The Notorious Hamster

Hello Nomad friends.  Are you feeling the green??  Spring is my favourite time for greens, with all the shades appearing as flora awakens.  And then there's St Patrick’s Day.  I think this mouse is practising....

I've used a myriad of green patterned papers and House Mouse Cheers stamp coloured with distress markers.  The wine sentiment is by Funky Fossil and the cute little curls are cut with Spellbinders dies, one of which got hijacked by gremlins literally under my nose!!!   I do hope it reappears soon.   The gremlins have been very troublesome recently.  I think it's something to do with lunar eclipses and galloping retrogrades.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
House Mouse Challenge 460 - Anything Goes opt Green
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make It Cute
Passion for Markers Challenge Week 827 - Lots Of Layers 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A Bit O'Green 

We Love Stamping Challenge - Wild Life 

 

 

Pop Up Egg

Hello Nomad friends.  I am having a creative day.  I was actually playing with Alice the other day, along with the queen of hearts, but the idea has progressed, and I gotta say I love the result!!!!

I had so much fun with this!!!    After all these years I still don't have a huge egg shaped die so I hand cut the egg shaped card.  Please excuse the wobbly edges.  The scene got built around Paper Nest Dolls Alice who was stamped on white card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.  I used a piece of UHK Gallery patterned paper for the egg layer then scraps of patterned and plain card for my scene details.  I used Poppystamps Whittle Field and Tree die for the trees and the field, Poppystamps Leaping Little Bunnies dies for the little bunnies, and Poppystamps Echo Blossom dies for the clouds.  Hey, it's wonderland!!!   We can have flower shaped patterned paper clouds if we want.

Then I truly had a moment and turned it into an easel card, which made it perfectly wonderful!!

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Joining the fun at
Poppystamps Challenge 136 - Stencil or Pattern Paper
Snippets Playground Challenge 527 
Kaartjes Inspiratie Challenge 216 - Voorjaar/Pasen 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make It Cute
Passion for Markers Challenge Week 827 - Lots Of Layers

 

Happy International Womens Day

Hello Nomad friends.  Today is all about celebrating women and I am taking some time for myself to craft.  I made this cute little tag using found items and a sentiment from Aall and Create.

I cut the tag base and corrugated layer with Daisy Mae distressed tag dies.   The layered label and tiny flowers are Spellbinders cuts.  I attached the tag with tiny heart brads.  The art doll is from an Art by Marlene die cut pad and a bit of fancy wool to finish.

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Joining the fun at
Tag-along and ATC's Challenge - Spring Flowers opt AG
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make It Cute 
Outlawz Anything But a Card Challenge - AG
Outlawz Challenges March Linky 

Fling Your Flamingo

Hello Nomad friends.  It was really springy out in the garden today.  Bit of sun, not much wind, so first midday coffee break in the garden this year, and also first lot of laundry line drying this year.  Win win!!  

The De Egel challenge of Fairytale is ending very soon and I have been meaning to join in.  They kindly dropped a reminder this afternoon, so while I ate my dinner Mr Mojo ruminated on our options, and reminded me I have these Paper Nest Doll stamps barely used.  So cute, and perfect for the young ladies, so I grabbed some Memory Box dies and went birthday

I used some patterned paper for my panel and then cut Memory Box Leafy Tree Frame from yellow holographic mirror card.  Isn't that pretty!!!   I stamped Paper Nest Doll Queen of Hearts on white card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.  The happy birthday is from Memory Box Floral Window stamp/die set.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
De Egel Challenge 219 - Fairytale Character 
Memory Box Challenge 126 - Birthday Cards
Papercraft Challenge 127 - Hearts & Hugs
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make It Cute
Passion for Markers Challenge Week 827 - Lots Of Layers
We Love Stamping Challenge - Wild Life opt AG 

Sky Pig

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  This card is also being showcased at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity where this month we are all about FUNNY.  I have used this wonderful sentiment from Carmen's Veranda more than once on my Card Chain Challenge cards and this pig suited the farm animal option, so win-win.  

Funny wasn't one of the Card Chain Challenge options, but I did want to use clouds and this sentiment for friendship, so a flying pig seemed a reasonable idea to go with the farm animal option.  I also hit the fussy cut option, so not quite the whole hog, but covering quite a few options this month LOL.

For the background I fussy cut a scrap of paper into a cloudline shape and simply blended distress ink on my card base.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto the inked cardbase and then stamped the Flying Pig on a piece of card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and glued him in the sky.   Then I sent this card to Gail in Canada as part of the Card Chain Challenge international card exchange.

 

If you would like to see the whole REVEAL there were 24 awesome artists sending amazing cards flying around the world this month.

If you would like to join the fun you can SIGN-UP here

 

If you are stamping something funny you have all month to share your funny stamped anythings at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity challenge.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
We Love Stamping Challenge - Wild Life opt AG
Inspiration Station Challenge March I'm inspired by animals in hats
Scrappelyst Utfordring for Mars - Pastellfarger
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Make Your Own Background
 

I Say I Say I Say

Hello Nomad friends.  Gosh, March!!   Month of the mad March hares and all things FUNNY!!!  Over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we want you to share your FUNNY stamped anythings.  No digi nonsense now.   Real rubber or clear stamping must be the feature of your hilariousness.  

I've made a bottle tag using Carmen's Veranda Kukla and Bottom of Wine Bottle sentiment.  I feel my childhood may have been more fun if Kukla and Ollie had been a part of it, but I think they were on the wrong side of the pond for me.

This little dude just makes me smile and with so many fun sentiments over at Carmen's Veranda it's easy to bring a smile along with the bottle.  I used an Avery Elle bottle tag die and splashed around the edge with various distress oxide inks.  I stamped Kukla on a separate piece of white card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.  The sentiment was stamped directly on the tag.  

Don't forget to hop over to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for more fun and amazing art from the team.  We share all month, every month and we would love for you to visit and leave a little love and an entry or two in our linky.  We need at least 20 entries to award a real stamp prize.  See you there.... 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Tag-along and ATC's Challenge - Spring Flowers opt AG
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Outlawz Anything But a Card Challenge - AG
Outlawz Challenges March Linky 

Vintage Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Hello Nomad friends.  Last card of the month and I fancied a bit of vintage style christmas.  

I've used a Stampendous stamp called Postcard Santa and I stamped with brown archival and distress ink, then spritzed with water to cause the distress ink to run.  After everything dried out I added some distress ink and gel pen colour to the santa.

  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 107 - A Christmas Singalong Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Whatever The Weather 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes