Santa Boris

Hello Nomad friends.  I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity today with some more Christmas in July inspiration.  I decided to dress Boris in red and make him rock, which also fits with the 100th Christmas Kickstart Challenge where I am elfing out this month and the theme is Merry Go Round.

I stamped Carmen's Veranda Boris Karloff on white card and cut with a circle die.  I coloured Boris with red sharpies and water coloured with distress inks.  I stamped the star from Carmen's Veranda Elf with Star using salty ocean distress oxide on the still wet salty ocean water coloured background to give that nice smudged effect.  I cut a slightly larger circle with a stitched circle die from blue card and used the star with the distress oxide to stamp all around the edge for a bit of texture.  I cut a base card with the same stitched circle die.  Boris rocks!! 

Join the anything Christmas with real stamping at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity 

and include some circular things to join the fun at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge. 

 Hope to see you both places.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Build Your Stash Holiday Cardmakers Christmas in July Linky Party
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Stitch It 
52 Weeks to Christmas Challenge Juli - Shaped Card

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!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Paper Funday Challenge 75 - Anything Goes opt 'B'  blue and boat
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Patterned Paper
Girlz Creative Fun Art Of Scrap Challenge 8
Polkadoodle Challenge 5 week 3 - AG

TaDa

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal.  This is an international card exchange.  Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a card, everyone's a winner.  It's also a new month and a new challenge at Lost Coast Designs, so double bubble this Mouse fitted the bill for the Animal challenge, while also seeming to be perfect for this card winging it's way to my very good friend Linda in Michigan.

I went with the options of Music and Friendship and maybe even Funny.  That mouse, named TaDa, makes me laugh.  I added a little Promarker and gel pen colour to him.  I was also aiming for Rocker Card, but due to 'I don't know what' my rocker didn't want to stay upright.  Maybe my card front was too heavy, maybe my curve was wrong, maybe a tap dancing mouse was rocking too much.  So I'm calling this a faux-rocker! Linda, if you want to round off the bottom and see if he can stand up your side of the pond do feel free.  It works in my minds eye LOL.  I know Linda likes singing, so I added some musical notes, and she travels a lot, so this sentiment from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes seemed perfect.  

'A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles'

Check out the REVEAL for awesome cards from amazing artists.

Join the fun by SIGNING UP for the september exchange.

If you are using real stamps featuring animals link up over at the very exclusive Lost Coast Portal to Creativity for a chance to win real red rubber.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Week 796 - Getting Sentimental
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Animal Magic

Gnome Rock

Hello Nomad friends.    I am elfing out at the new Christmas Kickstart Challenge this month and the theme is Gnomes.  Since Lost Coast Designs have awesome gnomes I used three of them, and since the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity current challenge is rocker cards or add a pop up element I made my gnomey Christmas card rock!!!

I used two tall gnomes and a silly gnome in the middle.  And it rocks.  Which is always fun.  My black card base was stamped with Hero Arts Unicorn ink and Lost Coast Designs Concentric Circles stamp for that drumlin look.  

I used a plate to cut along for my curved base and this one doesn't rock quite as crazily as the duck from the other day. 

Join the Christmas Kickstart fun with your gnomey christmas cards and it it also rocks or pops and includes real rubber or clear stamping then hop over and jopin the fun at Lost Coast too!!!

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Rockin Duck

Hello Portal peeps.  It's the second of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal and this card went to Dawn in New Zealand.  Rockin' duck also fits the new Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Rock or Pop Challenge -  include a pop up element or make a rocking card.  I love rocking cards.  These are actually really easy to make.  You can cut a circle, fold it in half and use that as your card base.  Or you can take a tent fold card base and use scissors or dies to cut the bottom edge into a curve.  Then decorate it as you like......

I used Studio Light journal dies to cut the yellow card base and matching green mat, and, just because the die was in this set, I decided to add semi-circular pocket to my project.   I stamped the green panel with green ink and two stamps from Lost Coast Designs Pieces of Calligraphy set.  I stamped the brown mat on the little pocket with brown ink and Lost Coast Designs Mini Butterfly Collage stamp.  I die cut a scrap of the green card with a grass die and added a bit of promarker scribblings.  I stamped Carmen's Veranda Duck on yellow card, coloured his beak and feet and fussy cut.   I was going to put a tea bag in the pocket, but I think they frown on such things in New Zealand, so I added some paper leaves instead.  Hopefully my exchange partner will be able to use them for something crafty.

