggers,
Hope you are having a nice weekend... it is 11.05 pm here in Jakarta and the weekend is almost over...
I sent this thank you card to my dear Mum... and it did manage to reach her in 10 days. Thank God - better late than never!
The flowers are home made (surprise, surprise) and the papers are from Terry's blog candy yet again.
The rectangular stamp is from Prima and so are the faux gems.
The sentiment is handwritten.
Mum loved the card, she said it was perfect for spring...
No, I did not send her a card for Mother's Day...
Happy Mother's Day with lots of hugs,
Monica
Hope you are having a nice weekend... it is 11.05 pm here in Jakarta and the weekend is almost over...
I sent this thank you card to my dear Mum... and it did manage to reach her in 10 days. Thank God - better late than never!
The flowers are home made (surprise, surprise) and the papers are from Terry's blog candy yet again.
The rectangular stamp is from Prima and so are the faux gems.
The sentiment is handwritten.
Mum loved the card, she said it was perfect for spring...
No, I did not send her a card for Mother's Day...
Happy Mother's Day with lots of hugs,
Monica
Saturday 2 April 2011
Quick and simple
Hi bloggers,
I am back again... made this card two days ago - very quick and simple. Just pretty stickers and paper (from Terry's blog candy)
A real quick and simple card but I had fun making it.
The stickers are from my stash.
The pink ribbon is actually from my daughter Zeenya's t-shirt - yaay, I recycled!
The beads are also from hair braiding that Zeenya did while we were in Krabi some eight years ago. I almost wanted to throw them but they manage to stay with for so many years!!! Hoarder, me!
I am going to submit this for the following challenges:
http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Spring
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Spring
http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/ - Use something from home
and to Monique's linky party at www.naturallymecreations.blogspot.com
Hope you are having a good weekend. It is almost 10.20 pm as I write this post. So Saturday is almost over... Any way, we still have Sunday to look forward too.
Hugs,
Monica
What do you think of this version?
Hello lovely bloggers out there... Remember I made this card a few days ago? Here is another version... Do tell me what you think? I took slightly textured white card stock and stamped it with my doily stamp using Jim Holtz Ranger distress ink - fired brick. I have to say that I do like the result. The shoe stamp is from Hero Arts and I distressed the red paper with black pigment ink. The little black piece of paper has been embossed - you can't see much of it though. The ribbons and gems are from my stash. I like this version more than the earlier one but would love to hear what you think? I am going to submit this for: Monique's weekend linky party at www.naturallymecreations.blogspot.com http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ - no designer paper By the way, yesterday was April Fool's day so I played a prank on my hubby and daughter... it was fun! For my hubby I packed an empty perfume bottle really well with some stones inside. He is generally not turned on with gifts but he actually was excited and ripped it apart... only to find stones inside!!! Lol! And I told my daughter, Zeenya that her favorite cousin was arriving in mid-April instead of May. Was she delighted!!! That was a bit mean but it is okay, it was April Fool's day!!! Hugs, Monica |
Thursday 31 March 2011
Me and my flowers!!!
Hello bloggers,
I am back again with another card... and I do like this one.
The roses were made by me (you did not have to guess that, lol!)
I just took plain mauve coloured construction paper and went over it with watery acrylic paint in silver to give it a shiny look before die cutting the flowers.
The sentiment is a folder from Sizzix embossed with my Cuttlebug (love of my life, really!)
I did the scalloped border with my Martha Stewart border punch on metallic papers.
The sticker with leaves and pot is from my stash.
The sprigs are from a tree punch by Jeff.
The tea pot border punch is really cute - cannot recall it's name. I put a silver ribbon at the bottom of the punched out teapots to make it look glamorous.
Hope you like it. Would love to know what you think about it.
Am entering this in the following challenges:
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - die cuts (my roses are made out of mini Sizzix flower dies)
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/ - spring ( I hope my roses remind you of spring and so does the pot with green leaves
cutedaisymay.blogspot.com - let's glitter and glitz it
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - die cut and punches (my roses and the teapot border punch at the bottom)
Hugs,
Monica
I am back again with another card... and I do like this one.
The roses were made by me (you did not have to guess that, lol!)
I just took plain mauve coloured construction paper and went over it with watery acrylic paint in silver to give it a shiny look before die cutting the flowers.
The sentiment is a folder from Sizzix embossed with my Cuttlebug (love of my life, really!)
I did the scalloped border with my Martha Stewart border punch on metallic papers.
