Year of the Monkey

Hi everyone! And a very happy Saturday evening :)  Today has been a day full of working on Etsy and running around with my hubby. We did a bit of shopping today at Goodwill. I love finding items there to help with altering and such! I found quite a bit to work with! It was a great visit there! Then from there we went to computer store. Hubby had dropped off Bailey's laptop for them to work on. He wanted to make sure it would be finished by Monday. Then it was off to the Dollar Store to look around. We picked up a few things there and then I headed to Michael's to pick up a few things. I did Etsy promoting before we left and then I did more when I got home. I have spent a ton of time promoting, but I think it is helping, so I will stick with it. I might have to cut down a bit hahaha! but I'll continue at it though!  Later on in the afternoon I had to take Michael to work and then Kevin and I stopped to pick up Chinese for dinner for us. I came home and did a bit more Etsy promotion and then cleaned up my desk. It has been a mess since I worked on my last couple of cards.

Bailey has been out this weekend at a Church Camp. She will be coming home tomorrow. And then it is back to work and school for everyone! Taylor has her other eye surgery on Tuesday. Bailey has Goalie practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday early morning. Then she has practice after school each day as well.

Okay... onto my card. I had a friend at work place a custom order with me for two Chinese New Year cards. One was for her best friend and the other was for her bet friends little girl. So, I wanted to make a nice, more elegant card for her friend, which I will post today. Then for the other I wanted to make something that was more for a child. I will try to post that tomorrow.

Here is the first card:






So, I wanted to try to go for something a bit elegant and adult. I inked the background with distress ink on the inside and the outside. I used a lot of glitter markers along the black and opaque white markers for the white and the sparkles. I used Copic Markers to color the lanterns and the flowers. I di pop the flowers, the leaves, the flowers to give the card a bit of dimension. The little monkeys I also popped for dimension. I added a few gems/rhinestones to add a bit more sparkle to it. I also added some gems/rhinestones to the inside as well. I was able to use scraps on both of these cards that I made for her too! And this was created for her best friend. I really hope she likes it!

Copic Markers Used:

• Yellow Lanterns and Flowers: Y11, Y15, YR23
• Green Lantern: G12, G14, G16
• Monkey: E30, E31, E33, E35, E37
• Red Lantern and Roses: $20, R22, R24, R29
• Blue Lantern: B21, B24, B29
• Leaves: YG11, YG13, YG17

Challenges:

• Challenge #297: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Craft Your Passion Challenges
• Challenge #178: Add Some Sparkle (1/3) @ Eureka Stamps
• Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog
• Challenge #105: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Creative Card Crew
• Retarte69: Anything Goes (1) @ Stamp Art Papel Retarte
• February 2nd-8th (1/2) @ Through The Craft Room Door
• Challenge #71: Anything Goes (1) @ Inspiration Destination
• Challenge #263: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog
• Challenge #234: Fancy (1/3) @ The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog
• Challenge #13: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Crafty Girls Creations
• Add A Sentiment (1/2) @ The Outlawz Twisted Thursday
• Challenge #13: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafting With Friends
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Simply Paper Craft Challenges
• Week #349: Clean And Simple (1/3) @ Allsorts
• February Anything Goes (1/3) @ Catch The Bug Challenge Blog
• Challenge #42: Anything Goes (1/3) @ CCC Digi Creations
• Linky Party 3: Anything Goes w/Something Colored w/Optional Hearts (1) @ Ellibelle's Creative Moments
• Challenge #119: Anything Goes (1) @ Addicted To Stamps Challenge
• Challenge #24: Animal/Birds (1/3) @ Crafty Friends Challenge Blog
• Anything Goes (1/3) @ That Craft Place Ltd Challenge Blog
• Challenge #13: Anything Goes (1) @ A Bit More Time To Craft
• Challenge #8: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog
• Challenge #86: Anything Goes w/Optional Twist of Romance/Love (1/3) @ Creative Moments
• Challenge #219: Anything Goes (1/5) @ Word Art Wednesday
• Challenge #51: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Art By Miran Challenge Blog
• Challenge #102: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog
• February: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafting By Designs
• February Challenge #12: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafting With An Attitude
• February Challenge #2: Anything Goes (1) @ Leinzlove Tear Bears Challenge Blog
• February: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Your Scrapbook Place
• February Showcase #7: Anything Goes (1) @ 2 Creative Chicks