Happy Jingle and Magic

Hello Nomad friends.  I have some red, white and blue Christmas in July inspiration for your today.

 

 

I've made some artist trading coins with Carmen's Veranda Elf and Lost Coast Designs PMC Circle Frame background.  Words selected from the Misc. Words set.  I cut my coins with studio light dies.

Aren't they adorbs!!

 

 

Join the Christmas In July fun at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and ink up your stamped anythings featuring Christmas!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Red, White and/or Blue 
Allsorts Challenge 827 - For a Child/AG
Tag Along and ATC Challenge - In The Garden/AG

Tulip Time

Hello Nomad friends.  I made some Tulip artist trading coins using Gummiapan tulip die and lots and lots of scraps.  Artist Trading Coins are 2.5" diameter and a very fun size for mini art.

I cut pink bases, some green scraps for background highlights and then lots of bits of pinks for the tulip heads.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Snippets Playground Challenge 456
Scrappelyst Utfordring for Juni - Blomster

Bridge of Dreams

Hello Nomad friends.  Seems my plan to post more often is a bit of a bust.  The weather has been lovely, although today's 28°C in the shade (41°C in the sun!!) did put a damper on most outdoor activities.  Watering the plants and me sitting in the shade were high on the agenda.  There was a brisk breeze, which made sitting in the shade pretty pleasant, but put paid to my intentions to do some outdoor paper crafting.  Even so I have managed to get these artist trading coins finished.

I've used Gummiapan stamps and dies.  Aren't those Troll kids adorable and I really like the stone bridge too.  I also used three stamps from the 2021 advent calendar in the background.

Thanks for dropping by. Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Not A Card

Unicorn Snacks

Hello Nomad friends.   What do unicorns eat???  
Seems they are partial to chocolate, coffee and cake...

I used a die to cut my artist trading coins (2.5" diameter) from slightly grungy designer card.  I stamped Gummiapan Unicorn using black archival and masked.  I stamped various parts of three Gummiapan sentiments relating to food and drink.  Then I stamped Gummiapan small chevron numerous times with Dandelion archival ink.  I used bright distress ink markers and scribbled in the background colour.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Allsorts Challenge Week 624 - Anything Goes
We Love Chocolate Baroque Challenge - Bright Sunny Colours
Creative Fingers Challenge 208 - AG
Papercraft Challenge 70 - Anything Goes

Bats, Cats and Splatts

Hello Nomad friends.  There's a fun challenge in a brand new ATC group by Gummiapan and they want us to show them our cellars, so I put together a creepy mouldy background and added some cellar denizens on some Artist Trading Coins.

 

 

I started by cutting some ATCoins from pale blue card using a 2.5" diameter circle die.  Then I randomly stamped them with Gummiapan Distressed Grid and Splat stamps using Memento London Fog ink.

I decided my cellar needed more mould so I used the Splat stamp again with Bluebird and Prickley Pear archival inks.  I grunged the edges with Cracked Sapphire and Stormy Sky distress ink.

To finish I stamped Gummiapan's Tiny Bats and the Silhouette Cat, the bats with black archival, the cats are a combo of black and blue.  I liked that the ink pad gave some texture on the solid cat stamp so I decided to use it as a fun feature.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Gummiapan ATC Challenge - In the Cellar
Stamplorations Things With Wings Linky Party
Creative Fingers Challenge 207 - AG

Feeling Small

Hello Nomad friends!!  The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Mini Me challenge closes at 23.59 PST tonight!  Get stamping those little projects, tags, bookmarks, ATC's etc. and join the fun for a chance to win.  I made a threesome of Artist Trading Coins using Lost Coast Designs Dark Girls and Pieces of Calligraphy and a little bit of green........

 

I used a stitch die to cut my coins from card.  I stamped the Dark Girls with black archival ink, masked them and stamped the Pieces of Calligraphy with Library Green archival ink.  I coloured the girls with Promarkers and edged the coins with the green archival ink.  Simply so much fun!!

Due to the mass cancellation of stamp/scrapbook shows Linda is running an online virtual convention.   Use coupon code QUARANTINE to get 25% off any purchase of Lost Coast Designs or Carmen's Veranda stamps.  Katzelkraft stamps, stamp accessories and Stencil Girl stencils are not included in the sale.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

My Dark Girl ATC's are joining the fun at
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Add Some Green
Scrap the Rainbow Utfordring Mars - Grønt
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - A Bit O Green
Allsorts Challenge Week 615 - Stamped Image

31 Days of Halloween Day 30 - Into the Between

Hello spooktastic friends.  Looks like it's gonna be a full moon Halloween.  Bootastic!!!!

I made three artist trading coins (2.5" diameter) using stamps from Lost Coast Designs.  I stamped the sunflower using Dandelion archival and then stamped with brown archival and one of the Pieces of Calligraphy stamps.  I stamped Happy Cat in three different archival inks on white card, fussy cut them and added them to the coins.  I edged them with archival ink and added a few die cut bats.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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2020 Cat Lovers Hop
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Stamplorations October Theme and Prompt Challenge
Double D Challenge - October , what does it mean to you?

Have a Cupcake

Hello Nomad friends.  Grey day needs bright colours.
And cake.....

Artist Trading Coins cut using a 2.5" stitch die from raspberry card.  I cut Aall and Create #13 die from some music patterned card and divided it between the three coins.   I stamped the cupcake from Aall and Create #106 The Mad Heater set, coloured with sharpies and distress markers and added some glitter glue sprinkles.  The 'have a' is from Aall and Create #100 Furry Friends set.  

Have a wonderful evening.  I hope you have cake.  Hugz

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Veselahiska Izziv 10 - Sadje
Art Piaskownica Mixed Media -Stemple

Fly Fly Coins

Hello Nomad friends.  I had an idea!!
Mr Mojo is full of them at the moment!!! 

I wanted to make some Artist Trading Coins using black card as the base.  This ended up as a bit more of an experiment than I had thought, but the result is quite sweet me thinks......

All the details, trials and triumphs are over at the Rubber Dance blog.  Hop over and check out some tips on stamping on black backgrounds.  I used Blackberry Bazzill card for the bases cut with a 2.5" stitched circle die.  I used Rubber Dance Fly Fly Flowers stamp and a variety of archival, distress oxide and Taylored Expressions white ink.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
We Love Chocolate Baroque Challenge - Wings
That's Crafty ATCoin Challenge
Allsorts Challenge Week 589 - I Love..... I love artist trading coins, dark backgrounds and Rubber Dance stamps
Ally's Angels Challenge 38 - Anything Goes

2020 Coins

Hello Nomad friends.  Made some Artist Trading Coins (2,5" diameter) using stencils and Katzelkraft Humanoid stamp.

Quirky eh??  I die cut MME paper with a stitch die.  I stencilled the words with Dried Marigold distress and a TH stencil. I stamped Katzelkraft Humanoid and coloured with distress markers.  I outlined the coins with an orange Promarker and then stencilled the numbers using Festive Berries distress and a TCW numbers stencil.

 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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That's Crafty ATCoin Challenge
Allsorts Challenge Week 588 - Use a Hand Coloured Image
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stamp it
Country View September Challenge - Complimentary Colours

Circles From Squares

Hello Nomad friends.  New month, new challenges.  Over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity we are Going Vegetarian.  Grab you tree, flower, fruit, vegetable, seaweed, etc stamps and share your botanical makes with us.  I made some Artist Trading Coins using Lost Coast Designs Leaves Background and Grunge Cat.

I stamped the Leaves Background on patterned paper.

I used a stitch die to cut the coins.

