Mixed media card - three wise monkeys

Hey everyone,

February is cold and dull over here, so I thought I'd bring in some bright colors and created this fun mixed media card.

I'm a little addicted to slimline cards right now, so I started on a die cutted piece of paper and cut another slightly larger one from black cardstock. The background looks way more complicated than it is. I just stamped the harlequin background with two shades of Oxide Ink and sprayed it with water until I was happy with the way the colors dissolved. After it was dry, I added some stamped numbers using one of the background colors.

As a focal point I went with the three wise monkeys and Corrie's overlapping squares as I needed something for the chimpanzees to sit on. I stamped everything down, the squares twice, and colored the images with my alcohol markers.

I cut the images and inked the edges with a black marker. From the second image of the squares I cut some clusters. My plan was to have some parts of it raised with foam tape.
 

Then I built up my focal composition and glued everything down. To finifh the card, I just had to add that quote stamp and put my layers together.

Stamps used:
Harlequin Diamond Background (18920)
Numbers Set (19659)
Chimpanzee Set (10202)
Overlapping Squares by Corrie Herriman (19996)
If This Is Reality (19884)

Other material:
- Canson Watercolor paper
- black and white cardstock
- perfect coloring paper
- Spectrum Noir Illustrator alcohol marker
- Distress Oxide Ink (crackling campfire, rusty hinge)
- Crealies slimline die (clcz184)

 

See you soon with a new project!

You And me...20 Years Later

Hey there VLVS fans!!!

It's just me Pinky here today with another sassy fun project.

You know on the OWH blog hop I had a card using Plate 1397 well

it completely inspired me to create yet another card for my girlfriend. 

We all have those special friends in our lives- I have 5- they are

my amazing friends I trust with my world and I know in 20

we will still be visiting and since we all swear like sailors...

we WILL be saying "Bitch Please!" haha

 Don't even play- you know you will too!! 

 These images are so fun and perfect for my sassy life!

I used the amazing Miracle Tape

Plate 1397 Item 18877, Item 18870

Authentique Paper

My Little Shoebox Alphas

I hope you enjoyed my post on this Monday and it made you laugh

a little. Have a wonderful day!

Pinky Hobbs- Much Ado About Nothing

Don't Forget Baseball Season-Pick Me Ups!

Hey there VLVS friends, 

It's Pinky today sharing a fun card project with you. 

You know baseball season is rampant in the Hobbs home and I 

think it's so important to let my boys know that even in mid sports season

win or lose they are completely awesome!

When I saw this Daily Routine Stamp on Plate 1404 

I knew it would give my boy a giggle and a lift for the day. 

See? Not all my snarky stamping is for evil! haha

 I used some very sporty Kraft papers to create this sports themed

card and I just know my little man is going to love that mom made him a card too!

1. Trim out 9X6 Cardstock.
2. Use bone folder to fold card in half at 4.5".
3. Trim out dark blue cardstock base ay 4.5X6".
4. Trim out patterned paper to 4"X5.5". 
5. Adhere card front to each other using Miracle Tape. 
6. Pop out Jillibean Soup Game Day Chili die-cut.
7. Use Clearsnap Ink to stamp Viva Las VegaStamps My Daily Routine Stamp onto die cut.
8. Trim out pennant shape.
9. Adhere to card using pop dots. 
10. Adhere extra die cuts. 
11. Add stickers from paper pack. 

Give with a cookie and a smile! Watch your child's face light up.

Until next time, I hope you enjoyed this spirit lifting card!

Pinky Hobbs- Viva Las VegaStamps Design Team

Products Used:

Miracle Tape

Viva Las VegaStamps My Daily Routine Stamp Plate 1404 Item 18705

Jillibean Soup Game Day Chili Collection

Clearsnap Ink

Cardstock

Snarky Cards Just For Fun by Pinky!

Good morning VLVS friends!

Pinky here today with some FUN snarky cards just for kicks!

I love the creative snarky stamps from VLVS, they are perfect for today's

stress release, and attitude adjustments. 

Imagine the giggles your friends will have when they receive a

handmade card with a fun sense of humor attached!

I used the same formula for both cards, just stamped them differently. 

For the Chloroform card:

1. Trim out 4.5X6 Patterned paper.

2. Trim out 4X5.5" Patterned paper. 

3. Layer paper and adhere using Miracle Tape.

4. Stamp Viva Las VegaStamps sentiment on white cardstock. 

5. Spritzed stamped sentiments using Studio Calico Mist Huey's Mister.

6. Layer sentiments onto cardstock.

7. Trim out 9X6" white cardstock for base. 

8. Use bone folder to crease card base. 

9. Using Miracle Tape- adhere card front to card base. 

For the "Weiner" card I:

1. Trim out 4.5X6 Patterned paper.

2. Trim out 4X5.5" Patterned paper. 

3. Layer paper and adhere using Miracle Tape.

4. Stamp Viva Las VegaStamps image onto card front. 

5. Stamp Viva Las VegaStamps sentiment onto patterned paper.

6. Layer sentiments onto sticker.

7. Trim out 9X6" white cardstock for base. 

8. Use bone folder to crease card base. 

9. Using Miracle Tape- adhere card front to card base. 

10. Add embellishments.

11. Using Pearl Pen or Liquid Pearls, add pearls to apron and card. 

Products Used:

Item 18764 Plate 1412  

Housewife 1 3/4 x 3 3/4 

Item 18770 Plate 1412 

It's Not A Party 1 x 1 1/2

Item 18570 Plate 1419

Does This Rag Smell 3/4 x 2

Miracle Tape 1/2" 

Papers: Basic Grey, October Afternoon (Weiner card). 

Scraptastic Kit Club Chasing Pavements (Chloroform Card). 

My Mind's Eye embellishments (Weiner card). 

Until next time! Keep on creating~

Pinky Hobbs- Viva Las VegaStamps Design Team

Not Your Average Card!

Good morning VLVS fans! Pinky here today with another 

sassy project to share!

Now that the holidays are over and the stress is beginning to 

leave, we begin dieting season and I can't think of a grumpier time!

So why not lighten this time up with a sassy card.

I think this is a perfect card for all my dieting friends this week.

I love the amazing fun and rambunctious quotes you can find 

in Viva Las VegaStamps, appropriate for EVERY occasion. 

I love this Hand Holding Gun stamp- perfect for adding those

classic metal embellishments you have in your stash-

Hey everyone needs to clean their stash for the New Year right?!

Here is the back to my card. 

This card is 4.5X6" and matted in black card-stock. 

I left the colors very simple so the metal really pops!

I also used Miracle Tape for this entire card and it has quickly

become my FAVORITE adhesive!!

So who are you going to have fun with today? Come on make

those best friends laugh!

Until next time-

Pinky Hobbs- Viva Las VegaStamps Design Team

Supplies Used For This Card:

Hand Holding Gun 2 1/4X3 Item 4494 Plate 545

Don't Piss Me Off! 3/4 X 1 3/4 Item 9218 Plate 413

Miracle Tape- 3/4"

Black StazOn Ink

Momenta Metals

Black Cardstock

Cream Cardstock