Have a great day!

Hello sweet peeps,

Here is my card to show you today. It has been made with fancy gift wrap that I bought in Sydney many, many years ago from a very unique store that sold home crafted art objects. Some ribbon and an oval nestie with a sentiment from Hero Arts and yes - my card was all dressed up. 

https://www.simplyellibelle.com/ - feminine

https://thepapershelter.blogspot.com/ - happy birthday

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

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

Monica

Fancy gift wrap plus embossed

 Hello dear bloggers,

Here is a card I have made out of fancy gift wrap which has been lying with me since Zeenya was three and now she is 20. I stuck it on thicker card stock and let an embossing folder go over it. It looks quite shiny and nice in real life. All these cards are being added to my collection of cards to sell for the shelter that houses abused women.

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/ - anything goes with patterned paper

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

Monica

Wedding card

Hello dear bloggers,

Here is a card with almost no story to tell. I have used this stamp over and over again and seem to love it more and more with the passage of time. The flowers came as a long ribbon and I cut them carefully so that the joints were totally invisible. Embossing, stamping, flowers and a couple of pearls on the flower centres and my card was ready.

I will enter this card in the following challenges:

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

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

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - black and white

https://creativecraftcottage.blogspot.com/ - CAS or fully loaded

Monica 

Happy Birthday

Hello dear bloggers,

This card was made with a stamp I bought a very sweet little scrapbooking store in Shrewsbury in the UK many years ago. It can be quite challenging to stamp all of it in one go for some reason. The good side is that if it does do a good job, the entire card is ready in no time. 

I have used a Brilliance blue pearlised ink and have gone over the hibiscus flowers with glossy accents. 

A Sakura silver gel pens were used on a few 'happy birthdays' for added effect as was the blue ribbon. It looks far more sparkly in real life.

It is old fashioned but pleasing to the eyes with the monochromes.

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

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

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

https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - anything goes / optional - add sparkle

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

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

Monica 

Happy Birthday tag on a card

 Hello lovely bloggers,

Here is my card which I finally managed to put together after much rumination. The tag is recycled and I actually took a picture to show you this time. So you know I am genuine. Lol.

Some of my fave washi tapes went around the back of the tag and a black ribbon on top. 

I embossed the card stock under the tag and stuck the tag with foam tape since I am a bit done with cutting cardboard and sticking it on either side. 

If I may say so, I quite like the way this card turned out. 

Down below is the tag with a faint shadow for which I apologise.

I will participate in the following challenges:

http://cardz4galz.blogspot.com/ - black and pink

https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ - cute card Thursday

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

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

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/ - birthday or folded

Monica

Partly recycled / Froggie says thanks

Hello dear bloggers,

I had extra leaves die cut from the packaging of a bottle of perfume and this frog was lying handy on my art table. It does seem too green but I just put them together. The sentiment has also been die cut from some packaging. The butterfly (die cut from a pamphlet from the Japanese embassy)  is a leftover from a card I made some days ago.

I think I should rename my blog and call it something similar to, "The Charity Recycling Queen".

http://cardz4guyz.blogspot.com/ - die cuts as the main sentiment

Arty Divas - anything goes

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

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

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

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ - four legged friends

Monica 

Recycled flowers and leaves from a fancy envelope

 Hello dear bloggers,

Here is a card I made from a super pretty envelope. The flowers on the envelope were fussy cut and I die cut leaves from the same envelope as well. The sentiment is store bought. 

Down below is a close up of the flower to show you the sparkle. 

I will participate in the following challenges:

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

https://creationsinpink.blogspot.com/ - anything goes mainly in pink

https://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - for the girls

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

https://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - flowers

http://cascoloursandsketches.blogspot.com/ - sketch

Monica