Crafty Moni

Hi fellow crafters, I am so excited to share my layout with you all today. I got into paper crafting for this reason, to make layouts for all my pictures, but as I started exploring other crafting techniques and paper projects I distant myself from scraping layouts. This is why I am excited to share with you all a layout:)lol. This picture was taken back in August 2009, almost five years ago. I told you I have to catch up on my scrapbooking lol. Close Up This picture was taken in one of Cancun's theme parks called Xacart. My boyfriend and I went while we were out in Cancun for our friends wedding. This theme park is amazing! Its full of natural beauty and wonder. I truly loved it, and would love to go back. Its a must do on the Cancun visit list. I used the sketch from  Sketchabilities  for my layout. I love using sketches, they're inspirational, and make scrapbooking fun for me:) I used sequence, some recycled net, a prima flower, twine, seashells and star...

Hello Happy Crafters:) I have a 4th of July card to share with you all today I used the card sketch as well as the color inspiration pallet from  My Creative Time . When I saw the inspiration pallet I thought, "stars" :)lol. So I used  My Creative Time  3 Star Stitched Die, and the stars from 4x4 Journal Die and All Around Holidays.  I got a little artsy and painted some of my stairs with paint:)lol.  I got a little creative and made Uncle Sams hat with  My Creative Time  "I'm A Lucky Girl" die and stamp set. This cute die hat was perfect.  The blue and red postage line stamp was from  My Creative Time  "Build a Postcard" stamp set. I used Memento Lady Bug and Danube Blue ink for this stamp.                                  For the inside of me card, I used a die cut from the Silhouette store. I would like to ente...

Hello fellow crafters:) Today I have a birthday card to share. My inspiration for this card came from a lot of places lol. I used Peachy Keen's  color pallet for the color inspiration with my flowers, barrel, and tag.   For my card layout, I used  Cardabilities  card sketch for my  inspiration. Then I turned to my stamps and Distress markers for inspiration lol. I cut a tag  out of white cardstock, grabbed my new background stamp from  Peachy Keen , inked it with embossing ink, sprinkled clear embossing powered and heat dried it. Then I took my Dried Marigold Distress ink and inked my tag. I loved the way the clear embossing powder resisted the Distress ink:) I water colored the flowers and barrel with Distress inks. The cute ducky was colored with Spectrum Nior markers. I added some yellow and cream sequence to the side of my card for some sparkle:)  I used a combination of two great products to make my card. Peachy...

Hi everyone, I'm back today with another Fathers Day CAS card:) I was so happy and amazed at how easy this card came together for me. I always have a hard time with masculine cards and CAS cards, and today I knocked out both in one card, yay me lol! All the paper I used on my card today came from my scraps stash, yay! I love when I get to use my scraps, it makes me feel like im using up all of my paper:)lol. Here is a close up of  the front of the card, as well as the inside of the card:) This is the stamp set I used for my card:) You can find the stamp set (Here's Looking at You) at  My Creative Time . Her stamps are awesome! Not to mention this stamp set comes with dies, and they are so easy to use.  I would love to enter my card in the following challenges:  Cupcake Inspirations Creative Time for me Love to Create Challenge   Paper Crafting Journey Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today, and leaving me a comment. I l...

Hello fellow crafters:) Hope everyone had a great weekend. I was able to sneak some time in to make fathers day cards:) lol. I made this card to give to my dad. Its pretty simple but for being a "guy card" I loved how easy it came together. I always have a hard time making masculine cards lol. So here's my card:) I thought it turned out pretty cute lol. This is the inside of my card. I think I went a little crazy with the mustache stamping lol. All of the the dies and stamps that I used are from  My Creative Time . These stamp sets are perfect for making Fathers Day Cards and masculine cards:)  The Washie tape is from my stash:) I would love to enter my card in the following challenges: My Creative Time for me Love to Create challenge Paper Crafting Journey Cupcake Inspirations Thank you all so much for stopping by my blog today and leaving me some bloggy love:) Peace, Love, & Creative Hugs! Monica L.

Hello fellow crafters:) Here's my first attempt to make a CAS card:)lol. I always have a hard time making CAS cards because I always want to put so much into my card lol. My inspiration for the card came from  Freshly Made Sketches . The DT created wonderful cards. Jennifer Brum's  card really caught my eye. Loved the simplicity and elegance her card had, and the glitter strips were a perfect touch:) I decided to create my own glitter strips by using double sided glue tape and glitter, super easy and fun to make:) This card came together so fast. The cute flower was a left over from a previous project, and well the glitter and ribbon I had:) The inside of my card Both sentiments ( outside & inside of card) are from  My Creative Time Color Key and a close up of my card. I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:  Color Throwdown Freshly Made Sketches Crafting When we can challenges Well that's all for m...

Hello fellow crafters:) I have a cute graduation card to share with you all today. The cute flamingo is from Peachy Keen's  April 2014 Stamp Club of the month set. The blue and white background paper was made using Peachy Keen's pk-1381 polkadot background . The frame, the grass, sentiments, graduation hat, flower, and all of the die cuts from inside of the card are from My Creative Time . The ribbon was from my stash. Inside of card I made this card using the current sketch from  Peachy Keen . I also used the following color chart from  Cupcake Inspirations . I would like to enter my card in the following challenges: Peachy Keen Stamps Cup Cake Inspirations Make sure to stop by these great blogs and join in on the challenge. Okay that's my short post for today. Hope everyone is well:) Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving me some bloggy love:) Peace, Love, & Creative Hugs! Monica L.

Hello fellow Crafters, I am super excited to share some pictures with you all from my first trip to Scrapbooking Made Simple. This crafting store is amazing Stacey the owner is super nice and sweet and so welcoming. I have been following Stacey and the SMS girls on Youtube and let me tell you Stacey is super talented and her personality, kindness, and laughter is contagious. You will love her:) Walking into the store, I felt like a kid going to a toy store:)lol. The store is full of crafting goodies, and trust me I wanted them all:)lol. I had no intention to buy anything that day, I just wanted to go see :)lol. How many of you crafters out there have done that before, visited a crafting store and walked out with bags full of crafting goodies? :) Everyone in the store was so helpful, not to mention Stacey the owner gave us a tour of the store, showed us the upcoming make and takes and products, and over all she was truly a sweetheart. The best customer service that I ha...

Hello fellow Crafters, Happy Friday! I have a very special card to share with you all today. I made this birthday card for my mom:) My color inspiration came from  Cupcake Inspirations . Loved this color combo. Ok I know that my Apricot color is a little darker then the one on the color pallet but hey, it stills works :)lol. I added lots of pop dots to give my card dimension. I don't know if you can see from the picture, but the paper has a very pretty metallic shine to it. The pretty paper rose is from my stash. I made it a few weeks ago with the  Rolled Flower Dies  from  My Creative Time. I used the DCWV "The Peachy Keen Stack. I Love this paper stack, I got it for sale at Joann's at the beginning of the year, and Im just getting the courage to use it up:)lol. Gotta love pretty paper:)lol.  Kept the inside of the card simple.  Products used:  Lime Green Pearls from my stash White Twine from my Stash Sheer ...