This is Not a Tag

Hi Nomad followers and friends.  Hurrah, it's Friday.  Again.  Already.  And the last day of May.  Where does the time go.  Well it's a lovely here again today.  Warm but not too hot.  Well, not too hot for me but the rabbits are all lying around trying to be cool.  It's great fun in the evening when it cools off and then it's like wacky races in the rabbit garden.   It was lovely to sit outside and tangle the frame of this project I was working on for the blue, white, purple challenge over at Tando Creative Challenge Blog.  What a great colour combination and the DT have come up with some amazing inspiration.  

I have used three of the Tando Creative Karen Frames Gothic Arch which I painted with blue acrylic.  The images are PaperArtsy LPC001 stamped in DI Dusty Concord.  The background is DI Chipped Sapphire and the Tando Creative Distorted Harlequin mask onto white card.

I added some of the beaded ribbon trim from the haberdashery.  I had to go and buy some more of this before I left the UK because I liked it so much.  Then I finished with a dark blue frame with I tangled using a blue American Crafts Galaxy Marker.  I haven't done any tangles for a while and it was lovely sitting outside working with this pattern.  Very relaxing.

Joining in the fun at
Tando Creative Challenges - Purple, Blue and White
Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes

Have a great day everyone and thanks for dropping by.

Mermaids Don't Wear Shoes

Greetings Nomad followers and friends.  So glad you could join me.  The end of the month is nigh and there are a few challenges I have been working on.  Had to take a little trip to the old country to wish Nan a Happy 90th Birthday but now I am returned and just need to add some finishing touches.  We hope. 

Spent most of today out in the garden.  Let out all 31 baby rabbits.  Yep, 31.  Don't ask.  It's been a very good year for rabbits.  And now the weeds are finally appearing it was all stations go and amazing how much those little eating machines can get through in a day.  They are all finally old enough to be free rangers so now I just have to be careful not to step on them.  They go so fast and that's a lot of rabbits zipping around.   I spent way too much time watching them exploring.  Will try and remember to take out the camera and get a photo of the gang. 

Over at Altered Pages the challenge this month is shoes.  I have some G45 Old Curiosity Shoppe papers and have made a tag.  Sorry, still feeling taggy.  It is a bit different than my normal though so hope you like it as much as I do. 

I cut a 8 x 15cm tag from pale yellow card and added some pale blue lacy stuff I bought at the haberdashery.  It gives a lovely crackle effect.  I laid it on the black background as well so you can see it a bit better.  The lady and the boot are from G45 and the wings are Altered Pages Collage sheet 1008D.  I printed these on glossy paper and the colours are beautiful.  The picture doesn't really do it justice.  The lady is holding a silver metal shoe from Korthobby.  I have used sticky pads behind the wing tips and her head to give it a bit more dimension.  The tag tie is some ripped cotton fabric. 

Joining in the fun at
Altered Pages Challenges - Shoes

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope to see you again soon. 

The Great Little City

Hi.  Again!!  Welcome everyone.  This morning the postman came with happy mail and I just couldn't resist having another play with my new LP stamps!!  Even though I have a really early call tomorrow.  Make that later!!  OK, quick post.  Lovely sunny day.  Had a fab time with my sister in Wells.  A lovely city.  Especially on a sunny day.  The horse chestnut trees in front of the Bishops Palace were glorious.  And there was ice cream.  Perfect.  

This tag is also one I embossed and inked before the trip.  I said I was feeling taggy this week......

I should have got a picture of the tag before I put the LP images on but it's just too much fun.  The tag was embossed with Sizzix Rays embossing folder and coloured with my most favourtest ink DI Dusty Concord.  The LP images are from LPC022, again!  I haven't edged my images in black as suggested by Carol Quance, although I was going to because it's a great tip.  Since I am still using the American Craft Memory Marker, which are drying a bit quick and giving this sort of faded effect that I am starting to really like, I thought a really strong edge would be a bit much.  I love this new LP set.  It was a heads/tails between this one and LPC024 (love the girl with the fish) but I decided this set was such a great mix of traditional and modern images that I would start with this one.    I added a bow, tied by me from a technique I learnt here.  Thanks Ginny.  I have used a triple loop with purple satin ribbon.  

