Dreaming Of A Pink Birthday

Anyone Dreaming Of A Pink Birthday? Well I am. A pink theme birthday party, which pink lover would say no to it.

I am supposed to focus on making Christmas cards, but somehow or rather I end up making more handmade birthday cards instead.

DREAMING OF A PINK BIRTHDAY

I made this card yesterday. I used a light green 14.5cm x 14.5cm card as base. Then I layered it with a rose pattern card taken from Vintage Colors Romance design pad from Craft Sensations. I cut the pattern card to a size 14cm x 14cm.

Next I cut the same shade of light green card, this time to a smaller size of 10cm x 10cm and layered it with with a striped pattern card from the same design pad. For the background of the Happy Birthday  die cut sentiment, again I used the same light green card which I embossed and cut into a scalloped circle shape.

Night Version

I stamped some pink flowers using Dreamees stamps (one of my favourite) and glued them at the corners with some die cut leaves. And for the final touch, I added some pink pearls to go along with the pink shade of patterned cards.

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Aud Sentiments - Challenge #188
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #31
The Paper Nest Dolls - Challenge #9

Inspiration Destination - Challenge #133
Unicorn Challenge Blog - Challenge #25
Penny's Paper-Crafty - Challenge #345
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #359

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When Autumn Leaves Start To Fall

When Autumn Leaves Start To Fall that's what I called Autumn Blessing. Finally my orange cards are coming to good use. I have loads of them, but all this while those orange cards are seated untouched in my stacks of cards.

We don't have the four seasons in Malaysia. No Autumn leaves are gonna fall. But since we have sun and rain all through the year, you see falling leaves all through out the year too.

WHEN AUTUMN LEAVES START TO FALL

I used a darker shade of orange card as base. I then layered it white a black card and a lighter shade of orange card. Both cards are embossed using the Glitter Girls Fanciful board.

I then stamped and die cut three different shapes of autumn leaves using an orange card, a lighter shade of orange and a yellow card.

For the sentiment, I die cut and embossed using a die that came along with my Spellbinder's Sapphire and tied a red ribbon to it. And finally I stamped Autumn Blessings as my sentiment for this autumn leaf card.

See you in my next post... Craft With Love

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Artistic Inspirations - Challenge #185

Get Creative Challenges - Autumn/Fall
Scrapping4Fun - Challenge #98 (Technique: Embossing, Stamping, Die Cutting)
Crafting From The Heart - Challenge #173
Crafty Sentiments Design - Anything Goes
DigiChoosday - Week 36
Through The Craft Room Door - Week 5/9

💖Karen Monica💖

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Love In Rose Garden

Love In Rose Garden is another square handmade card with a floral theme. To be specific, a paper rose theme. With 'Lots of Love' as it's sentiment, this card is suitable not only for birthdays but also for anniversaries or just to tell someone how much they are loved.

I am not sure If I had mention it earlier, but a couple of weeks back I won some lovely digital stamps from Limited Runs for The Cute Fox Cub Christmas Card and also I won a giveaway from The Ribbon Girls Blog. I had this lovely gift below.

Love In Rose Garden

I used a pink 14 x 14 card as base and layered it with a 13 x 13 black card. I then layered a 12 x 12 pink shade polka dot card on top of the black card. I embossed and hand card two different sizes of scalloped circle, using the same pink and black card that I used as base. And I stamped a 'Lots Of Love' sentiment on it. This lovey sentiment stamp is from Dreamees.

I diecut some green leaves, 8 to be specific and also rolled some paper roses. 11 paper roses of two shades and two different sizes and assembled them together with the leaves.

To give this card a glamourous look, I added some sparkle /shiny stickers. Again using two different size to decorate my Love In Rose Garden card.

Until my next post...always Craft With Love

CRAFT CHALLENGES

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie -  Challenge #76
The Ribbon Girl Blog - September Card Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Challenges - Anything Goes (September)
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Challenge #1735
Digi Choosday - Week 35
Crafting By Designs - September Challenge
Simply Papercraft - Challenge #50

💖Karen Monica💖

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Hugs And Birthday Wishes

Hugs And Birthday Wishes to every September baby especially to those celebrating their birthday today. I have not updated for more than two weeks.Was enjoying the SEA Games on TV but nothing can keep me away from crafting. I did complete a few projects  but the only thing is I couldn't find the time to update and share it here will all of you.

Now that the SEA Games are over with Malaysia being at the top of the medal tally with 145 gold medal (Yeayyyy) I am back my daily routine. It has been raining since last night but looks like Mr Sun is back at work now.  A long break over here. Everyone enjoying their long weekend with extra 3 days holiday.

