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ROLL CALL

2010-06-23T15:38:00.002+01:00

ROLL CALL

Flirty Edward - CHECK

Odette - CHECK

Summer - CHECK

Dylan - CHECK

Jeremy - CHECK

Nahla - CHECK

Paul - CHECK

Jade - CHECK

Miko - CHECK

Maria - CHECK

10 fab stamps plus 6 sentiments for under £33 - CHECK

Some fabulous new arrivals from The Greeting Farm have just arrived so grab them quickly from our What's New section

Ice cream Innocence

2010-06-10T14:03:00.000+01:00

I love the cute PI stamps as they are so quick to colour and great for paper piercing. Here I used the cute 'Make mine a double' girlie and created a matching ice cream cone shaped card to put her on. (Click on photo for closer view).

Image has been coloured with Copics and her dress paper pierced with a bit of patterened paper. Ice cream card made out of Brown, beige and pink cardstock and have added Stickles to the hearts in her hair and dress and also over the sprinkles in the ice cream :)

Thanks for looking.

You light up my life!

2010-06-06T23:36:00.003+01:00

Hooray - it is CC designs release day and we already have these cuties in stock and ready to ship out.

I adore the Say Cheese stamp set and the cheeky Liberty, plus 2 real 'Honey's in the form of August and Summer.

Don't forget that you can be first to find out all our hot news by joining us on Facebook

Hot to Trot

2010-06-03T22:37:00.002+01:00

If it isn't enough that the weather is so deliciously hot at the moment then why not turn it up a notch with these hot little numbers?

We have 4 adorable new stamps from Pure Innocence - Meet Emma and Wyatt, Best Medicine, Lather Rinse Repeat and Beach Bum. You can get drooling over them in our Pure Innocence section (plus we also have restocks of your old favorites)

CC Designs again

2010-05-25T21:21:00.003+01:00

Better late than never?

We have lots of gorgeous new releases from CC Designs, which you can grab either from our CC Designs section or in our What's New section - I am particulary loving the accessory stamps this time, after all a girl can never have enough fences can she?

Also, have you seen this gorgeous card that Fran made?

A fabulous combination of cute Pure Innocence stamps and groovy quilled flowers - so cute!

PI quilled flower girl

2010-05-20T14:16:00.000+01:00

Hello! Hope the sun's out where you are (it is here, though not quite the 'heatwave' that's been forecasted more of a tepid wave!) Anyway, here's another Pure Innocence cutie ('flower girl') and she's got blond hair for a change (I tend to colour most of mine with black hair out of habit).

Also, do you see the four paper flowers I've added to the bouquet in the patterned paper? Well, after seeing all these quilling goodies going up on the site thought I'd give it a go.

The daisy flower is just basic quilling of 6 loose circles pinched at one end to create the teardrop shape and the centre is a quilled tight circle. The yellow and pink pom pom looking flowers are just strips I have fringed with scissors before quilling then fluffing out. Then the fourth flower if you can call it that is the teeny tiny lilac rose bud. You can find loads of instructions for quilling if you just google it. Quilling is an artform in itself and you can take it to a whole other level but for me, it's just a fun way to add little embellies to my stamped images. I think I'll be doing more of the fringed flowers as they will be great for the centres of my punched out paper flowers.

Thanks for looking and have a fab rest of the day.

Pure Innocence Restocks

2010-05-14T19:34:00.003+01:00

Hooray - we have a lovely big batch of restocks from Pure Innocence here

These little cuties always prove super popular so be quick if you want to avoid missing out again!

Eric & Ebony

2010-05-05T23:14:00.000+01:00

Eric and Ebony from the Greeting Farm range are just totally Rock 'n Roll.. They are available HERE and don't miss out on the special Bryony has put up for us!

They are a total joy to colour with copics and no colours are too wild for them as you can see :)

Hugs,
Marlene x

MFT ~ Sunshiney day

2010-04-29T12:59:00.000+01:00

Hello. Here's a card using one of the Pure Innocence cuties. This one is called 'Sunshiney day'.

I've coloured her with Copics and added stickles accent ('stardust' is my favourite I always seem to use) on the hearts in her top and to the butterfly.

Thanks for looking and have a fab sunshiney day yourself.

Puppy kiki

2010-04-26T00:53:00.000+01:00

Here's another CC Designs Cutie, 'Puppy Kiki' which has been coloured with Copics.

Thanks for looking.

TGF - Eric

2010-04-24T12:15:00.000+01:00

Here's a boy birthday card (which are always difficult I think!) I made with Eric last week which I can post here now that he's back in stock yay! along with all the other new TGF yummyness which have just landed. You can find them all here. Happy shopping and hope you're all enjoying this glorious sunshine.

Hugs,

CC ~ Birgitta

2010-04-23T16:07:00.000+01:00

Isn't she a cutie?
Birgitta on a tree stump is one of four Swiss Pixie releases for April.. Birgitta is still showing as in stock, the other three will be restocked soon.
Why not have a look at the large range of CC cuties you can find here.

She is coloured with Copic marker pens and they are available individually HERE

Thanks for looking and have a gorgeous day,

Marlene x

TGF spotlight kit and restocks

2010-04-22T11:05:00.002+01:00

Deliveries are starting to trickle back in at last and we have just opened up two boxes of yummy The Greeting Farm stamps with lots of restocks of your favorites plus some newbies in the shape of the Spotlight Kit, Amazing Duo and Me Time Anya. Why not spoil yourself to a browse around our TGF section?

