Fish Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  Over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity the challenge for May is No Body Here, as in no people allowed.   We want to see your stamped anythings featuring anything except people.  I went with fish i\using Lost Coast Designs Fish and Heart stamp set.

 I used blue and red archival ink and fussy cut the fish.  The sentiment is from Lost Coast Designs Travel Quotes set.

Grab your stamps and join the fun!!  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring anything EXCEPT PEOPLE!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project and we need at least 20 entries to award the prize.

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at   
We Love Stamping May Challenge - All Creatures Great and Small
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes  
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 750-751 
Inspiration Station Challenge #85 inspired by red white and blue

Blow Up Friends

Hello Nomad friends.  My niece was 5 yesterday and I made this fun card with By Lene Balloon Animal dies and googly eyes.  

Aren't they cute!!!!  The background paper is from a Michael’s pad.

Thanks for dropping by.  HUGZ

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - 4 Legged Friends
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
As You Like It Challenge - Brights or Pastels bright colours for a bold and fun striking effect.
Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap Challenge 21

 

Scrap Bunny

Hello Nomad friends.  2nd of the month so time for the Card Chain Challenge reveal.  My card whizzed it's way to Kathy in the UK this month.  I went with the long ears option, no surprize there then, and happy hour!!   Oh, no, happy hour wasn't an option bwahahhaaaaa.   May I creep in with a fancy edge???  Ah well, only one option is required and friendship is always on the table. 

I used lots of scraps for this one.  Die cut bits that were lurking in my desk box.  For the background I used some string block stamping and then some ink pad stamping with distress ink.  I arranges all the fun die cut elements and then found a sizzix bunny die, which I cut from a scrap of grey card and added some promarker colour.  The sentiment is from a sheet from Funky Fossil.

If you would like to see all the amazing card that winged their way around the planet for March check out the REVEAL POST. 

If you would like to join the fun SIGN UP HERE. 

Thanks for dropping by.  HUGZ

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Snippets Playground Challenge 531
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - 4 Legged Friends
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes 
Allsorts Challenge 848 - Shaped Card opt AG

Bright Like a Diamond

Hello Nomad friends.  The end of the month is nigh.........  Did a sneaky bit of seed sowing this evening so I could tell myself I got them in in April bwahaahahahaaaaa.  Ah well, it has been a lovely day and a glorious evening.  And I did manage to get to the craft room and do some last of the month things.

Opps, sorry, should have given you a bright alert!!  This looks kinda hectic, but basically it's the Kort og Godt wiggly circle die put together as many layers, with a Honey Bee sunburst die cut in yellow and a spellbinders flower in a pot.  Then I added a Papirdesigns birthday greeting and some negative bits from last nights buckles cos a gold glitter diamond or 9 is hard to put in the bin.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz  

Joining the fun at
As You Like It Challenge - Brights or Pastels bright colours for a bold and dramatic effect and welcoming the feelings of spring and warm sunny days
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge 848 - Shaped Card opt AG 
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #40 - Anything Floral Goes opt moodboard 
Die Cut Divas Challenge - Birthday Card

Maybe Baby

Hello Nomad friends.

I used adorable scorable for my patterned panel and cut gold glitter foam with Memory Box Lisette Buckle die three times.  I added a piece of teal organza ribbon and arranged the buckles on it.  Then I cut Memory Box Precious Mobile from white card.  

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz  

Joining the fun at
Memory Box Challenge 127 - Ribbons and Threads 
As You Like It Challenge - Brights or Pastels enjoying pastel colours for that subtle and elegant look.  They work best for baby cards me thinks.  
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Paper Funday Challenge 86 - Anything Goes opt Die Cuts/Punches 
Allsorts Challenge 848 - Shaped Card opt AG

 

Pretty in Pink

Hello Nomad friends.  Tis confirmation season soon again here in Norway.   I made my own background for this one with some string block stamping and some fun stamps from Funky Fossil Dream Whale set.  

