Pop Up Leaves

Hello Nomad friends.  I was playing with this cute tree die from creative expressions and made a quite clean looking card despite all the layers.

I layered base card, textured card, patterned card, embossed vellum layer and then the tree, which is two layers and the trunk, but still managed to achieve quite an elegant open feel to the card.  That lovely textured pearlescent card I used for the first layer and the top layer of the tree has been hanging around a long time.  Isn't it pretty!!!   The die cuts the leaves so you can have them popping out for a very pretty effect.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Vintage Angel and Rainbow Flower

Hello Nomad friends.  I seemed to have misplaced a week and the end of the month is looming so I'm gonna hopefully have a bit of a blitz.  To save me some writing and you some time I thought I'd post these two cards I made this afternoon together.  Any similarities between them stop there.  Let's start with a vintage style Christmas card

I liked the De Egel sketch and they want a vintage or nostalgic theme so I went all neutral colours and cut my Creative Expressions angel die and hearts from an ice lolly box.  Don't you love when the pizza or ice lollies come in kraft coloured boxes??  It's become a bit of a highlight to see if the food carton cardboard is quality craft material or just bog standard grey board.  This one was actually a bit thick and I peeled oFf the outside printed layer before I die cut the intricate angel.  I also used scraps of patterned paper from Søsterens Grenes and the pretty circle is a Marianne Designs die.  I stamped the Kort og Godt sentiment with brown archival ink.  It says 'a big warm Christmas hello'.

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Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party
Snippets Playground Challenge 459 - Christmas In July
52 Weeks to Christmas July Challenge - The Good Old Days vintage style and I always think of angels as a traditional Christmas motif.

and now for something totally different...........

I used Poppystamps Echo Blossoms die and made a rainbow flower, again lots of scraps used.  The stem and leaves were cut using Poppystamps Poinsettia Stem die from scraps of green.  I used Presscut clouds/rainbow embossing folder on a piece or grey woodgrain effect card for the background.  I think this is a happy day/thinking of you/sending love and rainbows sort of card.  I used a blue flower brad in the center.

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Angel Herald

Hello Nomad friends.  The 2nd of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal.  29 awesome ladies made and sent cards around the world this month spreading love, peace and joy one card at a time.  My card went to Pia in Norway this month and I was inspired by the sketch option.

I used rose gold card to cut the hearts and Creative Expressions angel die.

Hop over to the reveal and check out all the amazing cards that winged their way around the planet in November.

If you would like to join the fun we are playing Tic Tac Tic Tac Toe for December and the sign up linky is open until the 6th December.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Twas The Night Before Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  I have been meaning to join the Christmas Kickstart challenge all month so I decided it was time to pull santa out of the chimney and get with it.

I used this really cool Creative Expressions Festive Frames - Twas The Night die set.  Love the emboss detail.  I kept it simple but when I am feeling more fussy I might have a go at paper piecing this one, or colouring it.  I thought that black card was a funny shade!  Against the red it is obviously dark green.  Where be my glasses????   Love Santa's legs hanging out of the chimney.  Is he stuck??  Falling down?  Or going up?   Hope that's not a real fire in the basket there Santa!!!  I just added a piece of green and gold ribbon to the bottom of the card to add some Christmas bling.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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September Rudolph Days Challenge
Time Out Challenge 223 - Photo Inspiration
Double D Challenge - Things That Fall needles from the tree and Santa!!!

My Fickle Friend

Hello Nomad friends.  I had plans today.  But my fickle friend time had other ideas.  Ah well, here I am at last with some inspiration for our current challenge at Let's Squash It - Your Call.  Use any embossing folder and also any technique.  Please make sure you include both parts of the challenge on your card and also check da roolz to ensure your entry will be eligible for the random prize draw!

So here's my card.  

I used Darice Retro Circles Embossing folder and Stamplorations Swirly Blooms stencil in the background.  Then I added Papercuts Penguin Sledding Edger die cut from green and white scraps.  

 

Hop over to the Let's Squash It! blog for more details.  You have until the end of the month to join the fun.  Thanks for dropping by.  Looking forward to seeing your embossed anythings.  Your call.  

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Christmas Craft Creations Challenge - Make a Scene
Stamplorations December Stencil Challenge
Unstampabelles Challenge 118 - The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

 

Art Angel Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Hello Nomad friends.  The 2nd of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal.  This month my card went winging it's way off to Mia in Greece.  Despite postal deliveries getting better the last few month it seems Greece is still a bit of a sticky spot.  Mia's cards travel outward OK, but she seems to wait so long for her happy mail.  Do hop over and check her post.  She is sharing the awesome card she sent this month and also two others that have finally arrived, after many months swanning around Europe!!!  Oh, the stories they could tell.......

