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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As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Critter crows and ravens are so smart, look very cool and are perfect for the time of year

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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Inspiration Station Challenge October 2024 inspired by autumn and witches hats

 

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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Creative Crafting Uncles 58 - Halloween

 

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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Creative Crafting Uncles 58 - Halloween

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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BYSH Cardmakers Falling For The Holidays Linky
ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Unusual Colours
Time Out Challenge 275 - Sweet Treats

TaDa Gets His Wings

Hello Nomad friends.  I have another project for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity 31 Days of Halloween celebration.  The team is sharing bootiful projects every day this month and we hope you will join the fun and link up your stamped anythings with a halloween theme.   It doesn't have to be spooky or scary, anything that fits the season is good as long as you have used real rubber or clear stamps.  

Today I have used Lost Coast Designs TaDa Mouse and Large Tigger Shrine.

 

After I stamped the shrine I smudged around with purple and black distress inks and gave the shrine a watercolour wash with pumice stone distress ink.  I stamped TaDa on white card and fussy cut him stamped part of Carmen's Veranda Witches Go Riding sentiment on the top of the shrine.  If you want to see what he's hiding you need to hop over to the Portal.....

 

 We would love to see some more entries in the linky 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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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Spooky/Add Some Purple

The Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge - AG
The Outlawz Challenges October Linky
Creative Crafting Uncles 58 - Halloween

 

 

 

Fat Cat in the Forest

Hello Nomad friends.  I have a fun project over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today for the 31 Days of Halloween celebration.  The team is posting everyday this month.  Today I made a hidden slider card with Lost Coast Designs Fat Cat

I made my background with distress inks and Lost Coast Designs Tall Trees Background stamp.  I also stamped Carmen's Veranda Witches Go Riding sentiment.  Fat Cat was stamped in two pieces, coloured and fussy cut.  Then I put the slider together with a die cut moon on the slider pull tab.

Whoo hoo, video!!!

Submit your stamped anythings with a Halloween theme to the linky party by 23.59 PST on the 31st and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so check back and join the fun. 

Thanks for dropping by. Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Halloween/Spooky
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Stamping Sensations Challenge - Autumn Colours
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers 255 - H is for Halloween opt pink
Inspiration Station Challenge October 2024 he's orange and round and fat so kinda makes me think pumpkins and the leaves made me think of trees. 

The Wisdom of Cats

Hello Nomad friends.  Mustn't forget the spooky season bwahahhahaaahaahahaa.  I've used Funky Fossil stamps and papers for this card.  Love these mystical cats.

I stamped the Feline Magic cat on FF Deco Luxe gold marble paper, coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut.  Then I mounted it on a piece of Deco Luxe bokeh design paper and stamped the sentiment.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Stamping Sensations Challenge - Autumn Colours

Quarter Of A Circle

Hello Nomad friends.  The Lift Challenge popped up in my blog feed today so I hopped over to see what they had dreamed up for the new challenge.  They always have interesting themes and this time they want to see a quarter circle card.  A cute idea, and I had a eureka moment because I have some round scrapbook papers I had kinda given up on.  So I grabbed a red and green one and went Christmas.

I folded the paper in half and cut it in half.  They are quite lightweight so I decided to draw around the edge on a card base and fussy cut the base to match the paper edge.  I pieced sizzix Retro Santa from scraps and added a flat beer bottle top which is printed with Merry Christmas (luckily it's much shorter in Norwegian LOL).  Adorbs!!!

 

Here's the Making Memories round sheet I started with.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Pretty Snow

Hello Nomad friends.  Just wanted to pop by and share a quick xmas card created from a couple of pieces I found on the desk.  

The pretty paper and foam sticker look like they were made for each other, so maybe they were LOL.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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BYSH Cardmakers Falling For The Holidays Linky
The Outlawz Monday Greeting Challenge - AG
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ABC Christmas Challenge - U for Unusual Colours

Poodle Face

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a tag using scraps and a very old sizzix poodle die.

 

 

Don't you just love that face??!!  I dug out Pink and Main dog faces stamps which I have never used!!  Duh!!   Stay tuned for more dog faces LOL.  

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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The Curious Case of Floating Frank

Hello Nomad friends. I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some bootastic inspiration for the 31 Days of Halloween celebration.  If you are a regular visitor here you are possibly aware of my love for Frank and his famous friends by Carmen's Veranda.

