My Own Little Nerds

Wikipedia tells me that:

A nerd (adjective: nerdy) is a person, typically described as being overly intellectual, obsessive, or socially impaired. They may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, obscure, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical or relating to topics of fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities. "Nerd" is a derogatory, stereotypical term, but as with other pejoratives, it has been reclaimed and redefined by some as a term of pride and group identity.

Both of my girls proudly claim to be nerds and they do fit some of the definition for sure:

• both very intelligent
• both love Sci Fi such as Dr Who, Serenity, Dune, Dollhouse
• both love classics such as Shakespeare, Austen, Bronte and Wilde (definitely non-mainstream)
• both love fantasy such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Song of the Lioness
• both loving learning Auslan (Australian Sign Language)
• both wear dark rimmed glasses

So when I saw a stamp set released that celebrates nerds, I just HAD to get it! The images are gorgeous and the sentiments that go with it hilariously appropriate!

This one was cased from Jenny Peterson and is for DD14:

Materials used:

• stamps - Smarty Pants by There She Goes clear stamps
• card - summer starfruit, soft suede, midnight muse, watercolour, Comfort Cafe dsp, very vanilla, summer starfruit patterned paper
• other - ticket corner punch, spiral punch, midnight muse ribbon, dimensionals, aqua painter, markers

And DD20's card uses the Halloween papers that to me look very similar to Burberry's classic check:

Materials used:

• stamps - Smarty Pants by There She Goes clear stamps
• card - basic black, very vanilla, tangerine tango, watercolour, Howlstooth and Scaringbone dsp
• other - aqua painter, markers, dimensionals

I hope if you have nerds in your house that they celebrate their uniqueness too!

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kez