HUGS AND BIRTHDAY WISHES

I am really excited to share this square Hugs And Birthday Wishes card that I made. Its the first time I am using this Dreamees stamp and I must confess that I fell in love with how clear the pattern comes out each time I stamped it. I must thank my Godmama for my first Dreamees stamp for my birthday present. I am a September baby too. It was and advance birthday present since my birthday is only on the 25 of September.

I used a white 14.5 x 14.5 card as base. I then layered it with a 13.5 x 13.5 patterned card from the Vintage Colors Romance pad from Craft Sensations. Using the same card, I stamped 5 flowers of 3 different sizes using Dreamees stamps set. I then diecut some green leaves from two different dies from M&C Boutique.

I then glued all the flowers and leaves on a border oval shape die cut pattern. I used some pearls for the center of the flowers and also some some art stickers for the corner of the card.  I stamped a Hugs, Kisses and Birthday Wishes sentiment at the middle of the card and added a tiny butterfly as the finishing touch.

Until my next update, Craft With Love.

CRAFT CHALLENGES

A Perfect Time To Craft - Challenge #09 (ATG)

Crafty Creations Challenge - Challenge #349 (ATG)
StarStampz - 2 or More Diecut Challenge

Creates And Makes - Challenge #14 (ATG)

Crafting With Friends - Challenge # 49 (ATG)
Crafty Sentiments Design - For Someone Special
Brown Sugar - Challenge #265 Trying Something New

💖Karen Monica💖

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Flying In The Winter

Hello Craft Lovers,

Taking some free time to share my third handmade Christmas Card. This time I started with a winter theme in mind. Again its something simple, no hand colouring just cutting and pasting.

Flying In The Winter

I used a yellow cardstock for base. The main feature for this card is a picture of a little bird in the winter. I cut it round and matched it with a black and yellow circular shaped that I embossed and cut. I also die cut 3 sets of poinsettia flowers.

I wanted this card to have a different fold, instead of the ordinary square or rectangle so I folded the front into two. And glued the poinsettias in a row...to make that card stand in a triangular dimension.

There you go, my third handmade christmas card with a winter theme. Looks like I got no choice but to find more time to craft. I have a few orders to complete and looking forward to make some handmade gifts as well.

Until then, Craft With Love.

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Moving Along With The Times - Things That Fly
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge #135
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #30
Fabrika Fantasy - Challenge #12
Through The Craft Room Door - Challenge Aug 14 - 22
Little Miss Muffet - Challenge #169
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #356

💖Karen Monica💖

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May Your Christmas Be Bright

Hello Craft Lovers,

Hope your day have been crafty and fun. Its raining heavily outside. Just my favourite weather to craft. I planned to make at least two christmas cards today. But before I sit and craft away, I better share with you the 2nd handmade Christmas card that I made a few days back.

May Your Christmas Be Bright

For this card, I used a white border card from Create and Craft. Then I layered it with a green emboss scalloped shaped frame using the Auspicious embossing board from Glitter Girls.

Then on a red card I embossed a candle shape using the Christmas Impression board. I wanted this card to be simple, so I didn't pay much attention to the flame.

I die cut two sets of poinsettia flowers and glued it just below the candles and used some border stickers to highlight the candle.  And finally I used stickers for the Merry Christmas and Season's Greeting's sentiment.

That's all for today's card. Craft with love everyone

CRAFT CHALLENGES

The Paper Nest Dolls - Challenge #7

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends - Challenge #63

Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD 8th Aug

Digi Choosday - Week 32

A Snowflake Promise - Challenge #43

Ike's World - Challenge #94
Lemon Shortbread Challenge - Challenge #47

💖Karen Monica💖

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The Cute Fox Cub Christmas Card

Like my The Cute Fox Cub Christmas Card? Looks like its Christmas in August for me. I finally started making my cards. But so far only made 3.

I named this first card The Cute Fox Cub, well that's the name of this cute digital stamp that I won from Fabrika Fantasy. In this article Basket Weave Card, I did mention about my win and decided to put it in good use.

The Cute Fox Cub Christmas Card

I used a white card as base. Then using my Auspicious Embossing Board from The Glitter Girls, I embossed a flowing book shape which had stunning diamond frames and fancy corners on a red and green card and layered them with the base card.

I then die cut two poinsettias and glued them at both sides. At the center, I glued the Cute Fox Cub digital stamp which I coloured using Faber Castell colour pencils.

To add some gold touch to the card, I used gold border stickers and gold sentiment stickers.

That's it, my first handmade Christmas card for 2017.

