Christmas Mona

Hello Nomad friends.  I have some final inspiration for the Christmas in July challenge over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  I have a tendency to steal Lost Coast Designs Santa Mona's hat and add it to other images, cos it's just so lovely and fluffy, but tonight Mona is keeping her hat on.  

I used Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background, Santa Mona, Grunge Border 2" and the Merry Christmas from the Party Words set. 

 

You have until the end of the month to join the Christmas in July fun so grab your stamps and get stamping!! 

Check the rules to make sure your makes are eligible for the prize draw.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Rudolph Days July Challenge
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 88 - Festive Frames
Stamping Sensations Challenge - AG opt Xmas

Just Like Santa

Hello Nomad friends.  It's too late for cards so now I am finishing a few last minute tags.  This month the challenge at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is Something Seasonal so I went with Mona in a Santa Hat and Snowflakes.   Like you do.......

And as you know three is always the magic number bwahahahaaaaaa.

Join the Something Seasonal challenge with your stamped anything for a chance to win Lost Coast Design dollars!!!   Don't forget to hop over to the blog and check out all the amazing inspiration from the team.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge Week 707 - AG opt Xmas Trees
We Love Stamping December Challenge - I Love.... Mona in a Santa hat!!
Stamping Sensations December Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Friendship Challenge 84 - Es Ist Weihnachtszeit

Happy Birthday from Mona

Hello Nomad friends.  Happy 4th July!  If you are celebrating than have a good one.  Today I have some inspiration for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Celebrate It! challenge.  I've gone for a birthday celebration.

For this card I used Lost Coast Designs Mona Flying, ATC Doodle Flowers, large rectangle Shadow Frame and Party Words.   The design was inspired by the current Lift Challenge where they want you to mask an area, blend inks, over stamp and then add a black and white image.  I had an idea to use the large rectangle Shadow Frame, ink it with distress inks, spritz a bit with water and stamp it on my page.  Nice!  But then thinking about masking off to stamp into the inked area I didn't fancy fussy cutting that frilly edge....  So I decided to try stamping the flowers onto the shadow frame stamp and then stamping the shadow frame onto the inked page.

Ooh, pretty!!   Having a stamp platform or stamping tool is really helpful with this technique so you can perfectly over stamp LOL.    I used Spiced Marigold, Worn Lipstick  and Mustard Seed distress inks for the background and Rusty Hinge to stamp the Flowers.

I stamped Mona Flying on white card and fussy cut her and added her to the card.  To finish I stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment on my inky stamped panel.

 

 

Join the Celebrate It! challenge with your stamped anything featuring any celebration.  You can submit your entries in the linky party below until 23.59 PST on the 14th and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do check back.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

 

Joining the fun at
Lift Challenge 171
Allsorts Challenge Week 683 - Flora and Fauna
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Summer Flowers

Mona Don't Giveashit

Hello Nomad friends.  I have a fun inspiration piece today for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Strong Women challenge.Grab your lovely lady stamps and join the fun.  I've combined Lost Coast Designs Victorian Mona with one of my most favourite Carmen's Veranda sentiments.

 
You tell em Mona!  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Flowers Background on white card with Wilted Violet and a touch of Worn Lipstick distress inks.  I stamped Victorian Mona, coloured with distress inks and fussy cut her.  I stamped the Carmen's Veranda Giveashitometer sentiment on a scrap of white card and squiffy cut the panels, edged em with black ink and added them to the card.

Grab your stamps and join the fun for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Feminine

Kissing Mona

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some final inspiration for our Face On! challenge.  You have until close of play Pacific Standard Time tomorrow, give or take the summer time thingy, to join the fun and share your stamped makes featuring a human face.  I had the desire to do some acrylic block stamping and decided to throw in a little kissing for good luck!!!!

 

I used Lost Coast Designs Victorian Mona and Pieces of Calligraphy and Carmen's Veranda Nights Into Mornings sentiment stamps.

Hop over to the blog for all the details.

 

 

Don't forget to join the fun and have you seen 

the NEW GNOMES!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Country View Challenge - Monochromatic
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Glimmer and Sparkle
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
We Love 2 Create Challenge 9 - Anything Goes Mixed Media used distress ink, archival inks, glitter glue

Merry Mona

Hello Nomad friends.  We are going Face On this fortnight at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity with makes that feature a human face.  You can join the fun until 31st August 23.59 PST so grab your people stamps and link up.  Here's Mona, all ready for her Merry Christmas!

Using black archival ink I stamped Lost Coast Designs Santa Mona, masked her and stamped Lost Coast Designs Bubbles Background.  Inspired by the photo challenge at Christmas Kickstart I decided to leave lots of white and add some pops of colour.  I used red, green and yellow Promarkers to randomly colour clusters of bubbles and Mona's hat and dress.  Then I added glitter glue to the hat rim and pom pom.   To finish I stamped Lost Coast Designs Merry Christmas with green ink, edged the sentiment strip with green ink and added a couple of yellow enamel dots.

 

Grab you stamps and join the fun. 
Include a human face or two for a chance to win.
See you there!!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Mona is joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 53 - Photo
Stamping Sensations - Any Occasion
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 555
Allsorts Challenge Week 637 - Add Some Sparkle
ABC Christmas Challenge - Q is for Quality Street colours, cos Mona wouldn't like to be called plump!