Blue is the colour...

Hello sweet peeps,

We were away for the weekend to a breathtakingly beautiful island near Bali called Lombok. It was just so therapeutic to see just the sea and water. It is fairly untouched compared to Bali and that made it even more enjoyable. We stayed in a resort that had all natural decor and that made it even more befitting. 

Now to my card - this is another Diwali card for an order. The lady ordered seven cards but has increased them to 20!!! I bought these Anne Griffin papers from the scrap booking store last week and have added some silvery dots on the paper and a sequined paisley which seems slightly mismatched in the picture. In real life how ever it looks quite nice.

 Down below is a picture of the ocean that I clicked from the car on the way back to the airport.

Another shot of the mountains and the sea from the car...

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

Wish you a happy Monday,

Monica 

Sold another 7 cards...

Hello dear bloggers,
First of all, a very warm welcome to my newest follower, Joni.
I sold another seven cards to Aleeza's ex-teacher - bless her soul and yours as well :-) Looks like my target of providing education for all the five children I supported last year will be achieved. But trust me, it is not me alone who should take the credit. You all have been a big blessing to me in every which way and have a big way to play in my success. And of course all those kind people who buy my cards as well.

Here is another Diwali card for an order... Diwali cards are fun to make because no amount of bling is considered too much. So the dressier the better. The paper for this card was sent all the way from the US by dear Terry. If you take a quick tour through her blog you will see how talented she is. This paper has a glittery look and is far prettier in real life. The gold sequins on the sides were sent by my friend Sandra and the rest of the embellies are from my stash as is the ribbon.

I will enter this card in:
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes
http://thecraftingcafe.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Wish you a happy Thursday,

Monica

Dream a Little Christmas Magic...

Hello lovely peeps,

Those of you who visit me frequently would be saying under your breath, "What, another white on white Christmas card!!!" Anyway for better or for worse, here it it is. Really easy peasy to make and sell. Added white liquid pearls for interest since there is little effort here and yet it looks elegant, doesn't it? The sentiment is a clear stamp that was sent to me by my dear blog buddy Sandra who is on a sabbatical from blog land (I miss her dearly).

I will enter this card in:
http://www.kis-challenge.blogspot.ca/ - all is white
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes
http://addicted-to-stamps-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ - Christmas is coming

Am trying my best to survive the Autumn break :-)

Lots of love,

Monica 

A very bright Diwali card

Hello bloggers,

 Gentle warning - you may need sunglasses to view this card...

Here is a card for Diwali - the Indian festival of lights. Diwali is all about colour and glitter so I tried and made this card as bright as could be. The little Indian embellishment you see with sequins and a gem in the centre is from India and so is the very metallic orange paper which has been embossed. The paper went was done with my fave Swiss dots embossing folder.  The tear drop gems are from Paper Mania and the gold ribbon is from my stash. 

Down below is Aleeza pulling a funny face at her teddy bear's picnic all in the comfort of her room :-) I thought picnics were always in a garden, never mind! Lol.

She made these flowers out of play dough entirely on her own... they looked so pretty in real life that I had to photograph them - sadly it is not the best picture (it shook a bit).

I will enter my card in the following:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/  - anything goes

http://simplysteampunkchallenges.blogspot/ - monochromatic

Catch you later,

Monica 

Peace On Earth

Hello sweet bloggers,

Autumn break has begun and I do hope that Aleeza will not be up at the six in the morning as she does at most weekends. Oh how I wish I could sleep late on some mornings...   :-) 

 AnywaHere is another card for Christmas, made with my Penny Black stamp (made a similar one a few days ago). I have coloured the image with Sakura gel pens and the big snowflake is my new MS punch. The small gold snowflakes were embossed after being punched. I have distressed the image with TH brushed corduroy. The printed paper and ribbon is from my stash.

I will enter this card in:

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://www.totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ - winged things

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

http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/ - Christmas
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/october-challenge.htmlhttp://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

Wish you a pleasant Sunday,

Monica

Joy !!!

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is another White on White card which I will enter in LIM for their current challenge. Just a few hours to go before it closes so better try and make it on time. I love this very simple creation which requires no explaining at all so off I go to enter.

Wish you a very happy weekend,

Monica 

Peace, hope, love, light, joy and cheer

Hello sweet bloggers,

It sure is a busy life out here but my day cannot be done without a wee bit of blogging.

