An 'Eggstraordinary' Nest.

It's funny where a Challenge will take you.

Today's card for Just Us Girls did just that.

It's our Word Week and Elizabeth chose EGG.

After all Easter is just around the corner!

As it is a New Month it is with great joy that

we Welcome our Very Talented Guest Mac Mable.

We are all in for a month of Treats!

As you see this isn't the normal Easter type card

and sometimes a photo doesn't do it justice!

Here's  a close up below of the nested eggs.

I only have one little stamp with eggs and

after umteen attempts nothing worked out.

Pinterest to the rescue and by chance I found

a few ideas for a Mixed Media Make.

I used bark, leaves and various items

picked up from time to time.

Attached some cut up straw onto some hessian

for the nest and punched out the eggs.

Where there are eggs there are feathers!

Raided the chicken pen again lol
To give some sort of depth to the eggs

I added crackle glaze and wax.

On to adhering art stones, liquid pearls and splatters.

Waxed in various places for added colour.

Attached to bright card base to finish.

Head over and check out the

'eggstraordinary' cards our Talented Guest Mac Mable

and the Team wowed you with and

add yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in for a visit.

LIVE your Art!

It's that time of the month for our 

New Anything Goes Challenge at

Creative Artiste Miixed Media

I hadn't planned on a hanging piece to begin with

but in the end I decided to go the extra distance.

You will see lots more makes using

Tim's Wildflowers as I have so many ways

I want to use them.

Background is covered by blending

Tim's oxide inks adding stencilling and

texture with grit paste.

Flowers were cut and coloured with the same colours

as the background.

Sentiment is from AALL&Create.

This is when I decided to go further

with packing paper and cardboard backing.

Added a mixture of products to the cardboard

and adhered all together to complete.

Check out what's in store for you over at

Our Blog

We would love to see your Mixed Media Make there.

You just have to use multiple mediums

on our Anything Goes Challenge.

If you are unfamiliar with Mixed Media

check it out Here

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You're Special

Our New Challenge at STAMPlorations is live

and today's post is for the Stencil Challenge

It is always Anything Goes using a Stencil.

Check out - Details Here

I started my background with the

ARTplorations Plaid Maker stencil

using Distress Grit Paste.

Once that was dry I inked up with

Tim's Oxide Blueprint Sketch.

Added sentiment from

STAMPlorations Bloom Sketches.

Die cut my dragonfly from

CUTplorations DragonflyLayering Die

Back cut is inked with 

Lindy's Afternoon Delight Denim

and front cut with blue vellum.

Added Stickles Frosted Lace to the centre.

Finished with gems and corner rounded one edge

and adhered to navy card base.

Here's a closer look

Products used

If you use any STAMPlorations products

link them up to our

Anything Goes Challenge

to win more goodies

and - 

Don't forget to pop over and see all the makes

from the STAMP family Here and join us this month.

Thanks for visiting and leaving me your kind comments.