Put your sunglasses on!
Julia is killing me with her Bold and Bright challenges. Today’s Way to Use it challenge dares you to use YoYo Yellow. I can’t even remember when I used it last. It has to have been over a year at least!!! It’s so bright, I never reach for it.
I really didn’t think I would participate in this challenge. It’s just too much out of my comfort zone. BUT…I had my latest order from Eclectic Paperie on my table. I had ordered the super cute Changito images. One of them is a monkey with a banana. I thought I might be able to work YoYo Yellow into a card with that image.
I tried to make it into a rectangle card, but in the end, the chocolate chip card base was cut back down to 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″. I just can’t help myself. I love square cards.
I stamped the little cutie pie in Black Palette ink on shimmery white cardstock. I started by coloring the banana with my YoYo Yellow marker. Then I added some Summer Sun and More Mustard so you could look at it without sun glasses. I went over it with an aqua painter to blend them a little bit.
The monkey was colored with creamy caramel Marker. I added several layers over most of his body part, just colored the lower face region only once to make it look lighter. I then punched a small oval out of a post it note and used the negative image to color the shadow under the monkey with aqua painter and Bordering blue ink from the ink pad. Next I went all around the monkey with bordering blue.
I layered the image first on More Mustard, then on Chocolate Chip cardstock. I use the small oval punch to make the two tabs out of chocolate chip cardstock and added More Mustard brads.
The background started out as a 4″ square of YoYo Yellow. I added circles with my sponge dauber and More Mustard and Summer Sun ink. then I stamped the Palm image in Summer Sun over the dots.
The horizontal strip is a scrap piece of Au Chocolat Designer paper I had laying around. I added Summer Sun and More Mustard ink over it with my daubers.
The saying is also from Stampendous. The stamp comes as “Hang in there”, I used the stamp-a-majic to make the Hi on shimmery white cardstock. I punched it out with the 1/2″ circle punch, cut a chocolate chip mat with the coluzze and adhered it overlapping the main image just a bit. Then I stamped there from the saying on the bottom right.
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Awsome! Love the yellowed designer paper and your altered sentiment. “Hi” on it’s own layered circle looks perfect.
Posted by: Bethany | May 24th, 2007 17:05
Super cute card. Didn’t even need my sunglasses- something I was afraid of upon reading todays challenge- chuckle, chuckle! I’ve been considering the little monkeys… The kids have kept me hoppin’ today so my contribution for today’s challenge has turned into a all day project! Hope to post before midnite CT.
Posted by: Beth | May 24th, 2007 17:09
This is REALLY cute! I love it! I might have to get some of that paper! It goes really well with the main image! How fun!
Posted by: Melissa Wohlers | May 24th, 2007 17:22
This is super cute. I really like the playfulness of the monkey with a banana on it’s head. Wish those stamps were acrylic though.
Posted by: Jenn Moody | May 24th, 2007 17:29
Very adorable! Love the bright colors, they go so well with the monkey.
Posted by: asela | May 24th, 2007 17:43
Too cute! You’ve done extremely well with this challenge! Love the backgrounds and your coloring!
Posted by: Rose Ann | May 24th, 2007 17:57
This is so cute Beate! The Yo-Yo Yellow looks great with the Chocolate Chip and I love how you toned down the Yo-Yo with Summer Sun and More Mustard. Love the way you used the Au Chocolat too.
Posted by: Jill | May 24th, 2007 18:28
I love the brightness of this card, it is just so fun!!!
Posted by: Pat Hines | May 24th, 2007 18:30
This little guy is so cute. I just bought a monkey stamp from Great Impressions and haven’t used him yet. Thanks for all the wonderful ideas I can use with him. You’re so creative. I especially like the idea of only using one of the words from a stamp and mixing and matching them.
Posted by: Dottie K | May 24th, 2007 18:35
Too darn cute, Beate! Who would have thought YoYo could be so pretty! You did an awesome job with the challenge and that monkey is adorable!!
Posted by: StamperSharon | May 24th, 2007 19:03
You might not use the color often but this card is great, love the background and that monkey is too cute
Posted by: Florence | May 24th, 2007 19:12
Beate, this is just TOO cute! I love it! Now you’re gonna make me want the monkeys!
Posted by: Charmaine | May 24th, 2007 19:36
I never would have thought to use browns with Yo Yo Yellow. I only think of black and other brights with yellow. I love your card! Cute monkey too!
