Kitty Pink

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some inspiration for the Cats and Dogs challenge.  At the moment it seems team cat is in charge.  Lost Coast Designs and Carmen's Veranda have a multitude of cat and dog stamps in all sorts of styles, so there is something for everyone.  Today I am using Carmen's Veranda Large Peekaboo Kitty and some Lost Coast Designs Pawprints.

 

 

I used a sketch from De Egel and lots of scraps in shades of pink.

 

 

I stamped the Happy Birthday using pink archival ink on shrink plastic and cut with a circle die.
Here's one shrunk and one not.

I stamped Peekaboo Kitty on a cream scrap, fussy cut and added her to the card.
A few Pawprints and done!!

 

Link up your stamped anythings featuring Cats and/or Dogs and
don't forget to check back often for awesome inspiration from the team.

Hope to see you in the linky.  
Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Silhouette Horses

Hello Nomad friends.  We have had some wild weather today which has laid the garden flat, picked the fruit and berries and left everything decidedly drowned.  Crafting seemed the thing to do.  I usually check challenges when they are published and sometimes I have ideas!!  And then the month whizzes by and my ideas are still just in my head, or more likely floated away to a remote tropical beach.  Anyway, the Memory Box Challenge of Animal is right up my alley, and I had an idea, which didn't pan out, but I made a card anyway using the horse part of the original idea.

Oooh look, horsies!!  I used the horse from Memory Box Horse and Sleigh die set and cut it four times from four different colour scraps.  I found a thin strip of green shaded paper and cut it with Memory Box Gentle Stitched Landscape dies and edged the two pieces with green ink.  I used a slimline textured card base and smudged the top part with salty ocean distress ink.  I think the rose circle is also an old Memory Box die which I've lost the name of, cut from yellow scraps.  The Happy Birthday chippy sentiment is Memory Box as well. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

 

Starship Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  The second of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.

20 fabulous artists shared their handmade cards and sent them winging their way around the world, carrying love and friendship in every envelope.  I am so proud to be a link in this awesome chain.  I was thinking about it yesterday as I was putting the final touches to the reveal that this is actually quite an amazing thing.  Started by Deborah Nolan, running since 2009, and we are creeping out way towards 5,000 cards exchanged.  That is quite an achievement.  If you are involved, or have ever been involved, then give yourself a pat on the back and take my love and gratitude for your participation and support.  

My card went to Jo in the UK.  Jo, my partner in craft, my strong right hand, my backup and pick up when things get tricky, my very good friend.  Glad you liked my experimental card making bwahahhahaahhaaaaaaaa....... 

I saw a thing, and had an idea, and this pop up sentiment card was the result.  I used the Card Chain Challenge options of More than 3 folds and Friendship

I started with some Tonic Studio patterned paper, scored and folded my mechanism.

♪ Star trekking across the universe,
Always going forwards cos we can't find reverse ♪

 

Ahhh, yes......   Back to planet earth.   Another piece of the Tonic paper on my card base and my space defying popup mounted on top.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Pokey Cat with a bit of maskery trickery on the card, then on plain card, fussy cut and added the daring duo to their stamped selves.  I did some square die cutting for the layered sentiment panels and stamped Carmen's Veranda Best Friends on the front, then mounted it on the mechanism.  It pops out a bit from the card base,in a fun and floppy manner.

 

Lift the flap for a second endearment..... 

The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity has a Cats and Dogs theme this month so if you are stamping and featuring Cats and/or Dogs we would love to see you link up.  

If you want to see all the cards exchanged this month hop over and check out the REVEAL

If you would like to join the card exchange fun the SIGN UP is open 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes  
Allsorts Challenge 829 - Animals/AG  
Paper Funday Challenge 78 - Anything Goes opt Fun with Stencils

  

Friends Won't Desert You

Hello Nomad friends.  Gosh, Mr Mojo is obviously having an end of the month moment.

Love those little scenes from Hero Arts Where To Next stamp set.  The stylised snakes are from Hero Arts Autumn Moon set, the Happy Birthday from Jawsome Sharks and the mountain continuations and Let's Get Lost from Cowboy Adventures. 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Allsorts Challenge 828 - Pretty Flowers/AG 
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers 264 - H is for Hot Hot Hot

Everyone Is Different

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the Year of the Snake and I am sorry if you don't like them.  My mum is ophidiophobic.  I remember the day I tossed a shoelace onto the kitchen floor and she followed with a kilo of salt!!!!   Sorry mum!!  I think snakes are rather beautiful and curiously mesmerising and I couldn't resist these lovely papers from Alchemy of Art for their magical images. 

