Simply Blingy

Hello Nomad friends.  It's time for a little more inspiration for the May Let's Squash It! challenge, leave some space and bling it up!

I've kept it simple and blinged it up with Nellie Snellen Ball Flower embossing folder.  

 

I used an offwhite wood effect panel, smeared the flat side of my folder with Tumbled Glass distress ink and embossed.  No water added and I got this lovely swirl effect with the ink.  Gorgeous!!!  I think it goes well with the subtle woodgrain texture.  I blinged up my flowers with rhinestones and stamped the Norwegian Happy Birthday sentiment.   A blue card base and done!!   

 

I hope you get some time to grab your folders and bling and join the fun.  Jo did a fabulous technique time post so check that out for ideas and inspiration.   

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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AAA Cards Game 190 - Birthday
AAA Birthday Game 25 - Happy Birthday
Allsorts Challenge Week 624 - Anything Goes
Papercraft Challenge 70 - Anything Goes

Unicorn Snacks

Hello Nomad friends.   What do unicorns eat???  
Seems they are partial to chocolate, coffee and cake...

I used a die to cut my artist trading coins (2.5" diameter) from slightly grungy designer card.  I stamped Gummiapan Unicorn using black archival and masked.  I stamped various parts of three Gummiapan sentiments relating to food and drink.  Then I stamped Gummiapan small chevron numerous times with Dandelion archival ink.  I used bright distress ink markers and scribbled in the background colour.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Gummiapan ATC Challenge - Magical
Allsorts Challenge Week 624 - Anything Goes
We Love Chocolate Baroque Challenge - Bright Sunny Colours
Creative Fingers Challenge 208 - AG
Papercraft Challenge 70 - Anything Goes

Gnome Post

Hello Nomad friends.   The Mail Art Challenge is in full swing over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  You have until close of play PST on the 14th to join the fun for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars!  I decided to use one of Lost Coast Designs fabulous Gnomes and make a giant postage stamp!

See!  Hugemungous bwahhhaahahaaa.  I used Lost Coast Designs ZZ Top Gnome 2, PMC Circle Frame Background and the number 2 from the License Plate Alphabet.  Hop over to the Portal for all the details and lots more amazing inspiration from the team.  See you there.....

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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We Love Chocolate Baroque Challenge - Bright Sunny Colours

Squash It Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  The 10th of the month so Jo and I and our wonderful guest are Squashing it out of the park!!!!!!  Yes, it's time for the new challenge at Let's Squash It! and this month we are all about space and bling!!!!

For full details, roolz and inspiration hop over to the blog.   If you need help with this one Jo did an awesome and amazingly inspiring Technique Time post so don't forget to check it out and leave her a little love.  Here's my squashed offering.......

It's CHRISTMMMAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS!  Ah well....  And blue, my favourite colour.   I actually though I would be making a sympathy card, but I spotted this lovely Crafts Too Christmas Tree Frame folder and couldn't resist.  I embossed a turquoise panel and smeared with bluebird archival ink.  I decided to cut out the open area in the middle giving me an actual frame to add to a pale blue base card.  I blinged it out with rhinestones and added a die cut God Jul (Merry Christmas) in the middle.  Love that frame!!!!   

 

Hop on over to Let's Squash It!, check out the inspiration and ideas and join the fun.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Christmas Craft Creations April Challenge - No Stamping
ABC Christmas Challenge - J is for Jewels

Santa Seminar: The Importance of Fitness

Hello Nomad friends.  Jo has a lovely theme of Santa and friends over at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge.  It's so important to have friends isn't it.  Here's Santa, working out with his penguin buddies.  Can you give me a Ho Ho Ho!!

Gold card base with some 2cm strips of Kort og Godt patterned card.  Colorize Santa die cut from scraps and Hobby Art penguins stamped on Prima patterned card and fussy cut.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 50 - Santa And Friends
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 541
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Allsorts Challenge Week 623 - Create A Landscape or Scene

Birthday Flowers

Hello Nomad friends.  I have had lots of happy hours in the garden this week, but rain today and tomorrow means crafty time!!!  Starting with a scrappy happy birthday card.  

I used Marianne Designs papers, dies and acrylic stars.  The happy birthday is a goldline sticker.  A bit outside the comfort zone, but a great way to use some scraps.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Marianne Design Challenge 271 LR0168, LR0169, CA3113, LR0249, PB7044
Pixies Snippets Playground Challenge 402
AAA Birthday Game 25 - Happy Birthday

Bats, Cats and Splatts

Hello Nomad friends.  There's a fun challenge in a brand new ATC group by Gummiapan and they want us to show them our cellars, so I put together a creepy mouldy background and added some cellar denizens on some Artist Trading Coins.

 

 

I started by cutting some ATCoins from pale blue card using a 2.5" diameter circle die.  Then I randomly stamped them with Gummiapan Distressed Grid and Splat stamps using Memento London Fog ink.

I decided my cellar needed more mould so I used the Splat stamp again with Bluebird and Prickley Pear archival inks.  I grunged the edges with Cracked Sapphire and Stormy Sky distress ink.

To finish I stamped Gummiapan's Tiny Bats and the Silhouette Cat, the bats with black archival, the cats are a combo of black and blue.  I liked that the ink pad gave some texture on the solid cat stamp so I decided to use it as a fun feature.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Gummiapan ATC Challenge - In the Cellar
Stamplorations Things With Wings Linky Party
Creative Fingers Challenge 207 - AG