Viking In To Wish You A Happy Birthday

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a quick birthday card today with a lovely TH acorns embossing folder and this fun viking stamp from My Favourite Things

Isn't he adorable.  I coloured the viking with distress markers.

Hope you are having a wonderful day.  Hugz

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A Little Bit Of Snark Goes a Long Way

Hello Nomad friends.  I've used autumn colours for this snarky card.

I've used a sizzix embossing folder on the background, some scraps of brown card and the leopard is from My Favourite Things.   The sentiment is from Carmen's Veranda. 

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Looking For Lumberjacks

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm doing some emergency elfing out at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge after the scheduled elf got the covid!!!   Get well soon elfy.  The theme is Playing With Plaid and I could bearly contain myself.  I made a pop up easel Christmas scene. 

I used DCWV plaid paper for the background panel and inside panels.  The curtains are MFT Take The Stage dies.  The bear and tree are from sizzix Forest Animals 2 die set.  I used a sizzix santa hat die to cut the tartan paper and improvised the slippers!!   The gifts are DO-crafts cardboard stickers and I used another sticker for the Merry Christmas.  Easel card, folds flat for sending.

Join the Playing With Plaid fun and don't forget to keep it Christmas!!!

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Viking In The Fjords

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal with a new product and a new addiction for me LOL.   I am a big Waffle Flower fan, right back to their beginnings when their quirky and unique designs caught my eye.  Now unless you are living under a rock you have probably seen the postage collage die being use all over the place and that's Waffle Flower and well done them for coming up with such a hot item.  Always lovely to see the little companies getting big support.  I am lusting after the postage collage series, which is difficult to source this side of the pond and going like hotcakes, but perusing their other products the layered stencils caught my eye.  Particularly the scenes. So I took the plunge and paid really money (as opposed to waiting for a sale) for a few of their products including Moon Bay layered stencil set.  This is my first attempt and I judged it good enough to use on this card.  Love it.  Had to consult with my muse (Jo) for what to do, because quite honestly it's so pretty with nothing else, and how could I have missed the fjord opportunities???????.........  Remedied the problem by pulling out MFT's I Vike You set.  I have since found other Viking stamps so stay tunaed.......

Here's the card I sent to Arlene in California

I think the sky is more blue and less moody in the real but I was having trouble with my colour levels.  My viking kept going green! so you will just have to extrapolate.  I followed the sketch, which required a skewed panel, and I could have done that differently so the horizon was more horizont, but it's too late once the glue is dry isn't it.  I also used the colour options, with a few additions and stencils, friendship and men in hats.  OK, men in hats wasn't an option, but maybe it should be!!!!   A few MFT sentiments and baby dragon, cos every viking had a dragon you know and a few die cut birds to finish.  

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Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Golden Oldie

Hello Nomad friends.  I am throwing my hat in the ring for the My Favourite Things CAS 2023 Card Design Superstar.  MFT have so many lovely stamps and dies, and I love CAS, so I thought I'd give it a shot.  I have used the awesome Old Friends stamp set.

I did a bit of ink block stamping with yellow and orange distress inks.  I stamped the two sentiments with black ink.  I stamped the old lady on white card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and added her to the card.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Lounging Around

Hello Nomad friends.  I keep meaning to join in with the MFT sketch challenges, but after a little thinking the week has gone, a new sketch is up and a little thinking is in order.  But look, I got one made!!!   Using one of my favourite ever MFT sets, Lovable Leopards.

The base card is a really old DCWV one.  Bought a box of these years ago and have decided I need to get them used.  The spots seemed a perfect base for the cute leopard.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Old Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  How is your weekend going.  UK peeps hopefully enjoyed the coronation festivities and an extra holiday tomorrow you lucky pepole.  OMG!  I've caught dyslexia!!!  Actually, the inability to spell people is causing major anxiety.  At least I am still OK with all those important X words!!!  Xcelent, Xcel, boX Xcetera.    Yep, too much sun obviously.  But I did make these awesomly cute ATC's!!!!

Look at these oldies!!!  So cute!!!!!  I won these MFT Old Friends stamps and dies over at the Snippet's Playground a while ago and this is their first day out.  Next week the beach!!!   So cute!!!  Ooops, repeating myself!  Signs of Oldiness creeping in!!  Yeah, so, cut your ATC bases from patterned card and blend a bit of ink through a Spiderweb stencil.  I thought cobwebs was a fun touch, or is it just me??  Stamp, colour and die cut your oldies.  Stamp some old Friends sentiments and the middle sentiment comes from MFT leopard set.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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New Dog

Hello Nomad friends.  This card was inspired by my sister, who just got her first puppy, and is loving it.  

 

Mini slimline card 6 x 3".  I realised you can get four of these from one 30x30 sheet, and I also found some envelopes which are a perfect match, so this could become a new favourite size.  At least until I run out of those envelopes.  I also got this lovely fancy stitch mini-slimline die in my Gummiapan advent calander, day 10, so that was a perfect fit.  Card base and panel by Kort og Godt.  Fun girl with dog and sentiment from My Favourite Things. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Vikings, Dragons and Linedancers

Hello Nomad friends.  I decided to enter the other two My Favourite Things 2021 Card Design Superstar challenge.  I started by making some Brusho backgrounds.  I saw a video by Sandy where she used salt to get some fun effects.  I made quite a few backgrounds, including some with salt, and then picked a few I liked.  The first one crashed and burned during my interactive experiments.  Well, it's not burnt, it just has a slider channel cut in it but I couldn't for the life of me make my viking roll!!!!   So...

I liked this background lots and thought it was perfect for my Viking, coloured with distress markers.  I decided to give him a dog companion, from New Best Friend set, and then decided he also needed a dragon!!  Don't we all????  This super little cutie is from the Magical Dragon set.  I was going to use a sentiment from MFT Lovable Leopard set about friends and adventures, but decided to leave it off.  Gonna enter this bright masterpiece to the Coloring Virtuoso challenge.

Then we had the moment with the slider that didn't go a planned.  So I decided to put on my big girl panties and try out the Twist and Turn Interactive Die-namic.  I loved this die when it was released, and then I've never used it!!!   Now is a good time me thinks.......  First step, consult the fab video by Laura that is at the bottom of the die page.  Next, give it a go........

Since there are two rotation points available I decided to use this happy pair of line dancers from the Saddle Up and Celebrate set.  I also used another of the Brusho backgrounds.  Oh, tip from me......  stamp your sentiment before assembling the card!!   I stamped the cowfolk, coloured and fussy cut them.  Then I put it all together.  Here we go....  poor man video

Yee Haw!!!

 

If you click on the picture they will get bigger and you can click through them.

  

If you click through them fast enough you should get some idea of the fun effect this die gives.  Did I sit there pulling and pushing that little tab for a minute or two??  Yes ma'am, I sure did!!!! 

Entering my line dance pair to the Innovation Master Challenge

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Kitten Hugz

Hello Nomad friends.  I wanted to join the My Favourite Things 2021 Card Design Superstar challenge.  Here's my card for the Clean & Simple Genius category.  I don't really consider myself a superstar, or a genius, but I do like CAS.

I used MFT Big Hugs die and New Best Pal stamp set.  I started with a pale yellow card base.  I cut a piece of card with the Big Hugs die to make a stencil and then used a brush to blend orange ink onto my card base.  I stamped the girl with the cat on white card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and added her to the card.  Done!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

I Wanna Be A Ginger

Hello Nomad friends.  MFT published a new sketch yesterday and it's pretty, so I decided to roll out my MFT Viking stamp and make a tag.

I've gone all yellow/burnt orange for that heading into autumn feel.  I used the small square shadow stamp from Lost Coast Designs and Scattered Straw distress ink for the background pattern on a cream tag.  I coloured the Viking with promarkers, fussy cut and stamped the two sentiments with Dandelion archival ink.  A little rustic wool and done!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Dotty Spotty

Hello Nomad friends.  I seem to have found Mr Mojo again after a bit of an uninspired month.  Love the MFT sketch and Chris Frazer is having a leukaemia awareness challenge which is all about spots, so I included as many as I could on this card.

I used a buff Bazzill Dots base card.  I made a alcohol ink background with spots of caramel and ginger and cut with a stitched circle die.  I used Stamplorations Pierced Circle Background die on some gold card then cut two circles and edged them with ginger Promarker.  I stamped elements from MFT Lovable Leopard set on coloured paper, fussy cut and added them to the design.  The sentiment strip says Happy Birthday and is from a Kort og Godt printed sheet.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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If You're Dragon Have a Day at the Beach

Hello Nomad friends.  MFT have a slimline challenge and this month it has been beachy.  On the line for this one, but this idea popped into my head and I decided to sail with it.  

