Maybe Baby

Hello Nomad friends.

I used adorable scorable for my patterned panel and cut gold glitter foam with Memory Box Lisette Buckle die three times.  I added a piece of teal organza ribbon and arranged the buckles on it.  Then I cut Memory Box Precious Mobile from white card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz  

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Memory Box Challenge 127 - Ribbons and Threads 
As You Like It Challenge - Brights or Pastels enjoying pastel colours for that subtle and elegant look.  They work best for baby cards me thinks.  
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Funday Challenge 86 - Anything Goes opt Die Cuts/Punches 
Allsorts Challenge 848 - Shaped Card opt AG

 

Turtle Dreaming

Hello Nomad friends.  Hexagonal cards are a favourite of mine.  Let's join in with turtle dreaming.  Feel the peace as he coasts through gold and blue.

  

A yellow card base, a couple of layers of blue patterned paper, all cut with Daisy Mae hexagon dies.  I wiggled a piece of gold ribbon across the scene, a couple of studio light grunge die cuts cut from scraps of holographic card and a lovely Crafty Individuals turtle, also stamped on a scrap yellow patterned card. I added some watercolour paint to the turtle head and flippers.  The sentiment is from Carmen's Veranda stamped with archival ink.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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De-Egel September Challenge 210 - Shaped Card
Stamping Sensations Challenge - CAS
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Scrappelyst Utfordring for September - Maling, Blekk, Stempling 
Archiscraps September Challenge - Turtle/Tortoise

Golden Leaves

Hello Nomad friends.  I've made a simple sort of card today with Poppystamp dies.

I die cut from the same card as the base for a faux embossing look, but couldn't resist adding a touch of sunflower archival ink.  I used Poppystamps Harvest Oval Frame, Playful Hugs and the large butterfly is Intricate Cut Butterflies, cut from some pinkish card.  I added a yellow satin ribbon, cos September is Children Cancer month, and a tiny Cheery Lynn cut butterfly on top.  

I hope you are having a wonderful day.  If not, have a hug from me.  Well, have a hug anyway.  We all need hugs, no matter how the day is going.

Thanks for dropping by.  HUGZ

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Poppystamps Challenge 132 - Keep It Simple 
Time Out Challenge 296 - Friendship/Encouragement/Support 
Inspiration Station Challenge September inspired by leaves and yellow/orange
Paper Funday Challenge 80 - Anything Goes opt Changing Seasons 

Fairy Princess

Hello Nomad friends.   I wanted to have a go at this card design I saw over at Kaartjes Inspiratie Challenges Blog.  It looks complex, but Renate has done a nice video and supplied the measurements.  I used a pack of princess papers I had which also had printed die cut ephemera.   OK, lots of pictures......

This is what it looks like closed

First flaps open

Second flaps open

Center flaps open

Then you have the tags in the hidden pockets.  I used some of the ephemera for these, added some of the fairies and backed then with plain card cut to shape.  I also added extra glitter.

This is the back of the card.

Thanks for dropping by.  I'm joining the Papirglede scrapathon this weekend so I'll be back real soon......Hugz

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Kaartjes Inspiratie Challenges World Card Making Day
Simon Says Stamp World Card Making Day 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Patterned Papers

Sealed With a Fish

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month and time for another awesome and amazing Card Chain Challenge Reveal.   What dat???  OMG, where have you been........

The Card Chain Challenge.  An international card exchange that has been running non stop since 2009.  Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a card.  Everyone's a winner.  Spreading love around the world one handmade card at a time.  You gotta give it a go at least once in your life LOL.

Here's the card I sent to Imke in Germany

I sort of used the sketch and the feathers, friendship and ribbon options.  Seagull die from Waffle Flower.  Ribbon weave frame die from Marianne Designs.  Sentiment from Hero Arts. Starry/Stripey designer paper from Kort og Godt,

You can check out the whole amazing JULY REVEAL here

You can SIGN UP and join the fun.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 659-660
Papercraft Challenge 107 - Holiday Time

Cupcakes, Coffee and Bunny Slippers

Hello Nomad friends.  I saw today that Pink and Main are celebrating 10 years.  Congrats Pink and Main.  I like Pink and Main.  Their images are cute.  So I had a rattle through my Pink and Main stamps and found this bunny slippered coffee drinking fan.

I mounted some fun polka dot paper on a slimline card base and added some super size cupcake ribbon.   Then I stamped and coloured the image and die cut it with a stitch circle die.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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We Love Stamping March Challenge - Feminine
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Food and Drink
Allsorts Challenge Week 773/4 - Keep It Simple opt. AG
Kreativtanten Challenge 87 - CAS
Craftlandia Challenge 18 - Easter/AG

Oh Christmas Tree

Hello Nomad friends.   Christmas continues here on my blog but the cats are out at the moment.   Scroll down for Cat Lovers Christmas Challenge fun and a giveaway from me.  Oooh look it's that lovely Marianne Designs Ribbon Weaving die again with some pretty textured ribbon with a vintage look.

