Winter Is Coming!!!!

Hello Nomad friends.  Last one for today I promise.  I am currently dreaming of hot chocolate and marshmallows.  Here's a snowman to keep you amused.

Isn't he cutealicious!!  I used a hammered card base for that snowy look.  I added a piece of glossy patterned paper that I cut away at the bottom for that snowy drift look.  Snowman is sizzix dies cut from lots of white scraps and a few other colours.  The sentiment is a flattened bottle cap and says merry christmas in Norwegian, but you knew that didn't you.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert 
Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers- Falling for the Holidays
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Get Ready for Xmas 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add Some Text 

Santa Seminar - Shakin' All Over

Hello Nomad friends.  Yep, me again.  Here with a shaker card and santa with some advice on shakers.  Love em?? Hate em??  Today santa is having fun strutting his stuff and shakin' his trees. 

Can't get enough of that wiggly circle die and paired kraft and plaid and sizzix papercraft santa.  I stamped the sentiments and snowflakes using Kort og Godt stamps and black archival.  I filled the shaker with little christmas trees.  Shake it santa, shake it!!  Added a few narrow strips of red for a fun broken border.  Santa is all scraps and the kraft is a ex-pizza box.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert 
Snippets Playground Challenge 517 
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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Get Ready for Xmas 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add Some Text 

Wooden Gnomes

Hello Nomad friends.  I hope you are having a lovely day.  I have made a few chrissymassy things today in between doing a few little jobs in the garden, so, all in all, a good and productive day.  Here's some little tags for some packages using some paper scraps cut with the wiggly circle die from Kort og Godt.

These are 7cm tags so cute but big enough to be able to write on LOL.  I have been chopping up this pink snowflake paper the last few days so I cut the bits I had left for 5 tags.  Then I found a bit of green with dots on it and a white back and used that behind.  I rattled through the white scraps and used a fancy spellbinders die to cut them into shape and stamp the Kort og Godt sentiment.  The gnomes are little wooden dudes I have had hanging around for a while.  Aren't they cute.  I finished with some red glittery twine.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Tag-along and ATC's Challenge - Autumn opt AG
Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers- Falling for the Holidays
Allsorts Challenge 834 - Traditional Xmas Colours
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Get Ready for Xmas 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add Some Text 
As You Like It Challenge - Ribbon or Twine twine, because I have so much, and because you don't have to iron twine

 

A Side Order of Santa

Hello Nomad friends.  Hope you are having a wonderful and creative weekend.  I am feeling the jingle this weekend and want to kickoff with a slanted easel card.  This is the first time I have made one of these and I didn't make it easier for myself by using a shaped card base and a directional paper.  Ah well, I think it kinda works OK.

Here it is closed for sending.  I used sizzix patterned paper and Retro Santa dies with scraps.  I cut my base with a Kort og Godt fancy die that I love.   I am sure it will be featuring again soon......

 My easel opens to the side and I used some more scraps and stamps from Kort og Godt for my sentiment panel stop with snowflakes and a couple of star brads.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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De-Egel September Challenge 210 - Shaped Card
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Allsorts Challenge 834 - Traditional Xmas Colours
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Get Ready for Xmas 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add Some Text 

Halloween Darling

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with another Halloween inspired make for the 31 Days of Halloween celebration.  Today I have made a slimline card using Carmen's Veranda sentiment and Staircase with Lost Coast Designs Dark Girl Dolly, Fourth Dimension and Bat Boy. 

I stamped part of Lost Coast Designs Fourth Dimension on the bottom of the card in black ink and added some pink distress colour.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Staircase with grey ink and gave it a old paper distress ink colour and fussy cut.  Dark Girl Dolly was stamped on white card, coloured with promarkers and fussy cut.  The bats were left over from my day 11 make.  For the sentiment I used Carmen's Veranda Hot and Sexy sentiment, which is usually birthday orientated.  I stamped the top part of the sentiment, added the words 'for Halloween' and then stamped the bottom part of the sentiment.  I arranged all the elements on the card base and done!!

 

 

Hop over and join the fun.  Link up your Halloween inspired projects, anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped sentiment in a sea of die cuts or digi images will not qualify to win the prize and you may be deleted or fed to the giant pumpkin!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha. 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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We Love Stamping October Challenge - Autumn opt AG 
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers 267 - S is for Spooky 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add Some Text 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Colourful 
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - Anything Goes Halloween 

 

Square Bats That Look Round

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today sharing some inspiration for the 31 Days of Halloween celebration.  The team are posting awesome Halloween related makes every day this month and we want to invite you to join us, so do hop over and check out the fun.

Today I made a forest scene using Lost Coast Designs Dracula, Tall Trees Background and Bat Boy

 

I made the background using the second alcohol ink background I made the other day.  I had already made one and was just stamping off the inks still on the felt pad, so this one is more subtle.  I used Midnight archival ink and stamped the Tall Trees and used Sunflower archival in a circle of felt for the moon.  Then I stamped Dracula and Bat Boy on white card and coloured with distress markers.  I fussy cut dracula and the heads of the bat boys and added them to the card. 

 

 

Link up your Halloween inspired projects.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped sentiment in a sea of die cuts or digi images will not qualify to win the prize and you may be deleted or fed to the giant pumpkin!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha. 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Stamping Sensations October Challenge - Autumn opt AG 
Papercraft Challenge 122 - Amazing Autumn
Simon Says Stamp World Card Making Day 2025 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Colourful 
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - Anything Goes Halloween

Vampire Pig

Hello Nomad friends.  Do I have your attention bwahhhaaaaahahahaaaaaaa!!

