Mikey the Monkey

Earlier this month Joni at Inktegrity had a contest Called "What can I say?" and to enter you had to come up with a saying(s) for this picture:

I just thought he was so cute and to me it looked as though he was swinging from a branch, so one of the ideas I submitted was "Swinging by with a Valentine hi".  Joni picked my saying as one of the three to be used with the image ~ how exciting is that!?!  Joni sent each of the 3 winners their own Mikey the Monkey set before it was released to the public.  Unfortunately I had  quite a busy week, so I only got him printed and colored earlier this week and finally got around to putting him on a card tonight ~ so here's Mikey.......

I picked up the new Ka-Zoo papers from K & Company (they are just adorable) the other day with a 50% off coupon (gotta love those) and I thought these two papers were perfect for Mikey.  Very non-traditional Valentine's Day colors, but I like it.

 I am entering this card for the following challenges:
One Stop Craft Challenge - Fancy Edges or Borders
Stamp With Us - Color Challenge
Tuesday Morning Sketches - Buttons and Bows 
ABC Challenge - L is for Layering
Creative Inspirations - "New Year, New Products"- Nesties, image, Border Punch  and DP 
Paper Play Challenges - Furry Friends
Charisma Cardz - "Anything New" - Nesties, image, Border punch, and DP
Raise the Bar - "Debut Day" - use something in your stash that hasn't been opened/used yet and Debut it- image, DP, heart nesties 

Have a wonderful day!
 
Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps:   Mikey the Monkey (Inktegrity)
Ink/Coloring:  Bashful Blue; Copics (R20, E31, E33, E35, E55, E57, E59, Y11, Y13, Y21, Y26, Y32, G21, G24, G28) 
Paper: Chocolate Chip; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP- K & Company (Ka-Zoo)
Embellishments:  Ribbon (Chocolate); Organdy (Offray); Button 
Tools:  Nesties; Martha Stewart Border Punch