Pure Innocence and CC Designs April preorders

2010-04-07T09:34:00.003+01:00

Hooray - it is a double whammy for new releases today. Unfortunately both orders have been delayed due to the bank holidays so they are on preorder so you can grab your favorite and have it sent as soon as the packages arrive with us.

Pure Innocence have 4 gorgeous new releases this month - Birthday Princess, Book in Hand, Make Mine a Double and Tree Swing. You can check them out either in our Pure Innocence section or in our What's New section.

We also have 4 cuties from CC Designs' April release - Puppy Kiki, Cupcake Kiki, Birgitta on a Tree Stump and Nora on a Swing. Again, you can either browse our CC Designs section for these lovelies or the What's New section.

The Greeting Farm April releases

2010-04-01T08:02:00.004+01:00

Hooray, April 1st already and that can only mena one thing ...... another yummy release from The Greeting Farm.

This month's release includes the gorgeous Buddies set alongside Stamping Anya, DeeDee and Eric.

You can eye up all 4 at the botoom of our new releases page or in our The Greeting Farm section.

We are expecting these to be popular but, don't worry, we already have restocks ordered!

Spring Birgitta

2010-03-30T18:02:00.000+01:00

For my card I have used the lovely Birgitta, one of the Swiss Pixies from CC- Designs

She is coloured with fresh and bright Copic colours and I've used a selection of the Paper Mania 'Rose Garden' papers.

Thanks for looking :)

Hugs,

Marlene x

Pure Innocence Preorders

2010-03-27T09:57:00.004Z

We have finally given in to your requests and opened our next batch of Pure Innocence stamps on preorder. We expect the stamps to arrive during the week commencing 5th April so if you want to bagsy your favorite you will have to hurry. Our Pure Innocence cuties can be found here

Some of the preorders have already been snapped up by those who have been hovering and waiting for them but we will have another batch leaving the US on 7th April when the gorgeous April stamps are released (you will just have to take our word for how gorgeous they are as we are sworn to secrecy until release day)

CC Designs and TGF restocks

2010-03-26T15:11:00.003Z

We finally have the gorgeous CC design releases in stock and ready for dispatch.

You can check them out either in our CC designs section or in our What's new section

We also have restocks of The Greeting Farm, including the Happy Day set that disappeared in minutes last time! Grab them while they last here

PI ~ you make the grade A+

2010-03-25T08:00:00.001Z

Oh, yes, it's another PI girlie, I just love them (and little birdie tells me there are more new ones on there way so best keep your eyes peeled) This time I've used this cutie, 'you make the grade'. Think she is fabulous for exam cards, teachers' cards or even general card for that 'A+' person in your life! :)

She's been stamped out 4 times and then cut out various bits before layering her up with foam pads. (see photos below for better view of the layering & depth).

The apple shaped cardbase was just hand drawn by me and cut out by hand, then covered in DP and added a little green stalk on top. It opens upwards so it's hinged at the top, either side of the stalk.

Here are some shots from the side to show you the layers;

Thanks for looking.

Basket of eggs

2010-03-20T13:36:00.000Z

Oh, look, it's another PI girlie, what a surprise! but at least I've coloured her ALL in (with Copics), and not done any paper piercing this time ;) I think she would make an 'egg-cellent' card for other occasions too (sorry, couldn't help myself!) depending on the sentiment you used with her. I think she's out of stock (told you they'd go quick!) but I'm sure if you asked nicely they can be restocked ;)

Thanks for looking. Hope you all have a cracking good weekend ;D (egg shell - cracking, get it?!)

PI ~ Fairy Girl

2010-03-18T15:10:00.000Z

Oooo, I'm loving these Pure Innocence cuties and it seems you are too, as quite a few have sold out already, so you best be quick.

Here's one using 'Fairy Girl'.

Bit of paperpiercing for her dress again (can't seem to stop doing that with these :) ), a touch of colouring with Copics and stickles added for glittery wings and wand, some pretty dp and gems and job done. Wanted to keep it simple & sweet. The fab little sentiment is 1 of 2 included in the set and because they are clear stamps I can bend it on my acrylic block to stamp so that it creates the wavy writing.

Thanks for looking and hope you manage to get the ones you want before they fly out the door.

Fran x

Pure Innocence

2010-03-16T20:48:00.003Z

We have even more gorgeous new arrivals here at Silly Monkey Crafts and this time in the shape of the adorable stamps by Pure Innocence.

Fran has already been busy with these yummy stamps and I am sure you'll agree that her card is beyond fabulous.

I am confident that these stamps will prove to be a huge hit so rush make sure you grab yours quickly to avoid missing out.

Party Girls

2010-03-07T18:11:00.000Z

'Party Emma' and 'Ballon Emma' all dressed up (or should that be all paper pierced up) ready to par-tay!

The cutie sitting down in front is raised on foam pads which you might be able to see on the photo below

The bits that aren't paper pierced have been coloured with Copics and stickles added to the bows in her hair.

Thanks for looking.

