Mermaid to Scrap

Hello Nomad friends.  I put this little scrappy number together yesterday and thought I'd share the happy vibes with you.  

Everything came off the desk scrappy boxes, except the card base, which was plain blue but I dabbed it with Salty Ocean distress ink to give it extra texture.  The words are from Crafty Individuals Seaside printed papers.  I added some die cut bits and left overs.  The stars again were plain, but I hit em with the distress ink pad for the texture touch.  The mermaid is a Lost Coast Designs stamp on a scrap of white and fussy cut.  

 Happy summer vibes everyone.  HUGZ

 

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Happily Ever After

Hello Nomad friends.  Summer is coming and it's prime time for weddings.

The pretty rose paper is by ScrapBoys and the bridal couple pic from Lexi Design.  I've added some goldline stickers from Craft Creations and a printed congratulations.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Star Bright Star Light

Hello Nomad friends.  I hope you are all well and staying safe and warm.  It's very windy here this evening but at least we are just about a snow free zone again.  I'm sharing a starry CAS make this evening using a Funky Fossil die called Starry Spiral.

I added glitter behind the stars and a simple thank you stamp from Time For Tea.

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Yeah Yeah Yeah

Hello Nomad friends.  I have been working on this one for a few days and this evening it all fell into place.  I was inspired by Duffy's song Mercy.  That's me, a big fat bunny boogieing on down....

I made a splatty background with Colourcraft Aztec paints on yellow card.  I used a couple of star frame die cuts and coloured with yellow and peach to match my colour scheme.  Then I grabbed a bag of blue scraps and die cut the Alexandra Renke frames and the Simon Says Stamp tag and heart.  The bunny is by Uniko, stamped on a scrap of floral paper and fussy cut.  The sentiment is a Creative Expressions stamp set.   I had a little wobble with the sentiment, but then you would, wouldn't you, stamping to the beat bwahahahahahaa.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Truckloads of Love

Hello Nomad friends.  I've had fun with shakers this afternoon.  Well, gets rid of some of the sequins and make me stretch my creative muscles.  This was wavering between happy new year or birthday, but figured birthday was more flexible.  So here's some happy pandas in a yellow pickup with a happy hearty backdrop.

Aren't they cute!!  I used Poppystamps Whittle Panda Pickup Kit and Leafy Branch Oval.  I stencilled hearts on the base card using Poppystamps Criss Cross Heart stencil to add some gentle texture to the shaker.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Retirement Fund

Hello Nomad friends.  Nothing better than a bit of after midnight crafting, except maybe the floor could have been a bit warmer!!!   Should have double socked!!!   I'm still playing with Spellbinder goodies and I discovered a happy retirement stamp.  Well, not many of those cards in the stash so I thought I break it out.

Another challenge for the photo machine with some more of the rose gold mirror card, this time embossed with the very wonderful 3D party balloons folder by spellbinders.  These puffy balloons are so cute!!!   Then I stamped the Paradise Resort key fob and added the sun/sea/cloud image to it.  There are three cute stamps to swap out.  I suppose it could be rolling hills as well, but the sea is where I'd rather be.  I coloured the key with gold sharpie and cut out the fob and the sentiment with the matching dies.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Fantastic Flower

Hello Nomad friends.  The second of the month and time for the December Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  We simplified the options for the busiest time of the year so it was used a NBUS, three favourite colours and an animal OR a flower OR a fruit.  Here's the card I sent to Alice in Finland. 

My NBUS is this fantastic flower die from Spellbinders, my colours were blue, black and white and it's a flower.  I've got a Gummiapan postage die cut black layer on my black card base and I used white glitter card for the stars and leaves.   The stars were cut from the same glitter card using a sizzix die and the second layer of the flower was coloured with brushos.  

 If you would like to see all the cards that were sent this month hop over and check out the REVEAL 

If you would like to join the fun the November SIGN UP is open until the 6th 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Happy New Year

Hello Nomad friends.   Happy New Year.  I hope you have had a wonderful festive season and are ready for another year of crafty awesomeness.  It's gonna be great!!!    Mr Mojo finally showed up for the party when I was putting a few finishing touches to some last minute embellishments.   I am particularly taken with these little napkin rings I made and feel they could also be good wine glass markers with just a few design tweeks........

I used some scraps from Alchemy of Art offcuts for the serviette rings and cut the stars from a glitter foam sheet.  The little gnomes are Craft o'Clock printed dingsens.  Aren't they cute!!!!

 Luckily there were six of these scraps

So I made 6, cos we were 6 last night.   Adorbs!!!

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

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Someone Ate All The Chocolate

Hello Nomad friends.  I have made a cute little chocolate gift holder following directions from Hobbykunst Day 3.  Unfortunately you will just have to imagine the chocolate cos I am totally out of twix, which me feels may have fitted two to a side, and someone has run off with all the kwik lunsj!!!   Possibly those two little singing santa's who were at the door earlier today!!!!!

Still with the Lexi Design Christmas Loft patterned papers and also used Poppystamps Grand Whittle Reindeer and Brilliant Star Oval dies.  

It's the same front and back, and I really must remedy the sad chocolate situation tomorrow!!! 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Shake That Star

Hello Nomad friends.   Ooh, it's shaker time!!!

