Happy New Year

Hello Nomad friends.  Just wanted to pop by before the bubbles go to my head and wish you all a Happy New Year.  Hope 2025 is awesome for you.  

I used Funky Fossil papers, embossing folder and pipework numbers dies for this one.  The sentiment is Lost Coast Designs and the little lanterns are Gummiapan dies.  

Thanks for all your visits, love and support in 2024.  I really appreciate you taking the time to drop by and leave me love.  Lurkers also welcome and appreciated.  

Take care.  HUGZ

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Beautiful Bear

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm enjoying a quiet day and feeling a bit crafty so I grabbed this beautiful Hero Arts bear and made a card.  

The background is an old Hero Arts stamp called Flourish that has a matching sizzix embossing folder.  I stamped on some subtly coloured card and embossed the pattern.  I cut layering Bear die from white card and added some colour with promarkers.  Then I popped it on the backing layer and a piece of foam for extra dimension.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts Winter Hearth stamped on a pretty scrap.  

Thanks for dropping by again.  Mr Mojo is feeling frisky so maybe it will be a crafty end to 2024.  Hugz

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Works Well To A Deadline

Hello Nomad friends.   Sharing a few poloroids today featuring Gummiapan dies.

I used a Waffle Flower die for the poloroid frame. Here's Gummiapan's maskot Lennart in his flower garden. 

Lennart supervising learner drivers.  Gotta love a bunny in a carrot car.........

Lennart having an artistic moment.

Three down, loads to go......

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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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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