CC Designs

2010-03-05T15:31:00.006Z

We have lots of yummy goodies from CC designs to show off at the moment. We are very excited to be able to offer the Spring stamp kit.

We are loving the sweet Easter range too.

and all this alongside some great classic party stamps.

Check out our whats new section here or spoil yourself to a look through our CC Design stamp section here

It's a boy!

2010-03-04T12:01:00.000Z

Here's another card using one of the cute new releases from The Greeting Farm and another opportunity to offer Bryony & her family huge congratulations on the arrival of their little bundle of joy, Adam :)

Stash (highlighted items from shop):

Stamps: Image & sentiment 'Happy day' Greeting Farm set

Colouring: Copics

Paper: BG 'Archaic'

Tools: Nellies multi frames rectangles, SU word window punch

Others: buttons, string, metal brads

Thanks for looking.

The Greeting Farm ~ Ebony

2010-03-01T18:00:00.002Z

Here's Ebony all rock chick with pink hair :) You can go grab her here along with the other stamps from TGF. I've coloured her with Copics and for added sparkle to her hair you could use the clear atyou spica pen. The dots around the scallop frame were made with stickles.

Thanks for looking & happy shopping :)

Fran xx

The Greeting Farm March release

2010-02-26T11:12:00.007Z

Hooray - yet another release day and this one is very small but perfectly formed!

We have 3 fab new stamps from The Greeting Farm, the super cute Happy Day

plus 2 fab Wild Sprouts stamps, Ebony and Camille

Check them out in our Greeting Farm Stamps section

Sugarplums Spring Kit

2010-02-26T10:23:00.000Z

Couldn't resist showing you another image from the Sugarplums spring kit.
This cutie pie has got to be my favourite from the kit (although I love them all!) and they are sooo much fun to colour in - especially that round belly and chubby face & legs :). She's been coloured with Copics and her wings have been stickled. The sentiment is also from the kit too, along with many others on the sheet.

Thanks for looking.

Pink Cat Studio release day

2010-02-25T08:38:00.003Z

Today is Pink Cat Studio's February release day and they have some fabulous small stamps again this month.

The Sick Lily and Sick Billy are particularly useful at the moment with so many bugs flying about (and speaking of bugs - how cute is Lily dressed up as a butterfly, ladybird and bee?). Check out the new releases here and the rest of the Pink Cat Studio range here

CC Designs Sugarplums Spring kit

2010-02-15T23:34:00.001Z

CC Designs Sugarplums spring kit is now available for pre-order here . There are 9 adorable 'Trevor' & 'Emma' character stamps & couple of accessory stampsand a sheet of sentiment stamps. I've used the cute couple from the kit for the card shown. Coloured with Copics and accented with stickles for a bit of bling.

Thanks for looking,
Fran x

Copic restocks and double discount!

2010-02-11T11:42:00.004Z

We have just received our copic delivery so we finally have all the shades back in stock here. There has been a price increase on copics but we have not yet received our invoice so we will offer them to you at the old price until the new price is confirmed. You can also double your savings if you buy before midnight on Monday as they are included in our 10% off everything sale.

We have also restocked the very popular spica pens but whilst waiting for our delivery lots more have flown off the shelves and pink is now out of stock. Unfortunately this means that we are unable to offer our bulk buy deal for buying all 13 until restocks of the pink arrive.

Hope everybody has a wonderfully romantic weekend

Spread the love

2010-02-10T13:09:00.003Z

We are spreading some Valentine's love this week with a 10% off sale.

The 10% off applies to all products on our website and will end at midnight on Monday 15th February 2010.

luurve . . Kimmie style

2010-02-05T08:00:00.001Z

Hello, bit of a fun, slightly mad card off me today! I've used a Kraftin Kimmie stamp, these images just crack me up and are such fun to colour in with Copics. Have also added bits of sparkle to her with spica glitter pens- all available from the shop.

Thanks for looking!

Further reductions in our sale

2010-02-04T09:17:00.001Z

We have further reduced items in our sale section and

there is now 30-50% off hundreds of items here

Happy bargain hunting!

Bird Fairy

2010-02-03T21:12:00.000Z

Today I would like to show you a card with the gorgeous Bird Fairy from Kraftin Kimmie
Isn't she just darling?
She is coloured with copics and finished with Atyou Spica glitter pens :)

Thanks for looking,
Hugs, Marlene x

(end of) January sale

2010-01-27T11:09:00.002Z

Our December advent calendar promotion kept us far too busy to be able to bring you our normal January sale on boxing day but we are finally ready to launch our end of January sale! We have hundreds of items reduced in our sale sections here

Josephine

2010-01-25T12:29:00.000Z

Josephine is another of Kraftin Kimmie's fast growing Moonlight Whispers range that you can find in the shop here

She is coloured with Copics and accented with Atyou Spica glitter pens.

You can't see it very well in the picture, but it really sparkles IRL :)

Thanks for looking,

Hugs, Marlene x

New arrivals

2010-01-24T11:38:00.004Z

We have a few new arrivals from The Greeting Farm, which you can check out either in our Greeting Farm section or in our What's New section.

Our Pink Cat Studio Hearts and Valentines collection stamps have also finally cleared customs so are ready and raring for you here.

Kraftin Kimmie 'plane fun'

2010-01-14T06:00:00.000Z

I love the 'moonlight whispers' range from Kraftin Kimmie stamps and the latest batch are no exception - they are just so fun and funky!

