Monica's Crafts



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Cortland, Ohio, United States
I married for 17 years to a wonderful husband who has supported me ever since i have been going blind and deaf. He has been at my side at the start. He helps me with my colors as i do have trouble with colors so i ask him alot which colors go together.We take care of each other as it should.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Flights Of Flowers


here on this card I use turquoise stampin up ink. scraps of pattern paper. paper flowers. the stamp is by Inkadinkado and called Bird and Flower Burst. I bought this stamp at the new scrapbooking store here in Niles, Ohio. the ribbon is from stampin up also and retired. all cardstock is from Hollo's in brunswick.

Garden of Flowers


here is some flowers that I stamped right on the card. the inks I used are from stampin up. the green grass I used a piece of scrap paper. I used a button in the middle of the flowers with zots glue dots.

Punch Art Owl Card



here is my owl made from stampin up punches. the verse I did on the computer and punched out with the 3/4 inch circle punch. I also used a 1 inch circle punch behind it. I cut thin strips of paper from a sketch i used. here is the sketch i used. I changed it up a bit to fit me and what i liked. all inks used are from stampin up and tim holtz distess inks. enjoy!!

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Going LUcky with Clover


here is my very first st. pattys day card that i made. the cloverleafs are made from heart punch and the tail i just cut with scissors to how you like it. the letter stamp i used are from Hero Arts Dots. I seen this image and rushed right in to make this. Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody. don't forget to wear green on march 17th now. :)

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Sketch Swap


this card is done from a sketch. but I seen the card with the fold at the top instead of on the side. the stamps used is from Hampton Arts. paper is from DCWV, inks from stampin up. saying stampin up. round punches is from stampin up and the small round is I do not know where it is from. thanks.

Masculine Birthday


ok now here is where I was out of my element. I have never a masculine birthday card before in my life until this swap. so i took potluck in making one and hoping it came out ok. the stamps are from martha stewart. the strip of pattern paper I have on it are scraps. the saying is from stampin up. all inks used are from stampin up and ancient page. corner rounder is from fiskars. so let me know what you think of my very first masculine card. thanks.

Pastel Swap

here is the card i made for the pastel swap in justcards. the pattern paper is from stampin up and the stamp is from TAC. I used markers to color the stamp in.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Iris Folding


here is a card I got today in the mail for the sympathy swap in february in justcards. Pam Peake made it for me.isn't it lovely. I have never done iris folding yet but i am going to have to give this a try one day. if my eyes will aloow it. :)