Monkeying Around with 365-384 Sketch

December 14th was International Monkey Day

and this card was made for two challenges

Daring Cardmakers and 365 Cards Day 284 ~ Sketch

Animal Crackers from DCWV just cracks me up

and this was so suitable for this challenge, the monkey, I mean.

The big monkey (apologies) is hand cut from Animal Crackers.

Circles and Scalloped Circle are cut with Spellbinders.

Sentiment oo oo eee eee! says it all.

3-in-1 Challenges Card ~ Thinking of You

365 Cards Day 106 ~ See Through
Create two windows on your card - any where and any way you wish, just be sure to have something peeking through them.

The sketch I used is of Cardabilities Sketch #57 which I think is great for this card.


This card is also made for Daring Cardmakers' Challenge:

'A Hole in One'

This week I challenge you to use your punches and die cuts in the reverse, so don't use the cut out, use the part that's left, the hole!

The card turned out simply amazing, I think.  The normal window is a scalloped square I cut on the card directly to reveal a flower in the background.  Then I placed little scalloped squares of embossed cards to make up the other squares on the sketch.  Finally, the other window (or window on window) on the green scalloped square is a yellow flower which has a little violet flower in its hole and in that a green jewel peeking through.

Through the window of my heart, I am thinking of you...

365 Cards Day 17 - Shamrockin' It

Green is my favourite colour. Apt for St Patrick's Day.  While the occasion is not celebrated here in Malaysia, pubs (particularly the Irish ones) do publicize it.  Symbols for the day : the Leprechaun, the 3 and 4 leaved clover (which to use depends on you), the Leprechaun's hat, a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

So for the green theme, I cut out a hat shape (hand drawn) from green shimmery foam and tied 2 green ribbons around the rim.  Used a piece of patterned paper from a Korean notebook with the word "LUCK" imprinted on a border and pasted that on a green card base.  Made the shamrock (or clover) from green heart buttons and placed a jeweled trinket in the middle.  Finally clipped the hat with a green butterfly hair clip to the card.

There are lots of space left for additional sentiments, like Happy St Patrick's Day or May you be blessed with good fortune on this special day!

Also submitted to
http://stamptacularsundaychallenge.blogspot.com.au/ for Challenge #155 : Cute as a BUTTON!
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/03/simon-says-bit-o-green.html
http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ for Lucky Green