Tuesday, October 22, 2013

'Going Ape' Over The Paper Players 168

I was curious to see what The Paper Players had in mind for this week's challenge, and when I saw that it was a CAS challenge (with a masculine birthday theme), I was quickly discouraged because CAS cards don't come easily for me!  But....I took on the challenge anyway and glad I did :o)  


I don't have many masculine stamps to choose from, but I did have 'Camilla the Gorilla' (and for the purpose of this challenge, let's pretend that she's a he) that I thought would be fun to use. Here's my card:








I coloured the gorilla in using Copics, fussy cut him out, and glued him onto a pile of leaves that I cut out with my Lorelai Leaf die using various green papers and then layered.  I then stamped and coloured a banana image, cut around it leaving only the skin so that it looks half eaten, and glued it onto the pile as well.  For the tree, I simply cut out the trunk from a piece of patterned paper.  The grass was cut out free-hand and touched up with a Copic marker. The branch is also cut from the same die that I used for the leaves, and the vine is made with a strip of kraft paper that I twirled using my quilling tool. Speaking of vines, excuse my ignorance, but I just wasn't sure if gorillas actually swung on them!? My son insisted that they don't and so I should remove it.  Well, there was no way I was going to get rid of it - after all, it's my favourite part of the card! - so of course I Googled it, and lo and behold, they do! Well, mostly the little ones.  
And so, the vine stays (yay) and please do consider the gorilla a baby :o)


Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!


Supplies Used:
Paper: CTMH Kraft, Colonial White, Black; Graphic 45; Recollection Autumn Designer Paper & Green Faux Canvas
Stamps: High Hopes 'Camilla Gorilla', 'Go Bananas'
Ink: Memento Black
Other: Poppystamps Lorelai Leaf die; Cuttlebug; Copics; Quilling tool; 3-d foam tape

5 comments:

  1. LOL, this card cracks me up---very clever indeed! Thanks for playing with my Paper Players challenge this week!

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    1. Lol! Glad I could put a smile on your face LeAnne! I had a lot of fun with your challenge this week :)

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  2. This is adorable! What a fun card and I bet you had fun making it! Hmm maybe the Gorilla can be Carmine instead of Camille? So glad you joined us this week at The Paper Players, Tania!

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    1. Thank you Sandy! I did think of calling him Cam, but Carmine definitely has a better ring to it ;)

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  3. Tania this is delightful and made me smile. I love the vine that you created - genius! So glad you joined the Paper Players this week
    Jaydee

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