I stamped Grunge Cat on yellow card with orange ink and fussy cut them.  I added the cats and some Misc. Words stamped on the same patterned paper I used for the coins.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Mod Squad Challenge - Your Sweet Pets  
As You Like It Challenge - Cats or Dogs Cats, cos they smell better than dogs

Tropical Fish

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a fun fish card using Brusho's and Rubber Dance stamps.  

I used Sea Green and Turquoise Brusho powders and Rubber Dance Textured Fish, Grungy Sequins and Mixed Media Mark stamps.  The Aloha! is a Stamplorations diecut.

Hop over to the Colourcraft blog for more details and pictures.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Stamplorations May Challenge
Time Out Challenge 162 - Free

The Three C's

Hello Nomad friends.  The weather has been changeable today.  Sun, showers, hail, big winds and even a few flurries of snow!!  Happy May!!!!!!

I've made a set of Artist Trading Coins (2.5" diameter)

I used Crafty Individuals background paper from Book 6: The Seaside.  I cut my ATCoins using a circle stitch die and made sure I had a seagull image in each circle.  Then I stamped and fussy cut the seagull from Crafty Individuals Seagull Adventure three times.  He's standing on suitcases and I ripped a piece of sandy coloured paper to place behind each of the seagulls.  For the third coin I snipped the legs and suitcases off the bird, trimmed the suitcases and rotated them to act as a post for him to rest on.

Calling this one Seize Today

Calling this one Sees Today

Calling this one Seas Today.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Crafty Individuals Challenge - ATC's
Friendship Challenge 53 - Alles Was Fliegen Kann 2/2
Ink Art Designs Stamping Playground

Who, Hoo and Whoo - 31 Days of Halloween Day 17

Hello my midnight friends.  Tonight he owls are out in a trio of colour.  I made some Artist Trading Coins using Dylusions Heads and Tails owl.  I like to make my coins in threes and I used slightly different colours for each.

Ears are important to an owl so after I stamped them on grey woodgrain card I cut them so I could have them in front of my circle die when I cut the coins.   Then I coloured with Promarkers.

Using a black Promarker I added two lines for a body and coloured the area between to match the owl colours.

I used a black Promarker to add a slightly different pattern to the background of each coin.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Halloween
Stamplorations October Theme and Photo Prompt Challenge stamp and 3 colours
LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2019
Repeat Impressions DCC O219 - Circles 

BWAHahahahaaHAAhahahaaa 31 Days of Halloween Day 1

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the most wonderful month of the year and there is a huge 31 Days of Halloween party the whole of October over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.   If you are making Halloween inspired makes using real rubber/clear stamps you should check it out.  Rubber stamps up for grabs, and maybe a few tricks and treats throughout the month.  So get your spook on and join the fun.  Take it away boys.........

I cut my Artist Trading Coins (2.5" diameter) from patterned paper and stamped Lost Coast Designs PMC Circle Frame on them using black archival ink.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Creepy Dolls Frank, Mummy and Dracula, coloured them with Promarkers and gel pens and fussy cut them.  What a trio!!!

The Lost Coast Designs team is posting every single day this month so do hop over and check out the amazing projects, leave us a little love and link up your stamped Halloween inspired projects for a chance to win Lost Coast Design $$$$'s!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Dream In Darkness 
Emerald Creek Dares - Little Shop of Horrors 
LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2019
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes Challenge 

Rose Red, Orange and Purple

Hello Nomad friends.  It's a lovely sunny day here in southern Norway and I got to sit out in the garden and watercolour the images I used to make these Artist Trading coins.  It felt so delightful to sit with the warm sun on my back colouring in natural light.  Bliss!

I made a set of three coins using the gorgeous Owlynn stamp from Lost Coast Designs.

Hop over to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity blog for more pictures and all the details.

 Don't forget to link up your stamped floral makes to the Blooming Lovely challenge.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Ellibelle's Corner Crafty Wednesday April - Wings, Tails or Spring Blossoms
Dream in Darkness
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