 

And when the leaves are taken away you can see the Happy Everything sentiment which is from Lost Coast Designs Party Words set.

I hope you take some time to check out all the fun interactive Rock and Pop cards the team are sharing this month, and don't forget to join the fun for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

Joining the fun at
Country View Challenge April - Things With Wings
We Love Stamping April Challenge - AG opt Animal/Bird
Scrappelyst Utfordring for April - Gul
Creative Crafting Uncles Challenge 39 - Spring/Easter
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Graveyard Rock

Hello Nomad friends!!!  Here's some inspiration for the awesome Let's Squash It! shaped card challenge Don't Be So Square.  Where you all is?????   Grab those shape dies or lob off some corners and join the fun.  I've made a rocking gravestone bwahaahhahhahaaaaaaaa. Ha ha ha........

I used a Spellbinder die for the card base and panel and an oval die to cut the bottom in a curve shape.  I used patterned paper for the panel and embossed with Sizzix Halloween Night embossing folder.  I highlighted the skeleton with white dye ink and the raven with archival black and edged with promarker brown and black.  The cat is Cheery Lynn Whimsical Halloween Cat with some neon paper eyes and a little white gel pen to accentuate the spider.  It rocks!!!!!

Grab your embossing folders and your not square/rectangle cards and join the fun!

 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz
 

Joining the fun at
As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Domestic Animal and Why I love Cats! Definitely one of my top three favourite domestic animals.  Smart, independent, self possessed and perfectly suited for spooky halloween scenes. 
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Shape Your Card
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Mixed Media
Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge 80 - Furrything Goes
Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge 

 

 

Turtley Awesome

Hello Nomad friends.  Loved the simple bird rocker card I made yesterday so decided to make another one with the lovely Sea Turtle from Crafty Individuals.  Love this........

I used a slightly marbled card and cut it using Tonic large scallop circle die.  I also cut 2 circles of turquoise card with the same scallop die.  I stamped Crafty Individuals Sea Turtle on the marbled circle with Memento London Fog ink.  Then I cut the panel with Tonic dies to get the square holes and the inner scallop.  I inked both the scallop edges with the London Fog ink and glued them to one of the turquoise scallop circles.  I stamped the Sea Turtle on some slightly blue card with black archival, fussy cut the turtle and fish and added them to the scene.  Then I folded the second turquoise scallop circle in half and attached it to the stamped panel to make it into a rocker card. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Crafty Individuals Challenge

Rockin Birdie and Gnome Hugs

Hello Nomad friends.  Kicking off the month with a couple of cards.  Love this rockin oriole...

I used Tonic Studio circle dies to cut my rocker card panel and base.  I used Kort og Godt patterned paper and stamped it with Stamplorations Trendy Feathers and Peeled Paint distress ink.  I stamped Stampplorations large Oriole on patterned check card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and added to the rocker base.

Joining the fun at
Stamplorations May Challenge
Stamplorations Things With Wings Linky Party
Stamplorations Anything Goes Challenge
Scrappelyst Grublis for April - Geometriske Former

I also made a fun Gnome christmas card using Lost Coast Designs Pointy Hat Gnome and Kort og Godt patterned card and sentiment stamp.

Joining the fun at
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - May
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 540
Creative Fingers Challenge 207 - AG

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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

Joining the fun at
Marianne Design Challenge 258 - Rocker Card COL1320,PK9121,LR0141,CR1238
2020 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Remembrance/Thinking of You

Rockin' Rodent - 31 Days of Halloween Day 13

Merry met mist walkers.  My 31 Days of Halloween offering tonight is, at first glance, a little bit cute, but wait!!

Flying rodents!!!

It makes me shiver to think of it.

Even if they are cute rodents!!!!

Meet Spiffy. 

I started by cutting a piece of copper card with a stitched circle die.  Then I cut a piece of bronze card with a Spellbinders Cog die.  I embossed it with Do-Crafts Triboss Cogs embossing folder.  I love this bronze card, cos it has a black core!!!  Sandpaper for amazingly cool effects. 

I stamped Spiffy with black archival and coloured with distress inks and Promarkers.  I started adding the Korthobby.no metal charms, the cog with the flower (they are separate pieces) bottom right, the clock hands just above the right wing, and then I had one of those moments.........   Lets make him rock!!!  So I cut a 15 x 10cm base card with the circle die, which puts the card hinge about 3/4's of the way up the front panel, making for a nice steady rocker.