Anyway, I've used Emelia for this card and 1 of the fab sentiments from the 'steampunk sentiment' set that compliment these stamps perfectly (not to mention lots of my other stamps too, they are just that little bit different). Coloured with Copic Markers.

Thanks for looking!

Fran x

Kraftin' Kimmie release day

2010-01-10T12:12:00.003Z

Hooray it is time for another fabulous set of releases from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. This month we have a huge range of stamps from fairies to steampunk to cute characters to sentiment sets.

The big problem is going to be deciding which to go for (although we are more than happy for you to buy the lot!)

Pink Cat Studio release day

2010-01-07T10:20:00.002Z

Today is release day for the Pink Cat Studio Hearts and Valentines collection.

Our shipment has still not arrived but we are expecting it in the next week so we have popped them on preorder here for those of you who just can't wait!

Ending advent with an all rounder!

2009-12-24T08:49:00.001Z

On the 24th day of advent we are offering you ...

... 15% off everything on our website.

This offer will be a super 2 day offer so will end at midnight on Friday 25th December

A stamp addicts day 23

2009-12-23T10:54:00.002Z

On day 23 of our advent promotion Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you a very crazy ...

... 20% off our entire range of stamps.

This offer will end at midnight on Wednesday 23rd December or when stocks run out.

Bazzill on day 22

2009-12-22T09:35:00.003Z

On day 22 of our advent promotion Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you ...

... 25% off Bazzill basics, bling and grab-bags.

This offer will end at midnight on Tuesday 22nd December or when stocks run out.

Advent day 21 - 40% off

2009-12-21T09:38:00.003Z

On the 21st day of advent we are offering you ...

... 40% off all Sarah Kay stamps.

This offer will end at midnight on Monday 21st December or when stocks run out.

Feeling pearly on advent day 20

2009-12-19T22:46:00.002Z

On the 20th day of advent Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you ...

... buy one get one free on our extended range of pearls (this includes the 13 newly listed colours). Simply pick out your pearls and then let us know in the notes at checkout if you would like your free pearls to duplicate the colours bought, be a surprise or send us a list of your free colour preferences.

This offer will expire at midnight on Sunday 20th December or when stocks run out.

Advent day 17

2009-12-16T23:50:00.001Z

On the 17th day of our advent calendar promotion Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you ...

... 50% off any Lily & Milo and LeLo design stamps.

This offer will end at midnight on Thursday 17th December or when stocks run out.

Advent day 16 freebie

2009-12-16T09:11:00.002Z

Day 16

On day 16 of our advent calendar promotion we are offering you ...

... a free pack of photo corners with every order.

This offer will end at midnight on Wednesday 16th December or when stocks run out.

Day 15 takes the Cherry

2009-12-14T23:30:00.003Z

Day 15

On day 15 of our advent calendar promotion we are offering you ...

... a whopping 45% off all our CherryArte ranges.

This offer will end at midnight on Tuesday 15th December or when stocks run out.

Advent Day 14

2009-12-13T23:59:00.000Z

Day 14

On Day 14 of our advent calendar Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you ...

... 35% off our full range of High Hopes stamps.

This offer will end at midnight on Monday 14th December or when stocks run out.

Days 12 and 13

2009-12-12T10:42:00.002Z

For our advent calendar days 12 and 13 we are offering you 15% off everything until midnight on Sunday 13th December.

A distressing day 11

2009-12-11T08:41:00.004Z

Day 11

On the 11th day of advent we are getting a little distressed and offering you all ...

... 20% off all distress inks and pads.

This offer will end at midnight on Friday 11th December or when stocks run out.

snow fabulous

2009-12-10T22:19:00.003Z

Hope you've all been taking advantage of these fabulous advent offers. Can't wait to see what tomorrow's is.

In the meantime, here's a card I've made using a Pink Cat studio stamp 'winter lily'. Think this would work as a general card and not necessarily just for christmas, depending on the colours and papers you use. She has been coloured with Copic markers.

Thanks for looking.

Day 10

2009-12-10T08:55:00.002Z

On the 10th day of our advent calendar we are offering you ...

... 25% off all decoupage.

This offer will end at midnight on Thursday 10th December or when stocks run out.

Advent Day 9

2009-12-09T07:41:00.002Z

Day 9

On the 9th day of advent Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you...

... 20% off all CC Designs Stamps.

This offer will end at midnight on Wednesday 9th December or when stocks run out.

Advent Calendar - Day 8

2009-12-08T08:04:00.003Z

Day 8

On the 8th day of advent Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you...

... a free 10 pack of card bags for every £10 spent.

This offer will end at midnight on Tuesday 8th December or when stocks run out.

Advent Day 7

2009-12-07T09:05:00.003Z

Day 7

On the 7th day of our advent calendar Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you ...

... 35% off the Basic Grey range.

This offer will end at midnight on Monday 7th December or when stocks run out.

Day 6

2009-12-06T10:38:00.002Z

Day 6

On the 6th day of advent Silly Monkey Crafts are bringing you ...

... 30% off all rub down transfers and lettering.

This offer will last until midnight on Sunday 6th December or until stocks run out.

