Kitty Kisses

Hello Nomad friends.  We have had some thunder. lightning and rain so the temperatures have come down to a cool 21°C!!!  A little reminder for you all that today is the last day to comment on the Card Chain Challenge 3000 cards blog hop.  

There are some fabulous sponsors and also some other games on the blog.  If you haven't checked out all the poetry for Game 3 then I highly recommend it.  If you are feeling poetic then add your own for a chance to win a fun stamp prize from Lost Coast Designs.  Open to everyone......

Since it cooled down a bit Mr Mojo raised his head and asked 'Is it Christmas yet'??  Well, no, but it is Rudolf days!! which is almost the same thing, so here we go, with additional inspiration supplied by a number of other fab challenges...........

I used a MFT sketch, a Winnie and Walter round tag die, a crazy cat was sent by my friend Cat in Maryland, thanks Cat, and a die cut santa hat.  The Mistletoe is a Thirsty Brush Company stamp which I won over at the ABC Christmas challenge.  I used a patterned card base and various scraps.

I don't usually decorate inside but...... I wanted to use the fun Meet Me Under the Mistletoe sentiment.  The patterned card base was too pretty to totally cover so I cut a smaller insert from green paper with a fancy die and stamped the large mistletoe and the sentiment.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 32 - Care To Tag Along
ABC Christmas Challenge - L is for Love
June Rudolph Days Challenge
Allsorts Challenge Week 578 - So Cute
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 496
Get Cracking on Christmas

Colouring Like a Girl

Hello Nomad friends.  There's a new challenge in blogland and it's being run by some crafty blokes.  All the challenges are going to be masculine themed, which is great to help with those difficult male cards, and they are kicking off with Cars.  Now, I gotta admit I am not a petrol head, although I have a number of nephews who are, so I am going to apologise in advance for my colouring of this car, which I realise is far from perfect. 

Some time ago I saw this Trading It Amy Design Car Frame die and I couldn't resist.  I loved the cool circles and the car.  But I've never used it!!!  Today I spotted it while looking for something else and decided today was the day!  I cut it from some retro patterned paper.  I backed the cuts in the car with some black paper that I embossed using the die to give a bit more dimension.  I'm thinking maybe the door panel and that bit on the wing should have remained retro colour!  Say la doo dah!!   Then I decided to colour the car with Promarkers.  I'm actually quite pleased with how it turned out, although I admit the wheels were a bit of a challenge.  I would probably do some things differently next time, but overall, I think it's acceptable.  I used red Promarker for the car body, grey on the grill/mirrors and black on the tyres.  I really like how the pattern from the paper adds some shading to my Promarker colours.  I used the die to cut some gold card for the headlights.  The Gratulerer med Dagen (happy birthday) was cut from a Kort og Godt paper sheet.  I edged it with blue ink and added a couple of green pearls.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Creative Crafting Uncles Challenge #1 - Cars
Nordsalten Hobbyklubb - Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas Challenge - New Things first time using this car frame die
Hobbykunst Januar Utfordring - Dies
Papirdukkene Januar Utfordring - Dies
Scrappesyken - Gratulerer Med Dagen

Asian Blue

Hello.  Welcome.  Just wanted to share this blue die cut card with a bit of an oriental theme.

Dark blue base card.  I cut the medium blue panel edges with one of the dies from Poppystamps Pierced Border set.  The birds are also Poppystamps dies, Birds In Flight, and the Asian Scene is by Amy Design.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Poppystamps Challenge 60 - Anything Goes
Ally's Angels Challenge 26 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Monochrome
Papercraft Challenge 46 - No Designer Paper

Walkies

Hello.  Welcome.  The day after the night before and lots of places are still celebrating World Card Making Day.  I think it's totally acceptable to celebrate a day all week!  Party on!!!!!   Here's a birthday card I made using CC Designs adorable Asian Meoples.

I covered my card front with a scrap of patterned paper.  I know it's pretty!!  But sometimes we have to use the pretty papers too!!!!!  I did a bit of fancy die cutting with Amy Design Asian Scene die so it didn't cut at the bottom and then I used a craft knife to cut the rest of the aperture out.  I stamped the sentiment and embossed with white powder.  I stamped the girl and panda from the Meoples set, coloured with Promarkers, fussy cut and added them to the scene.

Thanks for dropping by.  Off to be crafty.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
CC Designs WCMD Game #2 - Make a Card
Dies R Us Challenge 106 - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp WCMD
Scrappiness Utfordring 9 - Høstfarger
Scrappegarasjen Utfordring 48 - Høst