Sssplendid Flowers

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the year of the Snake.  I don't have much snakey stash, but I did find this Hero Arts Snake stencil.  I've used it on some panels I cut when I was doing a 'poloroid' project.  

There!!  Ssubtley ssnakey!!  I added a big beautiful Hero Arts Paper Layering Swirl Flower which I cut from red card and gold glitter paper.  Love how the sections fold out on this pretty die.  Then I added a little Memory Box chippy birthday sentiment.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Friends Forever

Hello Nomad friends.  Memory Box has a friendship challenge this month.  I am all about friends.  So I made a card using this cute little Sitting Sparrow die, which always makes me think of my friend Linda.  I also used my most favouritest friend sentiment from Crafty Individuals.

I used an orange panel and cut Memory Box Tree of Wonder out of it.  Then I embossed with Simon Says Stamp Fireworks folder.  I backed the orange panle with some Simple Stories patterned paper.  I stamped the Crafty Individuals sentiment on a strip of white card and die cut Memory Box Sitting Sparrow from scraps of craft and plaid.

Thanks for dropping by.  HUGZ

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A Story to Tell

Hello Nomad friends.  I love real books.  Easy to sit down and get lost in the pages.  I've used a couple of Waffle Flower stamp sets to make this card featuring books.  

The big book from Waffle Flower Book and Coffee set I stamped 4 times on the white card base and also the bear with the book on a separate piece of card and cut with a circle die.  Then I used various sentiments and icons from Waffle Flower Recharge set on the background book and on the cut circle.  I popped the cut circle up on a piece of foam for extra suspense.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Kiss Me Quick

Hello Nomad friends.  Just a quick little thing

I've made a bookmark using Waffle Flower Seagull die and some red glitter pipecleaners.

It's a long neck seagull bwahhahahahhahahahaa

Aren't you glad you dropped by!!   Thanks for your visit.  HUGZ

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The Boys Are Back In Town

Hello Nomad friends.  I stumbled and fell with a shaker I was attempting but this confirmation card has turned out rather splendid.

  

I used a large nesting shape die set from Kort og Godt for the card base and panel.  The boy is a stamp die combo also from Kort og Godt, as is the stamped sentiment on the screen.  The laptop is a Marianne Design die.  Maybe I shouldn't have put the screen on the squiff? but it seemed a good design idea at the time.   The gratulerer (congratulations) is a Papirdesign die.  Confirmation is a big thing here in Norway, so always nice to have a few on hand for when the celebrations begin.   Everything except the base and panel are snippets.  The white card is an ex-tea box!!   

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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NIce

Hello Nomad friends.  It's warmed up.  Not really ice cream warm, but I wanted to share this mini-slimline card using Poppystamps Grand Whittle Ice Cream Cone die.  

It's kinda CAS, except for that crazy busy purple background.  Scraps were used for my caramel latte ice cream cone and for the sentiment strip, which is a bit wiggly, cos I have previously chopped up this lovely sentiment from Rubber Dance and I had to jiggle it back together.  I used extra scraps to layer up the ice cream cone so it pops a bit from the card base.

Thanks for dropping by.  Warm weather brought rain so I might just make a cuppa and hunker down for some more Saturday afternoon crafting.  Hugz

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Oh Valentine

Hello Nomad friends.  Happy Valentines Day.  Hope you got a little extra love today.  I was doing a bit of gardening this afternoon, beating some errant ivy into submission, and then it snowed! Well!!  Really??!!  Luckily I did take a fun video of my hens attacking some lettuces before the white stuff came down.  I'll add it in at the end of the post just for some extra action, but first........

Over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we are all about Fruit, Flower and Foliage all this month.  I incorporated a few hearts and flowers for this fun birthday card.

I used Lost Coast Designs Heart and Curls Border stamped down each side of my card panel with mulberry ink.  Then I masked and stamped Lost Coast Designs ATC Doodle Flower multiple times with sunflower ink.  I stamped, coloured and fussy cut Lost Coast Designs Day of the Dead Woman and added her to the bottom of the stamped panel.  Finally I added the Carmen's Veranda Hot and Sexy sentiment which I stamped on a scrap of white card.  

 

 

It's Fruit, Flower and Foliage all this month at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity so don't forget to check out all the gorgeous makes from the team and link up your own for a chance to win.  

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Shadow of an Elf

Hello Nomad friends.   Another lovely sunny cold day here today.  Enjoying the solar power so much.  It really does raise the spirits and energy levels.  Might wrap up and go sit outside, but probably just admire it from the safety and warmth of the kitchen LOL.  

Sharing a pretty little easel Christmas card today.  I am not sure who made these pretty papers, cos they came from a friend, but they could be stamperia???  

For the front of the card I used a printed sheet with an arch and flowery winter scene.  I mounted it on my front panel and cut around the edge of the arch to give a pretty shape.  Then I added the panel to the easel base, covered the bit at the top that you see with another piece of the pretty paper and rounded the corners.  I cut the Studio Designs Elf from another piece of the paper and added her to the card.  I cut two tiny hearts from silver glitter card to add to the baubles and glitter glued the snowy fields at the base of the panel.

I used the same paper that I cut the elf from to line the inside of the card and added a die cut stamped panel for the easel stopper, die and stamp from Kort og Godt.  God Jul = Merry Christmas

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

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Puppy Cute

Hello Nomad friends.  It's been a while since my last blogpost.  We have been having sunny days, for the two hours the sun clears the mountains, but baby, it's cold out there.  The snowdrops and crocus are braving the chill!  Me thinks they are being a bit too keen, but it is lovely to see them.  I decided to knuckle down this evening and join the Pink and Main Challenge which restarted in January.  I love Pink and Main cute stamps and I even found some pretty papers to help me along.

Plenty birthdays looming and plenty dog lovers in my family.  I used this cute pup, paw and sentiment from Pink and Main Hot Dog stamp set and the stripey papers are their Good Vibes papers.  The heart papers was a scrap that was lurking on my desk, and since it's the month of love I decided to incorporate it into my design.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Whack a Kitty

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 card, everyone is a winner!!   Brilliant concept, faultlessly executed every month.  Well, maybe not faultlessly bwahahhaahahaa.  Forgot to photo my card last month!  This month I forgot to write in it!!  Sorry Kath, I was probably too busy playing with it ho ho oh!!!

 But!! I just have to say I managed to use ALL the options this month!!   Not sure I have ever managed that before.  Full House!!!   This is the card I sent to Kath in the UK.

Isn't he cute!!!   I used Lost Coast Designs Fat Cat stamp and added a die cut moustache to cover the cat and moustache options.  I used the colours of walnut, lavender and jade and the sketch.  It's a twister card, made with scraps, and the friendship option will be revealed shortly.  Full House!!!

Ta Dah.  In addition to the Lost Coast Designs Fat Cat I also used Lost Coast Designs Large Foliage stamp and the large flower from ATC Doodle Flowers stamp.  There is method in my madness because the new challenge at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity is Fruit, Flowers and Foliage.  The cat was stamped on some kraft scraps from pizza box and a lolly box.  I also used scraps of black for moustaches, green scraps for circles and purple scraps for the flowers.  Full details and step by step over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  

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Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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