Monkey Love hand-stamped punch-art card

One of my very favorite animals is the monkey.  I've collected them in stuffed animals since I was young.  So creating a fun punch-art, hand-stamped card that has these swinging buggers is a great nod to my youth.  From a congratulations, love you or celebration... this card swings by with a smile!

Create this Monkey Punch Art card with:

Chocolate Chip card stock (#102128)

Crumb Cake card stock (#120953)

Very Vanilla card stock (#101650)

Wild Wasabi card stock (#108641)

Pool Party card stock (#122924)

Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers (#131261)

Chocolate Chip ink pad (#126979)

Just Sayin' stamp set (#133203)*

Word Bubbles Framelits Dies (#132968)*

Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (#113439)

Big Shot Magnetic Platform (#130658)

Little Leaves Sizzlits (#114511)

Full Heart Punch (#119883)

2-1/2" Curcle Punch (#120906)

1" Circle Punch (#119868)

Extra-Large Oval (#119859)

Stampin' Sponges (#101610)

Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive (#104430)

Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive (#110755)

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Paired together, thanks to the aide of my Color Coach (#130118) this card has a fun mix of colors!  With a Pool Party card stock base, it looks ideal as a background for this monkey punch-art, hand-stamped card.

This monkey is easy to create!  Punching the 2-1/2" circle punch and Chocolate Chip card stock you have a cute head!  The Full Heart Punch creates the face with the Crumb Cake card stock.  The Mouth/Nose with the Large Oval Punch and the ears with the 1" Circle Punch.  EASY and Cute... perfect way to swing by with some love!!

This 'Mona Lisa' or Monkey Lisa (lol) smile is easy to create!  Using the Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker (from the Neutrals collection) I curved the smile and nostrils.  Even being easy, I had to flip the card stock over after my first attempt!  Luckily paper/card stock is two sided... so I can make a 'boo boo' and flip her over!!

 

(The reason I looooove stamping is that I'm not a great drawing artist... so even a simple line or two can cause me stress... sigh.)

 

Add dimension and definition!  Using the Chocolate Chip ink pad and Stampin' Sponge, I soften the edges of the Crumb Cake card stock pieces.  This helps the layers have definition while adding dimension and shadow.  Adhere the pieces together with the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.  Raise the mouth (Large Oval Punched Crumb Cake) above the face with the Stampin' Dimensional Adhesive.

Create these cute branches with the Little Leaves Sizzlits and my Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine.  The Wild Wasabi is perfectly paired with these colors.

 

Using the Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive gives me the ability to glue down the thin branches and yet allow a few leaves to raise and look 'real'.

The Word Bubbles and Just Sayin' stamp set, from the new Occasions 'Let's Celebrate' mini catalog are adorable!!  Make ANYTHING say what you want (from pictures in your scrapbook to card and paper-crafting projects).  Here the 'Love Ya' says it all!

 

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Swing by with this cute hand-stamped, punch-art Monkey card!  Show that you care while guaranteeing a smile!  Monkeys are one of my favorite animals and one of the biggest draws at zoos!  So when you are 'ape' over someone, show them some love with a cute card like this!  Don't monkey around, Join Me for some fun and create great punch-art, hand-stamped cards like this!

Lacy Thank You's

My dear and wonderful BFF lives in another state... and Thank the Heavens for technology... we are blessed to talk often, text even more and laugh together often!  I'm never alone, she's always a call away.

 

My pink loving, tall, funny, sister that I picked also loves to support my endeavors!  So when she placed an order, I couldn't resist creating an ultra-feminine, lacy Thank You (thanks to the LNS Lacy Challenge, this card is uber cute!).

What do you get when you mix Calypso Coral card stock (#122925), ink (#126983), Very Vanilla card stock (#101650), Etcetera (#130129) Designer Series Paper?  A lacy wonder that is sure to bring some cheer!!

The Simply Scored Stylus (#125624) is a great tool when creating a Paper Doily Sizzlits L (#125592).  This layered over our Etcetera Lacy Calypso Coral page is buttoned up with this white laced Antique Brad (#117273).

Background Builders (#129150) stamp set provides multiple layers of pretty accents. My (beloved) Color Coach pairs Blushing Bride (#131172) ink (as the beautiful background) and Calypso Coral (#126983) inked Perfectly Penned (#122892) Thank You.  This subtle layering really adds to the feminine factor on this card.

 

Rough it up!  She's tougher than she looks (often a description for women I know).  Our Stampin' Distress Tool (#127562) distresses the edge of this sentiment and shows that even roughed up, she's lovely.

Girly? (Check!)

Pink? (Check!)

Elegant? (Check!)

 

My dearest Best Friend is sure to be Wow'd with this card... it's how she rolls!  Lace and Pink... she's like a vintage 80's movie, sure to bring me joy and a smile to my face!

 

How do you do lace?

What fun it is to use colors that aren't necessarily my go-to's and see such a lovely card come to life.  Having a BFF is brain saving, sharing the fears of a mom, laughing at the antics of our kids, hubbies, pets... life.  Thank you, all you Bff's in this world.. you make it bearable!

 

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