Big Bear

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the 2nd of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  34 awesome card makers sent cards winging their way around the planet in October.  I sent mine to Alice in Finland

I used the options of bear, friendship and something fluffy.  From the top......  Black card base stamped with Taylored Expressions Starry Sky stamp and silver embossed.  The mountains and jaggy snowy trees? are sizzix dies.  A couple of white pieces cut with a stitched landscape die.  The bear is Studio Light Moonflower die, cut from silver mirror and that fluffy grey stuff.  I then used the matching constellation die to cut the fluffy stuff so the silver mirror could shine through.  It's also a bit offset for some bright edges.  The sentiment is from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes set.

You can check out the whole reveal HERE

You can sign up for the November Card Exchange HERE.  

Make a card, send a card, get a card.  Everyone gets a card.  Everyone is a winner.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
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Allsorts Challenge Week 752 Embossing
Scrappelyst Utfordring for November - Snø/Snøkrystaller

This Old Truck

Hello Nomad friends.  Whoot!  Whoot!  November already!!  It's cold enough to snow!  Oops, it's trying!  Hopefully it won't stick around.  Still, it's a good excuse to grab a cup of your favourite warm beverage and cosy down in the craft room.  1st of the month so a new challenge starting at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and we want you to Stamp on Pattern Paper.  This is an excellent opportunity to use up some scraps.  I am sure I will be paper piecing any day now, but first..........

No colouring was used!  Carmen's Veranda Old Truck was stamped on some muted plaid paper and fussy cut.  I stamped Lost Coast Designs Tall Trees Background on a scrap of dotty card.  I was overjoyed to find this scrap cos I thought I had used all this patterned card.  It's just such a happy pattern and don't the trees look cool.  I used a scrap of green pp that had a diamond pattern to stamp the Fruit Pods Background.   That 'v' shading under the back wheel is from the pp.  I put the three pieces together on a white card base and stamped the sentiment from Lost Coast Designs Party Words.

I'm hoping we will get lots of entries for this fun challenge.  I mean, you got stamps?  You got scraps of patterned paper?  Put those babies together and make some pretties.  And don't forget to check out all the awesome and amazing ideas from the team.  We post all month, every month.  Hop over and maybe leave us a hello.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Colourful Thoughts

Hello Nomad friends.  I'm gonna make this my last of the month.  A colourful Thinking of You card using Crafty Individuals Robin Redbreast and Crackle stamp.  The sentiment stamp is by Lost Coast Designs.

Thanks for dropping by.  Happy Samhain.  Hugz

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Thinking of You
We Love Stamping October Challenge - Moodboard
Word Art Wednesday #619 - 620 - Anything Goes

Big Cat Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  Time is flying but you still have a couple of days to join lots of challenges.  The Cat Lovers Christmas Challenge is still open and there are lots of amazing sponsors.  The Lost Coast Portal to Creativity also has a Cat Challenge, but don't forget to include real stamping on your catty anything.  I made a cute little Christmas card using a Hunkydory topper and an embossed snowflake background. 

I embossed the snowflakes on some black ribbed paper and smeared with blue distress oxide ink.  I mounted it askew on a yellow card base and smeared the exposed corners with the same blue ink.  Add the topper and sentiment and done.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Allsorts Challenge Week 752 Embossing

Scandi Bear

Hello Nomad friends.   Yeah! the weekend, and rolling towards month's end and the most Bootastic time of the year.  But first a little Christmas bear action.

I've used the BYSHC sketch and a scrap of card I stamped and embossed with lots of holiday words.  I used a lovely piece of burgundy patterned paper with gold foil detail for the second layer so decided to used a vellum layer on top so it wasn't totally hidden.  Die cut the bear and embossed with a scandi folder and cut a co-ordinating scandi border from white scraps.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Bear is joining the fun at
October Rudolph Days
BYSH Cardmakers Falling for the Holidays linky
ABC Christmas Challenge - U is for Use It Up used up scraps
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
HobbyVision Challenge 138 - Alles Mag

Old Bird

Hello Nomad friends.  I made another shaker since the last one was a roaring success.

I used Unity Old Bird stamp and partially fussy cut around the old lady before slipping in an arch die to cut my shaker window.  Using a single piece of foam cut with the same die behind the stamped panel is a winner in my book.  Used Autumn colours on the old lady and found some lovely sequins in autumn shades for the shaker.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Allsorts Challenge Week 751
Stamping Sensations Challenge - Autumn

Fringe Benefits

Hello Nomad friends.  Isn't  it nice to stretch the supplies and make em do things a bit differently.  I used a die that is supposed to be used for boxes to make a lot of fringes from scraps of patterned paper.  

I glued down the uncut bits and left the fringes to flap around.  Then I added three wooden painted embellishments that I believe came as a freebie in an order.  Aren't they adorbs!!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
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Allsorts Challenge Week 751