Bubbling Positivity

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the 10th of the month so time for the new challenge at Let's Squash It!  This month we want you to use stencils with your embossing folders.  I love stencils for giving quick visual impact, but they aren't one of my go to craft items usually.  I was very keen to see Jo's Technique Time post and she didn't disappoint.  Many suggestions and ideas on how to combine these two elements, so be sure to check that out if Mr Mojo is feeling a little sluggish.  Here's the card I came up with.

I used Sizzix Smile embossing folder, Stamplorations Bubble Dance stencil and a cute Simon Says Stamp Chillin' Frenchies stamp.

 

I used pale blue card and lightly blended Cracked Sapphire distress ink through the stencil.  I cut the panel with a Stitched die and edged with blue ink.

I embossed with the Smile embossing folder and smeared the embossed words with the same Chipped Sapphire ink.

I stamped, coloured and fussy cut the dog and added it for additional smiles.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Grab your stencils and embossing folders and join the Let's Squash It! fun  See you there.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Stamplorations November Stencil Challenge
Creative Sketchy Girls Challenge 65 - Mannenkaart
Allsorts Challenge Week 649 - From Boys to Men

Gothic Cupcakes

Hello Nomad friends.  I was playing with this card at the weekend but felt it still needed something.  Seems it needed a sentiment!  Tah dah........

I used rays patterned paper and stencilled with a zig zag mask and Tando Music stencil and Black Soot distress.  I cut the panel with Stamplorations Crazy Double Stitch Rectangle die.  I added The Greeting Farm Cupcake Anya, looking a little gothic today Anya, and stamped the thank you from Stamplorations For the Birds stamp set.  

Thanks for dropping by.  More stencil action here tomorrow.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Stamplorations November Stencil Challenge
Stempelgarten Challenge 110 - Lieblingsstempel
Cut It Up Challenge 238 - Thanks or Thanksgiving

More

Hello Nomad friends.  More scrap meet makes.

Made this cute tag using Papirdesigns Mens Vi Venter papers, front and back, stamp and pretty metal button.  I used Spellbinders die for the tags, layering the smaller one on two extra layers for a bit of dimension.

Joining the fun at
Papirdesign Utfordring - Julestemning
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Any Holiday Occasion
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 567

 

Also made this card using a black base, a piece of brown leather embossed with a Gemini embossing folder, Umbrella man stamped with white paint and a Rubber Dance Thinking of you stamped sentiment.  Rather arty me thinks.

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Thinking of You

Scrap Meeting

Hello Nomad friends.  This weekend I did baking and also played along at an online meeting hosted by Hobbygarasjen. Big thanks to them for keeping me entertained and inspiring me to new techniques.  It also helped big time with the Christmas makes.

Made this cute Christmas card using orange, white and black scraps and Papirdesigns Gingerbreadman dies.  Too cute.

Joining the fun at
Papirdesign Utfordring - Julestemning
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 56 - Snippets
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Slimline
Allsorts Challenge Week 649 - From Boys to Men

Also made this cute Christmas Bauble box.

I'm gonna see how many caramelised almonds I can fit in it!

Joining the fun at
Country View Challenge - Christmas Gifting
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Any Holiday Occasion
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge 567
Unstampabelles Challenge 117 - Colour My World

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Fox Box

Hello Nomad friends.  I had my day planned. Get up.  Always a good start.  Tea, feed the animals, pick apples, then spend the afternoon cooking cookies with a little crafting thrown in.  The cookie dough was made last night, as it has to stand overnight, and it's still sitting there, cos like all well planned days a couple of other jobs suddenly popped up and displaced my plans.   So it looks like an evening of cookies and crafting is ahead of me, but first, a box......

I used patterned card which I stamped with Rubber Dance Pine Fir Yew stamp and various blue inks.  The dimensions I found on a fb group.  It's a twist box, without the twist LOL.  More room for da candy bwahahaahahaha.  I decorated simply with Spellbinder Label die cuts and the gorgeous Fox from Rubber Dance, for a masculine feel.  The Norwegian Merry Christmas is also a Rubber Dance stamp, but I think it's special order set.

Hop over to the Rubber Dance blog for more piccies and details.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge Week 649 - From Boys to Men
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Any Holiday Occasion
Country View Challenge - Christmas Gifting

Snowed In

Hello Nomad friends.  Doing a little midnight crafting with this fun new Santa Gnome stamp from Lost Coast Designs.  Lost Coast Designs have a huge posse of awesome gnomes so do pop over and check them out.  

I stamped Lost Coast Designs Gnome Santa in Chimney on a scrap of white card, coloured with Promarkers and fussy cut.  I gave him a snowy roof top by cutting more white scraps with Stamplorations Snowy Stitched Landscape dies.  I stamped a pale blue card base with Hero Arts Stunning Snowflakes using blue in and added the 'rooftop' scene.  A little glitter glue on the fluffy bits and done.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 56 - Snippets
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Any Holiday Occasion
The Male Room Challenge 156 - Gnomes
Christmas Craft Creations Challenge - Black, White plus One

Santa Seminar: Don't Eat Yellow Snow

Hello Nomad friends.  Well, lots and lots of Christmas challenges, all over the place.  I do like to join in the final challenge of the month at 52 Weeks to Christmas (7 left bwahahhahhahhaaa) cos they give us a week, rather than the usual weekly challenges when you only get one day!!  And the gorgeous Jo has teamed up with gorgeous Di and they are having a scrappy Christmas.  Santa sprang to mind.  Today he is expounding the joys and pitfalls of gold.

Gotta say, nightmare to photo!!!  That gold mirror snowflake embossed sky was giving some demented selfie effects.  At one point I think Charlie Brown and the Giant Pumpkin were floating around!!!!  Then the sun went down and gave me a break!!!   So here we are...... Sizzix Colourize Santa built from scraps of red, black and gold; glitter, mirror and stardream.  Then I took some other gold scraps and built a background.  I embossed the mirror paper with Hunkydory Snowflake/Star embossing folder from one of their magazine kits. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
52 Weeks to Christmas October Challenge - Gold
Christmas Kickstart Challenge 56 - Snippets
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Any Holiday Occasion
Pixies Snippets Playground Challenge 415
Do-All Kreatives Challenge 59 - Embossing + Frosty Times