Grand Deer Three

Hello Nomad friends.  Gosh, me again, with more tags.   This is my first time using Poppystamps Grand Whittle Deer and he is grand and far from little.

I used up some more of the infusions background I made earlier today for a northern lights feel.  I cut the deers from scraps of brown and white, used some white scraps for the snow and cut some tiny pines from scraps of green.  Some more of the pink fun wool and done.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Tag Fun

Hello Nomad friends.  Grabbed some PaperArtsy fun stamps and infusions to make a trio of Christmas joy.

I obviously favour cute and whimsical.  I made a spritzy background with the infusions and used Promarkers and sharpies to colour the images.  Tags were cut using Daisy Mae dies and a little fun wool to finish. 

How's you doing??  Crazy? Chaos? Calm and bright?  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Ravishing Reds

Hello Nomad friends.   I seem to be enjoying monotones this december.  Here's a little red on red to brighten the cold season.

I've used Memory Box Hopmeadow Circle, Horse and Sleigh and Valencia Border dies.  The horse is cut from a scrap of red foam and I used other red card scraps for the rest.  The sentiment is a printed chippy from a christmas set that I have had for ages.......

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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A Little Bit of Moon

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm still feeling seasonally challenged, but it's my day to look cold and frosty over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity, so I abandoned Christmas in favour of a wintery birthday card.  The Cold and Frosty Challenge makes are looking lovely.  Don't forget to add yours to the linky for a chance to win.   I went with blues for cold and glitter for frost with this lovely Jester Square from Carmen's Veranda.

 

I used Lost Coast Designs Pondscum Background, stamped and embossed with some glittery embossing powder and smooched on some distress inks in shades of blue.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Jester Square, embossed with silver embossing powder and coloured with sharpies.  The happy birthday is from Lost Coast Designs Party Words set.

Hope you like my cold and frosty birthday card.  You have all month to link up your stamped anythings for a chance to win, if you get some time away from all the festive crazy. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Nostalgic Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  Nope, I am not ready!  There, I admitted it.  But on the good side it will all be over in a couple of weeks and I can start planning for next year Hohohohhhhoh.  Thought I needed a Christmas laugh LOL.  Anyway, that said, I did allow myself to get distracted again from xmas card writing and made this cute gift box.

I used double sided patterned card for the box and some pretty vintage style papers for the main motif and tag.  

Inside a pack of serviettes and scented tea-lights.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope your preparations are in better shape than mine, but if not, I recommend cake.  Hugz

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Blast From The Past

Hello Nomad friends.  Do you UK ladies remember Craft Creations???  How long have they been gone??  Used to love their card and papers and I still have loads, including loads of decoupage sheets.  Inspired to pull out some gingers tonight and make a couple of cards.

4 layers of decoupage on this one.  I think my mother in law will get a laugh out of this guy, although she doesn't really do english.........

Used a bit of red plaid paper and this cute little framed ginger.  The sentiment is a flat beer bottle cap and says Merry Christmas in Norwegian.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Cold And Frosty Cookie Basket

Hello Nomad friends.  I really liked the little tag basket I made the other day so I decided to alter the measurements to accommodate some cookies I made.  I've used blues and snowflakes and glitter for that cold and frosty look to go with the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Cold and Frosty Challenge.

I used Carmen's Veranda Reindeer Doll with Lost Coast Designs Small Snowflakes and ATC Doodle Circles stamps.  Here's a view of the finished basket with my pig shaped cookies on the side.  I watercoloured the deer's dress and added some other colour with distress markers and promarkers.

I hope you get some time to stamp and join us at the Cold and Frosty challenge.  Don't forget to pop over to the blog and check out more details and all the awesome inspiration from the team.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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A Little Basket Of Tags

Hello Nomad friends.  I've been playing with some pretty papers and made this basket of tags.

I used Laserowe Love Winter Fun papers.  I think I bought these cos they looked cute and fun and I enjoyed fussy cutting the penguins and deers from the printed sheets.  The little blue stripey pieces are scraps from the back of the penguin/deer sheet.  Waste not waste not I say.......

