Hi! I think I'm crazy. I just came home after shopping and collecting what I'll need to complete some teachers' gifts and goodies for my kids' classmates. On my to do list are 46 pinwheels attached to pencils, 5 altered photo frames and a few notepad covers. Hmmm, think I'll make it in time? The last day of school is next Thursday.
Anyway, it's been such a long time since I played with my
Paper Smooches stamps! They have a new challenge format now with a different type of challenge every week. The
current challenge is Designer Drafts.
I love that these sketches are always so open ended.
My interpretation of the sketch. I masked some clouds in the back but may be difficult to see in these photos. Then I stamped 2 trees to represent branches and the individual leaves from Gently Seasoned. I added some twine between the trees for the little monkey (from Smoocheroos) to hold. I also used some leaves to cover where I taped my twine. The sentiment is from Word Salad.
A close up of the little monkey. I gave him a little tummy and a tulip (from Perky Plants). He is so great that he can hold a tulip and the twine at the same time in his tiny hand! And he knows sign language too!
Oh and he can also move along the twine! He is so talented! And some leaves are falling cause he's shaking the branches and working so hard to get to the other side.
And there he is at the other branch! Yay! I love interactive cards especially for kids. I bought Smoocheroos because my son loves monkeys and I made this (a bit early) for his birthday.
Here's the monkey's secret. I added a small bead onto the twine before attaching the ends. The bead hole is just large enough for the twine. And it is also flat so I could easily glue the monkey's hand onto it. We have a million beads so it was easy to find one that I thought would work nicely.
Hope you enjoyed the monkey act! Have a great weekend and thanks for reading!
