Monkeying Around

Good morning all!

I can't get in to my craft room at the mo so I've been doing a 

bit of much needed mooching around to sort out a few things on my laptop!

I've come across quite a few cards I haven't shared with you.

This is one of them!

I am friendly with the family who run our local Chinese takeaway

& I make them a card every Chinese New Year!

This year, is the year of the monkey!

These cute little monkeys were cut using a Tattered Lace die.

The card base is DL size Linen embossed CS.

I printed the sentiment panels & matted & layered.

The card still has pride of place in the shop, which makes me giggle 

every time I go in! 

Thanks for popping in today!

I'd like to enter this card in a couple of challenges:

Creative Card Crew - CAS (clean and simple)

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday -  Anything Goes with a twist: Cute Critters

Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Unicorn Challenge - March - Clean and Simple

Happy Chinese New Year

Good Morning all,

I'm back with another card to share with you!

This one is for Chinese New Year!

So to everyone who celebrates,

"Gong Hay Fat Choy!"

I'm hoping it's okay as I normally use traditional red & gold but

I just really wanted to play with these colours this time!

2015 is the Year of the Sheep (or Goat) & I thought this little pair

Black & White Sheep from Just Inklined were perfect!

Even better, you can pick them up for free at the moment!

I used my promarkers to shade them a little, then cut out with a Spellbinders  

die then inked with distress ink whilst still in the die.

The sentiment was done on the PC.

The gorgeous papers came my way when a DT friend Sammy, was having a 

blog candy giveaway, so I'm sorry I can't tell you where they are from!

I finished off the card with three buttons from my stash.

I didn't have time to decorate the inside as I wanted to catch the light,

but I have done so now!

Thanks for popping by, I hope you like my little creation!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

DoubleClick Skittles - Use Any Animal

Fresh Brewed Designs - Animals

I Love Promarkers - Make Us Laugh

Paper Shelter Challenge - Animal Magic

Allsorts - Any Occasion Other Than A Birthday

GraphIt Colour Challenge - Spring Greens

Ooh La La Creations - Add Something Green (Paper)

Happy Chinese New Year & A Sneak Peek

Good evening all,

I have a little card to share with you today, it's for 

Chinese New Year

Gong Hay Fat Choy everyone!

The image was from the internet via a google search.

The layout was based on  a sketch I saw somewhere but I can't

for the life of me remember where! Lol

The DPs are by Papermania 

The sentiment was done on the pc.

A few little pieces of card candi added, just to balance it out!

A little side view just to give you a peek of the inside 

which was decorated too!

Thanks for looking!

Southern Girls Challenge It's all New

Cardz 4 Guyz Chinese New Year

Crafty Calendar Let's Celebrate

Time 4 Scrap Chinese New Year

Pile It On Animals

Oh, almost forgot about the sneak peek! lol

Coming soon!

Gung Hay Fat Choy Take 2

Good Morning lovely bloggers! I hope you're all well!

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Happy New Year!

I just stopped by to share another Chinese New Year card with you!

Today is officially Chinese New Year!

2013 is the Year Of The Water Snake!

I know, he's in a tree but he's suspended over water!

Check out the koi carp & the water lillies on the background paper!

I used the image Ringo from Just Inklined.

I coloured Ringo with Promarkers & Flexmarkers & a touch of liqiud chalk in the sky,

cut him out with a Circle Nestie then inked the edges with a liquid chalk inkpad.

I added a scalloped circle matt & some punched leaves which I embossed

to give some dimendsion.

The papers are from my stash, not sure who they are by as

they have been there for a very long time!

I added some twine & 3 orental coin charms!

The sentiment was made on my pc & attached with foam tape.

I decorted the inside just a little too! The punched border

was done using a Matha Stewart border punch.

Thanks for dropping by!

Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Drunken Stampers - Findng Nemo

QKR Stampede - Something Special

Sweet Pea Stampers - Use A Digi Stamp

Chalk N Stock - Anything Goes (Just use chalk)

Forever Friends M - Animals &/or Birds &/or Butterflies

Love To Create - Celebrate

Paper Playtime - Border Punches

The Paper Girls - Twine

Just Inklined To Hop Out Of The Box

Good Morning Bloggers! I hope you're well!

Welcome to the February Just Inklined Blog Hop

Our host this month is the lovely Joyce who has chosen the theme

"Out Of The Box"

If you are already hopping, you'll have come via the beautiful & amazingly

 talented Karen J. where I'm sure you were treated to something amazingly beautiful

Here's my creation!

I've gone for a super fun image called "Ringo"from Just Inklined

 as you can see his forked tongue has been left 

 "Out Of The Box"

I coloured Ringo up with Promarkers then cut him out with a nestie.

For those of you who don't know, it's Chinese New Year soon.

2013 is The Year Of The Snake.

 I did a bit of research & discovered it can also be the

 Black Snake & as black symbolises water, it's the year of 

the Black Water Snake!

My  snake is in a tree above the swirly paper which symbolises water!

Now if you're in a hurry to hop on, your next stop is the awesomely talented 

Tammy who I'm sure won't disappoint!

Before you do go though........ don't forget to leave some love at all the stops

as we have a prize for one or two lucky people who comment!

Here's a closer look!

I added some Chinese coin charms & twine from my stash

Here's the inside of my card! you can see the paper a bit better here!

It's by Papermania & is from the Licorice Sherbet Capsule Collection

Thanks for popping in! Always a pleasure to see you!

Now if you still need the link to hop on to Tammy, it's here

Don't forget that comment!

Enjoy the rest of the hop!

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges!

Digi Makeover Challenge - Red Black & White

Raise The Bar - Animal Attraction

Stampin' For The Weekend - Something Metal

Card & Scrap - Use A Stamp

Cards Galore - One For The Men

Digi Galore - 3 Colours Only

Moving Along With The Times - Punch It Out

Crafting By Designs - Animal Antics

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Square Card

Stampotique Designers Challenge - Happy SDC85

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Red Black & White

Enter The Dragon

Hi folks,

I have a little Chinese New Year card to share with you today!

I had to make a couple of these, but as they were for totally unrelated parties, 

I was able to use the same design for both! 

 A great time saver!

I trawled the internet looking for a suitable image to use but I just

couldn't find anything I liked.

Then I remembered Dilbert Dragon from The Crafty Pad Designs!

He's a cute little dragon is he not!!!

I didn't intend to go cute but there you have it!

I couldn't stop singing "Puff The Magic Dragon" as I was making these!

I made the sentiment up in my graphics programme

then added Dilbert to the centre.

The base card was cut using a Grand Scalloped Circle Nestie which I 

then scored & folded in half!

I cut a smaller scalloped circle of gold mirror card with a regular nestie.

I cut Dilbert out using an Inverted Scallop nestie & inked the edges.

The image was coloured with Promarkers & I added a touch of Glamour Dust

to Dilberts wings &  horns!

I added a couple of Oriental Peel off's which are supposed to represent water,

also a feature of this Chinese New Year I am informed.

The numbers were die cut but I can't remember the name of the alphabet!

Thanks for stopping by! 

 I'd like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Crafty Bloggers Network Distressing
Crafty Boots Challenge Inspired By A Song Title (Puff The Magic Dragon)
Scrappers Delights Anything Goes
Sew many Cards Circles
Simon Says Stamp & Show Song Title
Dream Valley Challenges Animals
One Stitch At A Time Round & Round
Outlawz Challenge CAS- Something New (New Year)
Sentimental Sundays Die Cuts
The Hybrid Chick Card Caravan Punches/Die Cuts
The Squirrell & The Fox Critters
Crafty Calendar New News
Raise The Bar Ring In The New Year- Circles
Stamp Man Use Red
CCEE Stampers JFF Chinese New Year
Moving Along With The Times Things With Wings
Rainbow Lady's The Year Of The Dragon
Joanna Sheen Challenge Celebration