So Cute Engraved Greetings for Monkey Challenge 57

I'm diggin' Certainly Celery and Early Espresso together on this card. It's another A La Card Monkey Challenge - a birthday card with the sketch shown below - and I love it! I stamped the little cupcake from So Cute in Early Espresso, then used a Real Red marker on the cherry (with a white gel pen for a highlight). I then used the white gel pen to color in the frosting so the background would stand out more. The vertical strip of Early Espresso was run through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder, and the Happy Birthday sentiment from Engraved Greetings was inked with markers. I did a cheater bow with the 3/8" Certainly Celery taffeta, sticking the ends through the back so they didn't show.

 

Visit http://alacardmonkey.blogspot.com/ and add your own card to the fun! There are wonderful guest designers (again!), who provide even more inspiration.

Another blog candy plug - the number of followers is creeping up to 300, which means a BIG PRIZE, over at A La Card Monkey. If you're not a follower yet, it's a good time to become one to get in on the loot!

American Ink swaps from Easter Blossoms to A Slice of Life...

Kimberly's swap using Easter Blossoms and Lap of Luxury dsp

Frankie's swap with So Cute and Something to Celebrate

 

Karen's swap used Easter Blossoms and Thanks for Caring.

 

Mary Ann used Teeny, Tiny Wishes

Our newest team member (and already a senior associate!), Purple, created her swap using Clearly For You and Faux Tearing Technique.

Michelle offers a sneak peek of a new stamp set (Four Frames) and Paisley Petals dsp available through a special offer in April.

 

And when I posted the make & takes a few days ago, I forgot Mary Ann's! Sorry about that. It used the Finial Press embossing folder and A Slice of Life hostess set.

So Cute bunny for polka-dotted Easter card...

This morning, I'll be taking this card to swap at my American Ink team meeting. I started out using Mary Jo's sketch at http://technostamper.blogspot.com/, but lightened it by a couple of layers. I've included the sketch below so you can compare. I ran the Marina Mist layer through the Polka Dots embossing folder, cut a Top Note of Play Date dsp (the one with the big flowers on the bottom) and then cut that in half. The So Cute bunny is stamped in Basic Gray and colored in with a blender pen and Sahara Sand and Real Red inks, then I added an Itty Bitty punched Real Red flower with the largest rhinestone in the center. The Easter greeting comes from the Easter Blossoms stamp set. Have a wonderful Saturday!