Extra Fries

Hello Nomad friends.  We had a little interruption to our service yesterday after storm whatever it was called caused a ruckus here in this part of the globe.  Luckily we got off lightly with just a large branch dropping into the rabbit garden, and something went screwy with the internet.  But we are back now, weather has calmed down nicely, and we are being treated to a snow flurries to finish the month.  So here's a card I made last night.  I hope you like it as much as I do.  

Ta Dah!!!  This is cracking me up!!!!!!  

OK, this was design genius me feels.  I cut Poppystamps House in the Woods die into a slimline navy panel.  I use this die a lot, but I usually only want the woods so I have a load of these little houses lying around after they get cut off.  Then I needed some ground so I decided to stencil.  One of the first ones that popped up was Stamplorations Faces Beauty, and I saw that hair!!!  I grabbed a blending brush and TE Sugar Cube ink and love it!!!

I'd already cut my DieVersions Build an Animal deer from a weetabix box, colouring with Promarkers to give me some different shades of brown.  Then I grabbed Time For Tea Workout Pigs for that awesome pun, and cut my sentiment panels with T4T Speech Bubbles dies.  The happy birthday is a Rubber Dance stamp with everything on a red foiled cardbase.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a great day, and don't forget, extra fries!!  Hugz

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Ugly Sweater Weather

Hello Nomad friends.  It's very wet and windy here today with hurricane force gusts predicted.  And the end of the month is looming so I think I will stay in, cosy in my craft room, and try and finish some of the very very many UFO's on my desk.  Starting with a rainbow card for Jo's Christmas Kickstart challenge.  Well, a rainbow of colour, even if no actual rainbows........

I made a red/green/yellow brusho background the other day and some of it was still lurking so I cut a piece with Stamplorations Double Stitch Rectangle die, edged with red Promarker and mounted on a red edged white base.  I die cut my Sizzix Colorize Deer from scraps, including some stripey colourful ex-packaging.  I used the same packaging and a Marianne Designs die for the 'parcel'.  I was expecting the Let It Snow to cut, but it's an emboss feature, so I used it as a stencil and with a Promarker black pen accentuated the lettering.  A bit of folded organza ribbon and done!

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I also had this cute Papirdesigns Nisse die cut from blue and white scraps

I had some Papirdesigns Hytta På Fjellet double sided paper which has this lovely blue woodgrain pattern on one side, so I decided to make a door!  I used a Korthobby.no Home Sweet Home charm and a brad for the door handle.  Love that little dangly key!!!  Then I needed a background.  Mushrooms!  Perfect.  Papirdesigns Sopptur paper, cut with a stitch die and a little frost added to the 'shrooms with glitter glue.  A bit of white cut with a stitch edge for some snowy ground and a little more glitter glue sparkle to finish.

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Thanks for dropping by.  Back soon hopefully with more makes.  Hugz

Just a Walking the Dog

Hello Nomad friends.  Liked yesterday's card so much decided to make another foil base pierced style card, this time with one lady and her dog.

Red foil base card from Craft Creations.  I used Stamplorations Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Cover Plate and Hashtag Walkies lady with dog stamp.  Simply lovely.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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A Latte Birthday Wishes

Hello Nomad friends.  I found some foiled base cards I have had forever and noticed that time and moving em around was starting to cause small damage.  So lets get some of these beauties used!  

I picked a copper foiled base card and used Stamplorations Circles All Over Texture Cover Plate to make that cool dotty pattern.  I stamped Stamplorations Caffeinated Zen 2 coffee cup on a inky scrap, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.  A happy birthday stamped on a white scrap and done!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Dear Coffee.....

Hello Nomad friends.  Gosh.  January is galloping!  It's Rudolf Days again!  25th to the end of the month are those important dates, and one of the many challenges that keep me on track for the silly season.
So here's a little coffee cup to make us all cosy.

I found a bit of white card and cut it with Stamplorations Mug die.  Then I embossed it Sizzix ScandiKnit folder.  Then I spotted this little die cut deer that had been snipped out of a bigger diecut piece and I decided he would look perfect on that lovely embossing.  This scrap of green snowflake paper caught my eye and looked perfect on a blue card base.  Then I just needed the perfect sentiment.  This slightly distressed merry Christmas stamp from Unity seemed to fit the bill. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Sailing a Damask Sea

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm here today with a little reminder for Let's Squash It! Under The Sea Challenge.  When I thought this one up I really didn't imagine it would be anything but fun, but it seems I was wrong.  We do have some very very lovely entries so far, but we want to see more.  We miss you and your squashy awesomeness!!  Is it a mojo thing??  I know Mr Mojo was sluggish after the xmas excesses, and these bleak winter days don't really help, but maybe my yellow submarine will put a smile on your face and a spark of inspiration in your crafty heart.

For my sea I sprinkled blue brushos on white card and spritzed with water.  I let it dry and ran it through the bigshot with Sizzix Damask embossing folder.  Then I die cut the some Stamplorations letters and Sizzix Wacky Transport Submarine.  I used ginger Promarker to add some shadows to my submarine and gold mirror card to back the windows, periscope and for the propeller.  

