Using an old and hardly used die cut

Guess which one is the die cut???

LOL!!

It's the MONKEY - I was in a giddy mood when day

and it was on sale at 2peas I believe.

Enough said.

Not many calls for monkeys on a page but

every now and then you can work that baby in.

Like now.

And googly eyes. More giddiness.

Monkeys on pattern paper - basic grey.

I used some gesso to simmer those monkeys down.

Punched out the banner and fussy cut

the tape the monkey is holding in his hand and embellishments

on the left side.

And also punched out the circles and music notes

making my own embellishments.

Very fun page.

Dad is a musician so this totally works.

Monkeyshines music man.

:)

Water bender

So my pal April came up with the title.

Love it.

It does look like she's channeling the water. 

Looking swimmingly. 

She's a waterbaby. Like her dad. Another adreneline junkie.

GREEEAAATTT.... lol.

So this is the challenge at SNC for potpourrie. Use a banner without it being a banner. You know banners not dangling from twine. Very fun and I believe I actually used up all the Studio Calico transparency. More Studio Calico papers, My Mind's Eye, Cosmo Cricket, Authentique, Sassafrass Lass.

I love the papers. They are so much fun and I got to use stash.