Make a Monster visits MOJO MONDAY for Christmas

Have you ever seen something that instantly inspired you?  Today, I looked at the Mojo Monday Challenge and I KNEW right away what I wanted my card to look like using this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

SUPPLIES:

Stamp Sets: Make a Monster (W 118742 c 120606), Punch Pals (w 116588)
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Whisper White
DSP: In Color, Greenhouse Gala
Ink: Basic Black
Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzaz, Daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake
Tools: Big Shot, Elegant Lines Embossing Folder, Circle Punches (1” and 1 ¼”), Corner Rounder, Stamp-a-majig

Leave me a comment if you like this card and as always, feel free to call or email me with questions.

Tanja
316-305-5207
tanja@spunkycards.com

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The Stamp-a-ma-jig, a monster and a Christmas tree!

This year, I am making lots of different Christmas cards instead of sending everyone the same card.  I’ve been having a blast with my Make a Monster and Punch Pals stamp sets as my little monsters are having a lot of fun with the Christmas three.  Here are two of the many cards I stamped:

The girly card on the left is done in all In Colors plus Daffodil Delight. The monster is colored in Poppy Parade and Blushing Bride. The greeting is from the set Four the Holidays.

The card on the right has a masculine feel to it especially when sitting right next to the girly card. I ran a piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock through my Big Shot to give it the wood grain texture (Textured Plates #4) and Pear Pizzazz carstock serves as the card base. I used Cherry Cobbler for the frame of my monster. I think he is going to eat the tree but that’s left to everyone’s imagination. He might just play with it instead. The greeting is from the Short & Sweet stamp set and punched with the 1 ¾ by 7/8 large oval punch.

My secret to combining the tree and the monsters is Stampin' Up!'s Stamp-a-ma-jig.  It is a must have item for any kind of two-step stamping and makes the placement of the images so easy and perfect.

More questions? Leave me a comment or email me. Thanks to new improvements from Stampin’ Up! you can click on the links and see the sets in my online store without having to search for them anymore. Make these adorable sets part of your Christmas by shopping my stamps online!

Tanja
316-305-5207
tanja@spunkycards.com

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Stamp-a-ma-jig

Make your own Christmas cards this week!

This week is a wonderful time to finish up your Christmas cards and get them in the mail. I am going to share some of my favorite cards with you this week to help get your creative juices flowing.

Don’t forget that today and tomorrow are the last two days to take advantage of SU!’s online spectacular with some items up to 50% off. Click on the shopping bag to hop over to my online store (if you are prompted for your demonstrator then that would be me: Tanja Weir).

Isn’t this card pretty?

What you need:

Stamp sets: Punch Pals, Four the Holidays

Cardstock: Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Stamp Pad: Basic Black
Markers: Basic Black, Pear Pizzaz, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade
Extras: White Uni-ball Signo Gel Pen, Round Circle Punches in 1 inch and 1 ¼ inch

Tanja's Spunky Tip:  I used a ruler to draw the white lines down with the gel pen.  Most times I free hand it but for this post I wanted it to be perfect.  Before drawing the bows, try to look only at the right loop of the bow: doesn't it remind you of a cursive letter "R"?  That's the trick.  Draw the R and then the backwards or mirror image R and your bow is done.
If the bows give you trouble, call or email me and I'll shoot a quick video for you and you can watch it to make yours perfect.
Tanja
316-305-5207
tanja@spunkycards.com

Spunky Cards

Rubberstamping Fun For Everyone!

http://www.spunkycards.com/ and http://www.spunkycards.blogspot.com/