Saturday, April 25, 2009

the best ATC swap *EVER*!!!!!

at the end of last year, when i was in full-blown MONSTA PHASE and also becoming interested in ATC's, my lovely blogging friend gina (of tyggereye art) suggested we swap MONSTA CARDZ!!! of course, i was very reluctant and had to be begged and pleaded with for upwards of several nanoseconds before agreeing wholeheartedly! :)

yesterday i got an amazingly cool package in the mail. it had THIS awesome gina greeting card, featuring a design made with one of her gorgeous hand-carved stamps:


and then...there were the MONSTA CARDZ!!!

wouldja *LOOK* at those babies??! holy moly!!!

they are fun...they are funky...they are full of little details like hand cut embellishments, vintage ribbons, a cool handmade paperclay button, ruffly edges...just all sorts of cool touches!

but the very best part?! the MONSTAS are also made using hand-carved gina stamps...know how i know??! because gina sent me the stamps too!!!!!!!!!

yepper, these two little dudes (or...ummmm...dudettes?! sorry, madame!) are the latest addition to the bergold monsta sanctuary & boarding kennels! i cannot wait to start playing with them, so let me wrap this up with a giant

thank you

thank you

thank you, miss gina!
(what shall we swap *next*??!?!)

tune in tomorrow to see *MY* half of the swap...which is not nearly as impressively artistic...but on the other hand, much, MUCH sillier!!! :)
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10 comments:

  1. Leslie HannaApril 25, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    OMGoodness!!! Those stamps are stinking cute! And I agree - how could a swap get any better than when you receive the STAMPS, too! I am sure they will be well-loved!

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  2. ~amy~April 25, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    wooo hoooo....that is some ♥monsta goodness♥ Lauren!!!! Check out those fantabulous hand carved stamps...oy vey...so much creativity!!!!!

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  3. TanisApril 25, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    YAY for good mail!!! How cute are those monster stamps!?!? And hand carved even? Can't WAIT to see what you make with those cuties!!

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  4. AnonymousApril 25, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    Wow, these are pretty much fabulous! Gina's hand carved stamps are AMAZING!

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  5. SmilynStefApril 25, 2009 at 6:40 PM

    Oh my goodness ... these monstas truly rock ... and how fun are those hand-carved stamps ... truly impressive.

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  6. AnonymousApril 25, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    Hey these are Monsta good cards!

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  7. KristieApril 27, 2009 at 2:22 AM

    Not only are those card super monstarific (yep, I just made that word up) those stamps are absolutely awesome!!!! You are sooooo lucky!

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  8. marleyApril 27, 2009 at 9:06 AM

    wow, these are really great! love those stamps, i'm sure you could use those over and over again in so many ways!

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  9. debbApril 29, 2009 at 7:37 AM

    Monster mania indeed! How fab for you to receive these wonderful goodies! The ATC's are awesome and the stamps- OMG! I am sure they will be showing up soon in some fab creation- I can't wait to see them!

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  10. JanaApril 29, 2009 at 9:47 AM

    Adorableness majorly. Love these. Gotta go check out Gina's site now. Later....

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