Hi and Happy New Year – In the Chinese calendar, 2016 is the “Year of the Monkey” and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than with Jinks. He is one of the new Character Series dies from Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I love making cards with all the characters but once in awhile it’s just fun to make something different. Jinks is here today to wish you a happy and healthy new year.
INSTRUCTIONS
From die set 1107 Jinks the Monkey cut:
- 1 shadow layer for body & tail
- 1 body & 1 tail from ECD Velvet Adhesive Sheet
- 1 face and chest piece
- 1 set of eyes
- 3 bananas
From die set 911 Props 1 cut:
- 1 hat
- 2 bow ties
From die set 1113 Stitched Ovals cut:
- 1 oval from ECD 100# Soft Finish Cardstock
Hand cut:
- 1 oval from chipboard, slightly smaller than the cardstock oval, for strength
- 1 hat band
Other supplies needed:
- 2 chipboard gears (optional)
- 1 idea-ology Memo Pin
- 1 trophy cup
- moss or raffia to fill top of cup
- foam to fill cup
- ribbon
- letter brads to spell out “cheeky” (stickers or stamps can also be used) star brads (optional)
- ink & blending tool
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Using blending tool or sponge – edge face, chest, bananas and oval.
Vintage Photo and Twisted Citron were used here.
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Glue edged oval to chipboard making a platform.
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Assemble Jinks –
For detailed instructions on how to assemble Jinks – watch Karen’s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCTAHlgyavA
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Glue bow ties together in the center, lift top layer on the bow portion for dimension, attach to Jinks using the bottom layer.
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Add hat band to hat. Gently lift hand from shadow layer and insert hat then stick hand back down on top of hat.
- Arrange bananas and glue down.
- If using brads, with a piercing tool – poke holes in platform for letters. Add letters.
- Stack and glue gears. Add cup that has been filled with foam and moss. Tie ribbon on handle.
- Gently lift foot on Jinks to add pin to shadow layer. Press foot back in place over pin.
- Insert pin into foam. Add a dot of glue to other handle and glue left foot to it.
- Glue entire cup with Jinks to platform.
Wishing everyone the best year ever,
Sandy
Supply List:
Other Supplies Used:
black cardstock
red cardstock
chipboard gears
pin
trophy cup
moss or raffia
foam to fill cup
ribbon
letter brads
ink & blending tool
Adorable project Sandy!
This is so awesome. This would make a cute little cake, or cupcake, topper too! ???
Too cute, Sandy
fun project Sandy 🙂
What a fun project that you & Jinks created!