GD - Peggie Sue: Not my circus, not my monkeys
Howdy Ho Neighbor!! Peggie Sue here from Maxx
& Boo and sadly, today is my last guest DT post for So Suzy Stamps. It's been fun and I
really appreciate the privilege of being able to create using her fab-u-kitty
images....
So here he is! Squeeee, I've fallen in love with this little guy.
And may I just say this sentiment is (of course) simply perfect! It's been
super hard to hold on to these 3 images and to make them the last card, but I'm
happy I did.
Images used: Monkey,
Palm Tree, Not
My Circus
For the base of the card, I used your simple 5.5" x 4.25
white. I added the dark brown and layered a flower print strip at 2.25 x 5 1/8,
the yellow polka dots was cut to 3.5 x 3" and I cut the last white layer
to 3.25 x 2.75. I also used my paper cutter to emboss a few stripes down the
flower print paper, but in hind-site, you really can't tell.
I stamped all my images on white Neehan. I colored the tree and little
monkey with my Copics. The monkey: E50, E33, E34 & E35. The tree top and
grass: YG61, G21, YG63 & G94. The tree trunk: E23, E25 & E27. For the
coconuts: E71, E74, E77 & E79. Oh, a little helpful tip. I am not the most
talented of Copic users, and I cannot tell you how many times I've gotten all
the way down to using my 100 black to color the outline of the cut image to hid
what white may be left and to give it a nice finished look and my hand totally
slips! And then there it is a HUGE black line across my wonderfully colored
image. POOP - then you have to start all over if you can't find a way to hide
it with an embellishment of some sort..... may I suggest?? I use my Stampin Up
GRAY marker. It's a much thinner nib and therefore much easier to maneuver and
much less juicy. I've been much happier with the out come.
I decided to stamp the sentiment and then cut it apart. I like to
use scraps for everything I possibly can to save money for wonderful things
like So Suzy's stamps!!
I decided just the white words got lost, so I mounted them on the
same dark brown I used as the card base layer. Since I've already packed up a
large majority of my craft room (moving in just 2.5 weeks!!) Since I've been
doing a lot of quilting, I had DMC floss out and used it across the
bottom on the and then up through a button.
So, there you have it! My little monkey card. I love this little
guy, did I already mention that??
Images used: Monkey,
Palm Tree, Not My Circus
Happy Friday to you all and thanks for your support!
Thanks for stopping by!
Smiles & Hugs!
Peggie Sue
2 comments
Very cute! Love this, Peggie Sue and it was fabulous having you a Guest Designer this month!
ReplyDeleteSuper adorable card Peggie! ^__^ I completely agree, those three images were created to combine and make it into a card. Thank you so much for also sharing the Copic tip! *Big Panda Hugs* <3
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! Comment time! I totally do a little happy dance every time a new one pops up!