Here is my card to show for today and can you believe that I may receive an order for 16 cards  for this design???

The snowflakes have been punched out of browny gold paper and the ribbon is from my stash. The metallic centre of the MS snowflake came from Sandra. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ - ribbon/lace/twine

http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/ - punches

http://www.ttcrd.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Off to visit you all now,

Monica 

White and Gold

Hello sweet bloggers,

A very warm welcome to my newest followers - so nice to see them grow.

Here is a quick post from me to show you another Christmas card. The sentiment is from Penny Black - gosh, I seem to tirelessly enjoy using it. The flourish like stamp below the sentiment is from Prima. The brownish gold paper is from my stash as well as the cord and ribbon. The sequins were sent to me by dear Sandra all the way from the UK.  

I will enter this card in the following:

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

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

Happy Monday,

Monica 

Another White on White

Hello bloggers,

Here is another entry for LIM - white on white Christmas and I will also enter this in CAS(E) this Sketch this week. I have used punches and flat pearls as well as liquid pearls on the snowflake centres. The sentiment is a die cut from WonderHouse.

I will also this card in http://papercreatorscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - die cuts/punches

Wish you a cheerful Sunday,

Monica 

White on White for Less is More

Hello lovely peeps,

Here is my quick card to show you for the challenge over at LIM is white on white this week. And I have been wanting so to make a white on white Christmas card. So here is my card made with my TH Alterations embossing folder that I picked up last year and am using it for the first time this year.

I have added a little ribbon and white dots with liquid pearls and voila, my card was done. 

Wish you a restful weekend,

Monica 

Yes, Christmas is coming soon

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have an order for seven Christmas cards so am trying to complete that. So here is yet another one with my new clear stamp from Technique Tuesday. I have used sparkly printed paper and shiny ribbon which matches the design of the printed paper. The image has been touched with my silver Sakura gel pen to let it sparkle even more. A small crystal gem in the centre completes the picture.

Down below is a birthday cake I ordered as a surprise for Aleeza's previous class teacher. And I called her home and we had a tiny celebration with the surprise cake.

Here is Aleeza and her ex teacher with the cake. Aleeza seems a bit tired after a long day at school.

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with ribbon

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

Wish you a very nice weekend,

Monica 

Yet another Christmas card...

Hello sweet peeps,

Yet another Christmas card to show you - with a Penny Black stamp coloured with Sakura metallic gel pens in gold, red and glitter. The edges of the oval nestie have been sponged with brushed corduroy and the gold oval is very pretty handmade paper from Indonesia. The bow is handmade and the tiny gold dots (done with fabric 3D glitter glue) you see at the bottom actually hide some stains. 

I will enter this card in:

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - winged things

http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/stamp-challenge.html - anything goes

http://cardsundmore-challengeblog.blogspot.com/ - sparkle and bling

See you later,

Monica 

Smiley Snowman

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is another card for Christmas made with my Hero Arts clear stamp set. It was bought last year and am using it for the first time. I have coloured him gently with my Prisma pencils. The printed paper with sparkly squares is fancy gift wrap and the glittery snowflakes are punched. There is glitter at the bottom of the snowman and I have used glitter glue dots for the effect of snow. The die cut sentiment from WonderHouse is new as well. It was quite a task to get a decent picture with all the glitter, you know.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/ - anything with a sentiment

Will come and visit later.

Love,

Monica 

My second Christmas card

Hello bloggers,

Here is my card to show you for today which is my second creation for Christmas. I cannot remember the name of the cling stamp as I have thrown away the packaging. However I love this stamp no end. I stamped it with a Docraft red stamp pad and coloured it over that with my Prismas. I have sponged the sides lightly with TH Old Paper. The sparkly ribbon is from American Craft and the gems from Paper Mania.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://avenue613.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Christmas

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

Wish you a healthy and peaceful week ahead,

Monica 

Sold another 17 cards...

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have good news to share which is I have sold 17 cards. And I have got an order for seven Christmas cards and seven Diwali cards.
My card to share with you is my first Christmas card of the season. The gold ribbon and cord is from my stash while the stars were sent to me by Sandra. The dull gold embossed paper is fancy gift wrap and the sentiment is from Penny Black. I have stamped that pattern under the sentiment with my Prima clear stamp using my Brilliance ink in pearlescent beige.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
http://www.lisasomerville.com/ - bling it on
http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.com/ - sentiment is the key
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://thecraftylaydee.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-beginnings-of-frugal-christmas.html - frugal Christmas

Catch you later.