CRAFT CHALLENGES

If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - Cookie Challenge #74
Morgan's Artworld - Challenge #15

Addicted To Stamps - Challenge #253

Digi Choosday - Week #31

A Perfect Time To Craft - August Challenge

Simply Papercraft - Challenge #49

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week #31

Winner of If You Give A Crafter A Cookie - Cookie Challenge #74

💖Karen Monica💖

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Basket Weave Card

My first ever Basket Weave Card and I am excited to share it here. I just made a simple one, since it was my first try. Was searching for something different and came across this basket weave, so at once gave it a try. Will try to find some time and share a tutorial with you.

August is here and so far I only made 1 christmas card. Yes only ONE. I am soooooo way behind. Need to start desperately soon. I have had a busy week and didn't have much time to sit at my craft table and get creative

But there is a good news. I just received 3 beautiful digital stamps from Fabrika Fantasy for a challenge that I won at Scrapping4funchallenges blog. Its for my When A Butterfly Sees Flowers handmade card. I decided to choose all 3 christmassy digis so that I can have some unique and fun christmas cards.

Basket Weave Card

Back to my basket weave card, I used a light green card as base. That's the card that I used the basket weave technique on. It's actually very simple to make. I then layered the base card with pattern paper. And used gold border stickers for all four sides of the pattern paper. Using my spellbinder's Sapphire, I die cut a 'With Love' sentiment from a piece of black coloured cardstock.

The paper roses are also die cut and hand rolled then I glued them on a stamped leave that was hand cut. To make the card look more presentable, I added a few purple pearl embellishment.

In my next post I will be sharing with you my first handmade christmas card for 2017. Hopefully can share it by tomorrow. Until then, Craft With Love

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Come And Get It - Just Add Flowers

Crafting With Friends - Challenge #48

Crafty Sentiments Design - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - ATG (Aug 1-7)
Little Miss Muffet - Challenge #168
Through The Purple Haze  - Challenge #130

Crafty Creations Challenge - Challenge #347

💖Karen Monica💖

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As Simple As Can Be

Happy Sunday Craft Lovers,

I made another birthday card and this time my theme is As Simple As Can Be. Once again I combined red, white and blue. I seem to like this three colors combination, though I must start using my orange cardstock, they are really starting to pile up.

What are you plans for the weekend? Any craft projects in mind?

Since its already going to be the end of July, I really need to start getting into the christmas card making mood. I got loads of cards to make, If I don't start now I will be ending up buying again like last year.

As Simple As Can Be

For this simple handmade birthday card, I used a red card as base then I layered it with a white card. I used a flower doily border punch from DoCrafts to punch the white colored card. Oh yes once again this is a 5.5" x 5.5" card. Then I used a blue card as the final layer. For the background of my sentiment I die cut a lighter color blue shade card.

For the added touch I stamped two red flowers and die cut using my Spellbinder's Sapphire. I also used some blue embellishment and blue pearls for the four corners and for the center of the two red flowers.

Until my next post which will be of a different theme...continue to Craft With Love.

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Digistamps4Joy - Challenge #138
Get Creative Challenges -  Challenge #60
Love To Scrap Challenge - Challenge #99

Let's Craft and Create - Challenge #127
Crafty Sentiments Design - Clean and Simple
Colour Crazy Craft - Week 29
Crea Chicky - Challenge #12

💖Karen Monica💖

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In The Purple Mood

Hello My Dear Craft Lovers,

I am in the purple mood today after looking at a beautiful purple patterned paper, I said to myself "I must find at least half an hour to craft".

Glad that I am not so busy this morning, so had some time to sit at my craft table and craft away. Ended up sitting at my craft table for more than an hour and made two simple square cards. The other card is not purple though. I decided to make another red, white and blue card which I will share with you in my next post.

In the Purple Mood

Besides pink, my second favourite colour is purple. Any shade of purple will definitely soothe my eyes. Even if I am having a crafter block day...Pink and Purple will definitely break that block away. What's your favourite colour that somehow never let you down?

For this birthday card, I used a white card as base and layered it with a purple cardstock. Then I layered that with the lovely pattern paper that I bought sometime back but almost forgot about it. Using the same purple cardstock, I cut a smaller square to higlight my white birthday die cut sentiment.

Then I stamped and hand cut some flowers in three different sizes. Two shades each, a dark purple and a lighter coloured shade. I then layered the flowers to get a lovely double petal kind of shade.

And finally added some embelishment for the center of the flower and at the corner of the card

Well there you go my handmade purple Birthday card with my chosen theme In The Purple Mood for anyone that loves purple.