 

 

 

I did a stripey, sparkly distress ink watercolour wash and then stamped Hero Arts Word Pop with the same ink for my background panel.

 

 

 

 I cut the arch and snake from Alchemy of Art Legends of the Magic School and used the same watercolour to edge the arch die cut to blend it in.  I stamped the happy birthday from Hero Arts Koi Bunch stamp set and grunged the whole thing up a bit with some more of the salty ocean distress ink.  Perfect for an snake loving friend, and I do have a few of those......

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero Challenge - You're My Best Friend
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes  
Allsorts Challenge 828 - Pretty Flowers/AG 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Summertime Blues

Mini Me Three

Hello Nomad friends.  More snowmen!!  This is the mini version of Mr Frosty available in the TH Vault Winter Wishes die set!!  Also fun but a bit more fiddle.  

So cute I had to cut three!!  Great for using small scraps, but not for using a lot of scraps LOL.  A small piece of white, black and red with a tiny tiny touch of orange.  This is a mini slimline size card, cut with spellbinders label die.  I used the largest die for the base and the next one down for the crossbar.  I embossed the base panel with Simon Says Stamp All Star Burst embossing folder and archival ink and the crossbar with Simon Says Stamp Splendid Snowflakes embossing folder.  I cut the snowflake from the vault die set from blue glitter and added a foiled sentiment.  

Remember if you are using real stamping with your anything Christmas you can link up at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and if you include some circular things you can join the fun at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge. 

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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Redcurrant Accents

Hello Nomad friends.  It's still warm and a bit overcast, and I really should be picking redcurrants, but my mind got distracted by snowmen and my body followed........

I folded my card base from a mottled brown card and then used sizzix Forest Shadows and Mr Frost dies and lots of little bits of card.  I cut the sun/moon from a scrap of yellow and stamped the Kort og Godt Merry Christmas sentiment.  First time using Mr Frost and he was surprizingly fun and easy to put together.  

Remember if you are using real stamping with your anything Christmas you can link up at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and if you include some circular things you can join the fun at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge. 

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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ABC Christmas Challenge - N for Non-Christmas Stash non-christmas card base and trees for any occasion.  

 

Surfing Dude

Hello Nomad friends.  Had big fun making this card today. 

 

I was inspired by an ice lolly card over at Bikuben Inspiration Group, hence the shape, but I haven't added the 'stick'.  I used distress ink and ripped paper to make my waves, sky and sunshine.  It also makes me think of stripey ice lollies LOL.   Then I used iridescent glitter glue through a Funky Fossil medallion stencil for an icy look.  The sun is a Gummiapan die and the dog is Simon Says Stamp Chillin' Frenchies stamp set.  The card base and panel were cut with a Daisy Mae die and the anchor is a Spellbinders die..  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Paper Funday Challenge 78 - Anything Goes opt Fun with Stencils

Santa Boris

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some more Christmas in July inspiration.  I decided to dress Boris in red and make him rock, which also fits with the 100th Christmas Kickstart Challenge where I am elfing out this month and the theme is Merry Go Round.

I stamped Carmen's Veranda Boris Karloff on white card and cut with a circle die.  I coloured Boris with red sharpies and water coloured with distress inks.  I stamped the star from Carmen's Veranda Elf with Star using salty ocean distress oxide on the still wet salty ocean water coloured background to give that nice smudged effect.  I cut a slightly larger circle with a stitched circle die from blue card and used the star with the distress oxide to stamp all around the edge for a bit of texture.  I cut a base card with the same stitched circle die.  Boris rocks!! 

Join the anything Christmas with real stamping at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity 

and include some circular things to join the fun at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge. 

 Hope to see you both places.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Free To Dream

Hello Nomad friends.  I always like a good challenge.  Sometimes it's nice to play safe, but then other times those more unusual elements grab mr Mojo's attention, he raises his sleepy head and says 'Huh!!' and I just know we are on a winner!!!!!  Over on fb Boblende Kreativitet have a list of things we can have free!!  Virtually.......  We need to select three and then interpretate them using scrappy things.  Mr Mojo thought this was worth getting out of the ice cream freezer for.........

