Happy Monday! I hope you all had a good weekend! Well, not only did I get that nap I was hoping for...I got 2 more as well!! LOL! Every time I put my little ones down for a nap, I took one too! I think I am now completely caught up on all that sleep I missed out on the last several weeks. Woohooo! It's just amazing what getting some sleep can do for the energy level!! Heheee! Not only did I get all my chores done this morning, lunch and dinner made, helped my DH, & baked some goodies...but I found some time to stamp! Yay!
The technique Challenge today was to combine two or more different patterned papers together. I LOVE to do this...so I couldn't resist playing along!
I stamped this adorable monkey (from the CC Designs set Monkey Love available from All That Scraps) onto watercolor paper using Palette Burnt Umber ink. I then colored him in using Prismacolor Pencils and blending it with Baby Oil.
After using my Circle Nestabilities to cut/emboss the circles, I sponged all of the edges with Antique Linen Distress ink. I punched out a 1/2" circle of the patterned paper (the same pattern as I used for the bottom layer) and put that in a Brass Build-A-Brad. The Brown textured ribbon is some I got from Jody (TexasJodyLynn) during one of her ribbon shares. The peach-ish ribbon with brown edges is from Martha Stewart's line.
This card will be going to a good friend of mine...who just LOVES monkeys!!!! I can't wait for her to get it!!!
It's been so long since I've participated in a Color Challenge...but I'm planning on it tomorrow! Woohoo! I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day! ~Laurie
Recipe Stamp: Monkey Love (CC Designs) Paper: K & Co Patterned paper, Watercolor paper, Close to Cocoa Ink: Palette Burnt Umber Other: Prismacolor Pencils, Baby Oil, Brass Build-A-Brad, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Corner Rounder punch, Paper piercer