  Put this big deer on the other side of the basket.  I used Stamploration dies for the tags.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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WoW Steampunk Santa

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal.  I had a moment and chose white, white and white as the colour option for November and so many of the ladies went with it.  Masses of WoW inspiration.  Do hop over and check out all the awesome cards that have winged their way around the planet this month, white or not.  My card went to Imke in Germany

Options I chose were white, steampunk, with lots of fun Crafters Companion dies, and the sketch.

Do hop over and check out all the amazing cards in the REVEAL

If you would like to join the fun there is still time to sign up for Gail's Fiendishly Festive Tic Tac Toe, or if you wait a few days the January SIGN UP will be live and you can start 2025 with happy mail.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Merry Christmas with Hart

Hello Nomad friends.  Trying a bit of white on white today.  Quite pleased with how this came out.   I used a gemini modern hearts embossing folder on the background panel to give some texture and lots of sizzix dies and sentiment from Papirdesigns. 

I am so not ready for Christmas but this was a fun card to make and I do have cookie dough ready.....

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simply Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  I was inspired by Iwona at Endless Passion to make this CAS card with a image from Lexi Crafts Loft Christmas.

I used some white strips and my scoreboard for the lined pieces and die cut a white heart from another scrap.  I cut the couple from the Lexi Design papers and stamped sentiments from Penny Black.  

Thanks for dropping by. Hugz

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New Gnome Home

Hello gNomad friends.  I'm over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with a card for the Gnome-vember Challenge. We want to see all your stamped makes featuring gnomes.  Lost Coast Designs have a awesome selection of the cutest gnomes, now available in large and mini sizes.  I've used Viking Gnome with mini Stone House and a Large Shrubbery background.

 

I stamped Viking Gnome and mini Stone House on white card, masked and stamped the Shrubbery with green ink.  I cut the panel with Marianne Designs large postage stamp die.   I used a yellow base card smeared with green ink and also edged the white panel with the same inks.  I used some words from Misc. Words to make the sentiment.

 

 

 

Join the Gnome-vember fun for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$.  You have all month to link up your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!!!

 

Thanks for dropping by. Hugz

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Thanks for the Coffee

Hello Nomad friends.   I recently acquired a beautiful leafy frame die from Poppystamps and this cute Memory Box coffee cup.  They seemed to work quite well together.  

I used some Lexi Design autumnal patterned paper and cut Poppystamps Harvest Oval Frame three times from white card and layered them together.   I cut Poppystamps Thanks die into the patterned paper layer and mounted on a white card base.  I cut Memory Box Cuppa Love outline from black card and the solid pieces from holographic mirror card.

Thanks  for dropping by.  Hugz

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Little Boxes

Hello Nomad friends.  I am returned from my travels.  Busy, busy, busy now because the silly season is just around the corner.  Today I decorated some matchboxes to add to some candle gift packs I intend to make.   Always nice to have a little gift on hand.  I've used Lexi Design Loft Christmas papers and some flat bottle caps that say Merry Christmas in Norwegian.

I cut the papers to take best advantage of the pretty designs and wrapped them around three sides to resemble small books whilst leaving a striker side open.  A bit of twine and a copper handle to finish.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Elfing Out for November

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm elfing out over at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge this month and the November theme is Wise Men Three.  Can't wait to see all your kings.  I've used a beautiful stamp from Penny Black and made a scrappy background.  

I used a yellow card base, two pieces of texture scraps and one piece of orange scrap.  I used a knife to give a wavy edge to the textured pieces and to wavy cut the orange piece in two and arranged them on the card base.  I stamped Penny Black Three Kings, coloured and fussy cut.  The sentiment was stamped on a scrap of yellow card.

Hop over to the blog and check out Jo's awesome makes and grab your kings and join the fun. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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The Morning After The Day Before

Hello Nomad friends. It's Gnome-Vember!!!!   Over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity it's everything Gnome this month.  Lost Coast Designs has some awesome GNOME stamps.  You need at least one, but why stop there LOL.  

 

I've used Gnome Witch On Broom, Looking Up and large Shrubbery for my morning after scene.

