Giving Love at Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  The end of the month is nigh.  I am trying to be creative but Mr Mojo is feeling uninspired.  They say there will be sun tomorrow.  Maybe we will have a creative day.  Did manage a Christmas card to join a few challenges with.  

I'm loving these Daisy Mae distressed arch dies for an interesting card base.  I used Poppystamps Snowflake Oval Collage to cut the snowflakes and backed them with silver glitter paper.  I used some scraps of white card and cut the Memory Box gentle stitched landscape hills.  I used a scrap of green mirror card and cut a short Memory Box frosted christmas tree.  I wanted some animal action so I stamped Poppystamps cupcake party bunny and christmas friends deer on some coloured scraps.  

Take care.  Be crafty.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Outside the Box Challenge 110 - Happy Holidays/Winter
ABC Christmas Challenge - R for Rudolph
Snippets Playground Challenge 487
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 89 - Animal Antics
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Hip Hip Hippo

Hello Nomad friends.  I love the colorize dies and some of them are big enough to use as cards.  So today I made a beatrice hippo card.  Adorbs.

I added a pretty lace dingsen I have had for ever to her back and a flower button to the side of her mouth.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge Week 795 - Delightful Animals
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge 2433

Ray of Light

Hello Nomad friends.  Today has been a sparkly sort of day.  Another Christmas card to add to the stash.

I used the very beautiful rays embossing folder on gold mirror card for the background.  The tree is Crafty Individuals Little Christmas Tree. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
52 Weeks to Christmas Juli Challenge - Bingo tree, bauble, gold
The Outlawz Challenge - August Festive Friday Christmas
The Outlawz Challenge August Linky 
Kreativtanten Challenge 92 - Alles Geht 
Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge 2433

Be Still My Glittery Hart

Hello Nomad friends.  It all looks so pretty in the real, except for the fact that the 'no shed' was not entirely accurate!  Glitter and mirror card are a challenge to photograph aren't they, and now everything and me looks like a glitter explosion.  Bling!!!!!!

I used blue archival to stamp the Crafty Individuals Seeing Stars Background on the background panel and then added some strips of silver glitter tape.  I cut a bauble from silver glitter using a circle die and cut the bauble hanger from silver mirror card.  The deer is Crafty Individuals Highland stag stamped with blue archival on white card and fussy cut.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
52 Weeks to Christmas Juli Challenge - Bingo deer, bauble, stars
ABC Christmas Challenge - R for Rudolph
The Outlawz Challenge - August Festive Friday Christmas
The Outlawz Challenge August Linky

Bearly Caffienated

Hello Nomad friends.  It's Christmas!!!
Only joking......  Blame it on the coffee

The red star panel was a left over I found and thought I'd make something with it.  I embossed a piece of white with the Let It Snow embossing folder and put it behind the red panel.  Then I decided the red panel needed some texture too so I lined it all up in the folder again!!!   I know, making it difficult.  I cut the snowy hills from white scraps and stamped the Greeting Farm bear on another bit of white, coloured with promarkers and fussy cut.  

  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 661-662
Caffeinated Christmas Card Challenge 32 - Cute Critters
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 89 - Animal Antics
Kreativtanten Challenge 92 - Alles Geht

Medditeranean Elegance

Hello Nomad friends.  I've been messing with this new fold for a few days.  Not because it was difficult, but I couldn't decide on the embellishments after I committed myself to the terracotta paper.   It's a pretty universal colour so I tried a few different ideas, midnight owls, steampunk cats and dogs, but finally these art deco MDF shapes won the day.

This is a 5" x 7" Floating Hexagon Card and if you want the how to pop over to Papercrafting With Paul or Paul Lang-Ford's youtube channel for awesome tutorials and tips that make it all so easy.  He's a bit of a construction genius.

I used Funky Fossil Art Deco MDF elements from signature 1 wallet and Mediterranean Moods 8 x8 papers.  The picture on the inside is from the cover of the papers and I only glued it in the middle to allow the sides to move freely when the card is stamding open.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Happy Birthday
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 659-660
Allsorts Challenge Week 793/4 - Summer Days
Creative Crafting Uncles Challenge 55 - Mystical or Vintage

 

I Scream See Son

Hello Nomad friends.  Big grill party today.  Hope the rain keeps away.  At least it's warm.  Perfect season for ice-creams.

I made an ice cream shaped card using sizzix dies.  Isn't it cute!!   The sentiment is from Rubber Dance Playful Penguins set.

Not sure what flavour ice cream that is but I added this cute little ice cream charm with an ice lolly dangle  

Did a little inside work as well cos every ice cream should have a penguin inside.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Kaartjes Inspiratie Challenge Uitdaging 195 - Ijsjes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 659-660
Papercraft Challenge 107 - Holiday Time
Allsorts Challenge Week 791/2 - Season's Delights

Sealed With a Fish

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month and time for another awesome and amazing Card Chain Challenge Reveal.   What dat???  OMG, where have you been........

The Card Chain Challenge.  An international card exchange that has been running non stop since 2009.  Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a card.  Everyone's a winner.  Spreading love around the world one handmade card at a time.  You gotta give it a go at least once in your life LOL.

Here's the card I sent to Imke in Germany

I sort of used the sketch and the feathers, friendship and ribbon options.  Seagull die from Waffle Flower.  Ribbon weave frame die from Marianne Designs.  Sentiment from Hero Arts. Starry/Stripey designer paper from Kort og Godt,

You can check out the whole amazing JULY REVEAL here

You can SIGN UP and join the fun.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 659-660
Papercraft Challenge 107 - Holiday Time

Behind the Blue Door

Hello Nomad friends and welcome to August!!  First of the month so lots of bright and shiny new challenges to play along with.  At the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we have chosen Children this month.  Link up your stamped anythings with children images or for children.  I went with a door on a door shaped card and a very cute stamp from Carmen's Veranda called Kukla. 
Coulrophobes look away now!!!!

I was reaching for my rectangle dies when I had a 'I don't want to be square' moment.  I grabbed my Daisy Mae arch dies and cut a piece of packaging to get that lovely kraft panel.  Think it says half a chicken with basil and rosemary, sous vide on the back bwahhhaaaaa.   I cut a white matching stitched nibbled panel, stamped Carmen's Veranda Small Door and coloured with distress markers.  I used a scrap of yellow card, stamped the bottom of the door along the edge and fussy cut it.  I stamped the yellow with Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background, trimmed the edges to a 'path shape' and inked them black.  Kukla was stamped on a white card and I used a scrap of the kraft behind before fussy cutting so I could pop him up a bit.  I used two sentiments from Lost Coast Designs Party Words set, stamped on scraps and snipped out.

Hope you get time to join us and don't forget to hop over and check out all the awesome makes from the team.  Tomorrow will be the official new team announcement!!   So exciting to have some awesome new designers.  Take care.  Have a great day.  I hope there will be cake!!  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 659-660
Snippets Playground Challenge 485