Pina Colada

Hello.  Welcome.  I made a shaped tag using Carmen's Veranda Pineapple and the Never Too Late sentiment for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity challenge of No Body Here.  I think this sentiment is so cool for fun birthday makes.

Lost Coast Designs are sponsoring the Allsorts challenge this fortnight where the theme is Tags.  I thought my pineapple would fit right in.  Do hop over to the Portal for a few more details on my make and the linky for the No Body Here challenge, and over to the Allsorts challenge blog for masses of taggy fun and another chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  There is also a discount code on the Allsorts blog if you need to get yourself a pineapple, or any of the other wonderful Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda stamps!  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Pineapple is joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge Week 278/9 - Tags
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge 111 - Anything Goes
Scrap From Your Heart Utfordring 23 - Alt er Lov
Tuesday Throwdown #402 - Heatwave, Use Hot Colours 

Monster Party

Hello.  Welcome.  Hot, hot, hot here today.  The heat continues.  I am officially melting.  The craft room was middling to OK so I snuck in there and played with some cute monsters from Hero Arts.   

I stamped the monsters from Hero Arts Monster Greetings and coloured with Promarkers.  I used HA Stripes Pattern on the floor with Dare 2 B Artsy Paradise ink and HA Flowers and Vines with Dare 2 B Artsy Midnight Blue ink.  The sentiment is from Rubber Dance Happy Birthday set stamped with black archival.  

Thanks for dropping by.  I'm gonna go swim in the fjord!!  Hugz

Joining the fun at
A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Birthday Cards
Dare 2 B Artzy July Challenge - Birthday
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Penny Platypus

Hello.  Welcome.  I've always been fascinated by platypus and when I saw this die I knew it needed me.

Isn't that just adorbs??!!  This is Honey Bee Stamps Penny die.  It makes the paper piecing easy and also uses up lots of lovely scraps.  I used a hammered card base, highlighted the texture with Shabby Shutters distress ink and then stamped Hero Arts Word Pops (3) using Twisted Citron distress ink.  I cut the frame from a scrap of lime green card using a CC Designs die.  I added a piece of polka dot ribbon which I stamped happy birthday on.  I paper pieced Penny and used a Hero Arts small heart stamp and fussy cut it.  I added two Making Memories jumbo pebbles brads shaped as butterflies to finish.  Too cute!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Penny Platypus is joining the fun at
Buzzworthy Challenge #10 - Sunny Citrus Colours
A Blog Named Hero - Birthday Cards
Tuesday Morning Sketches #463
Tuesday Throwdown #402 - Heatwave, Use Hot Colours
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a Die/Punch

Growing In Unity Blog Hop

Hello.  Welcome.  Today I am excited to be part of the Growing In Unity blog hop. 

Every single week of the year Unity gives someone a chance to showcase Unity stamps and gives away two grab bags of lovely Unity rubber.   They call this their Growing in Unity programme, and today we are giving you another opportunity to enjoy amazing creations using unity stamps, and of course there is a chance to win!!!

You should have arrived from Michelle, or if you are just joining me or find a broken link you will find the complete hop list on Amanda's blog.

I made a single layer card using stamps from Unity's Stand Tall set.  Isn't that flamingo just adorable??!!  I used a white hammered card base, stamped the flamingo, masked, stamped the doily, masked and drew some lines using Stormy Sky distress marker.  I stamped the sentiment and then coloured the ground, horizontal bar and flamingo with distress inks.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to leave a comment to be in with a chance of winning some Unity stamps.  You need to hop over to CINDY now.  Hugz

Flamingo is joining the fun at
Calling All Sistahs 15
I Love Math Challenge 10 - Summer and Lines
Penny Black and More Challenge - Things With Wings
Tuesday Morning Sketches 462
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday - The Great Outdoors

Ocean Edge

Hello.  Welcome.  I decided to play again with the lovely sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches.  This one has really got Mr Mojo's attention!

I am really pleased with how this turned out.  I have used CC Designs Sand Castle small stamp and also their double stitched circle dies.  I stamped the sand castle on white card using Potting Soil archival.  I cut the circle and coloured with distress inks and my waterbrush.  I cut a circle of gold mirror card and also a couple of gold mirror card stitched tags using a Simon Says Stamp die.  I smooched Salty Ocean DOx on my white base card, added a piece of Marianne Design patterned paper and some nautical ribbon, the mirror tags, the main image and some blue pearls.  Let's go to the beach!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Tuesday Morning Sketches 462
Emerald Creek Dares - Beach #ECJULY2018 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a Die/Punch
I Love Math Challenge 10 - Summer with Lines
Time Out Challenge 114 - Photo Inspiration inspired by the nautical feel, colours, stripes and the picture hanging on the wall
Fashionable Stamping Challenge 134 - Use Your Inks
Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday - The Great Outdoors

Greetings from a Geisha

Hello.  Welcome.  The hot weather continues and the birthdays keep rolling on.  Here's one I made for a friend.  

I used PaperBabes MaryLeeDee Kimono clear stamp and my design was inspired by their mood board.

I had previously inked this panel with distress inks in a random sort of way and didn't like it, but it seemed to work for me today!!  I cut it with Poppystamps Diamond Background and stuck it all back together on a dark green card base.  

I stamped embossed and fussy cut the geisha and coloured her with Promarkers and gel pens.  I die cut Poppystamps Hampstead Bloom using green and blue card and added some red rhinestones to the flowers.  The happy birthday is from Happy Little Stampers Birthday Friends stamp set.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 77 - Picture
Poppystamps Challenge 46 - Birthday Party
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add a Little Sparkle
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a Die/Punch
Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies
Allsorts Challenge Week 476/477 - Flowers All Over

No Time At All

Hello.  Welcome.  The days, weeks, months just seem to whizz away.  Tuesday Morning Sketches have beautiful sketches but it seems the week flies by and I didn't make the last one and a new one is up.  This week the sketch was perfect for me to use this lovely die and stamp that I won from Suha at Swedish House Crafts as part of their birthday celebrations.  

I've kept it simple, and I'm not sure these colours really sit so well together, but look at that sentiment!!

'In a world where you can be anything, be kind'

Oh, yes!!  Let's all be kind.  So easy, but it means so much.  

I cut the Gummiapan Doodle Circle die from blue card, added some colour with Blueprint Sketch distress ink and stamped the sentiment.  The stripes are Becky Higgins PL patterned paper on a kraft base.

Thanks for dropping by.  I hope you meet much kindness today.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Tuesday Morning Sketches 462
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Use a Die/Punch
Scrap from your Heart Utfordring 23 - Alt Er Lov
The Sketchy Challenges 144 - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap Challenge 111 - Anything Goes