I used a patterned card base, a layer of scripty card, another layer of scripty card, the ribbon weave die cut from christmas tree patterned paper and it's topped with Memory Box Frosted Christmas Tree cut from textured white card and smeared with blue ink. 

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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Outside the Box Challenge 100 - Teriffic Trees
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Layered Die Cuts
Allsorts Challenge Week 749 - Vintage
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Christmas
Papercraft Challenge 98 - Ribbon

Shake Your Shrine

Hello Nomad friends.  It's Day 8 of the 31 Days of Halloween over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  I decided to make a shaker card!  It seemed a good idea at the time!!  I have a bit of a love hate relationship with shakers.  This one I love.  And no leaks!!!  

I've used Lost Coast Designs Goth Shrine ATC size which fit ted perfectly with this Marianne Design ribbon weave die.  I stamped the Shrine with black ink, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.  I used a circle die to cut out the middle bit.  Don't lose that!  I die cut the ribbon weave panel from black card, wove with orange polka dot organza (thanks CCC Carol), highlighted the pierced border with a white gel pen and added some orange enamel dots.   I cut a piece of black foam slightly smaller than the panel and die cut a hole in them both to line up with the hole in the shrine.  I glued the foam and the panel on my black base card and then glued the piece I cut out of the shrine in the middle of the hole.  I added my sparkly bits, glued on a piece of acetate and added the shrine on top.  Spooktacularly sparkly.  Say that three times fast bwahhahahaha.

 

 

Link up your Halloween inspired projects for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars$$$$.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  Check back every day this month for awesome inspiration from the team.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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As You Like It Challenge - Fairies or Halloween Halloween over fairies anyday.  Halloween has awesome colours, can be spooky, cute, fruity or fun and it's such fun to dress up and grow pumpkins.
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge October - Anything Halloween
Inspiration Station October Challenge inspired by Halloween, skulls, black and orange
Papercraft Challenge 98 - Ribbon
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Layered Die Cuts

Think Pink

Hello Nomad friends.  Isn't it nice when parties last all weekend.  Here's a design idea in neon colours.  Mostly pink.  Cos, well, we all need a little pink in our lives......

And you gotta love a little neon.  The headphones are a funky fossil die cut from silver mirror card with pink details.  I embossed the background panel with a sizzix dotty swirl or maybe swirly dots folder.  I found these decorated chipboard elements which looked lovely and bright so hoping they are acceptably neon too.  The sentiment is from Kort og Godt and means cool and festive (in a parting sort of way).

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Add Some Texture
Double D Pink October Challenge
Creative Crafting Uncles 45 - Males Go Feminine

Travel Bottleneck

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm back!!!  OK, so this has been taking up a significant piece of my crafty time the last day or so.  It should have been quicker, but I did it my way............slow......   I made a tag album inspired by Megan Quinlan's tutorial on day 8 of the 2023 Fodder Challenge.  You will only be able to access that link if you signed up, which was free.  Not sure if you still can, but worth a try.

 

Megan made an awesomely quick and easy album using tags.  I used Studio Light papers and ephemera for this one.  Get ready for lots of pictures......

Front cover

Page 1 - Made a pocket behind the pic and added a little tag so you know it's there.
Page 2 - photo frame. 
There is a pocket between each page.  That's the tag in the pocket on the RHS

Page 3 and 4 both have a pocket.  The two hot air balloons are removable, and another tag sticking out the RHS of the hidden pocket

Page 5, just a picture LOL.   Page 6 another pocket with a tag and that one on the RHS again!!

Page 7 a picture.  Check out da wabbit!!  Page 8 a photo frame.

The end!!

This took time.  I love it.  I want to make more.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Allsorts Challenge Week 739/40 - Anything But Square 
Papercraft Challenge 96 - Summer Fun

Pink Boots and Bling

Hello Nomad friends.  I took part in a secret santa swap in a fb craft group and received a lovely die and stamp set.  So today I decided to make a card using my goodies and a Studio Light Essentials Die – Christmas Card shape stars 69 to cut my base card.  These dies make album pages but they make nice shaped card bases and the holes for binding the page are a great place to weave a little ribbon detail.  The card is for a confirmation which is a big event here in the spring.

