Wanna Monkey around?

One of the coolest parts of working on a design team are the super cool stamps you get to play with. A while ago all of us Design Monkeys were sent some stamps by MaVinci Stamps. You have to go check them out, they have some really cool fonts and alphabets. There's a fun vintage feel to their products.

I have to admit that I struggled a little bit, The style of the stamps was out of my comfort zone, any one who knows me knows that I don't make very many (any) vintage style cards. Don't get me wrong, I love them and there are SO many people who do a fabulous job in that style, unfortunately, that isn't me. I really had to stretch outside of my zone to do justice to the awesome stamps I had been given.

I chose to incorporate a few of the stamps and alter a picture frame. This was a $1 wooden frame from Michael's. I covered it with some dp from my stash.


I really like this sentiment and I though it would be perfect for a picture frame. The key to my (he)art. So many meanings that can be derived from it but I thought it would be perfect for a picture of your sweetie or whomever inspires you. To play on the key theme I embossed 2 of the key stamps with gold powder and I even found a little key charm.

Of course you need a little card to accompany the frame. This one was super simple to whip together.

That's all for tonight, I think I'm going to make some chocolate chip cookies for Wednesday's potluck. The butter is almost room temperature. See, since most of these cookies will be eaten by other people it's OK to use butter. If the entire batch was staying with us I might use margarine, maybe not. Grin...

Enjoy!

Lara

Monkey News!

HAVE YOU SEEN??!! The Design Monkeys have been officially announced! I am super excited and honored to be part of this fabulous group of ladies! Check out our bios at: www.storemorestamps.com

Now here's the good stuff, In celebration of Little Monkey's turning one, they are giving away a mini set of sleeves with inserts in fun Birthday Colors for every order over $25!! How awesome is that??? The very most awesome part is that the mini sets are automatically sent if you order from the Little Monkey's site OR a retailer! Yep, automatic, no need to ask, they're yours!

This one might be my favorite part of the promotion... There are 5 Green Tickets hidden in the Birthday Mini sets, so be sure to look in your package to see if you are one of the lucky 5! I know, it conjures up images of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder version not Johnny Depp... That one was a little too creepy for me) ... I've got a golden ticket... You could totally go nuts and order a bunch of sets looking for a ticket!

Any who, if you are the lucky holder of one of the 5 tickets, you get a trip to the Little Monkey's Studio where you get a lifetime supply of stamps! But be careful, a multitude of trials await! Ooops, sorry again, wrong story. I did hear that there were a few Oompa Lompas running around assembling the Little Monkey Starter Kits, but the rumor can neither be confirmed nor denied.

OK, no lifetime supply of chocolate or a golden goose or fizzy lifting drink, BUT if you find a green ticket you DO get a a new color set with each new release! How awesome is that??? AND, you don't run the risk of turning into a giant blueberry if you are a ticket holder.

One more thing, shoot on over to the Monkey Park and check out the new blinkies available for you to download. Show your monkey love and stick one on your blog!

Whoo Hoo this is going to be a ton of fun! check back frequently to see what the Design Monkeys come up with!!

Enjoy
Lara