Love,

Monica

Hold on to your peace

Hello dear bloggers,

I just LOVE this sentiment from Unity Stamps and could use it over and over again. The printed paper is fancy gift wrap and I like it immensely. Did some faux stitching, added two cords and a shell button and it seemed ready. Had to go over the sentiment with my white gel pen. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

http://blog.docerelashop.com/ - anything goes

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.com/ - sentiment takes centre spot

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

Wish you a happy and relaxed weekend,

Monica 

White with some colour

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my card to show you today - white with some colour. The image is a stamp from India which I have coloured in with my Prisma pencils. An embossed sentiment with a die cut corner and my card was ready. Trying to better myself at making flat cards slowly but surely.

I will enter this card in:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ - CAS

http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - diecuts/punches

http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/stamp-challenge.html - anything goes

Wish you a lovely Thursday,

Monica 

Happy Birthday card

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a card I made with my new clear stamp from Dove Crafts. I have coloured the image with my Prisma pencils and have added glitter glue to the flowers, icing, strawberries and cherries. The ribbon is new and the gingham was lying around on my table.

Down below is a bee that Aleeza copied from the internet and coloured it with pencils. I had to share this happy picture with you :-)

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with a bow

Wish you a happy Tuesday,

Monica

Happy We Have Each Other

Hello lovely peeps,

This is a card I made at the weekend with my Unity Itty Bitty cling stamp. I have used Versamark bark to stamp the image and coloured it in with my Prisma pencils. The chevrons print is a washi tape and the printed paper came from Terry. The sentiment is also from the same set and I have lightly sponged the edges with TH Antique Linen. Used embroidery yarn and wooden beads for added interest.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

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

Wish you a pleasant, arty crafty week ahead,

Monica 

Another card with a doily

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my card to show you today - the flower embellishment came from Terry and the doily and lace at the bottom is from my stash. I have used glitter at the edge of the doily and scored the top of the card.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://blog.docerelashop.com/ - anything goes

Inspire me Fridays - always anything goes

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

Wish you a pleasant weekend,

Monica

Stencilled image coloured with water colours

Hello kind bloggers, 

Many thanks for the kind wishes and sure they worked. 

Here is my card to show you for today. It is a stencilled image coloured in with my Faber Castell's and I actually went over it with a paint brush dipped in water which made the image look much nicer. I landed up sticking three ribbons instead of two as I thought two looked a bit scarce. The printed paper is fancy gift wrap that I had picked up when I visited Prague some four years ago. I have distressed the sides of the image and sponged it with TH Antique Linen.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:
http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with ribbon
http://happycamperscc.blogspot.co.uk/ - show us your flowers

Thank God it's Friday once again :-)

Love,
Monica 

I love you berry much

Hello sweet bloggers,

I have been absent from blogland  as I was down with a horrible bug that gave me fever, cough, diarrhea and headaches. The good news is that I am feeling better, much better.

And I have missed blogging so, you cannot imagine how much.

Here is a card I made today, I simply had to make a card to cheer me up and it did do that for sure.

The chipboard image came from dear Shirley-Anne and so did the red nestie. The gingham paper, the washi tape and buttons are from my stash. 

I will certainly come and visit your lovely creations soon. Thank you for all the sweet comments on my previous cards.

I will enter this card in:

http://www.inklingsandyarns.com/ - anything goes

ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com - anything goes

White on White and loving it...

Hello kind peeps,

My card today is all white which I always love to create. Doily and heart die are from my stash and I have added tiny pearls as well as liquid pearls for interest. The lace and ribbon are from my stash as well. Am off to a stand up comedy show and hope I get to laugh a lot. 

I will enter this card in:

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

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

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/ - wedding

Wish you a pleasant weekend,

Monica 

U rock!!!

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my card to show you today - the paper is from my stash (from a Japanese thrift store in Singapore) and the cute chip board teddy came from Sandra while the dark blue nesties came from Shirley-Anne. The photo corners were also sent by Shirley-Anne. The border was punched with my Ek Success punch and the sentiment is handwritten with an American Craft permanent black pen and I went over it with my Sakura silver gel pen. Actually, I wanted to write, "U r a star" but my fingers had a mind of their own and this is what they chose to write. Lol.