Today I decided to clear of one of my chuck boxes.  I have a couple of these.  When the desk is full and I finally run out of patience I sweep everything into a box and declare it cleaned up!!   Problem is, the stuff tends to remain in these boxes.  So today I grabbed one and went through it.  Now some people would be tempted to just chuck the lot, but since I found three dies, a mound of stamped images, some already fussy cut, and a number of other interesting things, I am glad I took the time to go through it.   This card is made up of bits from the box, with a few tiny shiny negative cuts that should have made the bin, but didn't.

OK, let's show how my weird brain works and try and name those bits!!!  That Count Porkula, I think he's from DRS.  Adorbs!!!!  The skully danger sign is VLVS I think.  The witch is a left over from a Taylored Expressions die.  Having a blank on the poison bottle...... Any ideas???  The craft and white embossed 'hill' is a Rubber Dance stamp.  The layered hello is Stamplorations dies I think.  Then a few other scraps and of course those sparkly bits, all mounted on a green pearlescent card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  More chuck box bits tomorrow I hope.  Hugz  

Joining the fun at
Stamping Sensations October Challenge - Autumn opt AG 
Papercraft Challenge 122 - Amazing Autumn
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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Colourful 
Allsorts Challenge 833 - Woodland Critters I'm going with wild pig bwahahahhaahahaa

 

50 Shades of Pink

Hello Nomad friends.  Lots of places are looking for pink, and Jo wants snow over at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge so.....

I used the lovely sketch from 52 Weeks to Christmas and the adorably cute Penny Black woodblock Ginger Girl.

I hit the scrap box for most of the bits I used on this card.  Must organise this in colours!!!

Inside I stamped the ginger cutie and a happy Christmas sentiment

I coloured the ginger girl with distress markers and went hunting for a pink snowflake brad.  Oh, no a vital missing piece from the stash!!  But, I found a white one and coloured with Promarker for the perfect embellishment!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Christmas Kickstart Challenge #103 - Snow Alert 
52 Weeks to Christmas October Challenge - Sketch 
Snippets Playground Challenge 516 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Think Pink 
Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge 145- AG Xmas 
Simon Says Stamp World Card Making Day 2025 
Penny Black Saturday Challenge October - AG opt Too Cute to Spook

Napkins and Tea Lights

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a gift box today that holds serviettes and tealights.  A perfect hostess gift or a nice christmas thing to have on hand.

 

 I used some snowball patterned card for the lid of the box and added some scallop cut scraps and a lovely printed image from a Maja Design patterned paper.  I tied with some red and gold twine and added a couple of layered Kort og Godt die cuts for the tag. 

Inside I added a pack of pretty serviettes and 4 scented tea lights.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap Challenge 14 - AG with patterned paper 
The Outlawz Challenge Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone
The Outlawz Challenge October Linky 
Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge 145- AG Xmas 

Goat Skull on Autumn Leaves

Hello Nomad friends.  Don't you just love Spooktober!!!   It is surely the most wonderful time of the year (part 1).   I have my first project of the month long 31 Days of Halloween Celebration over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  Today I have been playing with alcohol inks and Lost Coast Designs Large Goat Skull.

I made the background using drops of pink, green and yellow alcohol ink on a felt pad and dabbing it all over my glossy card.  Then I stamped Lost Coast Designs Leaves Background using orange and pink inks.  I stamped the Goat Skull on white card with black archival ink, fussy cut and added it to the card.  I coloured the flower with purple distress markers and finally stamped part of Carmen's Veranda Witches Go Riding sentiment.

 

Link up your Halloween inspired projects.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped sentiment in a sea of die cuts or digi images will not qualify to win the prize and you may be deleted or fed to the giant pumpkin!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha. 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Stamping Sensations October Challenge - Autumn opt AG 
Papercraft Challenge 122 - Amazing Autumn
Simon Says Stamp World Card Making Day 2025
Promarker Challenge Week 808 - Autumn Colours 
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge - Anything Goes Halloween
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers 267 - S is for Spooky 

Somebunny Has a Birthday

Hello Nomad friends.  I think this bunny is my favourite stamp from Uniko.

For the background panel I used a second alcohol ink background that I made earlier today.  It's paler that the first one as I was just using up the ink on the pad.  I found a flowery scrap and cut it with a circle die.  I stamped the bunny on a scrap of pink leafy paper, do-crafts I think, and added a little distress marker pink colour to feet and ears.  The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Uniko Studio World Card Making Day 2025
Lunar New Year Challenge October 2025
Allsorts Challenge 833 - Woodland Critters
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Think Pink 
Simon Says Stamp World Card Making Day 2025 

Whining With Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  Hope you are having a wonderful Sunday.  Yesterday was World Card Making Day and I did try LOL.  Today it's a perfect day to craft so I made a card and I'm going to chase a few WCMD challenges that are still open.

I recently rediscovered wood block stamps LOL.  Rubber is the best to stamp with and in the good old days wood blocks were the bees knees!!  I recently picked up some oldies, but goodies and these two friend, Art Impressions U-2837, are wineing together.  The background is navy card embossed with Nellie Snellen Summer Flowers embossing folder.  I smeared with Midnight archival ink to make the embossing pop.  I cut a piece of patterned paper for a hill and stamped, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut the two friends.  The sentiment is a Paperdesigns die with a pun on the word Friends.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Art Impressions Stamps Challenge #413 - In The Navy
Art Impressions Stamps October Monthly Challenge
Simon Says Stamp World Card Making Day 2025
Girlz Creative Splash It With Colour Challenge 5 - Blue 
Promarker Challenge Week 808 - Autumn Colours