Monkey

Sometimes I see a challenge theme and I know EXACTLY what I'm going to make! So for the CD Sunday Challenge this week, the theme is:

Wild Thing

And my monkey is a wild thing! And cheeky! Its from the first Polkadoodles Paper Boutique and I've selected which sheets to print as its only front card (in the sense that the cd's allow you to also make a rear!) I've layered up the elements with foam pads (cheap, cheap ones which have gunked up my lovely little scissors!) And added some wobbly eyes from my stash.


Great card to make and it doesn't take long to cut all the bits out either - great for doing in front of the telly at night!

• All paperbased items: Polkadoodle - Paper Boutique Vol 1
• Wobbly eyes: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge 30 - Generic

It's Friday again so time for another Polkadoodle challenge! This week, the designer and brains behind Polkadoodle, Nikky has set the challenge and she wants to see cards that are:

Male and Female Generic

So basically a card that you could send to either a male or female! I made this cute monkey card using the layered template and papers from Paper Boutique Vol 1 along with the sentiment backer from Candy Doodles (which I coloured with Promakers to match the colour scheme)

I've added a die cut shape using my Nesties plus some doodling, ribbon and die cuts from my stash and the card is complete! And it was for a cheeky monkey who recently celebrated his first Birthday!

Good luck in entering the challenge - you have until Sunday 8 August at 12noon GMT to enter.

• Layered template and backing paper: Paper Boutique Vol 1
• Sentiment backer: Candy Doodles (coloured with Promarkers)
• Everything else: My stash
  

Polkadoodle Challenge Week 15 - Animal Magic

It's Friday again and time for another Polkadoodle Challenge! The weeks are flying by - we are already up to challenge 15 for this year!

The very lovely Claire has set the challenge this week, and it is:

Animal Magic

I've used Paper Boutique this week - printed the background directly onto my card stock and used the A5 sized monkey. I've only used the front elements and then layered them up using foam pads.

I positioned the banana and leaves where I wanted them and because I could! If you are thinking that the card is slightly wonky, well it is! I cut the excess card base away from the banana and then realised that I didn't quite have it balance, hence the slightly wonky monkey!

The sentiment stamp is from Papermania and I stamped it onto an offcut of card. The challenge is open until Sunday 25 April at 12noon GMT - good luck!

• All paper based elements: Paper Boutique from Polkadoodles
• Sentiment stamp: Papermania
  

Sketch & Stash - Little Monkey!

The Third Sketch and Stash Challenge is:

The backing papers I downloaded a while ago from Funky Fairy (they are Halloween papers!) and I've only used them once before - what I have used here are off cuts, the image is and the clear bubble things and the sentiment are new.

The orange card is from my stash and the monkey image is a stamp that I have borrowed from Lynsey and this one was one of my test stamps as it didn't really stamp too well, but didn't want to waste it! And the sentiment stamp is one of the block ones with 4 different fonts on.

• Backing papers: Free download from Funky Fairy
• Image: Can't remember manufacturer
• Sentiment: Stamped - unknown manufacturer
  
  

Stamp Something Challenge - Something For A Friend

I am now back in the swing of challenges and this is the first one for the week! The Stamp Something challenge is:

to do is create something for a friend. It can be a card with a sentiment about friendship, a gift for a friend or a scrapbook page that highlights some fun times!! We don't always have a chance to tell our friends how special they are, so take this chance to let someone know how important they are!

I've made this for a friend who has gone through a lot over the last 2 years and it seems that history is repeating itself. It's just to tell her to keep hanging on!

Backing paper is from Funky Fairy - it was the free download for last weeks Halloween challenge but I didn't get round to making a card, so decided to use it on this one instead. The orange card is from my stash, along with the ivory card. The monkey is a Cuttlebug die which I have coloured with watercolour pencils and chalks. The eyelets are from the bottomless bag sent from Kath, and the sentiment has been stamped with the trusty Studio G alphabet set.

• Backing paper: Funky Fairy free Halloween download
• Dies: Cuttlebug monkey coloured with watercolour pencils and chalks
• Sentiment: Studio G alphabet stamp
• Ribbon: From my stash
• Eyelets: From Kath