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
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

Twirling Tulips

Hello Nomad friends.  More flowers!!   Must be having a moment.  

Spellbinders have some lovely embossing folders and this one is called Twirling Tulips.  I started with a piece of patterned card and inked the inside of my folder with black archival.  Then I added some distress marker green to the stems and touches of orange to the blooms.  The sentiment Spellbinders Sweet Birthday stamp set and I cut it with lovely fancy die from Spellbinders Filligree 8 Point Star set.

OK, I'm off out for a few hours.   Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Spellbinders Cardmaking Challenge - Pop of Colour
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #38 - AG opt Moodboard
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Passion For Markers Week 826 - Spring Flowers

 

Pop Up Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.   Nothing like a bit of after midnight crafting to wake Mr Mojo up!!!   I've been playing with this idea for a while and decided it's now or never!   Well, now or never this month LOL.

Well, that's rather anti-climaxical isn't it!!!

Try this!!!! 

Isn't he adorbs!

I've used Karen Burniston Bitty Ball dies for my pop-up singer.   The text is the Norwegian version of Silent Night.  The snowy snowflake papers are from a Panduro pad and my singer is built mostly from Bazzill with a bit of handmade paper for his clothes.

 

I'm using a belly band to keep the card closed and decorated the bit underneath with some more of the same papers and a little rose gold mirror.  Difficult to see but there's a snowflake in the middle cut using Memory Box Snowflake Collage die to allow the mirror card to show through.  The stamp is by Papirdesigns.  The wavy circle die is by Kort og Godt.

 

  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 107 - A Christmas Singalong
HobbyVision Challenge 152 - Sneeuw
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Whatever The Weather 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Jingle Belles Rock - Fa La La La La

Pot of Flowers

Hello Nomad friends.   I am having an inspired end of month and decided to go all floral.  Well, that's a rarity for me, but the Towering Blooms die from Spellbinders is just such fun to use.

I've paired pinks with black for a nice colour pop, and used Spellbinders beautiful Punch and Pierce Frame for some nice dramatic effect.  That spikey edge is so cool!!   Wonder how it will travel through the post?  Like a hedgehog maybe....... Re-inforced envelope required bwahahhaaahahahaaaa.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Spellbinders Cardmaking Challenge - Pop of Colour
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Red/Pink 
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #38 - AG opt Moodboard
Allsorts Challenge 843 - Embossing opt AG 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes