Oh Deer

Hello Nomad friends.  Busy busy busy!   Garden, visitors, birthday party.  Christmas challenges calling me though, so I made this one with Poppystamps Playful Deer Collage die, silver mirror card and some silver stickers.  Stickers!   Bet you have some.  I have lots.  Gotta use these things now and again.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Poppystamps Challenge 115 - Look Out The Window
Build Your Christmas Stash Cardmakers Spring Into Christmas 2024
Rudolph Days April Challenge
Christmas Craft Creations Challenge - Non-traditional Colours
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Hoppy Birthday

Hello Nomad friends.  It's my birthday and I'm celebrating with a cute and fluffy bunny card for the Lost Coast Designs Cute and/or Fluffy challenge.  What's more cute and fluffy than a bunny!!!!

I don't usually use pink but I have been making a couple of baby girl cards and it was still lying there!!   I followed the De Egel sketch and stamped Lost Coast Designs Flowers Background pink on pink.  I stamped the bunny on a scrap of card and added little touches of colour to the eye and nose.  I cut the circle from a scrap of grey woodgrain card and found a bit of green that I had used a grass die on previously.  Perfect!!  I used some of the other small pieces of pink for fishtail banners and stamped the Happy Birthday from Carmen's Veranda Queen of Everything sentiment stamp.

 

You have until 23.59 PST on the 30th to join the Cute and/or Fluffy challenge.  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do pop over and check out their awesome makes.

 

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Scrappelyst Utfordring for April - Knalle Farger
We Love Stamping April Challenge - Spring
Snippets Playground Challenge 478
Stamping Sensations April Challenge - Spring Moodboard

Sheepy Spring

Hello Nomad friends.  I've made a spring card for Lost Coast Designs Cute and/or Fluffy challenge.  I've gone a bit more wooly than fluffy, but you gotta admit, she's a cutie.

I used Carmen's Veranda Sheep Doll and coloured her in spring greens.  The background stamp is Lost Coast Designs Daffodils Background.  I used a scallop die to cut my shaker aperture and also die cut some lovely green grass for her to stand on.

 

 

You have until 23.59 PST on the 30th to join the Cute and/or Fluffy challenge and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do hop over and check out their awesome makes.

 

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Scrappelyst Utfordring for April - Knalle Farger
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Interactive
Allsorts Challenge Week 776 - Spring
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge 2414
We Love Stamping April Challenge - Spring
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Spring Flowers the background stamp is daffodils

 

Dog In An Art Deco Box

Hello Nomad friends.  There are a few challenges featuring window/apertures and it's actually quite fun.  Tonight I have a dog with an art deco frame.

I used Poppystamps Geometric Deco Plate craft die for the frame and Whittle Cutie Dog die for the dog.  I cut the centre out of the card and paper pieced the frame which gave it back a bit of strength.

The card opens to reveal the dog sleeping on a mat, which is actually a pocket for a gift card, or some tea bags, or a tag or message.  Whatever you want really.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Poppystamps Challenge 115 - Look Out The Window
Allsorts Challenge Week 775 - For The Love of Animals opt AG
As You Like It Challenge - Cute or Floral I'm not really a flower fan so cute gets my vote anytime.  Isn't that puppy just adorable!!
De Egel April Challenge 181- See-Through Card with Blue
Knutsels en Kadootjes Kaart met Doorkijkje

In The Cat House

Hello Nomad friends.  Having another big moment for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Cute and/or Fluffy challenge, and what's more cute and fluffy than cats!!

I was feeling lazy so I fussy cut everything.  Nightmare for some, but I enjoy fussy cutting and everything here was pretty simple.  I used Lost Coast Designs Yourba Adire Background and Fourth Dimension Background for my cat house.  Then I stamped three Yoga Cats and the Anchor Fish with blue ink and fussy cut.  I stamped ATC Many Cats on an inky scrap and added a die cut frame.

 

 

You have until 23.59 PST on the 30th to join the Cute and/or Fluffy challenge and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do hop over and see their awesome makes.

 

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge Week 775 - For The Love of Animals opt AG
As You Like It Challenge - Cute or Floral I'm not really a flower fan so cute gets my vote anytime.
Stamping Sensations Challenge - AG optional Spring Moodboard
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge 2414

Peekaboo Butterfly

Hello Nomad friends.  Butterflies and blooms are always popular for birthday cards and I made this one very blue for a fire-born friend.

I've had this turquoise pierced card for a while so I decided today was it's day!  The central design is Memory Box Hopmeadow Circle die.  I fussy cut the angel wing after drawing round the outside of the die.  The butterflies are also Memory Box, Gloriosa Butterfly Duo Outlines.   Love that there is a seperate die for the butterfly body, which comes in handy so many places......  The sentiment is from Power Poppy.

it opens to reveal this.....