I used Sizzix extended cuts A Day At The Beach die.  You remember these?? 5cm wide, 30cm long, perfect for slimline cards.  Don't all rush but I bet there are a few of these you have forgotten about gathering dust in a drawer somewhere........   I used the sentiment and the beach cut from a pizza box for that perfect kraft look.   I stamped MFT Magical Dragons on green paper, added some white gel pen and green Promarker colour, fussy cut and let them play!!!!   OK, run and find those old dies.....  What goes around comes around.   

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Dragon Magic

Hello Nomad friends.  Started this card last night and then must have fell asleep in my porridge!!!  I used the MFT sketch, which changes on a Wednesday, so missed that one then LOL.  But I am on target for my final Camp Create badge with Wonderful Watercolours.

Applied Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire distress inks to an acrylic block, spritzed with water and stamped for the Center panel.  Cool.  Should do this more often.  I stamped the sentiments on the card and the dragon on white card and fussy cut.  All stamps MFT Magical Dragons, all inks blue.

Thank for dropping by.  Hugz

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Cactus Flower

Hello Nomad friends.  I was using MFT Saddle Up and Celebrate last night and this cute little cactus caught my eye so tonight made a card with him in the starring role.

I folded a MME designer card base and used texture paste through a stencil.  Then I stamped the cactus and the grass from the bottom of the cow cake, fussy cut, coloured with distress markers and done!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Bunny Shaker and Cowgirl Party

Hello Nomad friends.  My Favourite Things are having one of their Camp Create events and I was hoping to join in with all 5 of the challenges before close of play on Wednesday.  The first challenge is shakers and I have a bit of an up and down love/hate relationship with these.  Coincidentally Josi had a really cute shaker on the Rubber Dance blog today and her lovely tutorial made me pull on my big girl panties and go for it.

I love this big time.  Hugs and bunny!  What more could you want???   I used a burlap patterned card panel and cut MFT Big Hugs die.  I stamped one of MFT Easter Bunnies on the card panel and also on a scrap of white card.  I coloured and fussy cut the bunny and glued him over the stamped image.  I've used a scrap of plastic packaging for my window and craft foam for the layer.  I used the stripey side of a Kort og Godt patterned card for my card base. 

Inside the pattern is stars and I cut a panel of paper and stamped the bunny again.

I also wanted to enter the Emboss Resist challenge.  I found a scrap of card I had already stamped and embossed with Rubber Dance Buttons and white embossing powder.  I gave it a watercolour wash with Worn Lipstick distress ink, wiped off the embossed areas and cut with two stitch rectangle dies.  I inked all the edges with pink Promarker, inside and out, and glued them on to a base card.  I found a pink scrap that was big enough for a panel and the sentiment strip.  I cut it with the small stitched rectangle die and stamped MFT cowgirl from Saddle Up and Celebrate.  I stamped the sentiment from the same set on the remaining strip.  I coloured the cowgirl with Promarkers and added a little glitter to her hat.  I cut round her feet so I could slip the sentiment banner behind them.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Coral the Cat

Hello Nomad friends.  Lots of fun happening at My Favourite Things.  I was inspired by the sketch and colour challenges.

I started with a pink base card, drew some lines with a brown ink joy pen and used a rose Promarker to make the darker pink shade.  I stamped the sentiment from MFT New Best Pal set with brown ink and stamped the girl from the same set on white card.  I coloured her with Promarkers, fussy cut and added her to the card.  Done!!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Dragon Egg Tree

Hello.  Welcome.  I made a card for my nephew for his birthday. 

I used the knight and dragon from MFT Magical Dragons.  I didn't think a sword was such a friendly thing to wave around so I turned it into a flower pot and added the little easter tree from MFT Easter Bunnies set.  The sentiment is from Blue Knight Stamps Dragon Sentiments set.   I coloured with Promarkers and distress inks and added a J to the knights shield.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope you are having a fun time between the eve's.  Hugz

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Little Big Cat

Hello.  Welcome.

And now for something cute.......

I got to a scrap meeting the other day, and it was all a bit last minute, so I just grabbed a handful of scraps from the mountain and chucked them in my bag, in case I needed a bit of colour.  How delighted was I to find two panels die cut from the same paper, but different sizes.  And a bit of dark blue that was the perfect size for a base card.  Sometimes the crafty Gods smile upon us.  The panels were cut with Stamplorations medium and small Crazy Double Stitch rectangle die.  I smudged the edges with some dark blue archival ink.  I stamped MFT Lovable Leopard on a scrap of white and coloured with some Promarkers borrowed from Heidi, thanks Heidi, cos I had forgot to pack my own.  Then I stamped the birthday greeting from MFT Saddle Up and Celebrate cos it seemed to be a perfect fit for my spotty big cat.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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