 

 

I've gone slimline and used Lexi Designs Christmas Loft papers for my patterned layer.  I used the merry christmas star die from Papirdesigns to cut the aperture and then used acetate and craft foam to build my shaker.  I added the some sequins and cut the same star from gold mirror card to finish.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Giving the Gift of Light

Hello Nomad friends.  The weather continues fairly warm for the time of year and I finally planted some garlic, which has been on my to do list for a couple of months.  First time trying garlic, so wish me luck.  Then I came in doors, warmed up and made this sparkly lantern gift box.

I used Tonic Multi-sided Lantern Box Dies.  It's an old set and I have used it to make three and four sided boxes but today I splashed out and went with a five sided box.  I used black card for the base panels and orange glitter card for the sparkly bits.  I also added the same glitter card inside the base of the box to  throw back some light.  The front panel is cut through and I added a battery tea light inside.  I also have plans to add a bag of caramelised almonds when I get my sugar head on. 

 

 My little helper was intrigue by my pull bow and really helped the process!!
I've added a couple of small silver baubles to the bow decorated top and the pretty star die is from Papirdesigns.

 

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Blue and Brown and Motorbikes

Hello Nomad friends.  Is it only me or do you feel it is time to drink hot chocolate????   I made a masculine card today using some pretty papers from Scrap and Me.

 I used two of the pattrened papers from the Something Else collection, partially fussy cutting around the motorbike.  I embossed part of the brown paper with a gemini embossing folder, die cut a tag and added stamping using various Kort og Godt stamps.  A blue star brad and done!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Mini Me Three

Hello Nomad friends.  More snowmen!!  This is the mini version of Mr Frosty available in the TH Vault Winter Wishes die set!!  Also fun but a bit more fiddle.  

So cute I had to cut three!!  Great for using small scraps, but not for using a lot of scraps LOL.  A small piece of white, black and red with a tiny tiny touch of orange.  This is a mini slimline size card, cut with spellbinders label die.  I used the largest die for the base and the next one down for the crossbar.  I embossed the base panel with Simon Says Stamp All Star Burst embossing folder and archival ink and the crossbar with Simon Says Stamp Splendid Snowflakes embossing folder.  I cut the snowflake from the vault die set from blue glitter and added a foiled sentiment.  

Remember if you are using real stamping with your anything Christmas you can link up at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and if you include some circular things you can join the fun at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge. 

Thanks for dropping by.   Hugz

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What a Weird Day

Hello Nomad friends. Happy Accension day.  Hope you have had a lovely day.  I've made a hello baby card using some Memory Box and Poppystamp dies.

I found some fancy handmade blue pearlescent paper and backed the die cut circle with some smooched aztec paint card.  I used Memory Box Baby Script and Precious Mobile cut from scraps of blue and yellow card respectively.  I used markers to colour the frame, hearts and stars.  Then I used some more scraps of the blue and Poppystamps Hello Background die for the hello!

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Bluetiful

Hello Nomad friends.   Hello again!!   Another card for the Poppystamps Cute Critters challenge, this time using the gorgeous Grand Whittle Reindeer.  In blue!!!  Well, I do like blue and he does look rather magnificent whatever shade he is.

I went for a CAS look on a black base card.  I  used some white scraps for the snow cut with Memory Box Gentle Stitched Landscape dies and a spellbinders flower middle for the wacky stars.  The sentiment is a Kort og Godt stamp.  

 Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Catching UFO's

Hello Nomad friends.  Happy Sunday.  Hope you have had a wonderful day.  I haven't done so much, but I did get into the craft room and finish a couple of UFO's.  The first one has been waiting on me finding a particular die that had vanished.  Turns out I was looking for a thin die stack set and this one is actually a bigz die.  That made my idea a little bit more tricky but I sorted it out in the end........

This is my third entry for the Crafty Individuals black and white challenge.  I stamped the background stamp on white card and cut with the star die.  Then I backed the star panel with a black card panel cut slightly larger.  I stamped the Sea Turtle, fussy cut and added him to the card. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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December Card Chain Challenge Reveal

Hello Nomad friends.  Don't Panic!!!!  Today is obviously not the 2nd of the month, but since my brain malfunctioned last month and I forgot to take a picture of my card, and since it seems said card has been partying somewhere between here and Texas, I am just really late with my reveal.  Anyhoo, here it is, finally with Patricia in Texas.  Thanks for sending the pic Patricia.

I used this wonderful Impression Obsession stamp, added a little colour, die cut with a fancy edge die and added some little foiled stars.  I've always thought this image is hilarious cos I assumed the little house is an outhouse.  I should think if you are flying around in an open sleigh in the middle of winter you would need to go before you go......    Off to add this one to the reveal.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Little Witch, Do Not Sleep, The Moon Peeks in Your Window and You Must Fly

Hello Nomad friends.  Ever been in a baby witch's bedroom.  This is what I imagine it would look like

I embossed a black panel with Memory Box Grand Galaxy embossing folder and smeared it with green neon ink.  Should have tapped!!  Looks like the stars are trying to run away a bit.  I cut Memory Box Precious Mobile from purple card, added some sharpie colours and a few of bats cut with Poppystamps Batty Triptych die.  Sleep safe little witch.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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