Here he is mid-roll........   I had to do a bit of trial and error with the final metal charm, the open clock top left.  I used a bit of folded low tack tape to figure out where it needed to be for counterbalance.  I added a piece of grey card stamped with a cog behind the clock for a nice shadow effect.   I think this is the best rocker I have made.  He really rolls beautifully.

Go Spiffy, GO!!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
LeighSBDesigns 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop 2019
Scrappesyken Oppgave 1 - Make it Round, Optional Steampunk
Sandee and Amelie Steampunk Challenge - AG Steampunk/Industrial
Korthobby's Inspirasjonsgruppe - Alt er Lov 
Scrap the Rainbow #16 - Farsdag/Maskulint

Cowboy Rock

Hello Nomad friends.  Hope you are managing to keep cool.  It's so toastie I think I might be melting.  

I used this cute little Nellie Snellen cowboy, stamped and embossed on gold base card.  I coloured with Promarkers and added some rhinestones, one to his hat, one to his scarf and one to the bridle.  I cut the bottom of the card so it rocks, added glitter to the curved edge and horse's mane and tail.  I stamped and embossed MFT Saddle Up and Celebrate sentiment.  Yee haw!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
MFT Stamps Camp Create Day 5 - Glitzy Glitter
Emerald Creek Dares - Rhinestone Cowboy
Dare 2 B Artzy Challenge - Masculine Birthday
Paperbabe Stamps Challenge 98 - Anything Goes

Doodles Paper Playground First Birthday Bash Bog Hop

Hello.  Welcome.  This is my final guest design post for the Doodles Paper Playground and I'm going out with a bang!!  I am excited to be participating in a very special Birthday Bash Blog Hop starting today, January 24th and ending at 11:59pm EST on January 27th! The Designing Divas and I, along with several members of the talented White Rose Crafts design team, have created extra special Birthday Themed Shaker Cards for the hop today!

I made a rocking shaker using the lovely January Garnet sparkle blend and the fun Penny Black Skip and Romp stamp.

I coloured the image with distress inks and the background is printed paper from Craft Creations.

Happy Birthday Doodles Paper Playground.

For a limited time, you have the opportunity to receive an exclusive, 1st Birthday Freebie Sparkle Blend--only available, while supplies last, with purchase over at White Rose Crafts!

Don't worry, though--Amber has reserved 6 of these freebie blends to give away on Monday, after the hop ends! 5 of those 1st Birthday Blends will go to 5 lucky winners, as Door Prizes, who leave comments on each of the Blog Stops. The more comments you leave, the more entries you get! For our Grand Prize this month, one lucky winner will receive the full February Release (before it's revealed), plus a full sized Birthday Freebie Blend! That's 7 full sized sparkle blends! To be eligible to win the grand prize, you must leave comments on all legs of the blog hop.

As an added bonus, White Rose Crafts will be offering Free Shipping all weekend to correspond with the Blog Hop, so if you've had your eye on any of the limited edition Sparkle Blends from our previous releases, now is the time to buy before they sell out and are gone for good!

Here are the the hop links

Doodles Paper Playground

Annie

Alison

Carolyn

                             Gail <== you are here 

Fawn

Kelli

EK

LeeAnn

Thanks for dropping by.  Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Country View Challenges January - Landscape/Cityscapes
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafter's Castle Challenge 13 - Anything Goes
Scrap the Rainbow Utfordring 8 - Alt Er Lov
Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge - J2319
Ellibelle's Corner Crafty Wednesday January - Sparkle and Shine

White Russian

Hello.  Welcome.  I keep meaning to join the Marianne Design challenge but the time just seems to go.....  But this time it's White, and since I have been very partial to white recently, I decided to get on and create.  

I love this little russian doll die!  Isn't she cute?!!  I made the card front by embossing a piece of white card with Marianne Design DS0911.  This is an embossing folder that also makes some cuts.  I shaped the panel using a Sizzix circle die top and bottom and a pair of scissors for the side curves.  I took a card base of the same card, cut the bottom of the card with the circle die and attached the embossed panel.  It rocks!!  I cut the pine branches (LR0126) and the russian doll (LR0171) from white scraps and added them to the card.  I attached a snippet of white ribbon using a white snowflake brad.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Marianne Design Challenge 192 - White
Pixies Snippets Playground Weeks 313 & 314
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Noor Design UK Challenge - Anything Goes
Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

A Good Time For It

Hello.  Welcome.  An unusually lacy creation from me today.

