Because You Are Special

Hello Nomad friends.  I've been having fun creating today and since I was doing a gold blue palette I rummaged through the scraps before I started and grabbed all the golds and blues I could find.  It made a nice pile and an even better result.

I used a simply lovely sketch from Endless Passion and Tonic Ava dies.  The 'to you' and lightning bolt and heart are Papirdesign dies.  The holographic gold scrap was embossed with sizzix rays folder.

I turned it into an easel and used another Papirdesign die for the stop.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz  

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Bunny Friends

Hello Nomad friends.   2nd of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal.  Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a card.  We are all winners!!!   This card exchange means a lot to me.  So many fabulous friends and amazing artists sending love around the planet every month.  This time my card went to Barbara in Switzerland and I used the sketch with friends and bunny options.

 

I went with spring colours of yellow and green and this lovely bunny die by Papirdesigns cut from black and kraft card.  I've applied orange distress ink to my yellow card by simply stamping with the ink pad randomly over the yellow card.  The sun is also a Papirdesigns die and I stamped the words using Lost Coast Designs Misc. Words stamp set.

Hop over and check out the complete REVEAL and all the amazing cards which whizzy whizzied around the planet.

If you think you would like to give it a whirl the SIGN UP is open

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Sweet Treats

Hello Nomad friends.  You can't go wrong with a basket of treats.  I've used scallop heart dies to cut the sides of this one inspired by Endless Passion Easter Scrap day 19.  I used some confirmation style dies and pretty flower paper from Lexi Home Sweet Home papers to make it girly.

It's quite a nice size and I added some kvikk lunsj for photo staging, but I am sure you could fill it with all sorts of goodies.  

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Bobbing Along

Hello Nomad friends.  My last rocker card kinda crashed and burned.  No idea why.  Must have been having a moment.  This one rocks!!!!   Inspired by Endless Passions easter scrap to make a boat card.  I have also had a request for a fishing card so maybe this cutie will be liked.

I used some Hunkydory papers and Joy Craft dies for the fisherman and fish.  The base is just a folded circle and a couple of triangle pieces for the sails.

 On the backside I added 'the one that got away'.

It rocks!!!

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Fridge Bunny, Bunny Fridge

Hello Nomad friends.  Always fun to make something other than a card and today I made a couple of egg shaped bunny themed fridge magnets.  

I used Marianne Designs stitched dies for the rose gold mirror card bases.  The bunny is a Papirdesign die and the flowers were made using Spellbinders dies.  I added some clip art from P13 Forest Tea Party papers and the sentiments are Time for Tea printed sheets.  Then I added some thin adhesive magnet sheet to the backside. 

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Go Bravely

Hello Nomad friends.  Me again with a second UFO finished!!   So good to get these off my desk.   This is a confirmation card I was working on.  Another one for the boys.  

I used a lot of scraps for this one.  The blue piece wasn't quite wide enough for my slimline base but I found another skinny piece of silver patterned card which I cut strategically to give me the two thin strips and also the small pieces above and below the boy.  I embossed the blue piece with sizzix travel words folder.  The boy is stamped on a piece of tea box and die cut with a matching die and I raided the black scraps for the two sentiments, both dies from Papirdesigns.

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The Boys Are Back In Town

Hello Nomad friends.  I stumbled and fell with a shaker I was attempting but this confirmation card has turned out rather splendid.

  

I used a large nesting shape die set from Kort og Godt for the card base and panel.  The boy is a stamp die combo also from Kort og Godt, as is the stamped sentiment on the screen.  The laptop is a Marianne Design die.  Maybe I shouldn't have put the screen on the squiff? but it seemed a good design idea at the time.   The gratulerer (congratulations) is a Papirdesign die.  Confirmation is a big thing here in Norway, so always nice to have a few on hand for when the celebrations begin.   Everything except the base and panel are snippets.  The white card is an ex-tea box!!   

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Back to Black

Hello Nomad friends.  Made a simple Xmas card today using black card base and panel and then some embossed rose gold mirror card for a fabulous pop of bling.  Camera didn't do too shabby a job on this difficult subject today.

I used bauble impresslits to cut and emboss the bauble and Papirdesigns God Jul dies also cut from the rose gold card.  The impresslit folder is having it's first outing with me but the black card, rose gold mirror and god jul dies are old treasures.  

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Charlie and Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  I have been really inspired by the Crafty Individuals challenge of black and white.  I have been a follower of Crafty Individuals for many many years and love their detailed rubber stamps.  So I am sad to tell you, if you don't know already, that Jean has announced they will be closing.  Sad that another industry old friend will be departing.  The fiasco with the bankruptcy of the TV channel last year, which left many small businesses seriously out of pocket, and the continued problem with copied designs are two major factors.  I know some people still don't accept that buying cheap stolen designs from chinese sites has an impact, but it does.  Many of these familiar brands are small family owned companies.  Maybe just one or two people trying to make a living from their art and designs.  It doesn't take much to tip over the apple cart.  I will be sorry to see Crafty Individuals fade away, but I am sure I will still be using their lovely stamps for many years to come.  

Here's the card I  made today using Crafty Individuals beautiful Full Steam Ahead collage style background.  The blokes are a different stamp, 3 Wise Gentlemen, collaged onto the collage background.  I used a Paperdesigns die which is a generic happy greeting covering birthday and other celebrations, and cut a black glitter circle in two and added it for some sparkly interest.

If you would like to help Jean and Malcolm out, and get yourself a bargain, you can use the code THEBIGSALE and get 35% off your order at Crafty Individuals.

Thanks for dropping by. Hugz

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Little Ginger

Hello Nomad friends.   Just using the mojo while it's hot.  A little unusual Christmas colour but I do like this snowflake card and the little ginger has been hanging around waiting for a gig.