The violin player silhouette is a Paper Discovery die and the girl is a Kort og Godt stamp.  I added some window frames cut using a die from Poppystamps Corner Shoppe Pop Up Easel Set for interest and added texture.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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Poppy Stamps Challenge 137 - Mixed Media, Texture Or Layers
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Make it Feminine
Paper Funday Challenge 86 - Anything Goes opt Die Cuts/Punches 
Scrappelyst Utfordring for April - Favorittprodukt love these vertical sentiment dies from Papirdesigns

Camel Scrap

Hello Nomad friends.  It's been busy in the garden.  Sunny days have turned to drizzle and a cold wind, but hoping the sun will come through a bit later.   In the mean time I have taken myself off to the desert with some scraps and this awesomely cute camel die from Gummiapan.

 I used a blue card base and stencilled with Aall and Create broken circle stencil and blue distress ink. I cut the Gummiapan sun and camel from scraps of yellow and beer packaging.  The yellow circle offcut was stencilled with yellow ink and another aall and create stencil, friendly avenue.  The palm trees were cut using a sizzix die from green card and I added a little promarker brown to the stems.  

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Snippets Playground Challenge 530
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Use More than 1 Stencil
Paper Funday Challenge 86 - Anything Goes opt Die Cuts/Punches 
Scrappelyst Utfordring for April - Favorittprodukt Gummiapan dies er kul 
Inspiration Station Challenge #84 inspired by yellow and blue and space and feet and not welly weather

 

Tulip Gnome

Hello Nomad friends.  I hope you are having a wonderful weekend.  Spring may have sprung with April showers and flowers.  I've made a simple tag featuring a GNOME with a tulip for the Anything Gnome Challenge at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  I love tulips, and the deers think they are very tasty as well...........

 

This is Lost Coast Designs Tulip Gnome.  Isn't he adorbs!!!   I cut my tag with a Stamplorations Stitched Tag die and then stamped the gnome and sentiment.  Added some distress marker colour and a bit of bobbly wool and done!

 

 

Grab your gnomes and get stamping!!  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project and we need at least 20 entries to award the prize.  

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Quite Quirky
Allsorts Challenge 847 - In the Garden opt AG 
Tag Along and ATC Challenge - Blossoms, Birds, Butterflies opt AG
Paper Funday Challenge 86 - Anything Goes opt Die Cuts/Punches 
Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #40 - Anything Floral Goes opt moodboard

 

Gnome For Christmas

Hello Nomad friends.  Lots of gnomes and Christmas here this month with Lost Coast Designs wanting anything Gnome related and Me also elfing out at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge with all things Hat.   I've gone shaped card and simple and Christmas with mini Pompom Gnome and his Mushroom House.

I do like this Kort og Godt wiggly circle die and it's a nice big layered set so great for fun card bases.  I found a bit of card already smooched with distress ink that seemed a perfect scrap background for my green and gold 'shroom house.  The house and the gnome were both stamped on white card scraps, coloured with distress markers and fussy cut.   To finish I stamped the Happy Christmas directly on the background.

 

 

 

Hope you get some time to get gnomey and/or hatty.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity, and all month to share your hatty Christmas cards at the Christmas Kickstart Challenge!!  Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

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52 Weeks to Christmas Challenge - Paddenstoelen
Build Your Holiday Stash Cardmakers - Spring into Christmas 2026 Linky
ABC Christmas Challenge - H is for Hat
The Outlawz Christmas Challenge - April
The Outlawz Challenges April Linky

In Perspective

Hello Nomad friends.  Today I am over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity with more Gnome fun.

I made a tag using Lost Coast Designs Coffee Gnome, ATC Perspective and Pieces of Calligraphy with Carmen's Veranda Coffee Vs Challenges sentiment.

 I started with a piece of card that had a ray pattern on it and cut it with Daisy Mae tag die.  Then I smeared the edges with yellow archival ink and stamped some of the Pieces of Calligraphy stamps with the same ink to add some texture.  I stamped the ATC Perspective with brown archival ink and the sentiment with black archival ink. I stamped Coffee Gnome on white card, coloured with distress markers, fussy cut and added him to the tag.  I found some curious bobbly lace for my tag tie.

Hope you like my gnomey tag.  You have all month to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!  Real rubber or clear stamping and the theme must be the focus of your project and we need at least 20 entries to award the prize. 

