Chuckle Monkey card :)

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This was one of my first ever Chuckle Monkey cards. It took a while as all the images were handrawn (they are now available as stamps from Spiral Whisper, see posts below) They were then coloured using Derwent watercolour pencils and watercolour paints :)

With my OH getting back from working away at last and having a good nights sleep,oh and I sooooo needed it. I will be able to buckle down and make some more Chuckles n Giggles cards this evening. Including images you HAVEN'T SEEN YET, wink, wink, nudge,nudge. Off to supervise the watering of the chillies, tomatoes, cucumbers and some other strange things growing in the corner of the greenhouse now (cheesy grin) Not going any where near it until I can be sure that hugggggggggggge dinner plate sized spider has gone, filthy dirty crawling manky creature thing that it is. Urggggggggggggh.

Cheers ears :)

PS I'll pop back on later with my creations and to pop some of the workshop in progress photos on :) 'n' photos of my new yet to be named beloved, already dressmakers dummy I got yesterday :) I'm hoping to catch up on some sewing tonight as well as cardmaking. I have some lovely Laura Ashley fabric I have been dying to attack LOL

Hola :)

Hola everyone,

Yes I think I am going insane. Most probably through the lack of sleep. I am soooooo tired but I can't sleep. Totally drained as my OH is working away again and Pickles and Her Royal Highness have been running rings around me for days, scowl. I can't wait for my OH to get back tomorrow then it's nappies all weekend for him I'm afraid, oh and watering the greenhouse because I won't go in there because there is a huggggggge spider in there the size of a dinner plate. OK, OK I may be exaggerating there a little. But it's ruddy big and it scares me so I'm going no where near it. Oh and he has to help finish the workshop and mow the lawns (I usually love doing this but the hayfever is really bad at moment, achoo, see I told you, cheesy grin) I am sure I will also think of more things to add to that list b4 his return tomorrow. Oh I am wicked I know but I don't care, ha ha ha ha! I am going to try and have a rest.

Completely off subject but I am sooooooooooooooo excited off to pick my dressmaking dummy form and knitting machine up tomorrow and I am going to my first ever crop for a WHOLE day. Wow an entire day of crafting without being mithered or moaned at, pure bliss. Going to attempt my first ever scrapbook page. I've been collecting the stuff for years I get it out occasionally to stroke and then put it back again. It's too pretty to use LOL

Seven of my stamps are up for either sale or pre-sale release. In case you didn't already know (an even bigger cheesy grin) oh and did I also mention that if you scroll down you can take a peeksy at them. Oh and did I also tell you that you can buy them from here. . Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm don't think I did. Ok, I'll save your ickle fingers from scrolling down to check you will find them here. See how kind I am to you (hugggggggge spider dinner plate sized cheesy grin)

At the moment there are seven on;
Rock Star Chuckles,
Coming Ready Or Not (Chuckles n Giggles playing hide and seek),
Chuckles banana tree,
Tarquin the tree frog,
Chuckles Lazy Day,
Giggles,
Boozy Chuckles.

With more going on next week. Currently designing some Christmas stamps amongst others. Can't get used to Christmas in July at all. Had a couple of glasses of rose at the weekend to try and get myself into the Christmas spirit. It partially worked. A good excuse to have a few more this weekend, wink. There are piccies of all of the current designs below, a couple of post down. Can't remember whether I've mentioned it or not (innocent angelic look) n you can buy them here.

Better sign off now. Just noticed it's gone 2am. I just can't sleep when my OH is away. I have been up since six too.

Nighty night, don't let the bed bugs bite :) Oh and b4 I go please check out my stamps here. :)

The land of nod beckons.

Cheers ears :)

PS Think I may have 4gotten to mention that you can scroll down a couple of posts and take a peeksy at some of my stamps.

PPS Knew I'd 4gotten something. The link to Spiral Whisper, coincidentally where you can buy my stamps from is here. :)

PPPS Only kidding, of to bed. I hope I don't have any more freaky dreams again, nighty, night :)

My stamps

A few people have told me that they went onto the Spiral Whisper website to buy my stamps but there were only a couple on there under animals. They are there but most of them are just listed under my name.

At the moment there are seven on;
Rock Star Chuckles,
Coming Ready Or Not (Chuckles n Giggles playing hide and seek),
Chuckles banana tree,
Tarquin the tree frog,
Chuckles Lazy Day,
Giggles,
Boozy Chuckles.

There are pics of them all in my post below this one.

The full seven on the spiral whisper site are here.

There should be more going on very soon :)

Sorry to anybody that has been having trouble hopefully it will be sorted out soon. In the meantime if you just click on this link.
It will take you straight to them :)

I'd love to see anything you make with them BTW and pop them on my blog :)

Catch you all later

Cheers ears :)

More of my stamp sneeky peeks :)

Morning everyone :) Not feeling too good today, so just a quickie. Hopefully I'll be back on for another update later :)

Previews of three more stamps have just gone on the SW website for pre-sale release.

