Hang in There

Hello, friends!  Happy Australia Day…our Australian friends from down under celebrate the first settlers from Europe landing in Australia on January 26th.  The Ways To Use It Challenge at Splitcoaststampers has decided to join in the celebration.  This may be a stretch...I could not find my koala OR my kangaroo, but I did discover that there are quite a few poisonous spiders that make their home on the continent.

Creative Nugget:  Granted, these spiders look harmless to me, but they are hanging down under.  The stencil chosen to use for the background reminded me a little of a spider web and was sponged lightly with Victorian Velvet and Twisted Citron distress inks.  The spiders are from the Buggin' Ya stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, and the sentiment was created with a fun new alpha called Lynzee Script Alpha.  The spiders' drop lines were enhanced with some doodling, stitching, and some metallic thread bows.  Splatters, messy stitching, and a few Bitty Sparkles were added to finish the card.  The design of the card was inspired by the Fusion Sketch.

There are also many varieties of beautiful flowers that can be found in Australia!

Creative Nugget:  Distress inks were dabbed on an acrylic block, spritzed with water, and smeared onto some mixed media paper to create the background.  Scribble Flowers were randomly stamped in Jet Black Archival ink, one of which was cut out and popped onto the card.  The sentiment is from a new stamp set by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called God is For You.

These cards will be submitted for the following challenges:

Fusion - Australian Day

Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It - WT620

Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #226 - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Week #267 - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown #327 - Anything Goes (Sponsor is Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps)

Thanks so much for joining me for Australian Day…have a blessed one!

Hugs,

Cathymac