SNSRC #8 - It's A Spring Thing

A wee bit later than planned, amazing what effect this b****d snow has had!
Hello everybody, it's time for another of those Squirrel's Not So Random Challenges and, despite the white stuff over the past week, we are going to look forward and our theme is It's A Spring Thing!

Annette

Jayne

Squirrel

Thanks to those who took part in the last challenge - the winner of that is

Jacky - Paddington Fan
We just love a good pun on a card, and the PB pups are adorable



Could you email me please Jacky - Squirrel

This It's A Spring Thing challenge will close on Sunday 29 April.

Hugs to all
Squirrel & The Little Acorns

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Holiday Fun (SNSRC) Reminder

Hi all, just popping by with a reminder for the Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge that is currently running until the end of October with the theme of Holiday Fun.  Even though the kiddies are back in school, there are still people taking holidays!

I have used a CC Designs stamp from Roberto's Rascals

featuring Henry

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

A Copic edged matting layer

and a Hero Arts sentiment

Reminder delivered.

Hugs, Squirrel xx

SNSRC #6 - Holiday Fun

Hello everyone - today sees the start of a new Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge

and this time the theme is Holiday Fun

This is the time of year when just about everyone has had, is having, or about to have, a holiday, even if it is only a few days at home with a paddling pool in the back garden - so we would like you to share your idea of holiday fun with us.

We are a little low on DT inspiration for you today, but don't worry, we will inundate you with
suitable reminders as the weeks tick by!

Annette
Who doesn't love an ice-cream, especially a chocolate one

Squirrel
Surely no holiday is complete without a sandcastle which gets washed away at high tide

and our winner from the last challenge is Julye B with her adorable teddy-bumps card

Please contact me Julye to claim your prize - email to Squirrel

This challenge will run until 29 October at 6.00pm

Little Acorns

x

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Garden gnomes ARE real!

Hello peeps, just popping by to share my make for Squirrel's Not-So-Random challenge in case you are interested in any of the details.

So, for this little chap I have used:

MFT You Gnome Me - stamp set and matching dies

Lawn Fawn - Puffy Cloud border dies

MFT Watercolor Wash 6x6 -pad

MFT County Fair Plaid 6x6 pad

Martha Stewart grass border punch
Sentiment is a magazine freebie

Images painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

Hugs, Squirrel xx

Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge #4 - Spring Fever

According to the MetOffice it is the first day of Spring, in meteorological terms anyway, and I'm happy with that, because it means, technically, that the long and dark days of winter are officially behind us!

Apologies to anyone who popped by on 1 February expecting a new challenge from us, things didn't quite go to plan, but here we are now with a theme that should suit you all beautifully for the next couple of months

SPRING FEVER

So, anything Spring related is what we are looking for, it could be your image, the colours you use, flowers, anything that screams Spring at us

Here is what my clever Little Acorns have been up to

Annette

Becky

Jayne

Squirrel

Sue

Don't those just fill you with sunshine?

And of course the long overdue winner from our last challenge

LUCY WOODS

 Your prize will be with you shortly Lucy

Remember, this challenge will run for two months, closing at 6.00pm (UK time) on

Saturday 29 April

Hugs

Squirrel and The Little Acorns

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SNSRC #3 - Then And Now (Part II)

Hi, all, for those of you who missed the start of Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge #3, you can find it here.

The theme is Then and Now, so we would like you to look back through your old stuff and remake one of your earlier creations.  It doesn't have to be an exact replica, but we would like you to use the same image as before.

On the original post, Annette, Jayne and myself shared our makes, so this time around it is Becky with hers.

NUTTY BECKY

Then

and now

We have found this challenge fascinating to see how we have all progressed and styles have changed, in one way or another, over the years, and we are looking forward to seeing who will be brave enough to share theirs with us.

The challenge link is on the original post, and you have until 30 January to enter.

Hugs to all

The Little Acorns xx

SNSRC #2 Midway Reminder

Morning all, just popping by with a midway reminder for Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge

One Colour (plus skin/fur/hair)

The Little Acorn who has made this is the adorable Sue (pop over to her blog for the details)

This festive little lady looks amazing in sepia, thank you Sue!

Come on guys, nothing to be scared off - and you still have until 30 November to enter.

Hugs

Squirrel & The Little Acorns

SNSRC #2 (DT)

Hello chaps, well, here I am again with another Design Team make and this one is for Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge #2 that went live today at 8.00am.  It's the post before this one if you want to scroll back, or I shall add the link to the sidebar shortly.

So this is my One Colour make

I have used Roberto's Rascals Super Hero Henry from CC Designs

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers) with Polychromos Pencils for his hair

Papers are from an old Nitwits collection called, I think, Father Knows Best

Impression Obsessions word edge die

and the stars are the waste from a Martha Stewart border punch

Wonky stitched rectangle die from MFT Die-Namics

Custom sized card base

Quite a list of ingredients for a simple card!

Sorry the photo isn't the best quality, it's that time of year again - no daylight!

Hugs to all

SQUIRREL XX

SNSRC #2 - One Colour

Hello Nutters, it's 1st October, so it is the start of Squirrel's Not-So-Random Challenge No 2, and this time the theme is:

ONE COLOUR

(plus skin/hair/fur)

Before I show you what the Little Acorns have made, I need to announce the Winner from Challenge No 1 (Anything Goes) and that honour goes to

Little Lucy's Handmade Cards

Congratulations!

Please email me, Squirrel, to claim your prize

Thank you to everyone who entered, we were blown away by your fantastic makes, so you can't let the quality slip for this one!

Here is what the Little Acorns have been up to in between nutty snacks.

Nutty Annette

Nutty Becky

Nutty Jayne

Nutty Squirrel (that's me)

Nutty Sue

We hope this fires up your imagination as to how much fun can be had with one colour

This challenge will run until the end of November, so, as usual, you have two months to enter, and you can enter twice.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Hugs to All

Squirrel and The Little Acorns

xx

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Almost a midway reminder

Hello folks, just dropping by with an almost midway reminder for Squirrel's Not So Random Challenge where the theme is Anything Goes - the challenge runs until the end of September so you still have loads of time to enter.

The word has got out at work that I make cards, so I was really chuffed when one of the ladies asked me (I've only been there four months) to make a birthday card for her golf-mad husband.

So for this I have used:

CC Designs Roberto's Rascals Golfing Tom

Painted with Distress Inks (ReInkers)

I cut around his head and shoulders so I could slip the die cut cloud paper behind

Paper is Nitwits, but darned if I can remember the make of the die

Sentiment is from Lili of The Valley

Grassy background sponge inked with Distress Inks

I'm pleased to say that the husband really liked it, and apparently sat for quite a while trying to work out how it had been made!

Anyway, reminder delivered, it's an Anything Goes theme, so nothing to stop you.

Hugs to all

Squirrel xx