I've used a card shape called a Floating Centre Panel Gatefold, which I found the instruction for over at Papercrafting with Paul.  I adjusted the dimensions to accommodate the stamped images I used, so this is a slimline version.  I used Lost Coast Designs Fourth Dimension for the background and floating band, Carmen's Veranda Hourglass on the two gatefold end panels and the lovely Carmen's Veranda Frank as the centre piece.  This is how it looks, flat for sending.

 

 

And here he is, popping out to woo you with his handsomeness.

 

 

Submit your stamped anythings with a Halloween theme to the linky party by 23.59 PST on the 31st and don't forget to follow us so you don't miss anything!  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so hop over and join the fun. 

Thanks for dropping by.

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Two Old Bats Halloween October Challenge
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Allsorts Challenge Week 802 - Magical, Myth and Legend

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Hello Nomad friends.  Yes, me again.   My last offering for this evening cos I have to make cookie dough!!!   But first, 

🎵Santa Claus is Coming to Town🎵

I've gone all blue and slimline.   In the sizzix Vault Christmas Magic dies again and a random blue circle.  The blue snow was a newly found scrap. 

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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Things That Go Bump In The Night

Hello Nomad friends.  I have joined a scrapathon at Papirglede this weekend and Mr Mojo is inspired!!   They have set out 10 tasks already and here's my second offering.  I used the sketch from Seven Hills and made this interesting masculine autumnal geometric card.

On top of everything else that's happening I have finally really put my head down and started to sort out the mountains of stuff I have been ignoring in my craft room.  I'm probably about half way there, but am turning up some interesting 'bits', hence this curious combination.  I embossed the background panel with Altenew Banana Leaves embossing folder and then added some scrap bits.  The car is a small sizzix embossing folder and I cut around the car. The sentiment is a Memory Box chippy.

Thanks for dropping by.  Off to check out the first night challenge...  I do my best work after midnight....  Hugz

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The Outlawz Challenges October Linky

Fairy Princess

Hello Nomad friends.   I wanted to have a go at this card design I saw over at Kaartjes Inspiratie Challenges Blog.  It looks complex, but Renate has done a nice video and supplied the measurements.  I used a pack of princess papers I had which also had printed die cut ephemera.   OK, lots of pictures......

This is what it looks like closed

First flaps open

Second flaps open

Center flaps open

Then you have the tags in the hidden pockets.  I used some of the ephemera for these, added some of the fairies and backed then with plain card cut to shape.  I also added extra glitter.

This is the back of the card.

Thanks for dropping by.  I'm joining the Papirglede scrapathon this weekend so I'll be back real soon......Hugz

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Mammoth Autumn

Hello Nomad friends.  Isn't it sad so many cool animals are extinct.  Would have loved a Dodo, or a Quagga.  How about a Mammoth.  All that gorgeous hair and tusks to boot.

Loving this.  I went autumn colours and a Mammoth!!  I used yellow plaid Paper Rose Easter Sunday patterned paper and embossed with Couture Creations I Dream embossing folder.  I smudged the texture with archival inks in orange and red.  I cut another piece of the Easter Sunday papers with Paper Rose Radial Circle die and added Beach Scene Circle cut from scrap of coloured paper.  I stamped one of the mammoths from the Wooly Mammoth stamp set and one of the sentiments on brown card and added a touch of colour.  Fussy cut your mammoth and add him to the card for autumn perfection.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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We Love Stamping Challenge - Autumn
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Autumn Colours

 

Black Cats Get a Bad Rap

Hello Nomad friends.  I am flying in with some more inspiration for the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity 31 Days of Halloween challenge.  I've made a scene featuring Lost Coast Designs Witch 2 and Yoga Cat 10

 

I stamped the background with Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy and Window and Large Circle Shadow Frame with yellow and orange distress ink for the 'moon'.  I gave the background a watercolour wash with blue distress inks.  I stamped Witch 2, Yoga Cat 10 and Carmen's Veranda Witches Go Riding sentiment on white card, fussy cut, added some colour to the witch and added them to the panel.  Yoga cat lost of legs was intentional LOL.

Submit your stamped anythings with a Halloween theme to the linky party by 23.59 PST on the 31st.  The team will be posting more inspiration throughout the month so hop over and join the fun. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Two Old Bats Halloween October Challenge
Simon Says Stamp World Card Making Day