The sticker with leaves and pot is from my stash.
The sprigs are from a tree punch by Jeff.
The tea pot border punch is really cute - cannot recall it's name. I put a silver ribbon at the bottom of the punched out teapots to make it look glamorous.
Hope you like it. Would love to know what you think about it.
Am entering this in the following challenges:
http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/ - die cuts (my roses are made out of mini Sizzix flower dies)
http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/ - spring ( I hope my roses remind you of spring and so does the pot with green leaves
cutedaisymay.blogspot.com - let's glitter and glitz it
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - die cut and punches (my roses and the teapot border punch at the bottom)
Hugs,
Monica
More cards for Japan Redcross
Hello bloggers,
I hope you all are well and happily crafting away...
I made this card two days ago. I wanted to stamp the sentiment which says "Kick off your heels and have fun" but there was no room left on the card... I have made cards in the past with this sentiment and they looked so full of fun.
The shoe stamp is from Hero Arts - I went over with Zeenya's nail pen over it and then I distressed the image with barn red. The satin roses and ribbons are from my stash.
The black sprigs are from my Carla craft punch.
The swirly silver and black sticker is from Ek Success.
Embossing done with my Cuttle bug - the white paper has been distressed mildly with barn red as well.
The silver swirls on the left have been painted with fabric pop up glitter glue.
I am not very sure of this card - there is no focal point to it, really.
Off to make some more cards... just sent off 30 cards to sell to a sweet lady who lives in our building. Let us see how many she buys.
I am going to enter this card for the following:
http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/ - sparkle and shine
Have fun and stay healthy and cheerful!
Hugs,
Monica
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Thank you card for a special friend
Hello bloggers, I am back again with a card that I made two weeks ago... I used these multi stamps from Prima - clear stamps that I placed randomly on a big block and stamped it with black pigment ink. I have been seeing a lot of black and white cards and it was finally Lynn of http://creativecraftsbylynn.blogspot.com/ whose card inspired me to get down to making one. The sentiment is handwritten (thanks to the encouragement I have received from all of you, I seem to be getting more confident with writing my sentiments) and the ribbons are from my stash. The faux gem flowers are from Paper Mania. I have snail mailed this card for a very special blogging buddy (sorry, cannot disclose the name as it meant to be a surprise)... pity it has still not reached her. It is going to be two weeks tomorrow since I mailed it. Sob, sob! Hopefully one day, it will arrive at it's destination. Hope you like it. Hugs and thanks for viewing, Monica |
Tuesday 29 March 2011
More cards for Japan Redcross
I have used the same stamp, coloured it in with Darwent water colour pencils but gave it a touch of glitter with glitter glue and my Sakura metallic pens ... wish you could see it in real life. The watches you see in the background are from Hero Arts stamp. I used different distress colours to stamp it and distressed the borders as well. Embossing done with my beloved Cuttlebug and the lace border has been punched with my Martha Stewart border punch. Which one do you like more? I will link this to Michelles's Monday Linky party at http://michelle-pinkpaperparadise.blogspot.com/ Happy crafting with loads of love, Monica |
Sunday 27 March 2011
Crochet cards with my new woolen yarn
Hello bloggers,
While I was in Singapore I bought lots of woolen yarn from Spotlight - like a typical hoarder ... and made plenty of flowers when ever I got the chance...
So here are my flowers... the paper roses too are home made from a Carla Craft punch.
The lovely papers on the first two cards are from Terry's blog candy. I have finally come to terms with using those wonderful papers now... Might as well enjoy them and not leave them for my grand-children throw away... lol!!!
The leaves and stems in the second card have been cut manually and the crochet flower centres are actually coffee beans... aren't you impressed???
The third card is partly recycled as the foil is from the kitchen shelf and all the other scraps of paper on it were lying around on my table...
I am going to enter the first card for:
the linky party at Monique's - www.naturallymecreations.blogspot.com
http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - ribbons and roses
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - show your appreciation
http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - punches
http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/ - no square allowed in the card (mine is a rectangle)
http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ - spring has come
http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com - bring on spring
http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com - spring has sprung
http://suchins.blogspot.com - anything goes (my ever favourite challenge)
Hope you like them.
Hugs,
Monica
The versatile blogger award
Wow - Lucky me! I am delighted to receive this award from two great crafters: Bea at http://beadeesblog.blogspot.com/ and Fiona at http://beehivecards.blogspot.com/ |
Thanks so much for the joy - no wonder I love blog land! Full of loving, caring and sharing.
