Towering Blooms

Hello Nomad friends.   It's gone all chilly again, but oh my, did you catch the northern lights light show the last few nights.  Seems the sun is finishing up a 7 year cycle with magnificent displays.  It was so pretty, in the photo giraffes, cos yes, I missed it again bwahahahahaaaa.  Ah well, too cold for me outside.  I'd rather lurk inside and make some pretties.   And here's a treat for you cos I've gone floral!!!

I used the very lovely Spellbinders Cascading Leaves and stripes on rose gold mirror card and then added a loverly flower cut from scraps using Spellbinders Towering Blooms dies.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Panda in Bamboo Forest

Hello Nomad friends.  Playing with Panda's again.  So cute.  And a beautiful embossing folder from Spellbinders on red holographic mirror card for a wow and camera challenging card.

The embossing folder is Cascading Leaves and Stripes and it's so lovely.  I have a similar one with cherry blossoms.  What a lovely background it makes.  The panda is a Funky Fossil stamp, stamped on white card and fussy cut.  I added a Kort og Godt die cut sentiment which equates to Happy Birthday.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Old Yellow

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today.  This month it's all about colours with a choice of two colour schemes to choose from.  I've gone all Lemon and Lime and used this beautiful Old Truck stamp from Carmen's Veranda. 

The background stamp is Carmen's Veranda Cracked Mirror.  I used green ink for stamping and distress inks for water colouring.  The sentiment is from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes set.

 

 

Join the colour challenge fun.  Link up your stamped anythings featuring the colours LEMON AND LIME or TERRACOTTA AND TURQUOISE. 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Ho Ho Ho All The Way To Australia

Hello Nomad Friends.  I hope you are keeping warm and toastie.  We've got a cold front moving in from Siberia and the winds are wild.  As the week progresses we are supposed to swap winds for cold temperatures and today, baby, it's cold outside!!!   But at least it's dry.  I really am not a fan of the white stuff.  Anyway, on with the business of the day and it's time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal!!  In December we played Tic Tac Toe.  I was in a B space so I made a grid with 25 'B' words.  I know a few of you found this challenging, but wow, what awesome cards!!   27 in total.  Do hop over and check them out.  I sent my card to Robyn in Australia.

I went seasonal and bloke, black, belt, bubbles, buddy for my options. 

 

Here's the gorgeous card I received from Joanne in Connecticut

You can see the whole REVEAL here

If you would like to join the fun then you can SIGN UP for the February exchange.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Moving Mountains and Crossing the Divide

Hello Nomad friends.  I made this.  Inspired by blue and gold and the idea that the flapping of a butterflies wings could cause changes to the universe.

I used a blue textured foiled panel and embossed it with Memory Box Grand Galaxy embossing folder.  Isn't it wonderful!  I have had my eye on this one for a while and decided to treat myself.  I was trying to think what to add to it, including maybe nothing because it is a rather splendid background, when Memory Box Gloriosa Butterfly dies caught my attention.  I cut the butterfly from gold mirror card and added a black body.  I stamped the sentiment and cut it with a pennant die.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Late Last Night in the Middle of the Night

Hello Nomad friends.  I was meandering around fb last night when I came across a post in one of the crafty groups and Mai-Britt asked someone to give her a challenge to make a different sort of Christmas card.  So I chipped in with tree shaped easel card in blue and pink.  And she liked the idea so we played, setting a three hour limit.  Well, that was good cos it's been a while since I made an easel card and quite honestly, I couldn't remember how.  And then there was the whole tree shaped thing.  I had suggested the challenge so I decided to be purist.  The tree wasn't a problem.  My friend Jo had sent me a beautiful Funky Fossil Folk Art Tree die as a christmas gift and it's been looking at me.  And I decided to do some more paper piecing with the holographic mirror card.

So here's my card. and it is much more bling in the real!!  I spotted a perfect piece of christmas paper which was part of my November prize from Papercraft Challenges, pink to blue ombre with snowflakes and cut the tree.   I backed it with a piece of glitter paper and cut round the tree.   Then I spent way more time that it should take paper piecing in the pretty cuts with blue and two shades of pink holographic mirror card.

Then I made a tree shaped easel base to match.  It's a fun shape and I added a God Jul ( Merry Christmas) sentiment as my stop.

