Fish Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  Over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity the challenge for May is No Body Here, as in no people allowed.   We want to see your stamped anythings featuring anything except people.  I went with fish i\using Lost Coast Designs Fish and Heart stamp set.

I used blue and red archival ink and fussy cut the fish.  The sentiment is from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes set.

Grab your stamps and join the fun!!  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring anything EXCEPT PEOPLE!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project and we need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at   
We Love Stamping May Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes  
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 750-751 
Inspiration Station Challenge #85 inspired by red white and blue

Falling Off The Christmas Wagon

Hello Nomad friends.   Whilst digging out my angel earlier I also spotted this hare die.  Bunnies and hares have a special place in my heart and I decided to go masculine and plaid and make a birthday card tag combo.  

The grey plaid card is from Card Creations, and yes, it's that old!!!   But isn't it pretty.  I cut the sizzix hare from ex-beer box kraft and the moon is blue glitter card.  I used Stamplorations Luggage Tag die.

I was going for a standard 10cm x 15cm card, but mini-slimline seem to suit better.   Small is beautiful.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Girlz Makes Guyz Cards Challenge 33 - Birthday for a Man
Tag Along and ATC Challenge - Add Some Texture opt. AG
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Matching Set
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Critters

Bird in the Hop Meadow

Hello Nomad friends.  Seems birds are on the menu again.  Not literally you understand.......

I've made another shapey card using a stitched pennant die to cut the card front and plaid panel.  That cute little bird is Memory Box Sitting Sparrow cut from blue plaid and ice cream box. The pretty die is Memory Box Hopmeadow Circle.  I cut it from grey card, ran it back through with an embossing mat to get the lovely emboss detail and highlighted it with grey ink.  The sentiment is also by Memory Box.  They are quite thick and the card they have used has a lovely soft texture.  I layered it on a circle of the plaid and gave it a black border.

I used the same plaid paper inside and you can just see the sentiment circle hangs just outside the fishtail.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Outside The Box Challenge 106 - Plenty of Plaid
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Emboss It
Outlawz Challenges June Linky

The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge - Happy Birthday

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!!!

Thanks for dropping by. 

Joining the fun at
52 Weeks to Christmas April Challenge - Fun Fold
Allsorts Challenge Week 779 . More Than One Fold
MFT Stamps Christmas Card Challenge April 2024

Snow Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  A little more Christmas for the merry month of July.  I've used CC Designs stamps and decided to try stamping my main image with Sky Blue archival for a little snow on snow effect.  The jury is still out.........

I managed to pick a blue Promarker for the bird that was the same colour as the lines and no line became blob!   I've done my best with a fine black pen to bring him back from the other dimension but he looks a little um.......  Well anyway, I've used the very sweet CC Designs Winter Snowman stamp coloured with Promarkers and a little distress marker shading.  I stamped CC Designs Plaid Background with Sky Blue ink and both panels with stitch dies.  The circle one is from the Works and the square one from Gummiapan.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Passion for Markers Challenge Week 650 - Something Beginning with B blue,bonnet,bobble,bird
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 64 - Show Us Your Snowfolk
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Christmas In July
Creative Fingers Challenge 236
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - For A Child

Happy Rudolf Days

Hello Nomad friends.  I have been trying to catch up with a few challenges, but it's been a nice weekend so we were lumberjacking, and then there's the whole short month thing.  Anyway, I decided I couldn't miss Rudolf Days so here's a red and brown Christmas card using a plaid embossing folder and TH colorize Toys.

As I was assembling all those die cut bits, some of them tiny, I got to thinking it was a great way to use scraps, or is a way to save smaller and smaller scraps???  The God Jul is a Papirdesign die.  The embossing folder came in a magazine.  Gotta love those magazine freebies.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
February Rudolph Days Challenge
52 Weeks to Christmas Februari Challenge
Die Cut Divas - Angle It!
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge Week 645 - Embellish It

Check Your Boobs

Hello Nomad friends.  It's October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness month.  Have you checked your boobs recently??  With so much chaos happening I know regular routines are disrupted, but we need to keep an eye on these things.  It's also the 8th of the month and I have a Technique Time post over at Let's Squash It!!  I'm investigating double embossing and here's the UFO that became a finished object today.....

I went pink, in honour of the whole boob thing.  This Unity stamp is making her second outing this week, but she is rather sweet isn't she.  I've used two embossing folders in the background and a little subtle Spun Sugar distress ink.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hop over to Let's Squash It! and check out my Technique Time post and we will be back in a couple off days with the new challenge.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Time Out Challenge 198 - Breast Cancer Awareness
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 153