Meet Unity's George and Scarlett.  I used the unity sketch and made a rocker card.  I wanted to keep it monochrome and I don't have much glitter, just a little silver, so I used the MFP tutorial to make just one wide strip of glitter on the background for George and Scarlet to stand on.  To match my colour scheme I decided to try and colour it with alcohol ink. 

Here's a picture of my silver glitter with some drops of raisin alcohol ink.  Was a bit afraid the alcohol ink would affect the sticky on the tape but the glitter stayed in place.  Some more drops of ink and the glitter is custom coloured.  Perfect.  

I added some drops of the alcohol ink in the background and gave it a wash with red brusho powder diluted with water.  I stamped G&S on Prima patterned paper and coloured with distress inks and sharpies.  

I added a bit of lace.  Then I added a bit more lace.    It's a rockin' wedding card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
MFP Stamps Challenge 33 - Card Technique - Glitter Background 
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Summer Fun  what's more fun than a summer wedding?
MFT Stamps Camp Create 3 - Monochromatic Magic
Twofers Challenge 25 - The Heat is on
Stamping Sensations August Challenge - AG
Scrappelyst Grublis for August - Ulike Medium 

Rock Star

Hello.  Welcome.  Still looking at the MFT Camp Create challenges.  Decided to play with some in laid die cuts.  And a tiger.   

I made this inlaid diecut stars panel using Sizzix Primitive die and red and blue mirror card.  I embossed the stars with Sizzix Damask embossing folder.  The shape of the line of stars reminded me of the colander.  So I decided to make another no template rocker card.

So I cut the bottom of the star panel and mounted it on a white rocker base.  I stamped MFP Tiger on red mirror card and fussy cut.  The happy birthday is from the same MFP set.  The stars are a stamp from Rubber Dance Textured Flower set.   It rocks!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
MFT Stamps Camp Create 2016 - Inlaid Made Easy 
Marks Finest Papers Stamps Challenge 29
MFT Color Challenge 49 
Repeat Impressions WIW Photo Inspiration Challenge - J2016 
Stamplorations July Challenge - Stars

Rock And Rolling Ginger

Hello.  Welcome.  Good morning!  Well, what a great start to the day.  The sun is shining.  Woke up with an idea and managed to make it up before I finished my first cup of tea!  Small miracle.  Any card that comes together in under an hour is a small miracle around here.  And it's a Christmas card so this one might be a contender for card of the crazy season.........

I used the tutorial for an no template rocker card from MFP.   Of course this now means my steel colander has found it's way to my craft room and may never make it back to the kitchen!!   I used stamps from MFP Holiday Tags and Nutcracker sets.  Love that cute ginger dude.  Also managed to use patterned paper from the stash.  I thought red green and stripes was a good chrimbo combo, courtesy of DCWV.  

Thanks for dropping by.  I'm off to enjoy the sunshine.  Hope it's shining for you too.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
MFP Stamps Challenge 29
One Crazy Stamper Challenge - Christmas in July
Addicted to CAS Challenge 92 - Stripes 
Hobbygarasjen Utfordring 38 - Alt Er Lov 
Hjerteboden Juli/August - Alt Er Lov 

Rocking Chicken

Hi Nomad followers and friends.  Welcome to another instalment of craft.  Twice in one day!  Must be keen.  Or maybe it's just a sure sign of rain!!

I have been joining in the fun over at Creative Craft World where we are working on beating the Christmas rush.  This is a lovely quick make so perfect for the Christmas crazy season.  Or even April.

 I used Sizzix Bigz die Bird #2 which comes with it's own embossing folder.  So I cut using gold card, embossed, added a hint of a tint of red ink, a bow and a brad.  I folded a piece of white card and cut it, setting the fold so it came level just under the back of the bird.  Your base card is headless but if there isn't a good length of fold I find the card has a tenancy to open instead of stand.  That's it, a rocking bird.  So easy, so I made a flock....

I just altered the card and ink colour.  In the case of the dark green bird I spritzed with gold shimmer mist.   The bling is unlimited too although if you add anything too heavy your bird may have a tenancy to look a little drunk instead of rocking.  

So 5 more christmassy cards.  That's 12 now!

Me and the birds are rocking along to the challenges at
Creative Craft World - BtCR
Ett Trykk Jubileumsutfordringer Uke 4 - Tørrembossing

Have a happy evening.  Take care, thanks for dropping by, craft on.....