Hello Gorgeous

Hello Nomad friends.  It's cold out there!!  Not much to do with everything frozen and the chill making my bones ache.  Decided to have a play and make a box and a matching card for the De Egel challenge.  I went with a self closing box and kept it quite clean and simple.

I used white 250 gm card for the cardbase, box and panels.  The stamps are Crafter's Companion Sweet & Sassy Hello Gorgeous.  I stamped the girl directly on the card base, and the books with wine and cookies directly on the small triangular panels for the box.  She was a bit big for the box large triangle so I stamped, coloured and fussy cut her and stuck her on the box with her hair hanging over, which is quite fun me thinks.  I added a little pink twine with tiny sequins around top of the box.  Colour was distress inks and markers and some gold ink highlights.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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De Egel Maart Challenge 158 - Box with matching card

Pig Waterfall

Hello Nomad Friends.  It's the second of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal.  33 awesome card makers sent love winging it's way around the planet one card at a time.  Please do hop over and check out the mega post with all the pretty pictures.  Leaving love is optional but always appreciated.  Or better yet, join the fun.  Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a card, everyone wins!!!!   My card went to Robyn in Australia this month and I'm sorry, it's cracking me up!!!   Robyn says she likes it.  That makes me happy.  Check out the pictures and I hope they make you happy too!!!

This is my first ever waterfall card!!!   I couldn't see that it would work.  I was making it and I still couldn't see that it would work.  Then I got the panels on.  Then I got the panels on again in the right orientation!!! and suddenly it worked.  Maybe not perfectly, but it probably just needs a little exercising.  I used Time 4 Tea Workout Pigs, which are actually on sale at the moment.  Obviously their potential has not been fully explored.  So yes, hello friend

 

Eat, Sleep, Yoga Repeat.  Check out those donuts!!!!!

I'd stop eating but I'm not a quitter with extra pizza!!!

This one kills me!!!!!   Exercise??  I thought you said extra fries.  Killing me!!!!

and to finish Abs are cool but have you tried donuts???

Donuts!!!   bwahahahahahaaaaa

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Donuts!!!! bwhahahahhahahahahaaa

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Allsorts Challenge Week 717
Knutsels en Kadootjes Challenge - Vakjes
Word Art Wednesday Week 585/6 - Anything Goes
Secret Stamper Anything Goes with a Fun Fold
Double Trouble Challenge 132 - Hoodie Hoo thing 1 and 2

 

 

Sproinking

Hello Nomad friends.  Mad March has arrived!!!   Over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we are challenging you with Spring Has Sprung.  I went with the lovely Sheep Doll from Carmen's Veranda cos nothing says spring like lambs frolicking in the fields.  She's not doing much frolicking, just enjoying the sunshine.

I stood Sheep Doll on a carpet of Lost Coast Designs Flowers Background and added Lost Coast Designs Sun.  I water coloured everything with distress inks and added some gel pen details.

 I hope you are feeling springy and have a chance to join us.  Please remember real rubber or clear stamping must feature on your project, as well as the theme, to be in with a chance to win the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Park Hopping My Happy Place - March The BIG Sheep, Devon, UK
Friendship Challenge 85 - Alles Geht

Pink Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  Another cold sunny day here in southern Norway.  I locked myself in the greenhouse and planted a few beans, peas and dhalia seeds in pots.   Hoping to get a quick start when spring arrives, but first, Christmas!!!!!   Gosh, the end of February and I nearly forgot Rudolf Days!!!!   I've gone pink and deers and a little bit squiffy.  

I embossed a pink stripey card panel with sizzix ScandiKnit folder and smudged some pink ink.  I cut two sizzix deers from pink scraps and added some darker pink behind the die cut details.  The big sentiment is a Stamplorations die cut from dark pink holographic card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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February Rudolph Days Challenge
Christmas Craft Creations - Pink
ABC Christmas Challenge - D is for Die Cut
Allsorts Challenge Week 717

Let's Travel

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a mini album.  I have been thinking about 'getting into' album making for a while.  I have bought a few cool dies.  I have looked at them.  Lots.  Yesterday I decided to give it a spin.  Total novice.  Mistakes were made.  Solutions were found, or will be found.  Here it is.  Lots of pictures.  I love it.

 

Here it is closed.  I used a studio light die to cut the cover from two pieces of patterned paper and a piece of greyboard I layered together.  The cover is 'substantial'.

Here it is, opened up.

And inside.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Things With Wheels
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge 249 - AG
Allsorts Challenge Week 717

Bunny in the Flowers

Hello Nomad friend. I couldn't resist another go with Uniko Somebunny and Kindness Blooms to help Bev celebrate her 11th anniversary.  

Loved the Fossilised Amber/Picked Raspberry distress oxide combo for the flowers but went with a stamped frame this time.  Isn't that bunny just adorable!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Uniko Studio - Celebrating 11 Years
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Time Out Challenge 232 - Happy Birthday
We Love Stamping February Challenge - AG opt stencil

Bunny Power

Hello Nomad friends.  Uniko is celebrating their 11th anniversary.  Congrats Bev.  I really like Uniko's stamps, especially da bunny!!!  And the santa gnome dude.  But today, it's the bunny.

It's so cute.  Who wouldn't want a big soft floppy bunny like that.  I used a yellow card base and stamped the small flower from Uniko Kindness Blooms with Fossilised Amber distress oxide.   Then I stamped the stamen stamp from the same set with Picked Raspberry distress oxide ink and smooched around the card edge with the fossilised amber ink.  I die cut a rectangular panel and cut a circle out of it and added the hoppy birthday and fussy cut Somebunny.  He is stamped on patterned paper that had hearts scattered loosely on it.

I liked the flowers so I added another die cut rectangle inside the card and stamped some more.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Uniko Studio - Celebrating 11 Years
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Time Out Challenge 232 - Happy Birthday
Stamping Sensations Challenge - AG opt Sketch