Monkeying around

Just for the record, I don't have time to be sick. With six kids and a busy husband, I have to be well! Unfortunately, somebody didn't get the memo. I have a very annoying head cold. I've tried sleeping it off, guzzling OJ and taking meds and it just isn't budging. I haven't even felt good enough to do laundry! I did manage to slip in some stampin time tho. ;o)

I was thinking of my baby sister so of course, monkeys came to mind. I know this set is not in the current Stampin' Up! catalog, but I just had to use it! I love these little guys! My card base is Garden Green with ruby red and whisper white layered over it. I stamped the vines with Garden green, the monkeys with Chocolate chip, and the heart with Ruby red. I cut the heart out and stuck it on with a dimensional. I sponged the edges of the white with more garden green to soften it up. I really wanted a shadow under the girl monkey, but my head wasn't up to concentrating like that. Besides, I am shadow challenged. My Kindergartener on the other hand, draws shadows under everything. It is so totally cute. He usually starts with a shadow and builds his other stuff on top of it. You gotta love the sweetness of a kindergarten artist! I wanted some green ribbon but, didn't have any so I used my garden green marker to dye some white taffetta. It looks like velvet ribbon in person! Very cool! I added two vintage mini brads in the corners to balance it all out and a heart on the inside of the card. OH and the best part! The little 'grass skirt' on the girl monkey is actually a small daisy from the Pretties kit that I colored with my garden green marker, folded in half and stuck on with a mixture of glue dots and crystal effects. Isn't that cute? Yes, I was feeling pretty clever......

Hopefully I will be well tomorrow and able to do more stamping! I'm off to find more meds....

Comments

Anonymous said…

This is just too stinkin' cute! Great job. That cold must be working for ya!

March 8, 2008 at 9:24 PM

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