Joining the fun at
PaperArtsy inspired by Carol Quance
Simon Says Stamp and Show - Favorite Ink
Art Impressions Stamps - Show us your bow
Stamping Sensations - Embossing 

Glad you could join me.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day. 

Whilst Travelling in the Desert

Greetings Nomad fans.  The holiday away from home continues.  Nanny is 90 years young on Monday.  I am returned for a visit on such a special occasion.   I took a few supplies with me in the hope that there would be time to craft.  I realise that maybe my choices were not totally wise.  Using my Desert Nomad analogy, usually I am in my oasis, all I need and the crafty stash.  At the moment I am crossing the desert.  Plenty food and drink and a canvas to sleep under but very lacking those little things that make life so easy.  Like my knives and scissors!!  And a black ink pad!!  

I posed a question on my last post, "if you were stranded on a desert island what 5 craft things would you want with you?".  The only taker so far has been Kay Wallace, so thanks for that Kay.  Tonight I realise my list would probably read 1) a good sharp knife, 2) a black ink pad, 3) a tube of UHU, so versatile that I think it should be in every Man Friday Desert Island Kit,  4) a block of patterned paper, tonight I'm leaning heavily towards DCWV Far East Stack because that's a very recent addition and I love it, but tomorrow is another day so........, 5) hmmmmm, Lynne Perrella stamps, can I take them all?, no, oh OK then it will have to be LPC022, new at PaperArtsy, brand new to me.  Love 'em.  I think I could get something going with these five and some desert island found items.  Kay and I are very interested to hear what you think are the 5 most essential crafty items so if you have time and inclination, we are all ears.....

I prepared the base of this tag before my travels, one of my wiser choices.  It has been painted with acrylic in shades of blue and then I used white texture paste and Tando Ink Splatters mask.  I stamped some of the small stamps from PaperArtsy LPC022 in black and purple.  

I stamped one of the images on to a page from DCWV Far East stack.  As implied earlier I don't have a black ink pad with me but yesterday I did acquire some American Crafts Memory Markers and Galaxy Markers.  For your edification and delight next time you find yourself on the back of a camel, the Memory Markers are OK to ink a stamp although I would suggest a small image as they dry fast.  The Galaxy Markers were a bad idea!!  They dried too fast and it was difficult to clean the stamp after with only soap and water.  The memory markers washed away easily.  I think it's always nice to share our little experiments.........

OK so my main image is stamped.  The DCWV stack is textured, which is quite obvious, and I decided I liked it.  I was going to colour a bit but decided it was lovely without.  The bead trim was bought special today for this project from the local haberdashery.  What a great word that is.  Haberdashery.  I folded it in half to hide the stitching on the back of the ribbon but also because I fancied lots of dangles.  I cut it slightly too long so clipped a single bead string off.  This fitted perfectly as a hair ornament for my Asian girl.  A bit of ripped cotton and a metal staple and voilà....

Joining the fun over at
PaperArtsy I've been inspired this week by Carol Quance
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Girls, Girls, Girls
Craft-room Challenge - Stamp your own background 

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a great weekend. 

... and a Partridge in a Pear Tree...

Greetings Nomad followers and friends.  Well here we are, far from home, and therefore far from my stash!!  How will I survive??  Well enough I imagine.  I shall just have to do some improvising in the circumstances.  If you were stranded on a desert island what three craft things would you take along?  OK, lets be generous, what 5 things?  

I am a long way from a desert island and did manage to snap a picture of the Christmas card I made for the Creative Craft Challenge.  Suddenly realised that today is the last day to get this months submission in so here it is.  Only one this month, but every little helps......

I don't have any details on the background paper but isn't it lovely?    Perfect for a bit of reindeer dancing.  I have added some black peel off snowflake stickers and a Merry Christmas.  The reindeer is Sizzix Reindeer with embossing folder which was cut from green card and highlighted with black ink, a snowflake on the shoulder and mounted on sticky pads.  Only the one this week but I think that gives me a running total of 13 so that still means I'm ahead of the Christmas rush!  Hurrah.  

