2020 Monster Jam - April Craftalong

Oh my, @Magpie I had forgotten about her, They really are sweet. I will have to resurrect the scrappy monsters. I don’t have one of my own. I have lots of monsters from swaps, but all of mine have left home. I feel like a mother whose children have grown up and moved away…wait, I am a mother who’s children have grown up and moved away. Sigh. I couldn’t live with them anymore anyway. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: :heart: Nor could they live with me. Raising independent monsters and children has it’s price!

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I have a @Kwality570 monster pic hanging on my wall. Makes me grin every time.

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I have a few more monsters to add to the listing.

Multitude of Monsters

I made these guys for Monster Jam 2020 too and they needed to be posted since we only have one day of April Monster Jam 2020 left!

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These little ones are so precious!!! They are very sweet. The later ones are in greys (MY FAV), but these are so happy scrappy, I can see why @Magpie remembers them!!

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I love the variations in little blue mowhawk!!! With BLIMEY LIMEY green!!

The last one has some great colors in the body, too!

Yikes! I will post my last ones tonight!

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Ok, one last one from me too. A tutorial for making these cute dudes.

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Actually the grey ones came first, but since making the fabric (painting it in grey stripes with black embellishments) takes so long, the scrappy ones were a variation. Monsters like chaos and change!

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there is no lie in this

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Okay, here are the last of my completed monsters.

Half cross stitch gargoyle (on my list for years):

4x6 Gargoyle on a Globe (acrylic, pens, tissue, gold stars):

4x6 Gargoyle with Skull (acrylic, pens, tissue, gold stars).

Made for WiccadWitch I’m the 4x6 swap. Which I loved so much, I duplicated one for me!

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Oh, I lied!

Monster pillow made for personal swap with @Kwality570 almost 2 years ago!

This was the best fabric, and I picked up a mauve remenant awhile back. Maybe it’ll be a monster, too!

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These are all the cutest, most adorable little horrors anywhere, I love them all!

This was the best fun, what a great month. Thank you all for gettin’ yo’ monster on, I have loved this.

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Oh no, where did the month go … I had another monster to stitch but it won’t happen for this craftalong.

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@jemimah – I love the ATCs and your style! The are so stylized and awesome! Bubbles is my favorite.

@Kwality570 – Love, love, love those monsters. Your backgrounds are always so spot on and your style is so whimsical and fun. It’s amazing to see how they continue to evolve over the years yet stay so true to what they are. Donald, the bright green one is my favorite.

@magpie – Cute monsters in the tutorial. Love the little hearts.

@joyfulclover – the gargoyle cross stitch is fantastic. I love the colors! Your gargoyle artwork is amazing. I love it tso much. I love the way you did the gargoyles flesh. Love the stars. And I adore that pillow. I want to hug it! The colors, the horns and it’s sad little eyes are all perfection.

Monster Jam was amazing. It inspired me so much and I adored it. I hope we do it again! Thanks to everyone who joined in and inspired me so much! :green_heart: :purple_heart: :green_heart: :purple_heart:

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I love all of your gargoyles, but the half cross stitch guy is my favorite. I love the bright green!

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And thank you for everyone for playing along this month! What a fun bunch of monsters we’ve seen. We will have to play along again soon.

The winner of the drawing for the prize is @Cindy! Congrats! :partying_face:I’ll be in touch via PM for your address to send the notecards and magnets.

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CONGRATULATIONS @Cindy!! GET.IT.!!

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Congrats @Cindy !!!

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@gozer @JoyfulClover Thanks, it makes me so happy.

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One more!

Probably too late, but I figure April isn’t quite over yet. :smiling_face::wink:

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Congrats @Cindy! I am excited for you! Doubly so as my swap package from @Kwality570 arrived today and it is excelente!

Jacques is mine all mine! He is the perfect companion with his French-
Canadian name because I am part French-Canadian too! I also love mushrooms, as you know :mushroom:, and I enjoy scavenging through recyclables for art supplies as well. A match made in heaven, I just love his filthy face, lol. He is the cutest messy friend to keep me company in my studio :).

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