Thank you -- it's been real!

Hello again to the fans of Crafty Card Gallery!  

My name is Ellen (a.k.a., CardMonkey) and I have been given the honor of Guest Hosting Jennifer's Crafty Card Galley for the week.  This is my last posting as Jennifer's guest host for this week... if you missed my cards earlier this week, simple enough -- scroll down to view them.

I've made a slew of cards -- my favorite thing to do -- which I'll be featuring in no particular order this week.  If you have questions about techniques, papers, etc., do feel free to hop on over to my blog at www.cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com, and ask about any of the cards posted here. Please become a follower, if you aren't already to see my cards, other stuff, tips/tricks, videos, and lots of ETC.

Some of my fans have asked where in the world I find so many cute pictures of monkeys. My favorite site for clip art and photos is www.clickartonline.com. Here, for a reasonable annual fee (I think it's about $40), you get unlimited access to royalty-free clip art and photographs in a searchable database that's there for your use.  It's where this adorable photo of the child in a monkey suit can be found.
 

Let's see -- more digi-images!  This one comes from another of my favorite digi-designer,   Heather Ellis. The line of children she draws is called "Pure Innocence."  You can find them by clicking HERE.  Have you used digi-images instead of rubber stamps, yet?  

Again, I colored using a combination of Prisma pencils and Copic markers, and also threw in some white gel pen. Do you have a favorite white gel pen? I've been experimenting, trying to find just the right one. Is it a Gelly? A Sharpie? Any tips for me? 

I wrapped the card in a combination of red/white and blue/white Baker's twine. I purchased oooooooodles of this from Amazon.com a while back.  Tied it, and tied on a button with a printer-made sentiment tag. 

Here's a special offer (YAY! Blog Candy!!) for any reader of this message today.  Send me a message on my blog (link above, or below) about this card, and I will send you -- yes, YOU! Each of you!! -- 5 free yards of baker's twine, in your choice of colors -- red/white, blue/white, brown/white or green/white. Please reference this offer in your message ... tell me which twine you'd like, and an e-mail message for you. I'll send you a message acknowledging your request, and ask you to reply with your mailing addy.  Please do not post your address on anyone's blog -- there are far nuttier people out there than me, and I'd like to keep you safe!

It's been a real pleasure getting to know you a little this week.  For more CardMonkey crafts and giggles, please do come over and "follow" along!  TTFN!

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