I will enter this card into:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://aninkysituation.blogspot.com/ - teddies

http://4kraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ca/ - monochrome birthday

Thank God it's Friday - yaay don't have to wake up at 530 to send kids to school.

Love,

Monica 

Getting comfortable using doilies at last

Hello dear blog buddies,

Here is my card to show you for today... no stamping but I made every bit of the flower (with punches and dies) including the blue lace at the bottom of the flower. I glittered the flower to make it look sparkly and also added glitter around the doily which is from my stash. Some scoring on the top and my card was done. I did like how it turned out.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/ - something blue

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

Wish you a happy Tuesday.

Love,

Monica

Now how simple could a card get???

Hello kind peeps,

Here is my card to show you - I started with something totally different but ended it up like this. And I seem to like it as it is quite unisex (more male though). I do have a doubt about the font of the sentiment which is a bit informal compared to the layout of the card. The sentiment is actually a ribbon. The dark blue ribbon is from my stash and so is the creamy label while the blue die cut was sent to me by Shirley-Anne which I have embossed to add texture. 

The card below was made entirely by Aleeza - from folding to cutting with her deckled edged scissors. She made the heart background and stuck this embossed panel over the striped paper. She has coloured over the embossing and she even cut of the corners saying she was rounding them off. Lol. And this card was lovingly handed over to her Dad by her.

I will enter this card in the following:
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes
http://hobbycutzchallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.com/ - it's raining men

Wish you a nice Monday.

Love,

Monica 

Spot the difference...

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my card that I made in precisely 5 minutes. I had this lovely paper from an Indian wedding - pearly shade of blue green (it sparkles gently in real life) and all I did was stick these screen printed butterflies on it. I put glitter on the butterflies and popped up one of them. And I added two crystal gems on the popped up butterfly. After clicking the picture I realized, it may need a sentiment and I put on this sticker sentiment and that kind of put me in some doubt. 

 The same card below with a sentiment... which one do you prefer? I prefer the first one.

 

I will enter this card in the following:

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ - butterflies

http://www.totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Wish you a great Sunday.

Love,

Monica

Now & Always

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my card to show you for today made with my new stamp from G studio that I bought at Michael's over summer. I love it to bits and the sketch over at The House that Stamps Built was ideal for it. I have used Black Stazon ink to stamp it and have used my new nesties while the silver grey paper is fancy gift wrap. The bow has been created out of tissue paper and it was fun to make it. The little plastic hearts, I am not too sure about, well, this is the only way I could place them. Wish they were together though. Anyway, am pretty pleased with the way this card turned out.

The sketch over at The House that Stamps Built

I will also enter this card in:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - clean and simple

http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.com/ - use dies

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/ - celebrate

http://lestylemagenta.blogspot.ca/ - anything goes

http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - monochromatic

http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.com/ - for a male

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ - anything goes

http://craft-deebowz.blogspot.com - must use a bow

Phew, that was the maximum number of challenges I have ever entered.

Catch you later.

Love,

Monica 

Kraft and Text at CAS(ual) Friday

Hello kind crafting buddies,

Here is my card to show you for today which I will enter in CAS-ual Fridays which is all about Kraft and text. Now this card has been made from a clothing tag and I actually clicked a picture to show you the proof, lol.  Those little wooden beads were introduced to me by Aleeza's ex teacher and I just love them. So off I went to the store and bought a few small packs. I added black photo corners to match with the black eyelet and the sentiment is from Wonder House which is also my new buy. I have sponged the punched paper from a scrap with Tim Holtz Antique Linen and the text has been given the same treatment.

I have to say that I had lots of fun creating this card :-) and hope you like it too.

Down below is the tag...

Here is a card that Aleeza's present teacher showed me to admire... sent to him by his mom who makes greeting cards in Canada. It is so beautiful and it looks brilliant in real life with the tiny diamonds on the flowers. I thought I must share it with you :-)

I will enter my card in the following challenges:

http://die-cut-divas.blogspot.com/ - celebrate

http://blog.oozak.com/ - anything goes, diecuts/punches

http://seemacrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - monochromatic
http://unstampabelleschallenges.blogspot.com.au/ - scraps/or old stash
http://rubysrainbow.blogspot.com/ - a male thing

Have a pleasant day,

Monica 

Thank you Sandra and Shirley-Anne

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my card to show you for today... These cute chip board teddy was sent to me by Sandra and the brown scalloped die cut came from Shirley-Anne. Thank you soooo much. I wove the ribbon around the holes in the die cut and tied a bow at the bottom (which is a bit wonky I'm afraid). The sentiment is a ribbon and the buttons are from my stash. 