Posted by: Vera | May 24th, 2007 19:39
I am SOOOOO jealous. i ordered these from my “stamp dealer” *lol* about 3 weeks ago but she can’t get them until July sigh… They are SUPER cute images!!! I will just stop by your blog and admire them until mine arrive. Fantastic card Beate!!!
Alli
Posted by: Alli Miles | May 24th, 2007 20:46
You did a good job with it. You are so talented
Posted by: kathy | May 24th, 2007 21:03
way to push yourself outside your comfort zone! you should be pleased at the result–I’m “ape” over it! hey, a question: when you were a new stamper and loved EE, what color family did you go to next? i’m having a hard time envisioning myself liking anything as much as i do that set of colors, but i know i need to branch out. suggestion? thanks…
Posted by: Jenn Nahrstadt | May 24th, 2007 21:04
i love this monkey..changa’s are a huge thing in my house!!! I wish I had them for a card i need to make for tomorrow! Traysea’s class is called the monkeys! But between you and jenn..i think I want EVER image!
Posted by: ronee | May 24th, 2007 21:13
Super Cute, those monkeys are adorable!!
Posted by: Diane | May 24th, 2007 21:14
Not all of us live in the land of sunshine and blue water so we have to brighten our days artificially. Thus, Yoyo Yellow is a wonderful color - my personal fave even. But, I still love you even with that attitude of yours. (grin)
Posted by: PJBstamper | May 24th, 2007 21:21
Oh my goodness! You most certainly DID make that yellow work! Super cute!!! And congratulations!! I tried and couldn’t do it. LOL.
Posted by: papercuts | May 24th, 2007 21:37
This is totally super cute!!!!!
Posted by: Michele | May 24th, 2007 21:53
I think you’re single handedly going to give yo-yo yellow newfound popularity with this darling card.
Posted by: Cathy W. | May 24th, 2007 22:11
What a cute monkey. I guess something similar could be done with the SU set Monkey Business, you think? I think I will try that instead of buying more stamps.
thanks for the great and darling idea!
barb
Posted by: Barb Hendrickson | May 24th, 2007 22:12
Oh I think the prize goes to you! Love the cute monkey, you rocked this challenge baby!
Posted by: Sherrie | May 24th, 2007 22:47
Beate this is so fun! Love the oval punch tabs.
Posted by: Pootle | May 25th, 2007 03:03
What a cute card! I love the matching swirls on the monkey’s tail and on the text. The colours are perfect!
Posted by: Sari | May 25th, 2007 05:09
OH my Beate this is Darling GF sooo cute the way that monkey is peeking out from under the bananna… Great card ..
xoxox
Dawn Griffith
Posted by: Dawn Griffith | May 25th, 2007 05:49
I never use that color either! I love it with the brown, tone’s it down a bit. Great job. Very cute!!
Posted by: Christina | May 25th, 2007 07:04
Too adorable. I love everything about it!
HUGS
Posted by: Jennifer | May 25th, 2007 07:59
HOW ADORABLE! I LOVE THAT MONKEY!
Posted by: kimberly | May 25th, 2007 08:38
OMG!!!!!! Beate, I can’t tell you how much I LOOOOOOVE this card. So stinkin’ cute! You absolutely rock my world!
Posted by: joyofstamping | May 25th, 2007 09:07
Aww! How cute is he??? Love it!!!
Posted by: Teresa | May 25th, 2007 09:32
I love how you toned down the yellow with the “flowers”… that’s a great card! And, what a cute changito!! LOL
Posted by: GinaP | May 25th, 2007 10:07
I love your Monkey stamps! Cute, cute, cute! Very excited that you are going to make the sketch challenge a regular thing. Here’s mine for this week:
http://stampingandscrapingincalifornia.blogspot.com/
Entry #4
Posted by: Kristine | May 25th, 2007 21:53
The chocolate chip and yo-yo yellow work perfectly together here, and that monkey is WAY too cute! What an awesome card!
Posted by: Ashley aka "boilergrad" | May 25th, 2007 22:36
Oh My Beate!!! Yo Yo Yellow never looked so Yummy!!! What a sweet sweet little fellow is he!!!!!
Posted by: Vicki | May 25th, 2007 23:16
That little cutie pie looks like he’s full mischievous fun! You did a wonderful job as always. TFS.
Posted by: Juanita | May 28th, 2007 17:20