Monkey Birthday

Phew!  The summer is lots of fun, but very busy!!  There is always lots of running around, but with vacation coming up soon, it means that the work load is fairly heavy.  In order to shut down, we have to make sure that we are not going to be playing to much catch up when we get back.  Either way though, it was nice to take some time off to do a fun card.  I love coloring, and find it very relaxing, so this image was perfect for my needs.  I know that this monkey is something of a Love or Hate image for most of you.  For me, I love it, and my youngest son actually has his own sock monkey which was gifted to him.  I happen to think that it is quite adorable!!  I was especially excited to see an extension in his accessories in the new catalogue.  I won’t bother listing the directions because it is pretty easy to figure out by looking, but I will list the supplies, and as soon as I find my drafting templates, I will do a short video on how you can do your own frames.

Supplies:

1. stamps:  Sock Monkey, and a clear stamp for frame which was gifted by a friend (will show how to make when I find templates) 
2. Ink:  Pacific Point and Early Espresso Classic ink, Black Staz-On, Variety of markers
3. Paper:  Cool Carribean (retired), Early Espresso CS, Watercolour paper, Newsprint DP
4. accessories:  Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots (for buttons), Snail Adhesive, Paper Snips, Stamping Sponges, Linen Thread, Aqua Painter, Black marker for stitching, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Masking paper (post it notes), Dazzling Diamonds, Crystal Effects (for Banana), buttons from button jar

Hugs,