Back to School ATCs

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Joel and I spent some time in the craft room this afternoon. I wanted to make some Back to School ATCs for a swap I am in and for the most recent WICKED WEDNESDAY ATC CHALLENGE

I have a super cute September Sock Monkey digi from BUGABOO STAMPS so we decided to use that for our ATCs. We also thought it would be fun to make the ATCs look like chalkboards. We started with black cardstock and rubbed chalk all over it, then used a dry paper towel to remove the excess chalk.

I used Tim Holtz distress markers to colour my ATC, added ruler washi tape to the side and used the Picket Fence distress marker to write "Back 2 School" in the corner.

While he is not AT ALL excited about going back to school, Joel liked the idea of making a Back to school ATC...he used SU markers to colour his ATC and got a little more creative with the washi tape than I did. He also thought the sock monkey would enjoy playing basketball on the school yard, so he drew a basketball for him to play with.

Not bad for his very first attempt at an ATC...and I am pretty sure his colouring skillz are better than mine!!! LOL

We'd like to enter our ATC's into Wicked Wednesday #120 - Back to School

Happy Birthday Pot & Pan

Monday is my Dad's birthday :)

I liked the sonk monkey baby shower invite so much (and because I can't count and coloured an extra monkey)...I decided to use one on his birthday card.

The birthday hat is paper pieced from the same DP as behind the monkey.

Happy birthday pot & pan - love ya!!! xoxoxox

Sock Monkey baby shower invites

I was so excited when Shalyn asked me to make baby shower invitations for her sister in law using a monkey stamp.

We all know that Sock Monkey is one of my favourites :)

More from SC VCD

Heres an accordian card that I made as part of Stampin Canada's Virtual Crop Day yesterday...

The first picture is the inside, second picture is the outside.

I used the copic markers I bought in Winnipeg to colour the sock monkey...I now know that I need more copics, they are amazing to colour with...but I don't have enough colours.

I am quite certain this poor sock monkey thinks I am colour blind giving him a mouth that matches the frosting and florescent purple hands, feet and bum!! Poor sock monkey...good thing I have a birthday coming up...maybe I'll get more markers HINT HINT

2010 - year of the monkey???

I am not sure if 2010 is the year of the monkey or not???

So far for me it is, all three cards I have made today have monkeys on them...and I didn't even notice until the THIRD card!!!

Yes, I do like monkeys...so to keep Mr. Sock Monkey company, here we have Little Monkey and Monkey Love :)

Happy New Year!!!

Happy 2010! The year is not 1/2 a day old yet, and I already made a card :)

My goal for this year is to make 1 card for each day of the year, thankfully it's not a leap year!!! Hahahaha...so let's keep track, here's card #1, 364 to go!

How better to start 2010 than with my favourite little stamp friend, Mr. Sock Monkey...you know you love him too :)

Punch Art Class

Tomorrow (Thursday) is our Punch Art class...

Here are the first two samples of the cards we'll be making

"Hang in There Monkey" - on the card we'll make tomorrow the monkey is hanging from the ribbon from a little wooded clothes pin, I had to take the clothes pin off to scan him :)

"Punched Purses"

Variations on a theme....

Yes, I really like the new SU sock monkey set!!

I am going to my first mega meeting this weekend (too exciting!!) ~ here is the card front I am making for the card swap - 6 made 44 more to go!!

See no evil...

I must admit it, I am one of "those" people who just love the new sock monkey set from Stampin Up! I have been scouring SCS looking for samples and ideas, love it love it love it.

Here's my first sample, the scan was not so good, this is on close to cocoa cardstock...