I cut the die base from black card twice and used the star insert die on one piece.  I backed the stars with holographic card and scored the back panel just to the right of the line of holes.  Then I glued the two sections together using glue behind the stars and just to the right of the line of holes so I have an opening card.   I used the SL dies to cut a beige patterned card panel.  I cut three little fences from kraft card and the sentiment panel.  I stamped the shoes on white card, fussy cut and added some pink.  The laces are a darker pink, but my camera is being challenged by the holographic effects I think!  I stamped the long sentiment directly on the card with brown ink.  It says

'all that your heart possesses of joy and warm words,
sprinkle it along the paths of life
and it will grow in your tracks'

Now isn't that pretty!!!!

This is a picture of my secret santa package and the SL die I used.

 

 I wove thin silk ribbon through the holes and added a couple of silver charms from Korthobby.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge Week 710 - Something New all NBUS stamps and dies
Dream Valley Challenge 284 - New Beginnings confirmation is considered the start of adulthood

 

 

 

 

Twas The Night Before Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  I have been meaning to join the Christmas Kickstart challenge all month so I decided it was time to pull santa out of the chimney and get with it.

I used this really cool Creative Expressions Festive Frames - Twas The Night die set.  Love the emboss detail.  I kept it simple but when I am feeling more fussy I might have a go at paper piecing this one, or colouring it.  I thought that black card was a funny shade!  Against the red it is obviously dark green.  Where be my glasses????   Love Santa's legs hanging out of the chimney.  Is he stuck??  Falling down?  Or going up?   Hope that's not a real fire in the basket there Santa!!!  I just added a piece of green and gold ribbon to the bottom of the card to add some Christmas bling.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Christmas Kickstart Challenge 66 - Home For The Holidays
Christmas Craft Creations September Challenge - Ribbon or Twine
September Rudolph Days Challenge
Time Out Challenge 223 - Photo Inspiration
Double D Challenge - Things That Fall needles from the tree and Santa!!!

Ugly Sweater Weather

Hello Nomad friends.  It's very wet and windy here today with hurricane force gusts predicted.  And the end of the month is looming so I think I will stay in, cosy in my craft room, and try and finish some of the very very many UFO's on my desk.  Starting with a rainbow card for Jo's Christmas Kickstart challenge.  Well, a rainbow of colour, even if no actual rainbows........

I made a red/green/yellow brusho background the other day and some of it was still lurking so I cut a piece with Stamplorations Double Stitch Rectangle die, edged with red Promarker and mounted on a red edged white base.  I die cut my Sizzix Colorize Deer from scraps, including some stripey colourful ex-packaging.  I used the same packaging and a Marianne Designs die for the 'parcel'.  I was expecting the Let It Snow to cut, but it's an emboss feature, so I used it as a stencil and with a Promarker black pen accentuated the lettering.  A bit of folded organza ribbon and done!

Joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 58 - Rainbow Christmas
Scrappelyst Utfordring for Januar - Dies/Punch/Mønstersaks
Allsorts Challenge Week 661 - AG opt. Stencil

I also had this cute Papirdesigns Nisse die cut from blue and white scraps

I had some Papirdesigns Hytta På Fjellet double sided paper which has this lovely blue woodgrain pattern on one side, so I decided to make a door!  I used a Korthobby.no Home Sweet Home charm and a brad for the door handle.  Love that little dangly key!!!  Then I needed a background.  Mushrooms!  Perfect.  Papirdesigns Sopptur paper, cut with a stitch die and a little frost added to the 'shrooms with glitter glue.  A bit of white cut with a stitch edge for some snowy ground and a little more glitter glue sparkle to finish.

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Double D Challenge - Blue and White Winter
Country View Challenge - Your Year to Sparkle and Shine

Thanks for dropping by.  Back soon hopefully with more makes.  Hugz

Bird Splat Tags

Hello Nomad friends.  I am a bit behind blogging some last minute Christmas makes, but I wanted to share these pretty tags using a scrap of Aztec Paint splats background I made previously and some Textured Birds from Rubber Dance.

The Colourcraft Aztec paints are metallic and give lovely shiny intense colours.  I just splatted all over and there was enough left to cut three tags using Stamplorations Tags die.  I stamped three of the Textured Birds, leaving them black and white, and fussy cut them.  I stamped the birds directly on the tags, to save me cutting the legs out, and then just stuck the fussy cut bodies over the top.  The God Jul is also a Rubber Dance stamp on some brown scraps and a little yellow ribbon to finish.  

Hope your Christmas was merry and bright.  I'm gonna use these 'days between' to try out some of my new Christmas goodies and also beat a little tidy into my craft room.  Scrap mountain needs to be conquered!!!

Take care.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Country View Challenge - Christmas Anything Goes
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 158
Allsorts Challenge Week 655/6 - Anything Winter