In the Twilight Burning

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal.  25 amazing cardmakers took part in the November exchange and cards went whizzing their way around the planet.  Some are still whizzing, but I am hopeful they will soon all land safely.  I received a beautiful card from Michaela in Austria, thanks Michaela, and my card went to Wendy in Ireland.  Top of the morning to you Wendy.

 

 I went with the colour options, and if anyone other than me is not sure, Crackling Campfire is not red!!   Good job we don't expect exact colour matching bwhahahaahahaa.  I also went with the feather option, choosing to leave mine on the bird, and abstract, doing a little abstract stencilling in the background using bits from a sizzix layered set.  The gorgeous toucan is a Creative Expressions Papercuts die on it's first outing (NBUS) and I offset the stencilled panel on my pale blue cardbase.

 

 If you would like to see all the cards that were sent this month hop over and check out the REVEAL 

If you would like to join the fun the November SIGN UP is open until the 6th 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Use Dies
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
NBUS Challenge 81 

Sketchy Santa

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the last of November.  Happy Birthday Mum.  Hope you have an awesome day.  There are still a couple of challenges I wanted to join in with so I made another Christmas card.  I am sure they will come in handy lol.   

For this card I used offcuts from Laserowe Love Winter Fun patterned papers, bits or red and white card. The santa and parcel are clip outs that came with the patterned paper set.  I also used Hero Arts Winter Hearth dies and stamps for the fireplace and stocking and Hero Arts Jingle All The Way for the candy cane.

The card design is based on a sketch over at Scrappehygge med Scrappehuset which gives a fun pocket.  Might get a christmas tea bag in there.......

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero November Challenge - Use Scraps
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Rudolph Days Challenge 
Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge 153 - Alles Mag

Simple, Bold and Snake!!!!

Hello Nomad friends.  I know many people don't like snakes, so please look away now.  

For all you brave souls and ophiophiles, this one is pretty adorable.

I stamped the Hero Arts Happy Birthday from Bandicoot & Friends set on the yellow panel and embossed with Simon Says Stamp Circle Hoops embossing folder.   I die cut the Provocraft snake and Papirdesign postage stamp  from scraps og card and layered them up for a bold expression of colours.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Lunar New Year Challenge November
Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero November Challenge - Use Scraps
Girlz Makes Guyz Cards Challenge 33 - Birthday for a Man
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes  
Allsorts Challenge 837 - Sentiment in Focus opt AG 
NBUS Challenge 80 the snake is a really old die, but I just bought him, so I'm actually pretty quick with his conversion from NBUS to US, and the postage die I have had a while but first outing today.

Falling Off The Christmas Wagon

Hello Nomad friends.   Whilst digging out my angel earlier I also spotted this hare die.  Bunnies and hares have a special place in my heart and I decided to go masculine and plaid and make a birthday card tag combo.  

The grey plaid card is from Card Creations, and yes, it's that old!!!   But isn't it pretty.  I cut the sizzix hare from ex-beer box kraft and the moon is blue glitter card.  I used Stamplorations Luggage Tag die.

I was going for a standard 10cm x 15cm card, but mini-slimline seem to suit better.   Small is beautiful.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Girlz Makes Guyz Cards Challenge 33 - Birthday for a Man
Tag Along and ATC Challenge - Add Some Texture opt. AG
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Matching Set
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Critters

Angelic Giving

Hello Nomad friends

I've made a few tags this afternoon using scraps and dies

 

I used thin corrugated cardboard from the inside of the cat food box cut with a sizzix tag die and the sizzix angel was cut from a box that came bearing beer!!!   It was looking all environmentally friendly but couldn't resist adding a blue glitter layer cut with a studio light die.  A little stamped God Jul and a bit of twine and good to go.

So good I decided to make it a trio.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Tag Along and ATC Challenge - Add Some Texture opt. AG
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Matching Set
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes  
ABC Christmas Challenge - W is for Wings

Hexogonon

Hello Nomad friends.  Brrrrr, chilly tonight.  Had to find the fluffy bunny slippers.  Here's a little hexagon card with a beautiful owl stamp by Funky Fossil.

 

Keeping it simple with a little smooched distress ink and that lovely distressed stitched hexagon die by Daisy Mae.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Masculine  
We Love Stamping Challenge - Christmas opt AG 
Allsorts Challenge 837 - Sentiment in Focus opt AG

 

Three Little Pigz

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm back!!!!   Did you miss me??   I had a lovely break in the UK with my family.  The journey home was a challenge, but I made it, 20 hours late, and I am so glad to be back.  Today I played with a new fold and this set of cute xmas pigs from Hero Arts that fell in to my bag and followed me home.

 

I used Hero Arts Sending Warm Hogs stamps for the pigs, which were stamped on a scrap of pink card, coloured and fussy cut.  The snowflakes and the sentiment are from the same set.

 

I used a scrap of ex-packaging for my kraft panel and a few snippets of pink for a broken layer behind it.  The two sentiments were stamped on offcuts from the sheet I used for the card base.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Christmas Kickstart Challenge 104 - Just Add Antlers
Stay Crafty with a Blog Named Hero November Challenge - Use Scraps
Snippets Playground Challenge 520