Feeling Blessed

Hello Nomad friends.  Today the postal service was good for me!!   I got a card from my Card Chain Challenge friend Tina in Slovenia, a lovely package of goodies I won at the Snippets Playground, and a huge pack of goodies from my lovely friend Mia in Greece.  I felt the love and am so grateful for all my worldwide friends.  HUGZ

One of the things included in my package from Mia was a beautiful postcard with a lovely message on the back.  I was immediately inspired and have made an autumnal card.

I am impressed with myself that I was able to rip up this lovely postcard because I do have a box of collected postcards.  But I think it made a lovely bit of collage art.  I edged my base card with yellow distress ink and used a panel of white card and finger painted with water and distress inks to get my background. I did some off block stamping with a lavinia stamp to get the foliage and ripped around the edges and images on the postcard.  I added some spellbinder leaves die cut from gold mirror card and some sticker words from Papirdesign which say Harmony, Passion and Friendship.

Here's a pic of all the goodies Mia sent me as part of her name day celebration.  I am already working on ideas for a few more of these things Mia.  Thanks so much.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Craftlandia Challenge 28 - Autumn opt AG 
Allsorts Challenge 859 - Autumn opt AG 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - AG
Inspiration Station Challenge #89 inspired by colours and leaves 

Little Boos

Hello Nomad friends.  Another card using Poppystamps dies.  

 

I love this cute little ghost!!  He comes from Poppystamps Halloween Assemblage.  The background is Poppystamps Leafy Branch Oval which I backed with a piece of paper painted with copper aztec paint.  To finish I added a couple of fun sentiment from Whimsy Stamps Pick Your Poison stamp set.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Poppystamps Challenge 142 - Anything Goes 
Kreativtanten Challenge 117- Forest 
Inspiration Station Challenge #89 inspired by colours and leaves 
Allsorts Challenge 859 - Autumn opt AG
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge 278 - L is for Leaves

 

Big Whittle Deer

Hello Nomad friends.  Here's a simple xmas card I made using Poppystamp dies.

I used Poppystamps Stepped Deco Frame and embossed a piece of heavy white card with it for the background panel.  I cut Poppystamps Grand Whittle Reindeer from brown and white bazzill and the sentiment is memory box greeting tab preprinted chunky card.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Poppystamps Challenge 142 - Anything Goes 

Christmas Kickstart Challenge 112 -  Reindeer Games
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas in September 

The Outlawz Christmas Challenge - September 

The Outlawz Challenges September Linky  

 

Fabulous Fall

Hello Nomad friends.  The month is galloping along at quite a clip and all the autumn jobs are keeping me busy.  Garden time when weather permits and inside trying to get control of my organised chaos when it gets too gloomy outside.  The nights are getting noticeably shorter and the mind turns to warm autumn colours and doing things I have been a bit slow at getting done.  Procrastination is my middle name!

 Those colours do make you fell warm and cosy don't they!!  

I used a leafy patterned paper from Michaels Stores and added a black die cut ballerina from Memory Box called Lady Dancing.  The leaves are Memory Box Gypsy Oak Leaves cut from copper mirri card.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz  

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Memory Box Challenge 132 - Fabulous Fall 
Allsorts Challenge 858 - Sympathy/Thinking of You/Get Well opt AG
Kreativtanten Challenge 117- Forest 
Inspiration Station Challenge #89 inspired by colours and leaves 
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers Challenge 278 - L is for Leaves

Viking In To Wish You A Happy Birthday

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a quick birthday card today with a lovely TH acorns embossing folder and this fun viking stamp from My Favourite Things

Isn't he adorable.  I coloured the viking with distress markers.

Hope you are having a wonderful day.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add Some Texture 
Kreativtanten Challenge 117- Forest 
Inspiration Station Challenge #89 inspired by colours and leaves 
We Love Stamping Challenge - Trees and Leaves opt AG 

Trick or Tequilla

Hello Nomad friends.  Hope you are having a splendiferous day.  I would like to thank Jo for sending me this awesomely fun stamp set by Whimsy Stamps called Pick Your Poison.  I just had to make a bottle tag with it.......

 

 I cut the bottle tag using a Papirdesigns die from card I had blended Twisted Citron, Peeled Paint and Blueprint Sketch distress ink on.  I returned the circle outcut to act as the moon.  I stamped the spooky dudes on white card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and added them to the bottom of the tag.  To finish I stamped the little spider and two of the fun sentiments.  

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

Joining the fun at
Whimsy Stamps September Halloween Challenge
Tag Along (and ATC's) Challenge - Circles opt AG 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stamp It 

The Outlawz Anything But a Card

The Outlawz Challenges September Linky 

Snippets Deer Snippets

Hello Nomad friends.  I was desk diving and found a few blue bits lying close together that seemed to be made for each other.  The gloss white card base was a bad idea for a number of reasons, but I loved arranging these random bits into a fun geometric design.

 I used an acrylic block wrapped with string to stamp my subtle blue lines on the base card with distress ink.  I arranged three triangle snippets, a die cut circle, a tiny spiral and a white snowflake chopped in two.  Then I cut the elizabeth craft deer and added a Papirdesigns chipboard button.  Merry Christmas!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Snippets Playground Challenge 540

Christmas Kickstart Challenge 112 -  Reindeer Games
52 Weeks to Christmas Challenge - CAS Kaart
The Outlawz Christmas Challenge - September 

The Outlawz Challenges September Linky 

Happy Doll

Hello Nomad friends.  It's been a busy sort of a day.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity with some more inspiration for Black and White Plus One Challenge.   I decided to go yellow, cos it's a happy colour and I don't use it enough.