I hope you get some time to grab your embossing folders and your fish, mermaids, octopi, submarines or sunken vessels etc. etc. etc. and join us.  You have until the end of the month.  Carpe Diem!

🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠🐟🐠

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Growing in Unity Winners

Hello. Nomad friends.  A huge thank you to everyone who visited and took the time to comment on my Growing in Unity posts last week.  I would love to give you all a prize, but alas.........    

I used Mr Random and have drawn the two lucky winners and they are

  Dotty Jo 

 

And

  

Janis

 

 

  Yah!!!  Congrats ladies.  Please email kelli@unitystampco.com to claim your $20 gift credit within 2 weeks.  In the email subject line please put "winner from Gail's GIU week".

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

GIU Day 5 Warmth Of Winter

Hello Nomad friends.  Welcome to Day 5 of my GIU posts.  I hope you have enjoyed the cards I have shared this week using Unity Stamps.  Remember you just need to leave a comment on the GIU posts for a chance to win a Unity gift voucher! If you have missed any then do scroll down and comment.  The more comments the better your chance of winning.  I will be drawing my winners, yes two winners, on Monday.  I am finishing today using one of my favourite Angie Girls from KOM December 2014.

I'm still all blue and white, cos I like blue, and it's a great combo for this time of year.  The original plan was to have a lot more colour but this one didn't go quite to plan so I cut it down a bit and this lovely lady insisted on taking advantage of that gorgeous leafy frame.  The leaf border is from KOM January 2019 and the lady from KOM December 2014.  

 

And....... I also went all CAS with her, since she was out.  Like I said, she is a favourite of mine.  I used Night Sky archival to stamp the girl and the sentiment, from KOM October 2019.  Then I smeared the snowflake background from KOM November 2011 with Sky Blue archival.  Smearing instead of patting with the ink pad leaves less ink on your stamp and allowed me to get a super subtle snowfall. 

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Thank you so much for joining me this week.   Don't forget to leave a little love.  Take care.  Hugz

 

 

GIU Day 4 Be A Lot

Hello Nomad friends.  It's a snow day!  We've had a sprinkle of the white stuff overnight and today's card also has snow!  This week I am Growing In Unity, sharing makes using Unity Stamps every day this week. You just need to leave a comment on these posts for a chance to win a Unity gift voucher!  If you have been following along you will know I am using stamps from Unity's Kit of The Month sets.    Today we are out in the forest with another awesome Angie Girl.

Slimline and blue and white today.  All my stamping is various blue archival inks.  I stamped the girl from KOM July 2019 with Night Sky archival, which I treated myself to for Christmas and it's my new black!  Love that lovely blue.  I masked the girl and stamped the trees from KOM August 2019 using Sky Blue archival.  I was missing hearts, so I had a hunt and turned up a cute couple in KOM October 2019.  Also got the sentiment from that one.  I just added a little Salty Ocean distress to the two hearts and done.

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget, leave a comment and pop in every day this week for more lovely Unity makes and a chance to win.  Hugz

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GIU Day 3 Best Friend Until The End

Hello Nomad friends.  This week I am Growing In Unity, sharing makes using Unity Stamps every day this week. You just need to leave a comment on these posts for a chance to win a Unity gift voucher!   I was a member of the Kit of The Month programme for a few years so I have been using various stamps from these kits.  In addition everything so far seems to be featuring hearts and Angie Girls!!!  Nothing wrong with that, especially at this time of year, but I decided to swap it up a bit today with an Angie Bloke LOL.

The guy comes from KOTM December 2018.  What a cool dude.  The clustered hearts I used on the edge pieces are from KOTM December 2014 and the sentiment from KOTM June 2017.  I went with a favourite colour combo of blue and white.  All stamping with archival inks, water colouring with distress inks.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget, leave a comment and pop by every day this week for more lovely Unity makes and a chance to win.  Hugz

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GIU Day 2 Whole Lot of Lovely

Hello Nomad friends.  Here I am with my second post for my Growing In Unity week.  Thanks to Unity Stamps for this awesome opportunity.  Every day this week I will be sharing a card made using Unity stamps and you just need to leave a comment on these posts for a chance to win a Unity gift voucher!  Today I have kept it simple.

Today's lovely lady is from Unity's November 2018 Kit of The Month.  I stamped her, water coloured with distress inks, masked and stamped the row of hearts from Unity's November 2011 Kit of The Month.  Done!!  Another card for many occassions maybe??  What's she saying???  Answers below for a chance to win a voucher to the Unity store.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget, leave a comment and pop by every day this week for more lovely Unity makes and a chance to win.  Hugz

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GIU Day 1 Sweetness, Miracles and Wishes

Hello Nomad friends.  I am so excited to be Growing In Unity this week.  Thanks to Unity Stamps for this awesome opportunity.  Every day this week I will be sharing a card made using Unity stamps and you just need to leave a comment on these posts for a chance to win a Unity gift voucher!  See, awesome!  I was a member of the Kit of The Month programme for a few years so I will be using various stamps from these kits this week.  Here's we go......