Advent Day 5

2009-12-05T09:53:00.004Z

Day 5

On the 5th day of advent Silly Monkey Crafts are offering you ...

... 40% off our full range of A4 Design Papers.

This offer will last until midnight on Saturday 5th December or until stocks run out.

Day 4 of advent calendar

2009-12-04T10:09:00.003Z

Day 4

On the 4th day of our advent calendar we are offering you ...

... 10% off all Lizzie Anne Design Stamps.

Again, this offer lasts until midnight on Friday 4th December or until stocks run out.

Advent Calendar - Day 3

2009-12-03T07:59:00.004Z

On day 3 of our advent calendar we bring you...

... 15% off our full range of promarker goodies. This includes the single pens in the old and new ranges, the packs, our pick and mix deals, storage and the festive metallic pens.

The offer will end at midnight on Thursday 3rd December or when stocks run out.

Advent Calendar - Day 2

2009-12-01T22:58:00.003Z

Day Two

Buy any 6 papers from the Rose Moka collection and receive a set of Rose Moka alphabet stickers free (worth £1.95).

Offer will expire at midnight on Wednesday 2nd December or while stocks last.

Silly Monkey Crafts Advent Calendar

2009-11-30T23:18:00.006Z

Why not join in the countdown to Christmas with the Silly Monkey Crafts Advent Calendar?

We will be offereing you a yummy treat each day in the run up to the big day and the great news is that they are all 100% fat free.

So, kicking us off for day one we are offering you ...

...30% off any ribbons until midnight on Tuesday 1st December

Kraftin' Kimmie December release

2009-11-29T09:49:00.003Z

Today is Kraftin' Kimmie's release day and we have the gorgeous new stamps from Annie and new designer Jean Grant ready for you here.

We are very excited by these stamps and expect them to disappear quickly (but don't worry, we will get more in for you) but if you want to be amongst the first to get them then be quick!

Pink Cat Studio Minis

2009-11-26T09:57:00.003Z

We have just collected our shipment of the new Pink Cat Studio mini stamps this morning and are bowled over by how cute they are.

There are 3 in the collection and each mini set comes with 3 stamps - the main image, a sentiment and an accessory.

Xmas Sweeties

2009-11-26T00:00:00.002Z

Here's another Christmas card from me using the super cute Anya from the 'Xmas Sweeties' set which is back in stock now.

Stash:

Stamps: Anya from 'Xmas sweeties' set, snowflakes used on background paper and sentiment circle from a Papermania stamp duo set.

Colouring: Copics

Paper: tiny bit MME - just the stripe piece used for the big snowflake and the punched out border behind her, red & brown cardstock plus some white glitter paper

Tools: MS doily lace trim deep edger punch, large snowflake and medium snowflake punches, couple of circle punches and a good old office hole punch for the fake brads

Others: woodware 'white fluffy stuff', glamour dust, white gel pen for faux stitching

Thanks for stopping by.

Paws-fur-a-Moment

2009-11-25T14:32:00.003Z

We have just finished uploading the adorable Paws-fur-a-Moment goodies from Buzzcraft, featuring Mollie and Max.

The range includes 6 stamp sets, 4 delicious papers, 16 stackers and 4 twisters

I am already in love with this cute pair and find Max to be perfect for those tricky male cards.

Bernadette ' warm wishes'

2009-11-18T17:44:00.001Z

Here's another cutie from Kraftin Kimmie's stamps. This one is Bernadette (comes with a cute sentiment 'you're snow sweet' but I've not used it here as the background was busy enough). Can't tell from photo but the bunny is on 3D foam so pops off the card more than it looks. More than half way through November now so am trying to ratchet up the christmas card output - hope you've all made a start on yours!

Thanks for looking.

Stash:

Stamps: 'Bernadette' Kraftin Kimmie

Colouring: Copics

Paper:BG 'Eskimo kisses'

Tools: Cuttlebug die for the corner flourishes, 'labels 3' nesties dies, MS snowflake punches

Others: brads, stickles

Holly

2009-11-05T02:11:00.003Z

Here's another Kraftin Kimmie stamp, coloured with Copics (which are now available in the shop - yay!)
This is Holly and she comes with the holly leaves too which I have stamped in a circle around her (I lightly drew cirle around her in pencil to help me position where to stamp the holly then I just cut freehand all the way around leaving thin white border). I love the sweep in her dress & hair (not to mention her itty bitty waist - I can but dream!)

Stash:

Stamps: 'Holly' - Kraftin Kimmie here

Colouring: Copics with Sakura stardust pen waterbrushed over dress for sparkle.

Paper: DCWV christmas multistack

Tools: MS loopy around the page punch, EK flourish punch

Others: White bellas baubles

Thanks for looking, have a good day.

Oliver

2009-11-03T15:54:00.000Z

Meet Oliver, he is one of Crissie's Cuties available now in the shop

Papers I've used are Basic Grey Blitzen and Figgy Pudding

He has been coloured with Copics and I'm real excited to tell you that

Bryony is adding the Atyou Spica and Copic Ciao's right now!!! Yay!

Hugs, Marlene x

Clara & bird

2009-11-01T15:38:00.000Z

Meet CLARA,

She is another of the newly released Krafting Kimmie stamps and she comes with a bird accessory stamp too )

I have used the snowflake from ANTOINETTE on the background paper again.