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Outside The Box Challenge 106 - Birthday Greetings
De Egel April Challenge 181- See-Through Card with Blue
Kaartjes Inspiratie Challenge 191 - Vleugels op je Kaart
Knutsels en Kadootjes Kaart met Doorkijkje
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

Santa Seminar : Navigation

Hello Nomad friends.  Santa is back with his friend Rudolf and they are discussing the finer points of navigation.  Nothing worse than getting your GPS in a tangle on the busiest night of the year.

Santa is sporting his silver suit tonight and Rudolf polished up his nose.  I used that lovely Simon Says Stamp Faceted Snowflakes embossing folder on matt silver paper for the background.  I found a sad looking silver star in the scraps box and tried to jazz it up with a little more embossing.  Not sure it feels jazzed.  It is a bit of a curiosity, an eight pointed star.  Santa is obviously explaining that to Rudolf who is probably blinded by his red shiny nose.  Both santa and rudolf are sizzix papercut die sets.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Santa and Rudolf are joining the fun at
52 Weeks to Christmas Challenge March
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 85 - Santa and His Sidekicks
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Whatever the Weather  Clear skies, good chance of snow
Allsorts Challenge Week 775 - For The Love of Animals opt AG

Aries Rising

Hello Nomad friends.  I like astrology.  Not so much the reading of the horoscope but the whole characters and traits and symbolism.  It's Aries time at the moment and I've made a birthday card for the ram in our lives with lots of spring greens.

I used Funky Fossil Steampunk Farmyard ram and Art Deco die cut frame.  I coloured the ram with promarkers and metallic sharpies and fussy cut.  I stamped the frame with the star stamp from FF Astro and the Space Whale and fussy cut the planet and stamped the star burst from Astro Says set.  The panel in the top was stamped with a bit from Aall&Create bighorn stamp and the Happy Birthday is Hero Arts.  I also slipped in a couple of aries symbols.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday
Kreativtanten Challenge 88 - The Colour Green
Everybody Art Challenge 554 - Farm Animals
Inspiration Station April Challenge Inspired by the planet

Cute, Fluffy and Sassy

Hello Nomad friends.  Today I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity with some inspiration for the Cute and/or Fluffy challenge.

 

I kept it simple with a distress ink smooched background and a little scripty stamping using one of the Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy stamps.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Peekaboo Kitty on white card, fussy cut and added some gel pen colour to her eyes.  I added the cat to the card and stamped Carmen's Veranda Hot and Sexy sentiment to finish.

 

You have until 23.59 PST on the 30th to join the Cute and/or Fluffy challenge and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do pop over and see their awesome makes.

 

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge Weeks 773/4 - Keep It Simple opt AG
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday
Kreativtanten Challenge 88 - The Colour Green
As You Like It Challenge - Cute or Floral I'm not really a flower fan so cute gets my vote anytime. 

Snail Mail for the Card Chain Challenge

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  35 cards were sent winging their way around the planet spreading friendship and love.  This is the card I sent to Mia in Greece.

I used the sketch, postal, friendship and string and block options.  Actually love the string and block background.  I wrapped string round an acrylic block and inked with distress ink and stamped.  Pretty cool.  Then I found some postage stamp dies and this Woodware snail mail stamp set. 

Do hop over and check out the REVEAL and all the awesome cards that were exchanged 

If you would like to be a part of the April exchange you can SIGN UP here

 If your card uses real stamping and it's cute and/or fluffy why not link it up to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge Cute and/or Fluffy

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Scrappelyst Utfordring for April - Knalle Farger
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Spring opt AG

Round and Round the Bunny

Hello Nomad friends.  Happy Easter.  Hope there was chocolate.  Geometric shapes make me happy.  I have a little box full of circles scraps from cutting apertures or to gut layers.  The other day I sorted them into colours.  Plenty blue circles, so I decided to play with layers, and then it ended up like this.....

Another bold and bright die cut card.  The bunny and chick are sizzix dies and I found a pink circle for the sun which I embossed with Simon Says Stamp Starburst embossing folder and inked with worn Lipstick distress ink.  The bunny and chick are also cut from scraps.  

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Emboss It
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Papercraft Challenge 104 - Easter
HobbyVision Challenge 141 - Cirkels
Snippets Playground Challenge 477

The Flying Club

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity with a final bit of inspiration for the Let's Fly challenge.  I decided to work in my long neglected art journal with a plethora of stamps.