This Lost Coast Designs Oriental Doll stamp always makes me think happy.  I started by stamping Lost Coast Designs Pondscum Background on dark yellow card with black ink.  Then I stamped Oriental Doll with black ink on yellow and white card.  I cut round the yellow doll image removing the chequered border and mounted it on the white version.  I stamped the sentiment from Lost Coast Designs Party Words on white card and mounted on a piece of black.  I added the doll and the sentiment to the stamped background and done!!! 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed my happy oriental doll card.  You have all month to join the fun at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity with your stamped makes using black and white plus one other colour.

We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Papercraft Challenge 133 - Back to Basics
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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stamp It
Paper Funday Challenge 91 - Anything Goes opt Sketch  

Breakfast Chocolate

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some inspiration for the Black and White Plus One Challenge.  I really hope you have a chance to join the fun.  I think this will be a super pretty gallery, and if we get over 20 entries one of you will win a real stamp prize!

Today I have used Carmen's Veranda Kukla and made a simple mixed media card.  This little clown is a favourite of mine.

 

 

I die cut a thin piece of corrugated card from a box with a Simon Says Stamp stitch die.  Love how the corrugated card gets compacted and makes a robust but light panel.  I ripped a piece of A4 white paper and used the two ripped edges to form a mask before stamping Lost Coast Designs Flagstone Background with brown ink.  I found a piece of tree bark, dampened it with a bit of water and pressed it in my die cut machine to flatten it.  When it dried I added it and a small piece of brown die cut card to my stamped panel.  Then I stamped Kukla on white card with black ink, fussy cut him and added him to the card.  To finish I stamped the Carmen's Veranda Not Just For Breakfast sentiment.

 

 

 

You have all month to join the fun with your stamped makes using black and white plus one other colour.

We need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

Don't forget to pop over to the blog and see more awesome inspiration from the team. 

Thanks for dropping by.  HUGZ

 

Joining the fun at
We Love Stamping Challenge - Trees and Leaves opt AG
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stamp It 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stamp It
Paper Funday Challenge 91 - Anything Goes opt Sketch 

 

Starry Starry Bauble

 Hello Nomad friends.  I am a little behind on my xmas card schedule after making none last month, so after tripping over this wooden bauble decoration yet again on my desk I decided it was time to get it used. 

I paired it with a piece of blue card that I had cleaned my brush after using Aztec paint, so it's got some nice pearlescent brushstrokes on it.  I couldn't make up my mind about the bauble hanger dings and in the end cut a star from card and added a Papirdesigns text button.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at

Christmas Kickstart Challenge 112 -  Reindeer Games
52 Weeks to Christmas Challenge - CAS Kaart
Scrappelyst Utfordring - Stjerne 

Allsorts Challenge 857 - All Creatures Great and Small  

Chocolate Mousse

Hello Nomad friends.  Second of the month and time for the August Card Chain Challenge Reveal.   Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a card.  Everyone is a winner!!!!

26 awesome artists exchanged cards around the world this month.  I received a beautiful card from Joanne in the UK and mine winged it's way to Imke in Germany. 

I went with the options of colours,exact matching not required LOL, friendship and mouse.  But I only need to use one so it's all good.  I used a Graphic 45 journal card for my base panel and added some promarker colour to some of the printed elements.  I stamped around a bit with Lost Coast Designs Small Circle Shaddow Frame stamp off block with tan ink and added a die cut hello from Poppystamps.  The mouse id Lost Coast Designs Ta Dah! stamped on grey card and fussy cut.   I added some texture using promarkers to give him a bit of a fluffy look.

If you would like to see all the amazing card that winged their way around the planet for August check out the REVEAL POST. 

If you would like to join the fun SIGN UP HERE. 

Thanks for dropping by.  HUGZ

 

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge 857 - All Creatures Great and Small
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Get in Shape exercise mouse lol
Paper Funday Challenge 91 - Anything Goes opt Sketch

Panda Happy

Hello Nomad friends.  Another new month and new challenges to play along with.   I'd like to thank everyone who continues to keep us entertained and inspired with challenges and prizes.   It's a lot of work to run a challenge and real prizes cost money and postage!!!   Maybe try and support a site this month that you don't usually have a chance to, or maybe a new one to you.  Share the love and make new friends.   

Over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we are challenging you to use Black and White and One Other Colour.  We also require real clear or rubber stamping on your anythings.  I am so looking forward to seeing the linky gallery this month.   It should be very striking!!!  

The team have shared some fun inspiration to get us going and I made a tag with this fun Lost Coast Designs Large Panda.  The tag was cut with a Dasiy Mae die and I randomly stamped elements from Lost Coast Designs Travel Stuff and the Corner Swirl.  I added my stamped and fussy cut Panda and gave him a pink bow.  I stamped the Party Words sentiment on a couple of white scraps, added some pink and white funky wool and done!

Hope you get some time to hop over to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity, check out all the fun B&W + 1 from the team, and maybe join the fun.   We need 20 entries to award the prize.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

Joining the fun at
Tag Along (and ATC's) Challenge - Circles opt AG
Allsorts Challenge 857 - All Creatures Great and Small
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Get in Shape