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Hello.  Welcome.  Still trying to find something book themed for the Craft Barn Challenge.  I know, book paper, but I wanted a book stamp!  So I dug through the 'little used' stamp box and found an Ex Libris stamp by Katzelkraft.  I stamped and fussy cut the books and they fell onto my desk upside down and looked exactly like a mini tornado.

See!  Exactly like a mini tornado!!  And then there was 50's Lilith by Tickled Pink.  She has been lurking for a while waiting for the perfect moment.  So, since it tis the season to say Boo! and also to go back to school (witch schools start late to take full advantage of Halloween and dark evenings)  I decided she fitted perfectly.  Lesson 101 - book levitation

My black base card was cut with Stamplorations Crazy Stitched Rectangle die and I smeared the edges with Taylored Expressions Sugar Cube white pigment ink.  Love this.  It's new.  I was desperately looking for a good white ink and I can definitely recommend this one.  Lovely juicy pad and great coverage.  If you are thinking it looks a bit washy that's cos I smeared it to get my chalkboard look.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
The Craft Barn Weekly Challenge - Books
Winnie & Walter WCMD 2016 - Stretch Your Stamps
Always Use Rubber Challenge 1 - It's Not All Black and White inspired by the magpie picture, black, white and blue and flying (books)
Country View October Challenge - All Things Spooky
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity - Scary or Weird

Kitty Sandwich

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Hello.  Welcome.  I have decided I really like these Cheery Lynn cats.  And neon.  And black.  So here we go, cats 2

I cut my black base card with the large Stamplorations Crazy Stitched Rectangle die.  I stamped Stamplorations flower from Bloom Sketches in neon green ink.  

I like the chalkboard look.  Then I cut Cheery Lynn Whimsical Halloween Cat and gave it neon green eyes

The hi is Sizzix alpha dies.  I used a small heart instead of the dot over the i.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Stamplorations October Challenge - Sketch
Stamplorations Cutplorations October Challenge black and neon green
Stamplorations CAS Challenge October - Black
Winnie & Walter WCMD 2016 - Pick n Mix black and green, diecutting, chalkboard look and cute

November Card Chain Challenge Sign Up

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Hello.  Welcome.  This is the sign up post for the November Card Chain Challenge.  This is the final CCC of 2016.  We all send and receive so many cards in December.  I'm sure you won't miss this one.  Or maybe you will........

If this is your first time here, I hope you'll sign up and join in the fun! We've now exchanged over 2,100 cards by participants from 37 of the 50 United States and 30 countries.

This is an international card exchange.  Please do not sign up unless you are willing to actually make and send a card. Thank you.


Challenge Directions
Make a card using at least one of the following four options. (You can actually use two, three, or all four options, but you are only required to use one of them.)

Color Palette:


Sketch:


Themes:  Landscapes / Christmas / Friendship

Products:  Felt / Fabric

Sign Up Deadline 
You have until November 6, 2016 to sign up below (please include a link to your blog/photo gallery). Please sign up using your first name and your state, province or country. EX: Ann in Texas; Betty in Ontario; Cathy in Wales; Darla in Italy.  

IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE LINKY TRY TAKING THE 's' OFF OF THE END OF http IN THE ADDRESS BAR AND REFRESH THE PAGE.  If you still can't see it email me craftynomad at gmail dot com and I can sign you up.  Thanks

Reveal Post & Winner Announcement
All of the cards with links to their creators' blogs or online photo galleries will be revealed here on December 2, 2016.




*This is an international card exchange - you send a handmade card to the person above you on the list, and you receive one from the person below you on the list.  I do a reveal of all the cards with links to the challenge participants' blogs or online photo galleries - which is a great way to increase exposure to your blog or photo gallery!. Please read the Rules and FAQ's if you want to play along.





See a past CCC reveal.

