Tuesday, March 12, 2013

monstas... they're not JUST for xmas anymore! :)

i know, i know, i'm THE ONLY PERSON in the world who thinks that monstas and christmas go together. well, ok, tim burton does, too. but he tends to make more movies than cards. i make cards, and as you know, i especially like making 'em for the shopping our stash challenge. this week, the brief is to make a funny, sassy, snarky, or in some way LOL-worthy card. for someone who spends as much time being silly as i do, my humorous card repertoire is sadly lacking. i only have about three card jokes, and i rotate them seasonally whilst trying to devise different ways to make them visual. i should think up some new material, but at the moment i am knee-deep in lawyers, real estate agents, and mortgage guys. so not only did i re-use a joke, i re-used a whole entire design, and i am PROUD of the fact! it saved me (non-existent) time AND i think i made this one different enough to be unique. but you tell me:

(monstas cut from (sadly retired) paperchase giftwrap; patterned paper: sassafras, basic grey; foam thickers: american crafts; labels: dymo; ink: colorbox; adhesives: scotch brand gluestick; 3m foam tape; plus one magnetic closure--so that the cupcake stays together-- by basic grey)
the "original" card was made with some gorgeous EAD stickers, last year, for my honorary nephew carlos. this one is for my young neighbor, john. (only the monstas have been changed, to protect the innocent, as jack webb so cleverly never said!) in any case, i always think kids like stuff to be interactive, so i made sure the inside was fun, too:


but wait, there's an inside INSIDE the inside, as well!!! :)


yeah. ok. this may only be funny to me and a six-year-old. and hopefully his mom. but maybe you, too?  in the meantime, why not hop over to SOS where i am POSITIVE that my fellow DT members will make you, in the words of mr. monk, "LOL... out loud!!!" :) :) :)

10 comments:

  1. Awesome! I never get tired of your monster cards.

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  2. Love it! I am also a fan of monstahs at Christmas. Maybe that is why we get along so well! Hope your housie stuff is moving along swimmingly. Thanks for our good wishes. We are on the three more sleep countdown. But really six more sleeps for official all the time residency! I am getting so excited! Love this house. Hope yours is all you were dreaming for too!

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  3. Oh my gosh this is too funny. Such a cute idea..

    Hugs~

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  4. Love love love those cuties, yes, I think they are OH SO VERY CUTE!!!!

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  5. I think it's AWESOME! I too think kids like stuff to be interactive - and us kids at heart :) LOVE the fun label-maker sentiment, and birthday cake actually sounds pretty good right now...those aliens are so fun. I think the purple guy is my fave :)

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  6. OH MY GOSH!!! Love this!! That sentient is so perfect!! Those monsters are fun, your neighbor will love them!
    Blessings,
    Michelle

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  7. Sooo cute! I love the monstas and the clever cupcake design!

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  8. I love your colorful and clever card! Too much fun!

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  9. haha the birthday monsta card! I love it. Its like cupcakes + monstas. Awesome. I bet he will love it. :)

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  10. I love all Lauren monsta cards, and this one is so much fun inside and out...your monsta sentiments always make me LOL out loud :)

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