I am supposed to share 7 things about my self in order to receive this award. I think most of you would be bored to death by now about my waffle with each and every post... But I will give it another go:
1. I have a dream to write a book ( I know I have mentioned this earlier on and not much has progressed since then... Somehow I feel that by putting it down in writing I just may move a step closer to my dream!) Lol!
2. I am one of those people who cannot be compelled to do something that I do not enjoy doing.
3. If I like something I cherish it for dear life... and if I don't I quietly walk away.
4. I have met the nicest people through blogging and it has become the most pleasant distraction of my life... so much so that I am busy blogging away when I should be getting cards ready for my charity batches.
5. When I go out to the cinema or for dinner with my family, I always carry some crafting tools in my bag - that can be off putting for others, you know but certainly not for me. Lol!
6. I have to order new craft cupboards as I am a bit fed up of the plastic drawers I use at present.
7. I cannot imagine that I started working at age 17 and gave it up at age 32 to have babies and tend to them. Crafting helped me stay overboard and provided the most delightful stimulation for my mind. One day I hope to take my charity crafting to another level.
I'm going pass it on to the following wonderful, wonderful bloggers who have changed my life for the better:
Shirley-Anne - http://shirley-anne-stampingforjoy.blogspot.com
Kym - http://kyms-crafty-cards.blogspot.com/
Sylvia - http://happycraftytimes5.blogspot.com/
Katrin - http://katrin-hobby.blogspot.com/
Monique - http://naturallymecreations.blogspot.com/
Sylvia - http://happycraftytimes5.blogspot.com/
Katrin - http://katrin-hobby.blogspot.com/
Monique - http://naturallymecreations.blogspot.com/
Terry - http://terryeo.blogspot.com/
Sandy - http://angsandy.blogspot.com/
Helen - http://helenmade.blogspot.com/
Iram - http://artscraftsnhobbies.blogspot.com/
Catherine -http://catherineshandmadecards.blogspot.com/Helen - http://helenmade.blogspot.com/
Iram - http://artscraftsnhobbies.blogspot.com/
Andrea - http://andreajbpiecesofmine.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth - http://nuttysnews.blogspot.com/
Beverley - http://isastampingoodtime.blogspot.com/
Cameo - http://blissmadedesigns.blogspot.com/
Susan - http://shogan03-timetoplay.blogspot.com/
I would be delighted if you could visit these awesome blogs and leave them some love. You will be the richer for that, I promise.
Just a small foot note - in case anyone does not wish to pick up this award for any reason, I understand ...
Hugs,
Monica
Saturday 26 March 2011
I am back
The stamp on the card above is from an art and craft store called Hobby Ideas in India - this is a craft store which is fairly similar to Hobby Craft in the UK. I have to say that I do miss it because there is no such place like this in Jakarta. You would be amazed if I tell you that I paid a pittance for a set of such stamps in India while in Jakarta, I have to fork out crazy money for such stuff - something like five times the actual price of the stamp. Even Singapore is pretty expensive but still cheaper than Jakarta. Okay, that was enough rambling about the pricing bulletin of stamps.
I have used clay coloured stamp pad again with a Darwent water colour pencil in dark brown on top and went over it all with a metallic copper Sakura pen to make it more interesting.
The long patch of mocha you see behind the stamp is actually an earthy chalk from Plaid.
The sentiment is handwritten.
Saturday 19 March 2011
Card for my aunt
Wednesday 16 March 2011
Card for Haeli
Hiya everyone,
While I was doing my blog rounds, I read the following on Charlene's latest post:
This week's Teapot Tuesday Destination is a sweet little 6th grade girl named Haeli who is undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. If you have a minute, please read Haeli's story here.
Here is my card for the very arty - crafty Haeli. I hope it brings her cheer and makes her spirits better.
Materials used:
Solid creme coloured cardstock
Stamp: Penny Black - 'Out and About' coloured by Zeenya (my design consultant) with Darwent water colour pencils.
Distress ink : Faded jeans
Flowers : you don't need to guess - my home made ones
Sprigs : actually from a tree punch!!!