Total cards exchanged as of July 1, 2016: 2,100 

Boobed Again

Hello.  Welcome.  The cue word at CASology is Support.  This card is a style I have made before, you may have seen them around blogland, I haven't made one for a while, I've never blogged this shape card, but it was what sprang to mine with the word support and the fact that this month is breast cancer awareness month.  

I used Sizzix Scallop Heart die to cut my base card.  Then I cut a piece of pearlised paper with a flock pattern using the same die.  I cut the curves to give me the bra shape and added a bit of lace, cos every girl needs pretty support.  I've used a thin strip of the same patterned paper to make my little breast cancer ribbon and added a piece of pink embroidery thread so it looks like a necklace.  Wife of the headless horseman maybe??

I wanted a sentiment, so looked through my Unity sentiments and found a few I thought were suitable.  The one that works best for the Support theme was this one

Sorry, a little glare off the pearlised paper.  The sentiment reads 'on my bad days you are always there to lift me up'  Maybe this would work as a card for a nurse or carer.  But there were a few more as well.....

'thinking of you' 
'I hope you feel beautiful today'
'in your darkest moments let beauty shine through'
'hold on to your truth, your faith, your peace, your you' 

And because we like being thrifty crafters I used the remains of the patterned paper on the backside

This is the backside.  Bwahahahahahaha

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
CASology - Support
Time Out Challenge 67 - Breast Cancer Awareness/Friendship
Winnie and Walter WCMD 2016 - CAS with Kate

Traffic Light Cats and Neon Rainbows

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Hello.  Welcome.  New challenge over at Stamplorations........use dies.  Cool.  Love dies.  Strangely enough, I was playing with some cats which had made me think of traffic lights and I figured, since I already had the red, amber and green, I might as well go the whole rainbow.  Which perfectly suited the inspiration picture cos I was feeling very neon.  Me thinks, tis after midnight forsooth....... bwahahahahahahaha

Love this Cheery Lynn Whimsical Halloween Cat.  I cut the cat three times from black card and cut the eyes, nose and ears from neon green, orange and red card.  I die cut a black card base using Stamplorations Crazy Stitched Rectangle large die.  Then I used Stamplorations Stitched Hill dies to cut the yellow, blue, indigo and violet layers.  This is going to be my man's birthday card, and it's safe to tell you that cos he never looks at my blog LOL.  But I think any cat lover, male or female, would like this. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge 239 - AG
Stamplorations Cutplorations October Challenge 
Scrapy Land Challenge 51 - AG 
Hjerteboden Oktober Utfordring - Maskulint
CASology Week 218 - Support
Winnie and Walter WCMD 2016 - Rainbow Colour with Gayatri  

Witchy Who and Pumpkin the Cat

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Hello.  Welcome.  The tutorial challenge at MFP this week is Fall Leaves with Vellum and you use chalk.  I don't have chalk.  So let's skip it.  Then I was outside today and saw a hopscotch grid on the pavement.  Eureka!!  Raid the kids box.  I found a very sad collection of white, a bit of pink, orange and yellow and some yucky looking greens.  Perfect!!

So here we are.  Witchy Who and her cat Pumpkin.  Well, he's orange, so it seemed appropriate.  This is a very small card!!  It's going to be attached to a bottle of wine potion for that special night.  Bwahahahahaha.  The witch, cat and leaf I used for the background are all from MFP Halloween Selections.  I stamped the leaf repeatedly using three colours of ink to make the background.  I cut my vellum leaves using a spellbinder die.  They were fading into the background a bit so I outlined with a black pen.  The sentiment is a Unity stamp

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

Joining the fun at
MFP Stamps Tutorial Challenge 40 - Fall Leaves w/ Vellum
Winnie and Walter WCMD 2016 - Background Building
Dies R Us Challenge 58 - The Leaves On The Trees
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity - Scary or Wierd 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Halloween Inspiration

Loverly Leaves

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Hello.  Welcome.  I have an autumn themed card over on the Rubber Dance blog today.  Hop over and leave me a little love.......

Rubber Dance Blog (english)

Rubber Dance Blogg (norsk)

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz