Earth Day 2014 ~ NBUS #121

Hello Earthlings!

Today is Earth Day 2014 and how silly, really, that every day isn't Earth day!

I started a different card than the one I'm showing today. I know this happens to you, too, as you start with a vague idea of what you want to do and then the hamster in your head starts to get into it and you feel like your fingers are simply working a Ouija Board. The goal then is just to be pleasantly surprised and happy with the result! You look around the room in a little disbelief and seeing no one else there, you think, "Hey, I made that!"

For my Earth Day card, Hammy's friend Que Squirrel is the featured star. He hearts you from under a tree filled with diamond flowers: 

Love the Earth. It feeds and houses you.

It's another really simple card using only three stamps. It was a OLC until the very last minute when a pink card base seemed to be needed, one embossed with a Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes embossing folder. I don't know the manufacture of the little squirrel stamp (NBUS) or the grass stamp. As you can see, the diamonds are quite ripe and ready for picking. I picked one of them already.

The tree is a Hero Arts stamp called Slanted Tree (K5094) and because it is a BIG stamp, I am entering my card in the current Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, where BIG stamp is the brief.

And over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, the theme is "Animal Antics," so I'm also linking there.

I'm also entering Addicted to Stamps and More where the challenge is the beloved "Anything Goes."

And the current theme at another favorite challenge, Less Is More, is "Makes Me Smile." Anything with squirrels makes me smile (don't tell the hamster dude) and the beauty of our great Earth makes me smile.

Please make sure you click on the links to the challenges for all the details on rules, sponsors, and prizes. 

Because one of these challenges is closing in 22 minutes, I am going to post this and I'll be back later today or tomorrow with some family and friend photos to share.

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