Not my Circus by Donna Gray

Hi everyone,

Donna here today with a funky monkey from Katzelkraft, isn’t he just a cutie?!

What to do:

Apply a thin coat of Gesso to the larger That’s Crafty! MDF heart, dry thoroughly.

Stamp the monkey onto the heart using black Archival ink and then proceed to smear a selection of Gelatos around the monkey.

Place a Dinky stencil over the Gelatos and start removing some of the colour via a moist baby wipe gently dabbed through the stencil.

Next step is to colour in the monkey using a selection of Distress Markers, add some Stickles to his belly for a little bit of bling.

Stamp randomly on the background with some Carabelle stamps.

The 2 smaller hearts were painted with a red Fresco paint, stamped with a Katzelkraft circles stamp, edged with Stickles and the fab Tim Holtz sentiment added…..appropriate I thought!!

Mount the smaller hearts to the larger one, stamp the Carabelle stamp under the monkey so he has something to ‘sit on’, then draw a couple of black lines so it appears he’s holding the small hearts, use a white pen for the little highlights.

Love this little Zen monkey, peace and love with attitude!

Supplies Used:

That’s Crafty! MDF Hearts

That’s Crafty! Dinky Stencils

Katzelkraft Stamp Sets – Les Jungles and Les Rondes

Carabelle Sudio Stamp Sets – Follow your Heart, Bloom and Dancing in the Rain

Gelatos

Distress Markers

PaperArtsy Fresco Paint

Black Archival Ink

Tim Holtz Small Talk Sticker Book

Stickles

Adhesive

Hope you like it

Donna x