Mug Hugz

Hello Nomad friends.  Bit dreary here today.  I think autumn has a firm grip.  A good day to craft.  Mr Mojo wasn't so keen, but we did manage this with some pink scraps I had spotted in the patterned scraps bin the other day.

 

The Unity Girl was already stamped on a scrap of pink, I just needed to fussy cut her and add a little salmon pink to the heart.  Sentiment to be added later if required.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenge 2438

Making Stuff Sort Of Day

Hello Nomad friends.  I think we probably have about 6 inches of snow on the ground after repeated showers yesterday and the day before.  The temperatures have come up a bit and it still looks like it could go either way.  I have taken advantage of a snowy weekend to make a few cards.  

First, a Christmas card with a stamped wordy background.  I put a variety of Christmas sentiment clear stamps together on my acrylic block, repeatedly stamped them on pale grey card and embossed with red embossing powder.  Then I smeared the whole thing with red ink.  I added a couple of Signature die cut fa lla lla lla llamas, in scarves of course.

Gotta llove a llama.  I used some scraps of light grey card for the llama's and some snippets of red and yellow to dress them up. 

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Christmas Kickstart Challenge 72 - All Wrapped Up
Snippets Playground Challenge 449
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Emboss It
Lift Challenge 177

My second card is based on the sketch at Creative Sketchy Girls.  I decided to make a masculine birthday easel card and repeat the sketch inside too. 

I used a blue cog paper from Docrafts and some scraps of brown patterned card that I cut into thin strips.  The vintage car toppers are from Craft Creations (shop closed).  I've had them a long time.  The metal cog charm is from Korthobby.no.  

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Girlz Makes Guyz Cards Challenge 1 - Cogs
Country View Challenge March - Birthday Card for a Man

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Pop Up Snowwoman

Hello Nomad friends.  I treated myself to an early christmas pressie.  I got myself a Karen Burniston Bitty Ball die.  Squuueeeeeee!  But really, squuueeeee!!!  OK, this took ages to put together.  I am not a fast crafter.  The bitty ball wasn't too bad but you should have seen my attempts at making a card closer!!!!  Pathetic!  Think I got it worked out now so next time will be easier.  There will be a next time.  This pop up is more fun than chocolate frogs!!

I coloured the edge of a white hammered 15cm card base with old rose Promarker and added a layer of Kort og Godt paper cut with a large postage stamp square die.  Using Cactus Flower archival I stamped the sentiment then the snowman on white card, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.  I used a snowflake brad and twine for my card closer.  I would strongly recommend against a snowflake brad if you are doing this.  It has a tendency to grab whatever wool, very pretty wool, another wool or twine you try to use.  Go for a nice boring round brad.  And then..........

Ta Dah!!!!  I used the same paper, dies, and inks to stamp the God Jul (Merry Christmas) and Ho Ho Ho (Ho Ho Ho).  The snowlady is cut using Bitty Ball and white bazzill.  I edged all the little panels with pale pink, but isn't showing.  I cut a scarf using the bitty ball die and scissors to fussy cut it into shape.  The eyes and mouth came with the die set and the carrot was one of many carrot dies I had to choose from!!?  Don't ask......

Poor man's video.  Flat snow woman!

Boing!!  Too much fun!!   My elastic bands were a bit big.  I tied three knots in the top one but it's a bit loose.  The bottom one I tied one knot near one end and then ignored the little loop and just used the larger reduced size loop and it worked great!  

Hope you enjoyed my snowwoman.  Not as much as me cos I have been having a blast opening and closing this card.  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Get Your Tag On at The Mod Squad Challenge

Hello Nomad friends.  I am this weeks hostess over at the Mod Squad Challenge where there is a chance to win $10 of stamps from fabulous sponsor Lost Coast Designs. We hope you will play along!

CHALLENGE

Use a Tag – The challenge this week is to make a tag or use a tag on your project. Your project MUST be or include a tag!

Please make sure you follow challenge theme and rules or your entry will be eliminated so that the numbers will not be skewed for the random drawing.

SPONSOR

Lost Coast Designs is a rubber stamp company based in Spokane Valley, WA. Along with it’s sister company, Carmen’s Veranda, it offers a sophisticated line of unique red rubber and clear polymer stamps in a extensive range of styles, including vintage, collage, gothic, shrine, angel, and many others, to excite your creative impulses. There are also two challenges a month on the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity blog.

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PRIZE

$10 of stamps of your choice from the Lost Coast Designs store.

I MADE A TAG SHAPED CARD

I used Lost Coast Designs Scarf Background, Geisha and

Party Words for the sentiment.

I stamped the scarf background using blue dye ink on my card base and cut with a stitched tag die.  I stamped the geisha and sentiment on white card with the same blue dye ink.  I fussy cut the geisha, edged her and the sentiment panel with pale blue Promarker and added them to the card front.  I covered the tag hole with a blue stitch die cut flower and added a small circle on top that I stamped with the same scarf stamp and ink. 

Thanks for visiting.  Hugz

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