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ - clean and simple

http://www.allwayssomethingcreative.blogspot.com/ - animals

Catch you later,

Monica 

For Less is More - water colouring

Hello sweet bloggers,

Thank you for your comments on my last card and I will leave it as it is...

The card I have to show you today is for the challenge over at LIM which is water colouring. 

I had this stamped image (from Hero Arts clear stamps) which I had coloured with my water colour pencils. I fussy cut the image and popped it on foam tape to make it look more striking.  Much as I wanted to use a sentiment I refrained so that this card is saleable. I have used one of my fave border punches from Ek Success and the kraft that you see under the brown cardstock is packaging material.

I will also enter this card in:

http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/ - kraft and text

See you later.

Love,

Monica 

Hold on to your peace...

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is my card for CAS(ual) Friday this week where the theme is Kraft and Text.

The stamp an itty bitty one from Unity and I do like the words, I have to say.

I am slightly unsure whether it needed more embellies or not. 

Would love to hear what you think of it.

Wish you a pleasant weekend.

Love,

Monica 

Feathery indeed

Hello sweet bloggers,

Here is a quick card I made at Aleeza's request... No stamping here, just feathers and ribbons.

Life is a bit hectic - Aleeza is a bit poorly so is home instead of enjoying her new school and that means less crafting. Never mind, they grow up so fast so I should actually relish every moment of it. 

I will enter this card in:

365 days - day 235 - no stamping

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Love,

Monica 

Pretty floral arrangement from a friend

Hello lovely blog buddies,

Life has been rather busy of late... there is a lot happening, we have had to move Aleeza to another school for reasons that were causing us much stress. Anyway, she has taken the transition really well. It was her second day today and I feel proud of my little girl that she is handling the change so well. She was rather well settled in her old school and I have much gratitude for all the positives she gained there but change her school we had to.

Here is a picture of a floral arrangement that a dear friend got home to lunch. I LOVE flowers and I was delighted with it so I thought I must share it on my little blog. This lovely lady actually has a passion for flowers and does her own flower arranging. She has done a diploma in floral arrangement and is really talented as you can see.

Down below is a card similar to one I had made a few weeks ago. It is a Paper Mania stamp and I have used my Prisma pencils to colour the image. The three presents are stickers from my stash.

I wish you a pleasant Tuesday.

Love,

Monica 

For CAS(E) this sketch

Hello bloggers,

Here is my take on the sketch over at CAS(E) this Sketch this week. What is it with the white black and red combo that I just keep going back to? I just love it and no matter how many cards I make with it, there's no tiring me. I have used a cling stamp from Unity, an Ek Success border bunch and red sequins that I bought in India many, many years ago (nine). I do like how this card turned out even though there is a slight over dose of sequins.

I will also enter this card in:

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ - travel

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

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ - tags and hearts

Wish you a super weekend.

Love,

Monica 

With all my love

Hello lovely peeps,

This is a quick card I made today in the midst of my busy schedule today...
I have used my new MS border punch with Washi tape and a Spellbinder's label - my life is all about dies and punches still. The sentiment has beens stamped with a clear stamp sent by Sandra to me. I love it, Sandra. I have stuck the red gems to make it more glam.

I will also participate this card in:

http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com/ - something new

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - anything goes

Off to bed now...

Love,

Monica 

Second entry for CAS(E) this Sketch

Hello sweet blog buddies,

Here is my second take on the sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch this week. The sentiment (from Wonder House) is my new buy - you should have seen me break into a happy dance when I spotted it at the craft store. I have used pearlised paper to die cut the sentiment and punch the hearts. The butterflies are plain confetti!!! My long love affair with die cuts and punches continues...

Down below is the photo inspiration at Just Inspirational

I will also enter this card in:

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ - always anything goes

http://cuttinandstampinchallenges.blogspot.com/ - monochromatic

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ - anything goes
http://justinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ - photo inspiration 

Wish you a pleasant Wednesday.

Love,

Monica