Loving this wintery collection, they can be found HERE

Hugs, Marlene x

November Kimmies

2009-11-01T08:04:00.006Z

Today is release day for the new Kraftin' Kimmie's so at last i can show you how gorgeous this batch is. Check them out over on the website here

Fran and Marlene have been busy creating with the new stamps and here are the cards they have made using 'Antoinette'

It is so nice to compare the different colour schemes using the same stamps, especially the way they have used the snowflake accessory card.

Don't forget that you can still take advantage of our TRICK or TREAT codes until midnight on Monday too.

Hope you love these stamps as much as we do,

Bryony

Trick or Treat?

2009-10-30T12:24:00.003Z

Trick or Treat???

This Halloween weekend we are offering you the choice of a trick or treat with every order over at Silly Monkey Crafts.

Just pick either the code TRICK or the code TREAT at checkout. Both codes will give you free delivery but, more importantly, we can see which code you chose when your order comes through so we can trick you or treat you accordingly!

The codes will expire at midnight on Monday 2nd November so make sure you don't miss out on this fun spooky offer.

Expecting

2009-10-26T13:59:00.000Z

Love the new Greeting Farm stamps and I have used Anya from the Mom & Dad set

They are a joy to colour and perfect for the happy 'I'm expecting' news :)

Hugs, Marlene x

Hippie Chick

2009-10-12T18:15:00.000+01:00

Why not take advantage of Silly Monkey Crafts 10% discount offer and treat yourself to some super cute Anya and sentiment stamps by the Greeting Farm.

On my card I have used Hippie Anya and coloured her with Pro-Markers

The Happy go-round sentiments have been cut with circle punches

Finished the card with some flatbacked pearls in Olive.

Happy Birthday for tomorrow Bryony!

Hugs, Marlene x

10% off Sale

2009-10-12T15:12:00.003+01:00

I thought our blog followers should be first to know that we are having a little 10% off sale at Silly Monkey Crafts to celebrate my birthday tomorrow.

The 10% applies to everything and will end at midnight on Thursday 15th October.

We are still uploading High Hopes so it is well worth keeping your eyes on the 'What's new' section.

The Moonlight Whispers from Kraftin' Kimmie's Stamps did very well and our restock shipment should be with us very soon after a relaxing long stay in customs!

Bryony

Greeting Farm 'Savannah'

2009-10-12T01:16:00.003+01:00

Here's another cutie from 'The Greeting Farm' they are always such fun to colour in and for decoupaging (just did the feather in her hair but could have done more layers). This is 'Savannah' from the 'wild sprouts' range.

Again, intended to be simple but then I start playing around with the layout and bits just seem to get added on until nothing else will fit LOL. Left greeting off so it can be used whenever (though probably for someone girly)

Stash:

Stamps: 'Savannah' . flourish corners from an autumn leaves stamp set

Colouring: Copics, Sakura clar stardust pen over feather, eyelids and bits of her clothes for sparkle

Paper: MME 'wild asparagus'

Tools: Labels nesties (four & eight), various punches for borders, leaves and flourishes. tracing wheel for the faux stitching holes

Others: paper roses

Thanks for looking. Have a good day.

another Kraftin Kimmie ~ 'Charlotte'

2009-10-08T08:00:00.001+01:00

Just loving these girlies, here's Charlotte. Just love the quirkyness to her and the details are fab, down to the loose button eyes on her ragdolls.

Think Charlotte is out of stock at the moment but I know Bryony does have more on the way.

Stash:

Stamps: 'Charlotte' Kraftin Kimmie's Moonlight Whispers range

Colouring: Copics & twinkling H2O

Paper: DCWV latte

Tools: labels nesties, various border punches, SU word window punch, EK flourish punch, quickcutz embossing folder

Others: ribbon, bellas baubles

Thanks for looking, have a lovely day.

Francesca

2009-10-05T19:33:00.000+01:00

And another sample with the fabby new Kraftin' Kimmie stamps

This cutie is called Francesca and comes with a super cute cupcake stamp to boot!

You can find all the new Crissy's Cuties and Moonlight Whispers

in the SHOP now *Ü*

Marlene x

New stamp range~ Kraftin' Kimmie

2009-10-05T01:40:00.004+01:00

Yeah, I can spill the beans today and show you the spanking new, hot off the press, range of stamps that Silly Monkey is now stocking . . . . 'Kraftin Kimmie Stamps'. They have JUST been released today over in Canada but the best news is that Bryony already has them in stock now, so what are you waiting for?!There are 2 great ranges (one is 'Chrissie's Cuties' by the same artist behind lots of the High Hopes') but my personal favourite is the 'Moonlight Whispers' range which feature really cute girls, including this one. They are just sooo different and funky/fun which I love. They each come with a little matching accessory stamp too.

This one I think is called 'Posey' and comes with the little matching rose which I have stamped out twice and used as a little accent either side of her. Just had to use this 'Pique Nique' paper Cherry sorbet aux cerises as it just matched her dress perfectly! kept the rest simple.

You must go check out the other girlies in the range, I love them all! Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a fantabulous day too!

Greeting Farm . .'just sittin here'

2009-10-01T19:45:00.000+01:00

. . . but not much longer if you love these cuties as much as I do. Lots of Greeting Farm stamps are now in stock, including the just released October ones. I've used HG laundry but I can't find her on the site (may have sold out or just not added to site yet?).

