A Girl's Best Friend

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm feeling pastel and purple and scrappy and geometrical.

I do like a nice hexagon card.  I used Daisy Mae distressed hexagons for the card base and smeared my white hammered card with wilted violet distress ink.  The little kraft squares are leftovers from when I cut some Poppystamp Clever Keypad details many moons ago, but a cute scrap is a cute scrap.  I stamped the squares with potting soil archival and a Rubber Dance heart stamp which will never be the same again.  Looking at it now, I maybe didn't need to permanently alter it, but heart stamps I have oodles of, triangles? not so many.  The girl is a piece of printed Studio Light paper cut with Poppystamps Simple Rings die.  Now, these are awesome!!   I thought I was buying a set of circle dies, but you actually get a set that cuts 2mm wide rings!!  You also get the circles for inside the rings, but in this case they are the negative cut, from ex-beer packaging.  What lovely kraft card they use for food.    

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

 

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De Egel Maart Challenge 221 - Triangle,Circle,Square,Hexagon 
Poppystamps Challenge 136 - Stencil or Pattern Paper
Snippets Playground Challenge 528 
Scrappelyst Utfordring for Mars - Pastellfarger 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

 

Presently Santa

Hello Nomad friends.  It's Christmas time!!!   OK, take a breath!  I am trying for at least two xmas cards a month and here's my first March offering.  

I made a round card with lots of Do-craft cardboard sticker presents and a MFP stamped, embossed, coloured and fussy cut santa.  I cut the background layers of Nille patterned paper with Kort og Godt wavy circle dies.

and then turned it into an easel card.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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52 Weeks to Christmas March Challenge - Round Card with Lots of Presents
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge 2612
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Allsorts Challenge 845

Pushing Back The Blue

Hello Nomad friends.  Nature seems to think spring is here.  Bit chilly tonight though, and all my crocus disappeared into the deer!!!   Seems she doesn't like snowdrops though, so they are looking magnificent!!  Anyway, here's some encouragement using those crazy bunnies from sizzix.

I handcut the egg aperture from prima patterned paper and added another piece behind.  I cut sizzix bunny hop hares from various patterned scraps.  The ground is sizzix scribbles and the letters from the wood slices set.  The words of encouragement are from a patterned sheet.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

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Scrappelyst Utfordring for Mars - Pastellfarger
Paper Funday Challenge 85 - Anything Goes opt Fur of Feathers 
Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap Challenge 19
Kaartjes Inspiratie Challenge 216 - Voorjaar/Pasen

Gnomey Dilemma

Hello Nomad friends.  It was a bit overcast today but quite warm and I spent some time in the garden planting some veg seed in pots.  Starting with good intentions LOL.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some inspiration for the Make It Funny Challenge.  Do hop over and check out all the funny makes from the team.   Today I'm keeping it simple...

I stamped Flowers Gnome on a die cut panel and coloured with distress markers and gel pens.  Then I stamped the sentiment, mounted on a yellow base card and done!

 

 

Carmen's Veranda have so many funny, profound and meaningful sentiments do hop over and check them out.  New ones added regularly to the top of the page.

You have all month to share your funny stamped anythings. Please read the updated rules before entering. Real rubber or clear stamping and theme must be the focus of your project for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$'s.   We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz.

 

Joining the fun at
Paper Funday Challenge 85 - Anything Goes opt Fur of Feathers 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - CAS

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Beautiful Blooms 
Inspiration Station Challenge March I'm inspired by hats, green and brown and space

 

Going Green

Hello Nomad friends.  Top of the morning to you.  Happy St Patricks Day.  May all your leprechauns be lucky.  In celebration of my irish friends, of which I have one, I rolled out this fine fellow from Pink and Main.  He's my paddy's day go to......

I went with yellow base card and panel, embossing the panel with Pink and Main Garden Gate embossing folder and smearing with twisted citron distress ink.  I stamped Pink and Main Lucky Charm on white card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.  The sentiment is from the P&M Good Vibes set and I used a spellbinders die for the fancy panel.  

Enjoy your day.  We will be eating traditional St Patricks Day fare, lasagne.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Paper Funday Challenge 85 - Anything Goes opt Fur of Feathers 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A Bit O'Green 
Inspiration Station Challenge March I'm inspired by green and hats
Pink and Main Challenge 15 - Texture

 

A Meaningful Lie Detector

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some seriously funny inspiration for the Make It Funny Challenge.  

I used Lost Coast Designs Leaves Background with prickly pear distress ink.  The jury is out on whether the stamp or the ink pad is slightly contaminated with lingering autumn shades LOL.  Then I stamped Lost Coast Designs Face With Feathers and the Carmen's Veranda sentiment with black archival ink.  I tried colouring directly onto the panel with my gel pens, but it wasn't working, so I stamped the face on white card, coloured, fussy cut the bits and glued them in place.

 

 

Carmen's Veranda have so many funny, profound and meaningful sentiments do hop over and check them out.  New ones added regularly to the top of the page.

You have all month to share your funny stamped anythings. Please read the updated rules before entering. Real rubber or clear stamping and theme must be the focus of your project for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$'s.   We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

  

Joining the fun at
Paper Funday Challenge 85 - Anything Goes opt Fur of Feathers 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A Bit O'Green 
Allsorts Challenge 844 - Ribbons and Bows opt AG

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - A Bit O'Green 
Art Nudge March Challenge - ARTNUDGE0326A inspired by the colours

Lamby

Hello Nomad friends.  Finally, I have used these dies that I have had for ages.  What a cute result.  Might have to crank my die cutting arm into mass production.  I think a herd of these would be delightful.  

I used Creative Craft Products Easter Lamb Egg Holder dies.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Paper Funday Challenge 85 - Anything Goes opt Fur of Feathers 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make It Cute 
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Celebrate Spring 
Art Nudge March Challenge - ARTNUDGE0326A inspired by sheeps and eggs
Outlawz Anything But a Card Challenge - AG
Outlawz Challenges March Linky