O' Tis The Moon

Hello Nomad friends.  Playing with some new goodies this evening.  Also finding new places to play and new inspiration, so all is great in my crafty corner tonight.   I really like the sizzix colourize dies and I've added Otis to my collection.  Lots of layers and dimension on this one and as usual, a great way to use up the scraps.

I used a cream textured card base and added a chipboard frame that I cut using Daisy Mae Torn Edge Stitched hexagon dies.  I cut the greyboard three times to give me a nice thick frame and then painted with Colourcraft Aztec Gold paint.  I cut all the bits for Otis the moon from lots of yellow and gold scraps, put him together and added him to the frame.  I cut a piece of black card with the hexagon die and then with Penny Black Starry die and backed it with yellow holographic card.  A pre-printed birthday greeting and done.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Bird Splat Tags

Hello Nomad friends.  I am a bit behind blogging some last minute Christmas makes, but I wanted to share these pretty tags using a scrap of Aztec Paint splats background I made previously and some Textured Birds from Rubber Dance.

The Colourcraft Aztec paints are metallic and give lovely shiny intense colours.  I just splatted all over and there was enough left to cut three tags using Stamplorations Tags die.  I stamped three of the Textured Birds, leaving them black and white, and fussy cut them.  I stamped the birds directly on the tags, to save me cutting the legs out, and then just stuck the fussy cut bodies over the top.  The God Jul is also a Rubber Dance stamp on some brown scraps and a little yellow ribbon to finish.  

Hope your Christmas was merry and bright.  I'm gonna use these 'days between' to try out some of my new Christmas goodies and also beat a little tidy into my craft room.  Scrap mountain needs to be conquered!!!

Take care.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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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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Galactic Vintage

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a splatty Aztec paint background a couple of weeks ago and decided to use it up 'one sheet wonder style' and make a box and card set.  I selected some vintage boy images and blue card for the box and card bases to go with it.  The bright metallic colours look surpringly amazing with sepia vintage boys.  Who knew??!!!

Hop over to the Colourcraft blog for all the details.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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A Day In April

Hello Nomad friends.  How are you holding up in these strange times.  Some days the surreality of it all is just overwhelming.  April has a lot of significant dates for me so I have decided to document a few of them.  

I made a mini album page

I used black bazzill 12 x 12 inch sheet and Green, Blue and Silver Aztec paints and had a splat fest!!    Looks quite galactic!!!

I filled all the page pockets with my splatty background and then added that particularly fetching picture of myself.  I coloured a piece of card with green brushos and added some gold Aztec paint smears.  I die cut the leaves and added some pen details.  The flower was stamped and embossed and I added some brusho sprinkles.  I used a typewriter for the date and journaling.  I added a shrink plastic Poodle on my jacket cos I am obviously having a poodle sort of day!!!  Poodle stamp by Rubber Dance, flower stamp by Uniko.

Thanks for dropping by.  Keep safe, stay well.  HUGZ

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Christmas Canvas

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm sharing this christmas hanging canvas using Aztec Paints I made for the Colourcraft feature in the December Craft Stamper magazine.  Lots of details over at the Colourcraft blog.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

String Pulls with Brusho's

Hello Nomad friends.  I recently saw a post about string pulls over at Joanne's blog.  It reminded me I have meant to give this technique a try and I wondered if it would work with Brusho's.  The answer is yes!!!!

Hop over to the Colourcraft blog for a few more tips on do's and don'ts and give it a go.  It's fun!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Abstract Art with Brusho's and Acrylic Paint and a GIVEAWAY

Hello Nomad friends.  I have a little abstract art project using Brusho's and acrylic paint over on the Colourcraft blog today.  Maybe it's the card maker in me that seems to feel it has to have a sentiment or image to be complete, but this one sang to my soul and I'm leaving it just the way it is!!!

I used lots of Brusho colours and black, bronze and pearl acrylic paint, Carmen's Veranda Dice background and Lost Coast Designs Drips background stamps.  I'm sharing a fun tip on how to use Brusho's to colour your paint and also news of a Brusho Giveaway.  Brusho's have been in production for 42 years!!  How awesome is that!!??  Colourcraft have a giveaway, but do hurry, it closes soon.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Blue Bird with Brusho's

Hello Nomad Friends.  I have a card over on the Colourcraft blog today using Brusho's on patterned paper.  It's a really fun technique and a lovely result so do pop over and check out the details.  

I used Leaf Green, Sea Green, Turquoise, Ost Blue, Orange and White Brusho's on Prima patterned paper.  I used Rubber Dance Textured Bird and small heart cluster and sentiment stamp from the Adore Me set.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Happy New Dog

Hello Nomad Friends.  I've made a card today for a friend of mine.  When her old dog died she said she couldn't handle a puppy at her age so she wasn't going to get another dog.  I couldn't see that lasting and I was right.  She decided to adopt an older dog and happy together they are.  So to celebrate new beginnings and new friends I've made her a card.