I used stamps from KOTM December 2018 and May 2019 for this card.

I started by stamping a white panel with the clustered heart stamp from the December 2018 kit.  The sentiment is also from this kit.  I used red archival ink and mounted it on a white slimline card base.

 

I stamped the girl from the May 2019 KOTM kit, coloured with distress inks and mounted the panel on the card.  The sentiment was stamped on a thin strip and added across the bottom of the card.

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget, leave a comment and drop in  every day this week for more lovely Unity makes and a chance to win.  Hugz

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Ride Em Cowboy

Hello Nomad Friends.  Today I have some more inspiration for Lost Coast Designs Man Cave Challenge.  Masculine makes.  Love em??  Hate em??  Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda have some gorgeous and unusual masculine stamps.  Today I rounded up Carmen's Veranda Rocking Horse and made a card suitable for the little or large cowboys in our lives.

I used Carmen's Veranda Rocking Horse and Lost Coast Designs PMC Circle Frame and Party Words.   The circle panel was the stamped off ink I lifted with the kissing technique yesterday.  I decided to use it today as a background panel for the Rocking Horse.

 

 

We can't wait to see your Man Cave projects!  Join the fun for a chance to win.  You have until the end of the month to link up your stamped masculine makes.   Don't forget to visit the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity blog often for more wonderful inspiration from the team.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Cookie Cure

Hello Nomad friends.  I hope your weekend is going well.  There's a new challenge starting today over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and we are going into the Man Cave!!  Yes, that's right, it's all about the men this fortnight.  I know manly makes can be a challenge, but I hope you will grab that mitten with both hands and join the fun, or at least hop over to the blog and check out all the awesome inspiration from our amazing, wonderful, talented team.  Here's my card, and I've gone a bit grumpy for a get well soon make.  

I used Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye, Large Rectangle Shadow Frame, PMC Circle Frame and Carmen's Veranda 27 Cookies for my card.

I started by stamping Lost Coast Designs Evil Eye on a piece of white card and masked it.  Then I inked Lost Coast Designs Large Rectangle Shadow Frame with Sepia archival ink.  Then I used the PMC Circle Frame to 'kiss' the inked Shadow Frame before stamping it on the card.  Cool!!

I used distress ink to watercolour Evil Eye and added some gel pen highlights.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda 27 Cookies on white card with blue archival ink, chopped it up and arranged it on the kissed panel.  

You have until the end of the month to join the Man Cave Challenge.

Thank for dropping by.  Hugz

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Architectural Cat

Hello Nomad friends.  I have been playing again with the new stamps from Rubber Dance, Garden Cat's and Carved Collection #4.  The carved stamps started me thinking about architecture so I stamped a load of them out with Watering Can ink on grey scraps, fussy cut them and played around with them for a bit. 

 

It's not as CAS as I thought it would be, but it was a lot of fun.  

All the new sets are 10% off right now in the store until 15th January and pre-orders will start shipping 22nd January.

 

Hop over to the blog to see all the new sets and masses of inspiration using them.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Let's Squash It! Under The Sea

Hello Nomad friends.  Here we are, kicking off the first Let's Squash It! challenge of 2022, and the theme is Under The Sea.  Now, before you reach for that I don't have a sea themed folder excuse, as long as you use an embossing folder and we can see the theme you are good to go.  Despite setting this challenge I actually had a mojoless time trying to wrestle my card into submission.  I do have a couple of watery folders, and I started there, and it just wasn't happening.  But after a few false starts, some abandoned fish, turtles and even a narwhal, I settled on a frondy background and a die cut mermaid.

I used Spellbinders Sea Beauty M-Bossabilities folder, embossed pale blue card and patted the embossed texture with Taylored Expressions Sugar Cube ink.  The M-Bossabilities folders are reversible, double sided and a little chunky, so I used it in my bigshot without the bottom plate but with all tabs.  Then I die cut the sizzix mermaid from very pale blue card and used Sky, True and China blue Promarkers to add colour to her hair and tail.   Never used this die before.   No idea why not.  She's rather fun.   The sentiment is Studio Light pre-printed on vellum.  

Grab your folders and your undersea things and join the fun.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Thoughtful Cat

Hello Nomad friends.  It's an exciting day!  Today is the official reveal for the January Rubber Dance stamps release!   And it's mega!!  8 new large sheets and two smaller sets.  Including new additions to the wonderful carved, pencil marks and sketchy series, a new Mixed Media Marks and Mix a Sentiment set, a seaside set, cat's and even a guinea pig!!!  Awesome.    Here's a card I made using Garden Cat's, Carved Collection #4 and a sentiment from Just a Note.

All the new sets are 10% off right now in the store until 15th January and pre-orders will start shipping 22nd January.

 

Hop over to the blog to see all the new sets and masses of inspiration using them.  Let me know your favourites.  If you are creating anything with Rubber Dance stamps this month, whatever your inspiration, please share in our FB fan group cos someone is going to win €10 to spend in the Rubber Dance store!   Don't forget.... You gotta be in it to win it!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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