 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz

 

Joining the fun at
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Not a Card
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Food and/or Drink 
Allsorts Challenge 846 - Springtime opt AG 
Tag Along and ATC Challenge - Blossoms, Birds, Butterflies opt AG
Paper Funday Challenge 86 - Anything Goes opt Die Cuts/Punches 

 

Brimming With Style

Hello Nomad friends.  It's the first Tuesday of the month, and what a glorious day it is today.  It is also time for the start of the April Christmas Kickstart Challenge and this month the theme is Brimming With Style.  Sorry, no drinks involved LOL.  We want to see HATS on your Christmas card creations.  Hats on Santa, hats on gnomes, hats on cats, hats on bats.....  OK, maybe not too many Christmas bats, but you never know.   I am very honoured to have been asked to Elf-out this month, so here's my inspiration to help get you started.  I went with a hatted bear in a Christmas tree forest. 

Isn't he rather adorable!!  I used Creative Expressions Wrapped Up stamp set, which I actually won at Christmas Kickstart Challenge many moons ago.  About time I stamped it out.  I started with a piece of Marianne Designs woodgrain paper, which, like many of my genius design ideas, was handily lying on my desk.  Looks wintery me thinks.  I stamped the sentiment, then the trees, and gave them a bit of scribbly distress marker colour.  I stamped the bear on a piece of white card, coloured and fussy cut.  Doesn't he look grand and happy in his little forest.  I added some glitter to the base of the trees and the stars cos glitter is always in fashion.

 Jo gave me my own special hat to elf-out in!!  Fabulous.  Love the built in ears.  Off to the shops soon.

  

I hope you get time to make a card or two, if Christmas is your thing, and if you happen to be stamping gnomes the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity would also love to see them.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

Joining the fun at
Jingle Belles Rock - Walking in a Whimsical Wonderland
Word Art Wednesday Weeks 746-747
Scrappelyst Utfordring for April - Favorittprodukt love distress markers and stamps
Paper Funday Challenge 86 - Anything Goes opt Die Cuts/Punches
The Outlawz Christmas Challenge - April
The Outlawz Challenges April Linky

Musical Musings

Hello Nomad friends.  2nd of the month and time for the Card Chain Challenge Reveal.  Make a card, send a card.  Everyone gets a card, everyone is a winner!!  Genius concept!!

My card went to Linda in Minnesota this month.   One of the options was gnomes, which coincidentally is also the theme at Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge this month LOL, and because Linda is musical I selected this wonderful ZZ Top Gnome for her card.

Isn't he cool!!  I also went for the colours, sketch, friendship and stamp option.  I've used Lost Coast Designs Grunge Border 2" on the background, stamped with Picked Raspberry distress ink, smeared with Worn Lipstick and spritzed to make it all blend together.   When it was dry I cut the wholes using a sizzix mixed media die and added my stamped, coloured and fussy cut gnome.   The friends forever are Lost Coast Designs word stamps.  

I hope you have enjoyed my card.  If you would like to see all the amazing card that winged their way around the planet for March check out the REVEAL POST. 

If you would like to join the fun SIGN UP HERE. 

and if you stamped gnomes on your anythings then you could also link up at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge.

Thanks for dropping by.  HUGZ

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge 846 - Springtime opt AG 
Scrappelyst Utfordring for April - Favorittprodukt three of my favourites here, distress inks, dies and stamps
Lost Coast Portal to Creativity Challenge - Gnomes 

Odd Socks

Hello Nomad friends.   It's APRIL!!!!  It definitely rates in my top 10 of my most favourite months of the year.  Anyway, 1st of April, and no fooling, there's a new challenge over at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity.  This month we are all about the little people and want you to share your stamped anythings featuring GNOMES!!!

Lost Coast Designs have a whole cupboard filled with adorable gnomes and I recently acquired this very cute Book Gnome.  I love books, and I have lots of friends who love books, so this little dude is going to be very useful.  I paired him with Lost Coast Designs Mayan Stele for an academic feel.  

You have all month to shared your stamped anythings featuring Gnomes for a chance to win Lost Coast dollars.  Hope to see you in the linky.

Thanks for dropping by.  Hugz 

 

Joining the fun at
Allsorts Challenge 846 - Springtime opt AG
Inspiration Station Challenge March inspired by green hats and brown
NBUS Challenge 85 first outing for book gnome