Be warned, I've used some of the summery 'Pique Nique' papers so you may need your sunglasses LOL!

Materials used:

Stamps: 'HG Laundry' Greeting Farm. Sentiment is a Magnolia stamp

Colouring: Copics or Promarker equivalent

Paper: 'Pique- Nique' Rose Moka range as is the alphabet stickers used for the 'hi'. green textured cardstock for matting from the 'Dovecraft' pack.

Tools: Petite scallop circle nesties, mini flower punch

Others: 4mm flat backed pearls for the centre of the mini flowers in 'dusky pink'

As if that's not enough there's even more exciting goodies due NEXT WEEK so keep your eyes peeled!

Thanks for looking.

Cow Emma

2009-09-27T09:08:00.006+01:00

Today I wanted to show you my card with Cow Emma.. she looks just perfectly dressed up to go Trick or Treating!

The decoupaged pumpkins are also part of the cc-designs halloween stamps range.

I have used the same MME Bloom & Grow papers that Fran used below.. they are indeed fab for Halloween cards with their lush greens/oranges :)

The card is finished with some orange buttons from the Autumn leaves collection and I've tied some green floss to finish.

Thanks for looking and have a perfect day!

Marlene x

We have a winner

2009-09-21T08:15:00.002+01:00

The results of our prize draw for the Pique Nique collection pack are

True Random Number Generator Min: Max:
Result: 5
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So our winner is Amanda.

Congratulations - can you drop us an email with your address and we will get the prize in the post to you

Bryony

Pumpkin Pixie

2009-09-19T15:55:00.002+01:00

How adorable is Pippi???

I just couldn't resist this little pixie, perfectly dressed for Trick or Treating :)

I have masked Pippi and stamped the CC-design Spooky Tree behind her to make a scene

BTW.. the sweeties are not for sale! lol

Hugs, Marlene x

trick or treat anyone?

2009-09-19T01:27:00.004+01:00

I just couldn't resist these CC Design cuties and had to make some Halloween themed cards (so expect to see more!). For this one I've used 'clown trevor', 'cow emma' and the 'bench' and have stamped them using masking technique. The sentiments are from the various sentiment sets from CC Designs too - I love the fonts on these.
Think the MME bloom & grow papers work well for Autumn/Halloween cards as it has that fab orange colour in it. AND if you didn't fancy a full pack you can now get little 'part packs' for a £1!! perfect if you just wanted to try them or only wanted it for the odd card.

Stash:

Stamps: Images & sentiments all CC Designs, Sugarplum range from found here

Colouring: Copics with bit of stardust pen over the pumpkins for sparkle

Paper: MME bloom & Grow 6x6 pack, brown cardstock from Dovecraft textured cardstock

Tools: Oval Petite scallop nesties, MS fence border punch, bat punch, Cuttlebug die for the sentiment

Others: ric rac ribbon, 'olive' flatbacked pearls

Apple Emma

2009-09-17T16:46:00.004+01:00

Hiya,

I'm back with another card to show you :)

This time I've used the gorgeously yummie Pique-Nique papers [Rose Moka collection]

I love their bright bold colours and patterns!

Cute Apple Emma is a new addition to the shop in the CC-design range.. she is just a joy to colour!

Again I've made a different fold card.. quite simple.. all it is, is a 8cm square card in a 13.5cm square card, punch some holes to tie a Grosgrain ribbon bow through.

On the inside I added some panels for a sentiment and message.

Decorated the card with some flat backed pearls.. et voila, your card is done.

Thanks for looking!

Hugs, Marlene x

Bear Essentials

2009-09-16T12:43:00.003+01:00

Hello...

Finally, I'm back.. sorry for the loooong absence!

I wanted to show you a card made with one of the supercute Bear Essentials sets available from the shop now :)

These sets are amazing value as they contain images, text, borders and accessory stamps.

For my card i have used set 438.

Also in the shop are a huge array of colours of flat backed pearls.. they really are the perfect embellishment to finish your project!

There are alot more new goodies due, so keep your eyes peeled for more creations real soon!

Hugs, Marlene x

Itty Bitty Halloween

2009-09-16T07:18:00.003+01:00

Hooray - it is Pink Cat Studio release day so at last I can show you the super cute Itty Bitty Halloween

Stocks are limited so make sure you don't miss out - grab yours quickly here

Give us your opinions

2009-09-10T15:19:00.000+01:00

As a result of a customer's suggestions we have created a smaller 6x6 paper collection using our new Rose Moka range especially for card makers. At only £1.30 I love the idea of building up my paper stash cheaply and without waste.

You can see the range here

We would love to know everybody's views on this new move so please add your opinion as a comment to this post.

In return we everybody who votes will be added to a draw to win the full pique-nique collection with lettering, which you can eye up here

We will be drawing the winner on Sunday 20th September so i will keep this post at the top until then

Good Luck

Bryony

Pick of the patch!

2009-09-08T23:19:00.007+01:00

Here's another cutie from the CC Designs available to pre-order now.