I used a scrap of heart paper, a couple of wooden hearts and God Jul (Merry Christmas) Papirdesign die cuts.

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Poodle Face

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a tag using scraps and a very old sizzix poodle die.

 

 

Don't you just love that face??!!  I dug out Pink and Main dog faces stamps which I have never used!!  Duh!!   Stay tuned for more dog faces LOL.  

 

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Bunny Beautiful

Hello Nomad friends.  Me again.  It's bunny season!!!!   Well, a few scraps and I spotted this Papirdesign bunny die and it all seemed to come together, which is nice because I haven't had my all together for what feels like a long time!

I have a new box on my desk with panels in it and I found this lovely brown one embossed with clocks.  I also spotted this green orange corrugated bit with a wavy aperture and this pretty butterfly and flower scrap, which fitted perfectly after I cut a smidgeon off.  The fishtail banners were printed on a little bit of a scrap of patterned paper and I cut the bunny out of a bit of pizza box.  Gotta love a nice pizza box!!  

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Hello Hello Hello

Hello Nomad friends.   Did you miss me??  I got lurgied!!   Twice!!!!!   Feeling much more ooman today.  Here's something to brighten our day.

I recently acquired a few sizzix animal die sets.  They seem to have quite a lot of these at the moment and certain animals caught my eye.  This fun bun looks so proud and love those huge ears.  I paired it with a Papirdesign sun die and went yellow. 

Hope you are all keeping well.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Out On A Limb

Hello Nomad friends.   I'm elfing out this month over at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge where the theme is Out On A Limb.  Jo wants to see things in trees, Christmas themed of course.  The thing doesn't necessarily have to be up a tree on your card, but if it is something that maybe doesn't usually lurk up a Christmas tree maybe best safest to include the tree.   I have used a Penny Black stamp called Greetings From The Wise and perched the owl on a branch within a candy cane heart.

I went pink and used Bazzill dots Pirouette for my panel.  I made a candy cane heart using dies from sizzix candycane fold-a-long.  I cut the heart out of the middle and backed with some swirly pierced cut white card.  I added the Penny Black owl, stamped, coloured and fussy cut and a little branch for him to sit on.  Then I went a bit OTT and added a die cut bow with a pink heart brad and stamped the sentiment with heart from Papirdesign Christmas Postal set twice.  Well, he was looking at something so I gave him something to look at LOL.  

 

 

I used glitter glue on his hat rim and bobble cos you need a little sparkle at Christmas.

I hope you get a chance to join the Out on A Limb fun.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Last Of September

Hello Nomad friends.  Gosh, so that was September.  I am looking forward to the most spooktacular month of the year, but first.......

Used a pretty poinsettia stained glass style die for this card and a god jul from papirdesigns.  That's Merry Christmas for my English speaking friends.  

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Beach Vibes

Hello Nomad friends.  Back to summer time.......  Another CAS card, this time with a beach theme. 

Funky Fossil surf board and words.  Papirdesign sun and sizzix tree.

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At The Golf Club

Hello Nomad friends.  My mojo is on holiday and the weather has taken a turn for autumn.  I work so much better in sunshine.  A fun challenge also helps.  Scrappesyken wanted us to use 5 things beginning with the first initial of our first name.  That's a fun challenge.  I went with the name my mother gave me and norwegian so my 5 things are green, grey, golf, boy and happy birthday!!!

My camera hated my ribbled grey paper and the first few shots made it look like grey and white stripes.  This one is better.  Hunkydory golfer die, a pale green scrap, a couple of layers and some stickers from Papirdesigns.  I couldn't find a big sentiment small enough to fit the gap on the left hand side, and two stickers looked too small so I went with a plethora.  From the top for my English speaking audience; Happy Birthday, Hurrah For You, Birthday Hug and It's Your Day.

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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Treeeeeeeeeee

Hello Nomad friends.  It rained!!  Not a whole huge amount, but it has freshened the place up and cooled things down a little.  I took advantage and meandered into the craft room to make some Christmas cards featuring trees.

 

This is the second time I have used this fun Studio Light die set.  I kept it super simple this time, just adding a Papirdesign God Jul (happy Christmas) on top of my pearlescent green ink edged panels.  There's quite a lot of bits to cut, but it's quite cute and folds flat for posting.

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Then I had an ugly sweater moment

I've used Papirdesign dies and various tree patterned papers.  I added half-pearls to the little green tree on the sweater and the sentiment says christmas hug. 

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Travel Expands The Mind

Hello Nomad friends.  I hope you have had a happy Halloween, if you are into that sort of thing.  October has been a bit of a challenging month for me but I am hoping for a more gentle handling from November.  In Norway that's the month to celebrate Dad.  Unfortunately mine is no longer here but I decided to make a father's day card and celebrate all the dads. 

 

 

I used a panel of black card, embossed with Cuttlebug Arrows embossing folder and smeared with Antique Linen distress oxide, mounted on a dark blue card base. Added a layer of ripped corrugated card with an Aall and Create die cut, both smeared with Salty Ocean distress oxide. I stamped the Aall and Create crow on white card and fussy cut him. Far (dad in Norwegian) is letter stickers and Hurra for deg sticker both from Papirdesign. A few wooden stars and done! 

 

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Cycle Path

Hello Nomad friends.  I've made a card for a Confirmant, which is very popular here in Norway when the kids turn 16.  I had a play with some designer papers, dies and stickers and came up with this......

I used Papirdesign Sykel paper, both the blue frames side and then the brown cycle side on top.  I decided to cut the top layer with the Papirdesign scalloped Vipps die frame and also used some scraps to frame the Papirdesign Gratulerer 2 stickers.  I added the Konfirmant diecut on a scrap of kraft card.

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