Vampire Pig

Hello Nomad friends.  Do I have your attention bwahhhaaaaahahahaaaaaaa!!

Today I decided to clear of one of my chuck boxes.  I have a couple of these.  When the desk is full and I finally run out of patience I sweep everything into a box and declare it cleaned up!!   Problem is, the stuff tends to remain in these boxes.  So today I grabbed one and went through it.  Now some people would be tempted to just chuck the lot, but since I found three dies, a mound of stamped images, some already fussy cut, and a number of other interesting things, I am glad I took the time to go through it.   This card is made up of bits from the box, with a few tiny shiny negative cuts that should have made the bin, but didn't.

OK, let's show how my weird brain works and try and name those bits!!!  That Count Porkula, I think he's from DRS.  Adorbs!!!!  The skully danger sign is VLVS I think.  The witch is a left over from a Taylored Expressions die.  Having a blank on the poison bottle...... Any ideas???  The craft and white embossed 'hill' is a Rubber Dance stamp.  The layered hello is Stamplorations dies I think.  Then a few other scraps and of course those sparkly bits, all mounted on a green pearlescent card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  More chuck box bits tomorrow I hope.  Hugz  

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50 Shades of Pink

Hello Nomad friends.  Lots of places are looking for pink, and Jo wants snow over at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge so.....

I used the lovely sketch from 52 Weeks to Christmas and the adorably cute Penny Black woodblock Ginger Girl.

I hit the scrap box for most of the bits I used on this card.  Must organise this in colours!!!

Inside I stamped the ginger cutie and a happy Christmas sentiment

I coloured the ginger girl with distress markers and went hunting for a pink snowflake brad.  Oh, no a vital missing piece from the stash!!  But, I found a white one and coloured with Promarker for the perfect embellishment!!!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Napkins and Tea Lights

Hello Nomad friends.  I made a gift box today that holds serviettes and tealights.  A perfect hostess gift or a nice christmas thing to have on hand.

 

 I used some snowball patterned card for the lid of the box and added some scallop cut scraps and a lovely printed image from a Maja Design patterned paper.  I tied with some red and gold twine and added a couple of layered Kort og Godt die cuts for the tag. 

Inside I added a pack of pretty serviettes and 4 scented tea lights.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Goat Skull on Autumn Leaves

Hello Nomad friends.  Don't you just love Spooktober!!!   It is surely the most wonderful time of the year (part 1).   I have my first project of the month long 31 Days of Halloween Celebration over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  Today I have been playing with alcohol inks and Lost Coast Designs Large Goat Skull.

I made the background using drops of pink, green and yellow alcohol ink on a felt pad and dabbing it all over my glossy card.  Then I stamped Lost Coast Designs Leaves Background using orange and pink inks.  I stamped the Goat Skull on white card with black archival ink, fussy cut and added it to the card.  I coloured the flower with purple distress markers and finally stamped part of Carmen's Veranda Witches Go Riding sentiment.

 

Link up your Halloween inspired projects.  Anything related to the season, spooky, fruity, fun, scary or cute.  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project.  A small stamped sentiment in a sea of die cuts or digi images will not qualify to win the prize and you may be deleted or fed to the giant pumpkin!!!!  Bwahahhaaahaha. 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Somebunny Has a Birthday

Hello Nomad friends.  I think this bunny is my favourite stamp from Uniko.

For the background panel I used a second alcohol ink background that I made earlier today.  It's paler that the first one as I was just using up the ink on the pad.  I found a flowery scrap and cut it with a circle die.  I stamped the bunny on a scrap of pink leafy paper, do-crafts I think, and added a little distress marker pink colour to feet and ears.  The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Whining With Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  Hope you are having a wonderful Sunday.  Yesterday was World Card Making Day and I did try LOL.  Today it's a perfect day to craft so I made a card and I'm going to chase a few WCMD challenges that are still open.

I recently rediscovered wood block stamps LOL.  Rubber is the best to stamp with and in the good old days wood blocks were the bees knees!!  I recently picked up some oldies, but goodies and these two friend, Art Impressions U-2837, are wineing together.  The background is navy card embossed with Nellie Snellen Summer Flowers embossing folder.  I smeared with Midnight archival ink to make the embossing pop.  I cut a piece of patterned paper for a hill and stamped, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut the two friends.  The sentiment is a Paperdesigns die with a pun on the word Friends.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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Fish and Flamingos

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the second of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  You really must hop over and check out all the amazing cards that were exchanged this month.  So many talented ladies sending love one card at a time all around the world.  

This month I sent my card to Linda in Michigan.

I used the colour option, teal, gold and candyfloss, and also the options of Flamingos, Fish and Foil, and I might grab Silhouette too for the white fish in the background..........

The fish paper is ummmmm, I'll get back to you on that.....Imaginisce!!  I used Studio Light Grunge dies for my gold accents and a Pink and Main sticker.  The flamingo is a fuzzy lemon die. 

I received a gorgeous card from Robyn in Australia, thanks Robyn 💖.

If you would like to see Robyn's card, and all the other ones that were sent this month hop over and check out the REVEAL 

If you would like to join the fun you can SIGN UP for October until the 6th 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

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