Fiskar's border weave punch
Ribbons - turquoise and royal blue from my stash
Gems - Papermania
I am going to enter this for :
Michelle's Monday Linky party
www.squigglefly.blogspot.com/ - spring theme
www.cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ - pile on the flowers
http://www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - use those flowers
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/ - spring
Hugs,
Monica
While I was doing my blog rounds, I read the following on Charlene's latest post:
This week's Teapot Tuesday Destination is a sweet little 6th grade girl named Haeli who is undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. If you have a minute, please read Haeli's story here.
Here is my card for the very arty - crafty Haeli. I hope it brings her cheer and makes her spirits better.
Materials used:
Solid creme coloured cardstock
Stamp: Penny Black - 'Out and About' coloured by Zeenya (my design consultant) with Darwent water colour pencils.
Distress ink : Faded jeans
Flowers : you don't need to guess - my home made ones
Sprigs : actually from a tree punch!!!
Fiskar's border weave punch
Ribbons - turquoise and royal blue from my stash
Gems - Papermania
I am going to enter this for :
Michelle's Monday Linky party
www.squigglefly.blogspot.com/ - spring theme
www.cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/ - pile on the flowers
http://www.alyssundaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.gingerloftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - use those flowers
http://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/ - spring
Hugs,
Monica
Sunday 13 March 2011
Out of scraps lying on my table
Hiya everyone,
Hope you all are having a decent weekend...
It is 11.25 pm as I write this post... frankly I ought to be in bed like a good being but blogging beckons me. Lol!
This is a card I made with literally scraps lying around on my table. Even the three black spiral roses were made by me from paper sitting on my table.
A very simple and easy card but creating it brought me lots of joy.
I have stuck hand torn silver tissue paper on to a rich red, metallic card stock.
The black polka dotted ribbon was on my table as well.
The spiral roses were created in minutes and their stems have been cut from kitchen foil as I could not thing of anything else to match for the stems.
The three gems on the left came with a Prima stamp.
The sentiment is handwritten.
I am going to submit this for the following challenges:
http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - clean and simple
and am going to post this on http://www.ggcaa.com/ which is a green blog
Continue having a nice weekend...
I think I will come and do my visits tomorrow as it is going to be midnight soon. So see you tomorrow...
Hugs,
Monica
Hope you all are having a decent weekend...
It is 11.25 pm as I write this post... frankly I ought to be in bed like a good being but blogging beckons me. Lol!
This is a card I made with literally scraps lying around on my table. Even the three black spiral roses were made by me from paper sitting on my table.
A very simple and easy card but creating it brought me lots of joy.
I have stuck hand torn silver tissue paper on to a rich red, metallic card stock.
The black polka dotted ribbon was on my table as well.
The spiral roses were created in minutes and their stems have been cut from kitchen foil as I could not thing of anything else to match for the stems.
The three gems on the left came with a Prima stamp.
The sentiment is handwritten.
I am going to submit this for the following challenges:
http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - flowers
http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ - clean and simple
and am going to post this on http://www.ggcaa.com/ which is a green blog
Continue having a nice weekend...
I think I will come and do my visits tomorrow as it is going to be midnight soon. So see you tomorrow...
Hugs,
Monica
Thursday 10 March 2011
Preparing for my next Charity card sale
This is another variation of the same card... used Brilliance ink in pearlized beige on shimmery blue cardstock to stamp the cherry blossom tree from Hero Arts.
The strips at the bottom are bits of ribbon and pearlized papers from scraps lying around on the table. The tiny white shimmery flowers are from my stash. Don't know whether this looks like a perfect "thank you card"... looks more like a "sympathy card" I think!
The sentiment is handwritten... I seem to be getting back my confidence to write with a pen...
Hope the daffodils are beginning to smile...
I am going to enter in the following challenges:
www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com - anything goes
www.aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com - vintage or shabby (I hope the first card is shabby!)
Hugs to a very special lot of crafters,
Monica
My delightful goodies from Sandra
Hiya everyone, Am I not lucky and blessed to receive these lovely Christmas stamps from dear Sandra( rosepetalcreations.blogspot.com) in the post today...? They are actually for Zeenya but looks like we will both be targetting them. Aren't they all so sweet? So generous and thoughtful of Sandra to send them all the way from the UK. I feel touched and honoured , to say the least. |
Look at this stunning card Sandra sent along with such a loving message.
I kept admiring the card for hours just marvelling at it's beauty. Sadly, it looks far prettier in real life.
If you would like to see more of her lovely stuff, do visit her blog. Amazing work!
Sandra designs super stuff for Tellen's place as well.
Thank you, Sandra, for making my day! Bless you!
Hugs,
Monica
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