Thanks for dropping by and thanks to Jo for the beautiful tree die.  Hugz

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Dog with Sparkle

Hello Nomad friends.   I got picked to guest design over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  It's usually anything goes with an optional theme and must use something Penny Black so if you are a Penny Black fan it should definitely be on your list of places to play.  I've used the beautiful Starry dies again on black card and added lots of sparkle......

I used a black card base and a black panel I cut with a Mama Elephant scallop stitch slimline die.  I cut the panel with Penny Black Starry die, backed it with silver glitter paper and then paper pieced the stars with various holographic mirror card colours.   I added Penny Black Doggie Treat, stamped, coloured with distress inks and fussy cut and stamped words from Animal Wisdom with white ink.  

The challenge at Penny Black Saturday is Anything Goes or Something New.  See you there maybe...

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

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Working With Dogs

Hello Nomad friends.  Time for a new challenge at Let's Squash It! and this month we want you to use you embossing folders and include Trees and Leaves.  I used an embossing folder that I fell in love with when it was released.  I resisted, cos I like a bargain, but while I was in the UK I saw and and knew it needed to come home with me.   I love scenic folders.  They make such easy cards.  So I ran it through my bigshot with some silver mirror card and, well, what more does it need!!!!!!  OK, maybe a little sentiment and a bit of a mat and a card base.  But really, what more does it need????

This reminds me of a place my sister took me and da dog for a walk.  The bridge was a bit flatter and I don't remember lilies in the river, in fact it was very low at the time, but the trees hung down and I am sure little dog is around here somewhere.....

Ah, there he is.  I think it works with or without the dog but isn't he cute!!!!  This is Penny Black Doggy Treat stamp. 

Hop over to the blog, check out the awesome makes from Jo and our fabulous guest and don't forget to join the fun!   See you there.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Rose Gold Angel

Hello Nomad friends.  Happy Sunday!!!  And it is!!  Sunny!!  First time for over a week.  But the temp did drop to none.  That's around 32 for you gals in the F zone.  So I should be out, enjoying the little bit of sun and warmth, before it nips back behind the mountain and the temps plummet to very chilly again.  But I wanted to make a quick little angel.  Bwahahahahaahahahahahahaaaa.  Never assume that cos it should be easy, that it was....  I'm leaving a few notes below, more for me than you, so next time it should be easier.

Marianne design Angel with star die, rose gold mirror card and yellow vellum to back the cutouts.  Easy eh??  Maybe not......

I am not admitting how long this took. But here's some tips.... when working with mirror card and/or vellum double sided tape would be a good glue option. When you want to bend mirror card, tissue paper is probably a better option to back it with than vellum, especially when you used tacky glue on the vellum and it's gone a bit hard and wrinkly.  But it's all right in the end, and after 59,000 photographs I managed to get this one! Rose gold mirror card is a *!**! to get a good photo of.   But it does look very lovely in the real.

Cheers!

Have a lovely crafty day everyone..... Hugz 

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Rooftop Santa

Hello Nomad friends.  Someone posted a question on fb the other day.  They said they had lots of different elements but were unsure how to combine them into a project.   I suggested they throw them all up in the air and see where they land.  Maybe they thought I was being flippant, but it's a technique that has worked for me.  Often I'm not actually tossing them into the air, although it has been known, but I do scoop loose bits into a pile on my desk and often a couple of elements will catch my eye as compatible.  For this card I used lots of bits that were lurking.  I wanted to try the second lift card at 52 Weeks to Christmas.  I decided on a colour scheme and first checked my already cut circles for pieces that would fit.  I found a circle, an oval and a inverted scallop die cut and it all went from there.

I bought this Dixi Craft Santa on the Roof die recently and I had already cut him from a red card scrap.  Then he lay there, looking at me.....  The gold stitch cut circle seemed a perfect backdrop for his antics.  The gold mirror stitch cut oval was also lying and has suffered a few scratches which I covered with this Poppystamps Button Frame background, which was also in the precuts box, and it seemed to fit perfectly on the oval.  I decided to add a red layer to the gold inverted circle cut, and embossed a Kort og Godt God Jul (Merry Christmas) with gold powder and layered them up.  The red plaid caught my eye, and I wasn't sure, but then I spotted a scrap of the same card I used for the Santa.  I cut both with a small slim stitched Rectangle die and put it all together on a slightly textured red card base.  Three gold star stickers to finish and a satisfying result for a load of scraps.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Tea Rocks

Hello Nomad friends.  I seem to have about 20 things on the go at once at the moment so let's try and get a couple finished.  Here's a rockin' tea card.