Obviously the party dragged on and the little witch is a bit late getting home, much to the surprize of the local residents.

Join the Gnome-vember fun for a chance to win Lost Coast $$$$$.  You have all month to link up your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Not Lost In Transylvania

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  Make a card, send a card, get a card.   Everyone gets a card.  Everyone's a winner.  And at the moment the Card Chain Challenge is being sponsored by Relatively Thoughtful so somebody is gonna be extra lucky.....

We have just celebrated 15 years of the Card Chain Challenge.  15 years of sending love around the planet one card at a time.  The birthday present winners have been announced so don't forget to check that post too.

This month is a bit of a mirror deja vu for me as my sender and recipient are the same as when I first joined up, but round the other way.  I got a lovely card from Greta in Oregan.  My card went to Jo in the UK and I used the options of Bear, Friendship and Transylvanian.

Transylvania means literally "through the woods" or "beyond the woods"

I made a green distress ink smoochy background and stamped Lost Coast Designs Tall Trees with London Fog ink.  The sentiment is by Carmen's Veranda, as are the two words I used on the Cheery Lynn die cut sign.  The grass is Mama Elephant die and the bear is sizzix.  I stamped the bear's face with a Pink and Main stamp.  The bear and the sign and the grass were all made from scraps from the brown box. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Happy Halloween

Hello Nomad friends.  Gosh, the last of October.  The most spooktacular day of the year.  Happy Halloween everyone.  

I stamped Crafty Individuals Poison and Danger onto white card with plum ink.  I cut the panel with Waffle Flower Postage Collage die.   I edged the card and did a few smears and streaks with burgundy ink.  I stamps the upper part of Crafty Individuals Gothic Crow, added a little colour and fussy cut. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Moonlight Flit

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity again today and have made another quarter circle card.

Such a fun card shape.  I used yellow card for my base and did some off block stamping with Lost Coast Designs Zombie Chicken and dandelion archival ink to add some texture.  I stamped part of Carmen's Veranda Flying Monkeys Background and the Witches Go Riding sentiment directly onto the card base.  Gnome Witch on Broom and Z-Sassy cat were stamped on white card, coloured and fussy cut before being arranged on the card.

 

The linky is open until 23.59 PST on the 31st so submit your stamped anythings with a Halloween theme if you are making a stamped project for the season.  Black cats, night scenes and all things pumpkins qualify LOL.  Just add a bat and call it good.  Don't forget we need to see real rubber or clear stamping for a chance at the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Little Witch, Do Not Sleep, The Moon Peeks in Your Window and You Must Fly

Hello Nomad friends.  Ever been in a baby witch's bedroom.  This is what I imagine it would look like

I embossed a black panel with Memory Box Grand Galaxy embossing folder and smeared it with green neon ink.  Should have tapped!!  Looks like the stars are trying to run away a bit.  I cut Memory Box Precious Mobile from purple card, added some sharpie colours and a few of bats cut with Poppystamps Batty Triptych die.  Sleep safe little witch.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Dancing Under the Full Moon

Hello Nomad friends.  I love bunnies.  Here are a few bunnies enjoying themselves in the moonlight.

I used Poppystamps Twisted Tree Oval and Leaping Little Bunnies and a couple of bats cut using the Batty Triptych die.  The moon is a yellow circle that was hanging around.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Under A Hunters Moon

Hello Nomad friends.  I was looking for this gorgeous Woodware stamp the other day when the moon was full but he must have hopped off to dance in the moonlight.  Anyway, he he is with a very bright full moon......

Isn't that a beautiful stamp.  I used midnight blue ink.  The moon is a very old sizzix embosslit cut from gold mirror and the sentiments up the side are from Funky Fossil Autumn stamp set.  

Happy Autumn everyone.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Little Ginger

Hello Nomad friends.   Just using the mojo while it's hot.  A little unusual Christmas colour but I do like this snowflake card and the little ginger has been hanging around waiting for a gig.

I used a scrap of heart paper, a couple of wooden hearts and God Jul (Merry Christmas) Papirdesign die cuts.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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