Joining the fun at
Creative Craft World - Beat the Christmas Rush
Stamping Sensations - May Challenge
Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra - May 

Thanks for dropping by.  I may make a few more of these when I have a bit more time because it's a very lovely and quite a quick and simple make.  Nanny is 90 on Monday so home to visit.  Hoping to take some day trips and sample some cream teas.    

Glamour and Fashion

Greetings Nomad followers and friends.  Spring arrived with a bang a couple of days ago with the temperature suddenly into the high 20's!!  Full speed ahead in the garden, in a slow, it's too hot to do anything, kind of way!  A bit cooler today and rainy so took advantage to do a bit of craft.  In between potting up the tomato plants and a few other things.  

Korthobby want us to copy one of their designers.  I was feeling in a taggy sort of mood so decided to have a go at Merete's tag.   I had some very similar stamps and liked the look.  

I started by inking my white tag with VersaMagic Pink Petunia, Perfect Plumeria and Eggplant.  Then I added a bit of Brilliance Galaxy Gold for a bit of bling.  I wasn't totally happy so I dry brushed some white acrylic to bring it all together.  Loverly.  

I used stamps from Crafty Individuals French Corsets set.  I stamped the hat and the shop sign on the tag and the dressmakers dummy onto vellum which I then cut out and added a hint of pink.  I ripped a piece of text and stuck it accross the card, added the vellum and the steampunk dragonfly charm from Korthobby.  The flower on the corset is also from Korthobby.  These come as three together but I wanted a single flower so I trimmed it.  The lace along the bottom was coloured with DI Walnut Stain and the tag tie is a piece of cotton coloured with DI Dusty Concord.  Initially I went around the tag with Walnut Stain but didn't like it.  Then I noticed Merete had distressed the edge of her tag.  Perfect.  

Joining the fun at
Korthobby - Lift en av designerne
Ett Trykk Alt annet enn kort
Kort o Mania Utfordring 86 - Bingo blonder/blomster/metal
Papirdokkene Utfordring 47 - Metal
Craft-room Challenge - Stamp your own background

Thanks for dropping by.  Take care.  Craft on.......

Ship in a Bottle

Hello Nomad followers and friends and  an extra welcome to my new followers.  Our little band is growing slowly.  Thank you all for your support.   

Over at PaperArtsy the new guest designer this week is  France Papillon.  Now at first this ATC may not look anything like France's projects, but after all it is inspired by, so I have used a bit of this, and a bit of that, and a bit of what I got.  

I actually started out with a tag, and it was looking pretty good, but then it had a little accident and ended up seriously distressed.  I may reinvent it as something totally different at a later date.  So I found an ATC in my working pile that I had painted with white acrylic.  Really thickly painted, which is where this quite lovely texture came from.  Then I used my Tando Distorted Harlequin mask and DI Ocean Spray to cover the whole ATC.  Then when it had dried I filled in the white with DI Picked Rasberry using a makeup sponge.  When will I learn?  The Ocean Spray got all mixed up with the Picked Raspberry and I ended up with this rather nice shade of purple.   Ahh, the day is not complete without a happy accident, or two.  So I got the Harlequin mask and used VersaMagic Aegean Blue on one side.  It kind of took away the DI but I was quite happy with the result so that's OK.  I stamped the bottle from PaperArtsy LPC001 in black.  

OK, so the ship isn't actually in the bottle.  I was feeling a bit nautical so I stamped the lady with the ship on her head from LPC001 and cut out just the ship.  Coloured with DI and mounted on sticky pads.  I've used white pen around the harlequin design to give more depth, as suggested by France.  I went around the edge with VersaMagic Ocean Depth and wrapped some funky wool around the end.  Then I stamped the shell x3 from LPC001 onto shrink plastic and mounted them on the wool.  I only had clear shrink plastic so I painted the backs with white, but I think this is better than using white because the design is under a nice glossy layer.   Looks a bit like a glazed tile.  A very small glazed tile.  

Joining in the fun at
PaperArtsy
Stampotique Designers Challenge 100 - Anything Goes 
Ett Trykk - Anything but a card 

Thanks for stopping by.  Hope you are having a great day.  Wishing you sunshine.