I made a rocker card using Marianne Design dies, stamps and papers.  I've cut the cup and saucer and fancy round frame from gold mirror card and backed it with a silver mirror card circle.  I used blue card for the rocker base and used a blue patterned sheet from the Shabby Chic paper stack for a layer on the card base and also a circle above the cup which I stamped for a cute saying.

When I glued the cup to the silver circle I only used glue at the bottom so I can slip a tea bag in behind it.  Now my friend can enjoy a cup of tea with me, even though we are far apart.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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31 Days Of Halloween Day 3 - Ghostly Goings On

Hello Nomad friends.  October is my favourite month of the year.  Crisp mornings, crisp leaves, hot autumn colours and the best excuse all year to get your Boo! on!!!  I was so excited when Rubber Dance stamps released the Little Witch stamp set.  So many fun stamps and I can see them becoming a firm favourite, whatever the season.  I've combined some of these stamps with a few others from other sets to make a little Halloween scene. 

I've been tidying my crafty space and I am trying to use up some unfinished objects (UFO's) and scraps.  I found this folded designer card that I had stamped the branch from Mama Owl on and thought it would work for my spooky scene.  

I coloured the branch with distress markers.  I hunted for a circle in my pre-cuts box and found this embosslit spiral on gold mirror card which I decided would work.  I stamped the middle owl from Owl Do Good on white card, coloured in autumn shades with Promarkers and fussy cut.

I added the 'moon' and Owl to the card.  I stamped two ghosts and the cat from the Little Witch set on white card, fussy cut and added them to the scene.  I stamped the Trick or Treat from the new Boo To You stamp set onto the card and used a white gel pen to fill in the words.  Love the different texts in this fun little sentiment set.  

I love that it's so easy to combine stamps from the different sets.  They all work so well together.  I hope you enjoyed my little scene.  Pop over to the Rubber Dance blog to see all the amazing inspiration the team are sharing.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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A Little Bit Fishy

Hello Nomad friends.  It's a rainy day in Norway so I have wobbled on down to the craft room and made a start on a few of the many cards I need to make.  First out of the starting gate a little fishy number.

One of the first pieces of card I put my hands on today was this bold green and blue grungy zig zag number from the Works.  I decided it was sufficiently oceanic and made a base card of it.  I used the large die from Memory Box Underwater Scene and a piece of light-bulb packaging to cut the glossy green frame.  This die comes with some coral and seaweed attached but I simply rotated the die 180° and re-cut to remove the vegetation.  I backed it with a darker green frame and then added a circle of vellum to slightly tone down the bold background.  The fish are also from the same Underwater Scene die set cut from a precious scrap of green mirror card.  Love how the metallic card picks up the emboss detail on these little fish.  I found a white scrap, coloured it with lime Promarker and used a stamp from Memory Box Oceanside Typewriter Sentiments set for the sentiment.  

Mr Mojo seems to be in the mood so hopefully something else will get finished today.  Hugz

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Frank and Maureen's Big Day Remembered

Hello.  Welcome.  Wet, wet, wet summer days, la la la la la.  The craft room calls and the result is an anniversary card featuring Lost Coast Designs gorgeous Frank and Mrs Frank!!  Squueeee.  Happy anniversary Franklies.  There they are, wearing their hearts not quite on their sleeves.

Hop over to the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for all the details of the happy day.   

Join the Celebrate It challenge with your stamped makes, featuring anything that makes you want to party, for a chance to win Lost Coast Design dollars.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

The Franks are joining the fun at
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Dream in Darkness
Time Out Challenge 139 - Inspired by Words  inspired by happy, although I could imagine Frank saying all of those words to Mrs Frank.  Hugz

Antique Silver

Hello.  Welcome.    I've made an anniversary card.  It's a bit elaborate, but then 25 years of marriage is something to celebrate. 

