Mickey Monkey!!

Yesterday was the perfect day!!! I got to stamp two cards early in the day and then Al and I got to spend the day together out on our deck and in the pool!! Aaahh!! Of course, it would have been better had Emileigh been here, but being a teenager and all, she preferred to spend it shopping with her girlfriend!! Hahaha!! Well, and they studied for their exam which is today, too........at least they SAID they studied!! (It hasn't been that long since I was a teenager....I know their tricks!!)

Anyway, I was very inspired by Julee's sketch that she posted yesterday. It's a simple sketch that is easy to work with and so I played with it TWICE!! Cathy mentioned my Changito Monkey stamp, so of course I HAD to ink the little guy up!!

I stamped Mickey Monkey (that's what I call him...*giggle*) in Archival Versafine Black Onyx ink on shimmery white paper and coloured him in with Close to Cocoa and Old Olive Stampin' Up markers. I cut the smallest circle out using my CM cutting system and then used my Mega Circle punch for the Old Olive layer and my Giga Scalloped Circle punch for the Chocolate Chip layer. The card base is CC and the next layer includes some DCWV patterned paper and the Old Olive piece is stamped with the leaves from Sketch An Event. I stamped the sentiment, 'Hang in there' with two sizes of my Casual Karen Foster Snap Stamps in black on shimmery white, then I added the CC strip in the middle and added the polka dots with my white gel pen!!



And that one whipped up so quick, I made another one!! This time the patterned paper was from We Are Memory Keepers and the rust colour is the flip side of the pp. I ran it through my Cuttlebug using the Circles embossing folder and sponged it with CC to make it look kinda dirty. I added an extra matting layer on the main part and also some green organdy polka dot ribbon that I got at Michael's. The sentiment on this one says 'Let's Hang Out'. Now I spent a little more time on this one because I chose to add a little 'bling'!! I got this package of small individual rhinestones in the craft department at the dollar store and there are 6 different colours in it, but one of the colours is brown and I thought...ew, I'll never use those....but there ya go!! I used 'em and I think they look fab!!!

Now don't forget about my little Black and Pastel Challenge!! You still have until midnight tonight!! I will draw the winner and post it tomorrow morning!! I've already had several awesome entries!! Such fun!!