I've used 7 different stamps on this. Just masked 'pumpkin Emma' before stamping the fence behind her. Then there's the sentiment from the 'Autumn sentiments', the 'pumpkins' at the front are on 3d foam and have added twinkling H20 for added shimmer. Then I've used the 'leaves & garland' on the strip running behind her and the little leaf under the sentiment. You can see them all here

Love this 'Pumpkin Emma' as you could leave out the pumpkin in her cart and by adding other things in it, can be used for lots of other occasions too.

Fran x

more yummy stamps

2009-09-07T15:28:00.004+01:00

yeah, new CC Designs stamps are on their way and you can see them here. They can be pre-ordered from today so that you can be sure you won't miss out on your favourite.

Here's one I made using cute Sugarplum Apple Emma. As you can see not all of them are just for Halloween and there are some fab background and sentiment sets in there too. I will be back tomorrow with another card.

Fran x

New stocks are landing!

2009-08-31T23:54:00.007+01:00

Hello! Sorry for the long absence but Bryony's been busy with the summer sale to make room for new goodies (hope you've managed to bag yourself some bargains in the process as the sale prices are just silly now aren't they - 90% off ?!). The end is in sight now I think as new stock is slowly but surely being added to the site and I've had some of the new Bear Essentials stamps so have made couple of cards with them. They are so cute and I love all the sentiments and bits you get with them.

This is from set 435;

and this one is from set 438;

Check out all the new products added here . . happy shopping!

Fran xx

Silly Summer Sale

2009-06-26T20:41:00.006+01:00

Our Silly Summer Sale is now on.

We have over 1000 different products in our Sale Section.

Don't forget that once you are in the section you can browse by manufacturer if you don't have time to browse the full section.

Every product has to go to and the percentage discount will keep dropping until we get to 100% off! The drops will be happening at random so watch out for our blog posts and emails.

At the moment every item has 30% off.

Will you risk waiting for the prices to fall even lower or will you jump in sooner so you don't miss out?

Bryony

Fairy Doodles

2009-06-15T17:47:00.004+01:00

Have you seen these cutie pie stamps, Fairy Doodles?They are just too adorable and great for making your own decoupage too (I've decoupaged her head, arms, flower and 2 feet but not very obvious in photo). You get lots of images & sentiments in each set and all 4 are just too cute to choose from!

I've created the background around her by keeping my nestie die on after cutting out then sponged distress inks around her in 'broken china' and 'dusty concord' to match my papers. Stickles added to her wings too.

Fairy

2009-06-13T08:50:00.003+01:00

No doubt you have seen the supercute Greeting Farm stamps in the shop, including the enchanted fairies.

All of them are a joy to colour, especially with pens like the Pro-Markers.

Large range of yummie papers are also instock, you can check it all out HERE

Have a fabulous weekend all :)

Hugs, Marlene x

Susie Surprise

2009-05-28T18:28:00.007+01:00

Here's another Greeting Farm set, 'Susie Surprise'.

All the Greeting farm images are so quick and fun to colour in with Promarkers and I've made the balloons super sparkly by adding coat of Glossy Accents then sprinkling glitter over it.

They are nice to cut out and decoupage too as I have done here - stamped and cut out 4 Susies and layered with silicone glue.

LeLo cuties

2009-05-26T09:00:00.003+01:00

Have you seen the cute Lelo design stamps?

The characters are simply adorable and you can find them in the shop

They are perfect for colouring with Pro-markers or Distress inks..

and also for 3d decoupage.

Have a wonderful day all,

Marlene x

Flutter Anya

2009-05-08T08:00:00.002+01:00

Here's another new cutie from The Greeting Farm, 'Flutter Anya', has she fluttered on into your basket yet along with all the other new goodies being added to the site?!

I found a fab piece of dp for the backgound and have made Anya very 3dimensional and glittery (hard to see in photo) so kept the rest fairly simple.

Stash (all highlighted items will take you to the products in the shop):

Images: 'Flutter Anya' Greeting Farm stamp. Sentiment from a Hero Arts set
Colouring: Anya stamped twice. First on card with Memento ink and coloured with Copics and cut out. Then I stamped her onto acetate with black Stazon ink and added glitter on the reverse (this way you don't have to worry about going over the lines and then the glitter won't get everywhere once you turn it around) to her wings and skirt which I then cut out and added on top of the card version of her, so it's very 3D IRL. She has then been stuck onto card with 3d foam but it looks flat in photo!
DP: Basic Grey 'Urban Prairie'
Others: Just added scallop border with a MS punch, some distressing and faux stitching around the edges and couple of flourishes from an EK success punch plus 1 metal charm

Have fun shopping :)

Peter Pan

2009-05-07T19:38:00.004+01:00

You probably will have had your update email from Silly Monkey Crafts..

and yess... the next batch of the Greeting Farms stamps are in.

Including the fairies and most of the sets.. This Never Ever set is one of my favorite.

It consist of Wendy, Peter and Tinkerbell, there are also 4 magical sentiments included.

There are alot of new goodies waiting to be uploaded so keep checking the NEW PRODUCTS page so you won't miss out :)

Hugs, Marlene x

Here at last!

2009-05-07T07:32:00.003+01:00

Just a quick message to give you all a little bit of advance warning that our Greeting farm stamps have finally arrived after an extended stay in customs!
I am going to be popping them on the website now so make sure you don't miss out on your favorites! Our Greeting farm section is here

Bryony