Anyway, here's the card I sent to Mia, and it also fits the new theme at Lost Coast Designs, which is Art Doll and Divas, so it's popping up there today as well LOL. 

I used Lost Coast Designs Christmas Angel with Halo and used the faux stained glass technique, stamping on acetate and colouring with sharpies.  I used a fancy die to cut the frame and used the October sketch for my layout.   The sentiment is a Carmen's Veranda stamp. 

 

Here's a close up of the faux stained glass panel.  I put a piece of silver glitter card behind to make it sparkly!

Hop over to the REVEAL and admire all the awesome art

If you would like to join the fun and send/get happy mail you can SIGN UP.  It makes my day when that envelope drops in my mail box every month. 

And if you are making a Art Doll/Diva stamped project don't forget to link it up to the
Lost Coast Designs Art Doll and Divas Challenge.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Black and White and Christmas Tree

Hello Nomad friends.  A couple of challenge prompts inspired this card.  Also gave me a chance to test drive these Creative Expression fancy rectangle dies.  I will probably do something different next time cos I think I may have a little off true cut, but the tree helps hide my wonky layers LOL.  

I used a black card base and cut the white layer with Creative Expressions Indian Ocean Background dies.  The tree is Memory Box cut from green card, embossed and highlighted with green ink.  Then I stamped the Papirdesign christmas greeting with green ink.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Christmas Craft Creations Challenge - Black, White plus One
October Rudolph Day Challenge

Keeping Off The Rain

Hello Nomad friend.  It's the 10th of the month so time for the new challenge at Let's Squash It!!  This month the theme is double emboss.  I did a Technique Time post the other day with some tips and ideas so do check that out.  Here's a card I made using one of the panels that I showed in that post.

I used a plaid embossing folder that came with Lisa Horton Inspired to Create issue 68 magazine.  

 

 

I inked the flatter side of the folder and embossed my off white card with Vintage Photo distress powder.  Made me think industrial....

I inked the edges of the panel and added it to a kraft card base.  I die cut Sizzix Umbrella Man and Creative Expressions chain from black card, and added some bronze flower sequins and half pearls.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Do hop over to the Let's Squash It! blog and check out Jo's fabulous make and join the fun this month.

Hugz

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Bunny Loves Cheese

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month so time for the June Card Chain Challenge reveal.  24 cards went winging their way around the planet this month using at least one of the many options provided.  I used the colours, Sky, Sunrise and Bark, or in my case Bunny LOL, and stitching, in my case faux stitches provided by these lovely dies by Creative Expressions.  My card is hopping it's way to Marga in Spain this month.  Hop faster bunny!!!!!!

I made a happy summery card.  I blended Ripe Persimmon on my card base and cut the blue layer with Creative Expressions Solar Circles background die.  The bunny and sentiment were cut from scraps using Creative Expressions Stitched Say Cheese Craft Die.  

Hop over to the Card Chain Challenge and check out all the amazing cards that were exchanged in June.

If you would like to join the fun you can sign up for the July exchange until 6th July.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Scrappelyst Grublis for Juni - Sommer og Sol
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Blue Cats and Rocket Rides

Hello Nomad friends.  I've been playing with some new to me dies from Creative Expressions.  I've wanted this Papercuts 3D The Cat's Whiskers die set for a while.  Really fun.  Here they are in blue.....

 

Mummy cat and baby cat.  So cute.  The small cat has two pieces either side that fold back and slot into the big cat, so it's freestanding, but folds flat to mail.  

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I also made this rocket card.  I used a dark grey card base and a pale grey panel cut with a stitch rectangle die.  The circles are negative cuts from the Solar Circle Background die and the rocket ship is part of the Industrial Chic Flying Santa die, without Santa, cut from a scrap of grey card.  Great emboss detail on this die and then I smudged with grey archival and used blue and red Promarkers.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Chocolate Easter Bunny

Hello Nomad friends.   Less is More is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a Chocolate party....

I used Creative Expressions paper cuts Spring Hare and made a chocolate Easter Bunny.....

Cut once from green card and then I cut from chocolate brown card, trimmed the bunny out and added it all to a cream base card.  Run chocolate bunny, run.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Country View February Challenge - First Signs of Spring
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Poinsettia

Hello Nomad friends.  It's been chilly here today, but clear and sunny.  Feels like winter is coming.  Better get the chrimbo cards sorted.  Here's a simple card using a beautiful Poinsettia die I won a while ago over at Di's Snippet's Playground.  Thanks Di.  Hugz 

I paper pieced Creative Expressions Poinsettia Flower Square and added it to a white card base.  I stamped the sentiment from Kort of Godt, added a red mat and added it to the card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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