I started with Lost Coast Designs Flying Pig as an ATC and Carmen's Veranda Art Wings To Fly sentiment.  The pig was stamped, coloured and fussy cut and I glittered the wings.  One ATC seemed lonely so I stamped Lost Coast Designs Gnome Witch On A Broom on a piece of white card, watercoloured with distress inks and cut with an ATC die.  Lost Coast Designs Dictionary Words on cork, embossed with black embossing powder and I found some more cork embellishments to finish the page. I used Carmen's Veranda Bullseye on a piece of offwhite card and ripped the edges.  Then I fingerpainted with Worn Lipstick distress ink to add some patches of colour. I stamped Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background on a scrap of patterned card and stamped Whimsical Flora directly on top and selectively coloured for a stained glass look.  For the journal page I used bubble wrap to stamp the colour with a few different distress ink.  Then I stamped a border with Lost Coast Designs Dominos Border.

 

For more pictures and details hop over to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity

I hope you like my art journal page. 

 

 

 You have until 23.59 PST on the 31st to join the Let's Fly fun and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so do pop over and see what they are doing.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Emboss It
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Scrappelyst Utfordring for Mars - Stjerner

Cat Waffle

Hello Nomad friends.  I love cats.  I always think of them as a female accessory.  I know there are blokes who like cats, but even in blue this feels feminine to me.

The stamp is Waffle Flower.  The frame is cut with an ATC die and embossed with a sizzix folder.  The sentiment is birthday happy.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz.

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
We Love Stamping March Challenge - Feminine

Everything You Need Except Vitamin C

Hello Nomad friends.  Well, I'm off to a brisk start this morning which is highly unusual for me!!   Even the hens fell off their perch when the breakfast bell rang early.   It's a bit of a wet and grey Maundy Thursday so now my little darlings are all fed and watered I will be making my self cosy in my crafty space.  But first a little decoupage......

 

 The egg with flowers is printed so I just needed to clippy clippy.  I added the mini magnolia bunny suit girl cos she was lurking with intent.  I was aiming for damson with my card base and added two panels cut with an ATC die.  I diecut some diamonds into the top one and added fussy cut butterflies and rhinestones to both. 

Dimension shot.  The egg is actually flat!!   Wish I could colour like that........
Little bunny girl is perched on the first layer.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Butterfly Challenge 194 - D for Decoupage daffodil, dusky rose, dark green, diamonds, diecuts and decoupage
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas Challenge - AG
Creative Crafting Uncles Challenge 51- Spring/Easter
Craftlandia Challenge 18 - Easter/AG

Tree Tree Tree

Hello Nomad friends.  Look trees!!!

I've used overpriced technology from sizzix for the trees, which were all cut out of patterned paper scraps and then smeared with mowed lawn distress.  I used a real ancient lilac pearlescent aperture card and a piece of patterned glitter card I bought in the UK in February.  It's really gorgeous in the real.  Then I added the God Jul (Merry Christmas) die cut sentiment.  

Did you see Rudolph Days have got their own blog now.  Join the fun from the 25th to the last day of every month.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Rudolph Days Challenge - March
ABC Christmas Challenge - E is for Embossing
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 84 - Get Your Grinch On!
Christmas Craft Creations March Challenge - Designer Paper
Jingle Belles Rock - Bling on the Holidays

It's Penguining To Look A Lot Like Cake Time

Hello Nomad friends.  Lots of Easter fun going on with some of the Norwegian groups and one of them wants a birthday card with an non-traditional birthday stamp.  So I decided to go with penguins, like you do.  Everyone loves penguins!   Why relegate them to Christmas!!   Especially when they have cake and chocolate tea!!!!!

I cut my card base from a piece of fancy edge bazzill.  I decided the large scallops were fun and added a mid green layer.  Then I embossed a piece of cream card with Darice birthday embossing folder and liberally smeared with Twisted Citron distress ink.  I cut an ATC, dusted with emerald and lime green brusho powder and spritzed with water.  When it was dry I embossed it with the same folder, added the magical birthday stamped panel and that cute penguin, stamped, coloured and fussy cut.  I added the atc to the centre of the card and a couple of stamped, coloured and fussy cut Poppystamp Love Note penguins as additional support at the bottom.

 Open sesame!!!  Why sesame???  Anyway, I digress.........
Inside we have a pocket made with an offcut of the bazzill scallop edge card, more Poppystamp penguins and the guy in the middle is fetching the cake!!!   I grounded the penguins on some grass die cut from some green card with gold paint splatts.  The penguins are coloured with Promarkers.  The tea is chocolate and very tasty............

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Poppystamps Challenge 114 - Mixed Media Mash-Up used distress ink, paint, brusho's and Promarkers
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Emboss It
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas Challenge - AG