Everything silver, of course.  I cut the ornate shapes using three Marianne Design dies from silver mirror card then covered the cuts with black pigment ink, had a cup of tea and wiped the ink gently off.  This gave a more antique look.  The black and silver pieces are all die cut embossed paper embellishments.  Maker unknown.  The key is a metal charm from Korthobby.  I mounted it all on a piece of Marianne Designs patterned paper and added a silver mirror card diecut 2 and 5.  Happy, happy.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Shaken Hearts

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm over on the Blank Page Muse blog today with a shaker card using the beautiful large Femmes Lady with Hearts stamp.   I decided to turn the three largest hearts into shaker windows.

This is such a beautiful stamp. I embossed the image, coloured with Promarkers and used micro beads in the heart shaker windows.  Hop over to the blog for all the details and more photos of the process.

If you are shopping at Blank Page Muse you can get 15% off with the code BPMDtIona2019

Thanks for dropping by. Hugz

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Wedding Season

Hello.  Welcome.  Janis reminded me today about the Unstampabelles challenge. I have been meaning to join this all month!  I even found the perfect metal charms a week or so ago.   They have been sitting on my desk and amazingly have not been stolen by gremlins.  Then some new to me Marianne Design dies came and I decided it's now or never......

Actually love this!!   I used two Marianne design sets and cut two doilies from silver mirror card and layered them.  Then I added the two metal charms from Korthobby.  The intricate square and heart looked so pretty together.  A Kort og Godt die cut sentiement, which means dear bridal pair, and done.  Simple, but beautiful. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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White Space Green

Hello.  Welcome.  Been meaning to join the CAS Christmas challenge where they have the theme of Deer and they are also celebrating their first birthday.  So Happy Birthday and Merry Christmas everyone........

You won't believe how long it took to find the right shade of green for my white space!!!  I used gold mirror card, Sizzix Dashing Deer die and part of one of the Sizzix Holiday Knit embossing folders, and my green base card of course.  Me thinks this might be a good one for the boys.  

And don't forget to link up your Moves On Hooves entries to the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where I am one of the Guest Elves this fortnight.  There is also a chance to win a Christmas Cow stamp thanks to the challenge sponsor, Rubber Dance Stamps. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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UnstampaBelles Challenge #87 - Time For the Men

 

Clock Face Square

Hello.  Welcome.  It's all black and white with a touch of gold over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today.  This card features the gorgeous Clock Face Square stamp from Carmen's Veranda.

I used two shade of gold mirror card for the large watch.  More details on how this came together can be found over on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  Do hop over and check it out.  

 Don't forget there is still time to join the Hip to be Square Challenge.  Link up your stamped square makes, or stamped makes featuring square elements for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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Stained Glass Jester

Hello.  Welcome.  It's the 15th of the month so that's a new challenge starting at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and the theme is Hip To Be Square.  The team are showcasing a particular range of really cool stamps from Carmen's Veranda which are called Squares, cos they are!!!  You can enter any stamped Square creations, or stamped creations using square elements, but do hop over and check out the inspiration from the team cos these stamps are really cool.  I used the Jester square and made a faux stained glass CAS card. 

I love this!!  I'm allowed to say that cos it's true!!  I love the stamp, I love the fact that the alcohol markers on the acetate give such a beautiful bright creation and I love that it was quick!!  No really!  Very quick.   If you ignore the time wasted while I tried to emboss the image on acetate that was not heat resistant!!  So, after I chucked that away I stamped the Jester on acetate using black Staz On.  I left it to dry and cut my gold mirror card frame using square stitch dies from Gummiapan.  Then I flipped my acetate over and used Chili Red, Sunflower, Bright Orange and Blossom Pink Promarkers to colour my image.  Scribble, scribble, scribble!!  Forgot to colour the bells!!  Oh well.  Cut the acetate, add the frame and stick it on a square white base card.  Stamp the first part of Carmen's Veranda Have a Cookie sentiment with black archival.

Then stamp the rest of the sentiment inside the card.  I saved even more time by cutting my sentiment apart!!   No need for masking and the danger of inky smudges cos I didn't mask it right, and cos it's a clear stamp it just sticks to the block as one piece or two and no one will ever know!!  Except I told you!  But that's OK, cos I know you understand.  ROFL.   

Link up your square stamped things or things with squares for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars!!  See you there.......

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Dream in Darkness