I used dies to emboss the background then used Brusho wax resist sticks and Brusho's to colour it. The stamps and dies are all from Paper Smooches, Chubby Chums Dog, Lucky Dog sentiments and Paw Print dies.  For more details on how I made the background hop over to the Colourcraft blog.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Floral Delight

Hello Nomad friends.  A bit of a grey day here in Norway today so I decided to play with some bright spring green and yellow Brusho powders to make a happy card.

I used Sea Green, Emerald Green, Yellow and Sunburst Yellow Brusho powders with Stamploration Dots And Dashes stencil to make the background, then cut Stamplorations Bloomtangled #1 die from black card.  For more details on how I made the background, and for a bonus second card, hop over to the Colourcraft blog.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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A Girl on a Swoosh

Hello.  Welcome.  Today I am over on the Colourcraft blog with a card using Brusho's, Aztec Paint and die cuts.  The season of love is approaching and the Colourcraft team are exploring New and Love this month.  I tried a new to me technique; using a mask and Brusho powder to make a background.  

I used Scarlet Brusho powder for the background and Copper Aztec paint to dry brush the card I used for the Heart Swoosh, a Poppystamp die.  I also cut Poppystamps Pearched Fairy in black card, no wings this time, and the Thinking of you is a Joy Clair stamp stamped with archival ink.  

Do pop over to the Colourcraft blog for all the details and don't forget to check out all the amazing and varied inspiration from the team.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Tag Trees and Shaving Foam

Hello Nomad friends.  Are you ready for the big day???

I'm over on the Colourcraft blog today with these cute little tree tags that I coloured using Brusho Powders and the shaving foam technique.  

Hop over to the Colourcraft blog for all the details.  

The buttons I used on the tags are from Papirdesign.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Christmas Tags with Aztec Paints

Hello.  Welcome.  Today I am over on the Colourcraft blog with some quick yet beautiful Christmas tags.  I used Aztec Paints and various dies to create these.

Hop over to the Colourcraft blog for all the details and lots of other ideas and inspiration.

I used Copper and Blue Aztec Paint and word dies from Stamplorations, deer and star dies by Sizzix and Taylored Expressions Tag Stacklets 1 dies.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Two Reindeer are Better Than None

Hello Nomad friends.  I've made a tag using Brusho's and Rubber Dance Textured House stamps.

I was inspired by Kim's tag from Day 3 of the 25 Days of Christmas tags event.  I made a brusho background and watercoloured the houses using diluted brusho colours.

Hop over to the Colourcraft Blog for all the details.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Fall Frolics

Hello Nomad friends.  I've made a fun Autumn card with colours supplied by Brusho Powders.  I know many of you have tried Brusho's.  Have you tried watercolouring with them??  Love the brightness and clarity of these colours.   

I used the sprinkle spritz method with Leaf Green, Emerald and Sea Green Brusho's for the base card and smooched with Scarlet and Orange Brusho powders for the Poppystamps Boddington Tree Clusters.  Then I used Scarlet, Turquoise, Emerald, Rose Pink and Black Brusho powders to colour Simon Says Stamp Chillin' Frenchie stamp.  I know, too cute!!!   The sentiment, which seems to fit a dog's life perfectly, is from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes rubber stamp set.  

Try everything once

Then try it again

Somewhere else

Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh!!

Do hop over to the Colourcraft blog for all the details and more inspiration from the team for using Colourcraft product.  You can also share your makes which use Colourcraft products in the Create With Colourcraft fb group.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Spooky House Tag - 31 Days of Halloween Day 28

Merry met daylight walkers.  Here's a spooky tag using Colourcraft Aztec paints and die cuts.

The pictures don't do it justice.  The background looks like shot silk.  Hop over to the Colourcraft blog for all the details.  I used blue, purple, charcoal and gold Aztec Paint and various Sizzix dies.  The tag was cut with Gummianpan large Old Tag die.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Looking for the Boos - 31 Days of Halloween Day 14

Hello spook loving friends.  Midnight comes early today bwahahaaahahaaaa.  I've made a witchy scene using Colourcraft Aztec Paints and Brushos with Sizzix die cut silhouettes.

Hop over to the Colourcraft blog for all the spooktastic details.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Magic Fox

Good Morning crafty friends.  The mornings are getting cooler, the leaves are falling and some of them are even going pretty colours.  I love the colours of Autumn so I made a tag using Colourcraft Brusho's and Aztec paints.

I used Scarlett and Orange Brushos and Pink, Gold and Charcoal Aztec paint.  The fox is from Dylusions Heads and Tails stamp set and I used Stamplorations Magical word die, cut down a little bit, and Gummianpan's Old Tag die.  

Love the shimmer on those Aztec Metallic Lustre paints!!  What does the fox say???

Hop over to the Colourcraft blog for more details and step by step photos.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Nuts??

Hello.  Welcome.  I've been dabbling with the Colourcraft Aztec Metallic Lustre paints again.  Gold and copper are just perfect autumn colours and along with a stamp, some dies and an embossing folder I made this cute tag.

I used Gold and Copper Aztec paints, Spellbinders Orchard Harvest Tags and Accents dies, Sizzix Leaf embossing folder and the squirrel from Heartfelt Creations Furry-Tailed Frolics stamp set.

Hop over to the Colourcraft Blog for all the details and techniques I used.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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