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Love To Craft Challenge Blog - Challenge #99
The Paper Nest Dolls - Challenge #06 July
Create & Inspire - Challenge #64
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #29
A Perfect Time To Craft - Challenge #07
Crafting From The Heart - Challenge #168
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Challenge #1729

💖Karen Monica💖

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When A Butterfly Sees Flowers

Good afternoon craft lovers. When A Butterfly Sees Flowers, that's the name of my latest handmade birthday card. Actually I made this card sometime last week, but only today I have some free time to post it here.

When Butterfly Sees Flowers

I used a light green card as base and layered it with a yellow card. But somehow in the photo, my yellow card look more like gold card. For the final layer, I decided to used two different shades of patterned paper. For the front, I used a black background with tiny gold stars pattern paper while for the back or should I say inside of the card, I used a green and white patterned paper.

I die cut two border patterned oval shapes (one yellow and one black) same sizes and glued it to the front and centre. For the front part, I used the oval shape card as the background of my sentiment. While for the black oval shape, I used it as a frame for my decoupage flower. It has been sometime since I used a decoupage image in my card. Maybe I should do it more often.

For the final touch, I added some pearls and a die cut butterfly. Oh yes...and some gold border stickers too.

During the weekend I managed to find some lovely coloured cards. My flower box is also becoming empty, so I need to start stamping and die cutting or maybe hand cutting some flowers and leaves. For those of you who are familiar with my Craft With Love blog, will definitely know by now that I just love floral theme projects.

Looking forward to completing more projects this week, hopefully. Until then, Craft With Love

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Scrapping4Fun - Challenge #94 (birthday)
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes (Sheepski Designs)
Simply Papercraft - Challenge #48
Making Memories Crafting - Challenge #7

Craftyhazelnut's Pattern Paper - July Challenge

Lil Patch Crafty Friends - Challenge # 62
The Corrosive Challenge - Challenge #7

💖Karen Monica💖

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Just For You In Pink

Hello craft lovers. Just For You In Pink is a handmade card that is most suitable for pink lovers. This handmade girls card has a very sweet pink shade. And its suitable for any occasion, be it birthday, anniversary or just to tell someone how special they are.

Just For You In Pink

I used a plain white card as base card and layered it with a pink card. Once again this is a 5.5" x 5.5" card. For the final layer, I used a light pink floral pattern paper. This pattern paper has very tiny flowers so it suits the simple and clean concept of my theme for this card.

I then die cut a green leafy spiral and stamped and hand cut 4 flowers from the balance pink card. For the sentiment, this time I just print a simple 'For You' greeting in very light purple shade and layered it with the pink card (again using the balance pink card which I layered to the base card earlier.

I used a very light blue pearl for the center of my 3 hand cut flowers which I then glued to the green leafy spiral. And I added a pink pearl at the top corner just for the added finishing touch.

It took me less than an hour to complete this card and I just love its simple and pinkish looks.

Until my next update... Craft With Love

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Create And Inspire - Challenge #64

Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #29
Crafty Creations - Challenge #345

Pammie's Inky Pinkies - Challenge #1728
Creative Fingers - Challenge #134
Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper - July Challenge

Digi Choosday - Week 28 (Anything Goes)

💖Karen Monica💖

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Red White And Blue Birthday Card

Good morning craft lovers. I made a Red White And Blue Birthday Card yesterday. Three colours that I never dreamed of combining in one project but it turned out to be quite an interesting match and might use this three colors again in future projects.

What I like about this 3 colors is that this card is suitable for both a lass and a lad. Well maybe if you are making for a lad, you might not want to put flower instead put something more manly for example a picture of tools or something to do with sports.

Red White And Blue Birthday Card

This time I made a 5.5" x 5.5" card. I usually prefer square cards compared to rectangular ones. I choose blue as the base and used the same blue card for the flowers which I stamped and then hand cut them. I then layer the blue base card with a white card 5" x 5" card and a 4.5" x 4.5" red card. I then die cut the birthday sentiment using the same red card with my Spellbinders Sapphire. And for the back of the sentiment I die cut the balance of white card.

So to complete this project, I only used 3 cards and just mix and match to make the card look presentable. And finally for the added finishing touch, I used light blue pearls for the two corners and also the sentiment and red embellishment for the center of the stamped flowers.

Beside my Red White And Blue Birthday Card, I made another 3 other cards that I will share with you later. Until then do always Craft With Love. 

CRAFT CHALLENGES

Crafting From The Heart - Challenge #167

Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #118 (Red White And Blue)
Crafts Galore Challenge - Challenge #43 (Oddball Art)
A Perfect Time To Craft - Challenge #07
Crafting by Designs - July Anything Goes
Di's Digi Design - Layer It Up
Glitter N Sparkle - Challenge #247 (Red White And Blue)

💖Karen Monica💖

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