TaDahhhhhhh!  I picked free house payments (indicated by my house related sentiments and cute little wooden house backed by colourful scraps), free travel and free groceries (the gnomes have that covered LOL)

I started with this 8 x 8 printed sheet from ZOJUdesign Beautiful Journey and selectively cut round elements I wanted to tuck things behind.

This beautiful central circular focal dreamy scene is from Ciao Belle Moon and Me Alarm Clock printed sheet.  I wish........  Cats, books and a great place to read with a spectacular view!  What more could I ask for.   

I ripped some small scraps of spiral galaxy printed paper and added those at the edges of the base layer before I started collaging the other bits in place. 

The Scrap and Me gnomes have groceries in hand and the beautiful sunset, sea and mountain sticker is from a beer bottle label, and everyone knows beer is very important source of vitamins and minerals, as well as being very refreshing on a hot day.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Snippets Playground Challenge 510 

Nothing More Splendid Than Sunshine

Hello again Nomad friends.  Seems Mr Mojo is on form after the refreshing rain.  Watch out, this is a very yellow post!!!!

I embossed the holographic yellow card panel with sizzix rays embossing folder and cut with a stitch die.  The sun is Simon Says Stamp You're Sharp dies and the happy birthday is from Simon Says Stamp Critter Crowd stamp set.  Hope you have sunshine.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Big Cake

Hello Nomad friends.  The rain has freshened the place up a bit, and since it's a bit soggy out at the moment I decided to rattle around a bit in my craft space.  Found a couple of UFO's and zapped them together.

The grey pearlescent panel was embossed with sizzix dotted folder and cut with Simon Says Stamp rectangle stitched shape.  Really like this ef for an anytime, anywhen, anyone sort of background.  Then I added the big die cut cake using a Stamploration die.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Scooter Blue

Hello Nomad friends.  Hope you are having a fun July.  It's been busy, and now it's hot, but still busy.  Hoping to make a few makes this week and kicking off the fun with this cute bunny on a scooter.

I used a sizzix embossing folder on brown card and gold aztec paint.  The Craft Passion bunny is a cut out image and the hearts were triple embossed with red embossing powder

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Happy Jingle and Magic

Hello Nomad friends.  I have some red, white and blue Christmas in July inspiration for your today.

 

 

I've made some artist trading coins with Carmen's Veranda Elf and Lost Coast Designs PMC Circle Frame background.  Words selected from the Misc. Words set.  I cut my coins with studio light dies.

Aren't they adorbs!!

 

 

Join the Christmas In July fun at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and ink up your stamped anythings featuring Christmas!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Allsorts Challenge 827 - For a Child/AG
Tag Along and ATC Challenge - In The Garden/AG

Turtle Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a real, handmade, snail mail card, everyone's a winner at the Card Chain Challenge.  I sent my card to first time player Ashwini in India this month.  Welcome to the fun Ashwini.  The postal gods were good and my card arrived in good time!!  Miracles happen LOL.  

I went with the sketch, the something beginning with Tu and friendship options.  My Crafty Individuals turtle is swimming through a sea of Craft Individuals patterned paper.  The sentiment is from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes stamp set.

Hop over and check out the awesome card REVEAL 

If you would like to join the exchange you can SIGN UP.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Allsorts Challenge 826 - Seaside 

 

Chihoahoa

Hello Nomad friends.  Happy July!!  Halfway to the silly season and over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we are all about Christmas this month.  I am also elfing out with Jo's 100th Christmas Kickstart Challenge!!  Awesome achievement and so much fun to be Jo's elf for this special challenge.  The theme is Merry Go Round and we want to see spots, dots and circles on your xmas cards. 

I've used the gorgeous Taco John from Lost Coast Designs and given him some furry baubles to bark at, created using Lost Coast Designs small Circle Shadow Frame and a bit of gold sharpie doodling.  Taco John borrowed his hat from Lost Coast Designs Santa Mona.  She is very good at lending it out and so stylish TJ!!

So, the choice is yours!

Anything Christmas with real stamping at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity 

and Christmas including some circular things at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge. 

 Hope to see you both places.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes  
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Red, White and/or Blue
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Furry Friends
Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge 131 - Alles Mag Kerst