CAS Trio

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a few CAS cards this weekend and I am going to share them here together to save us both some time.  

Loving this one.  Maybe not purist CAS, but quite a simple make.  I found this alcohol ink panel on my desk and decided it was too lovely to ignore.  I embossed the bottom edge with Darice Filmstrip embossing folder and added a vintage Kort og Godt fussy cut image and happy birthday sentiment. 

Alas, it seems I may need this type of card soon.  I used a steel blue card base and cut a blue panel with Gummiapan heart die that came in the 2021 advent calender.  A heart full of hearts.  Then I added Stamplorations With Sympathy die cut from blue and coral card and slightly offset.

And finally.......   I really like this one too.  I like the colours and the cute little decoupaged kimono.  But I am coming up blank on a sentiment or occasion it will fit sooooooo.......  answers on a postcard my awesome crafty friends.  I am not sure Happy New Clothes is an occasion but maybe.........

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Patchwork Santa

Hello Nomad friends.  I have a Technique Time post over at Let's Squash It! today.  This month I'm exploring turning trash into treasures using embossing folders and scraps together.  I am sure most of us have too many scraps and I have been working hard at getting some of mine used or binned.  Binning goes against my nature, so finding ways to use them up is paramount.  I had great fun with this post and have converted a nice pile of scraps into mojo inspiring frames, layers and toppers.  Hop over and check it out.  

Here's a card I made using a pile of beautiful embossed squares.

A nice big die cut Stamplorations sentiment and Santa in his sleigh with reindeer die cut from a black scrap to finish.   Thanks for the black sentiment vote ladies. 

Thanks for dropping by.  The new Let's Squash It! challenge starts on the 10th.  Hugz

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Curvy Chicks

Hello Nomad friends.  The sun was shining, the wind was cold, I had fun making this card.

I folded a card base from jade Bazzill dots card and used a Memory Box curvy flower border die to dry emboss both edges.  I stamped Stamplorations Fowl Play curvy chicks on various green patterned papers, fussy cut and arranged them on the card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Toothy Smile

Hello Nomad friends.  Are we having fun yet???  I am bwahahhhhahahaaa.

I used Avery Elle stamps and dies and Brutus Monroe Folkwave stencil.  I cut the Sip Sip Hooray wine bottle hanger from blue card and blended salty ocean distress ink through the stencil.  Then I bumped the stencil so I could highlight above the large arch shapes with a white gel pen.   I stamped the shark on some grey pearly card and cut with the matching die.  I used a white gel pen on the eyes and teeth.  Then I cut out the inside of the mouth and backed it with a scrap of red card.  I stamped the thank you from the Sip Sip Hooray set using black archival.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Carved Fox and Owl Cards

Hello Nomad friends.  I have a couple of cards over on the Rubber Dance blog today made from some inky scraps I had lying around.  

I've used stamps from Carved Whimsy Wood and Carved Fox and Owl for these two cards.  Have you seen the new January release??  I am so happy Susanne is adding to the 'Carved' range.  Very exciting to see more stamps in this style.

The scraps were coloured with spray inks and some Aztec paint splats.  I stamped with black archival and added some orange and white gel pen colour.

Don't forget to check out the Rubber Dance webshop.  There is a selection of stamps on special offer so hop over and check out the sale.   The new January release is also on offer and available for pre-order now!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

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Deer Tag

Hello Nomad friends.  Love this Playful Deer die from Poppystamps and it made a cute tag.

I used some navy card for my tag, cut a matching layer of gold card with Poppystamps Playful Deer die.  From the same navy card I cut a stitch oval and added a die cut joy which I covered with gold glitter.  I used some ripped cotton for the tie and added a metal embellishment and a yellow rhinestone.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Tag

Hello Nomad friends.  Still deep into tag making with Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event.  This one was inspired by Karin's card on day 2.  I found a scrap of card on my desk that was blue with white embossing.  I tried using a star pattern stencil, versamark and white embossing powder and wasn't keen on the result, but die cut with a circle die it made a nice round panel for my tag.

I die cut the tag with Stamplorations Stitched tag die and the round panel with a stitch circle die.  I edged the circle and stamped Rubber Dance Don't open before Christmas Eve sentiment with dark blue dye ink.  I added some glitter glue to the snowy top of the letters.  The very cool penguin is from Norwegian company Ocean Heart Hobby, stamped, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.  A little blue and white bakers twine to finish.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Tag the Fox

Hello Nomad friends.  It's a bit of an everything day today with the weather.  It seems every time I put my head out the door it starts raining, but every time I look out the window it isn't.  I swear I even saw some sun at one point, but nose out the door and rain, rain, rain.  Never mind, the craft room is warm and cosy and Mr Mojo is feeling autumnal.

I used some super cute fox/mushroom themed papers from Papirdesigns Tur I Skogen (Trip to the Woods) series.  I cut with a tag die, edged with brown ink and backed it with some dark grey card to stiffen it up a bit.  The fox is Papirdesign Revestreker stamp set, stamped, coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut.  I used a Papirdesign card sticker (you are super) and some suitably autumnal wool.

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Golden Child

Hello Nomad friends.  After a busy day yesterday I am enjoying a quiet day in the craft room.  I needed a 1 year old birthday card and thought this fitted the bill.

 

Poppystamps Love Balloons dies and bear stamp from the Love Note set.  I used scraps of red card to cut one large heart balloon and two of each of the other three sizes.  I edged all the die cuts with red Promarker.  The bear was stamped on a white scrap and also coloured with Promarkers.  I've used a Kort og Godt patterned card base and a scrap of cream card for the ground.  The stickers are from a Norwegian company called Ocean Heart Hobby and the translation is Congratulations Golden Child.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Owl Be Home For Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  I was looking through some of my older posts and spotted this owl die that I haven't used in a loooong time.  So I decided it was time for it to shine again.

I cut Die-namites Festive Owls from green and white card.  I cut away the white owls, pushed out the negatives and coloured all the bits with Promarkers.  Then I put them back together and added the owls to the green die cut.  I added a load of red half pearls and a yellow circle behind them.  I gold embossed the Panduro sentiment on a textured green base card and added the owl die cut.  Done!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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