Firstly, there's 'Rock Star Chuckle Monkey'. Oh he does get silly when he's had a shandy or four LOL




Secondly, there's a new Chuckles and Giggles 'Coming Ready or Not' stamp. See if you can see where Chuckles is hiding. I think his huuuuuuuuuuge ears may give that one away (chuckle)


Last but not least there's a 'Tarquin the tree frog' stamp. Sorry for such a close up shot of him but he's a right poser and wouldn't pose any other way. Tree frogs, eh! You can't take them anywhere LOL



The other Chuckle and Giggle Monkey stamps are;

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh firstly where it all began. This first stamp is of Chuckle Monkey and Friends famous banana tree. It has been done as a stand alone stamp so that you can easily fit it into any other Chuckles and friends scene or just on it's own. Apologies for the missing bananas though (blush) Chhhuuuuuuuuucklessssssssssssssssss, ouch that hurt my throat. He's no where to be seen I think he must have slipped off for a sly smooch with Giggles (cheesy grin)




The stamp above below depicting a very typical lazy day for Chuckle Monkey. He is such a tinker. I am surprised that hammock hasn't collapsed with him in it. Look at all of those bananas he's filled his greedy face with LOL




Meet Giggle Monkey. Giggles is the ever doting girlfriend to Chuckles. You will be seeing lots more of her and them both together :) She can be adapted to cards, scrapbook layouts and other crafting projects. I’ll be making a card with her tonight and can't wait to get started.



Meet Boozy Chuckles. This Chuckle Monkey stamp would be great for a Birthday, Christmas or New Year celebration card/scrapbook layout and other projects. This pose was captured after a night out on the lash at his local watering hole. Oh the embarrassment (blush)



The new workshop has come to a stand still as my OH is back working away again. The frame and floor have been up since a week last Sunday so hopefully we can get to work on the roof when he's back. It's looking good though (wink) and measuring about four metres by three metres roughly, I think, scratches head. Oh I am so forgetful lately. Let’s just say it's big. Can't wait to get it finished and get all my power tools set up in there. I know I am very, very sad LOL and partition some of it off for a dark room and to put the kiln in. Toying with the fact of getting a potters wheel too. Going to take the kids to our local craft centre this week or next I think to throw a few pots. Will need to take my DD with me for directions though as I am hopeless without the sat nav and my OH has it. I need one, stamps feet.

Anyhoo, I have rambled on again when I said I wouldn’t so I'm off to wrestle with putting Pickles ball pit and tent up for him.

I hope that everybody is well and having a lovely day and (hugs) to those who aren't or can't :)


Cheers ears :)

Sneeky peek of some of the stamps :)

You can buy your Chuckle Monkey and Friends over at Spiral Whisper here.

Apologies, having another blonde day again today (I am a natural blonde so I can say that b4 peeps think I is being blondist!)I have popped some of the stamp previews on for you below. I'll be popping into my craft room when my OH finishes work he's still holed up in a server room winging about being hungry! To make up some samples using these and other images that should be added to the Spiral Whisper website in the next few days. So please keep on checking back :) Ok here goes.........

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh firstly where it all began. This first stamp is of Chuckle Monkey and Friends famous banana tree. It has been done as a stand alone stamp so that you can easily fit it into any other Chuckles and friends scene or just on it's own. Apologies for the missing bananas though (blush) Chhhuuuuuuuuucklessssssssssssssssss, ouch that hurt my throat. He's no where to be seen I think he must have slipped off for a sly smooch with Giggles (cheesy grin)




This stamp is depicting a very typical lazy day for Chuckle Monkey. He is such a tinker. I am surprised that hammock hasn't collapsed with him in it. Look at all of those bananas he's filled his greedy face with LOL




Meet Giggle Monkey. Giggles is the ever doting girlfriend to Chuckles. You will be seeing lots more of her and them both together :) She can be adapted to cards, scrapbook layouts and other crafting projects. I’ll be making a card with her tonight and can't wait to get started.



Meet Boozy Chuckles. This Chuckle Monkey stamp would be great for a Birthday, Christmas or New Year celebration card/scrapbook layout and other projects. This pose was captured after a night out on the lash at his local watering hole. Oh the embarrassment (blush)



Hopefully I'll be back on later popping my samples on, catch you all later.

Cheers ears :)

Yay, pre-release of some of my stamps available from today :)

Sorry I haven't updated in a while, been run off my feet as usual and yesterday was Pickles birthday. He is now the grand ole age of two LOL. Ahhhhh where does the time go. It only seems like yesterday that our midwife was telling me I couldn't have an epidural as my baby was not ready to come out even though I was insisting it was and she carried on reading her magazine. Until another midwife happened to come in looked at me and said get her on her back now the baby’s heads coming, stupid woman!!!

Good news (cheesy grin) Just checked and some of my Chuckle Monkey and his doting girlfriend Giggle Monkey stamps have been added to the Spiral Whisper website you can check them out here. You can pre-order them now (another cheesy grin) There are many more to go on I'll keep you updated as to when they go on :)At the moment there is Chuckles banana tree, Boozy Chuckles, Chuckles Lazy Day and Giggle Monkey to choose from. Giggles is also to be featured with other Chuckle Monkey stamps soon :)

Lots of tidying to do from Pickles birthday party yesterday and more washing yawn. Then hopefully I'll be back on later to upload some of my stamp card examples :) So please call by again soon (an even bigger grin than b4)

I hope that everybody is well and has a lovely day and (hugs) to those who aren't or can't :)

Cheers ears :)