Saturday, April 28, 2012

OH SNAP!

Hello! For my super simple card today I paper pieced the adorable crab from the Under The Sea set from MarketStreetStamps. Isn't he a cute little crabbie?!!! :)
The sentiment is from the Crikey set from PinkByDesign.

I'm entering this into the Block Party over at the MarketStreetStamps blog

♥ Nikki ♥


Friday, April 27, 2012

PeachyKeen Challenge 15

Hello! Welcome to another PeachyKeen Challenge! Our challenge this time is to use your PeachyKeenStamps and create a background. For my card I used the Mini Happy Turtle to stamp my background. I didn't color them in because I wanted my big Happy Turtle to stand out as my focal image. 
I paper pieced Happy Turtle and added some black enamel accents to his shell. See the shine? Now, scoot on over to the Challenge Blog to see the other creations and to play along with us!

We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and  our two runner ups will receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!

♥ Nikki ♥


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Throwback Thursday

Hello! It's Throwback Thursday again over at MyCreativeTime and the theme this week is to use any older cartridge with a "frame". For my super simple card today I used the fabulous Lacy Labels lite cricut cartridge. I cut out my image layers at 2.75 inches. The Wishing you comfort sentiment from the new set called Floral Sentiments. Ok, pop over to Emma's blog to see the rest of the awesome creations over there and to play along! You have until May 9th to link up your projects over there. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Monday, April 23, 2012

Just Sea-Horsin' Around

Hello and happy Monday! For my card today I stamped the Loopy Loo Polkas background from MarketStreetStamps with embossing ink and heat embossed with white powder. This stamp reminds me of bubbles, so I wanted to make it water like. I layered on distress inks in tumbled glass and broken china and added just a little bit of shabby shutters {green} to make it more oceany. I stamped the adorable seahorse from the Under The Sea set {also from MarketStreetStamps} a few times so I could paper piece her. I used paper from the Graceful collection by Echo Park. 
The sentiment is from the Crikey set by PinkByDesign. The Crikey set is super cute and is only $8.99!!! Super fabulous deal! ;)

I hope you have a FABULOUS day! 

♥ Nikki ♥


Saturday, April 21, 2012

Game On

Hiya! Today I played with some PinkByDesign stamps while I was watching my Cubs win. :) I stamped the Crazy Daisy background and white heat embossed it. I did miss some spots because I need to re-juicify my embossing ink pad. ;) I inked it up with Festive Berries distress ink. Then I stamped the cute little game from the LOL stamp set from PinkByDesign a few times so I could paper piece it. I stamped the game on sentiment which is also from the LOL set. I added glossy accents to make the screen shine.
See, shiny screen. :) This LOL set is great for boys or teens. Oh, I used my silver sakura pen to add "metal" accents to the little gameboy. Both of the stamp sets I used are in the new clearance section over at the PinkByDesign store...only $6.99!!! 

♥ Nikki ♥


Friday, April 20, 2012

Hang in there

Hello and happy Friday!!! For my card today I stamped the Sweet Lace background from MarketStreetStamps in pink pastel colorbox fluid chalk ink. My monkey is from the Life's a Party cricut cartridge. Isn't she adorbs?! Her sweet little face is from the Critter Faces Medium set from PeachyKeenStamps
I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Jungle Fever set from PinkByDesign. Speaking of PinkByDesign...They now have a clearance section with TONS of  ADORABLE stamps starting at only  6.99!!! WOWSERS!! Amazing deals to be had! :) OH and they are having a Ustream tonight at 9CST and will be showing their new releases...yeah! I ♥ Ustream fun! :) 

I hope you have a craftastical weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥


Thursday, April 19, 2012

My Creative Time's April Stamp Release BLOG HOP!

Hello! If you have come from Nancy's Blog then you're hopping along just fine! If not, head back to Emma's Blog to start and the beginning. I used the new Bloom Where You Are Planted set to paper piece my background. 
The sentiment is from the Floral Sentiments set from MyCreativeTime

***GIVEWAY ALERT***
For our Blog hop giveaway, each one of us will be giving away an Echo Park "DOTS & STRIPES" 6x6 pad! All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for me to contact you! Each designer will be picking a winner! So remember you  have "20" chances to win!  The deadline is Sunday, April 22nd at midnight! 
EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)
Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous   SHAR 

Here's the hop list in case you get lost

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

MCT Sneak Day 3

Hello! Today we are sneaking the NEW fabulous Rolled Flower Dies from MyCreativeTime. We are also sneaking the new set called Floral Sentiments. You are gonna LOVE them both!!! 
I had cut the leaves and stamped the Script Type Backgrounds on them and inked with distress inks.

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!
 ***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!
 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, April 19th during the Stamp Release Blog Hop  happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log on to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)






Tuesday, April 17, 2012

MCT Sneak Day 2

Today we are sneaking a new set from MyCreativeTime called Bloom Where You Are Planted. I white heat embossed the background using this set and inked it with spun sugar and worn lipstick distress inks. The sweet flower focal image is also from Bloom Where You Are Planted. The sentiment is from the Pain Pain Go Away set from MyCreativeTime. I also white heat embossed it. 

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!
 ***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!
 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, April 19th during the Stamp Release Blog Hop  happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log on to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Monday, April 16, 2012

MCT Sneak Day 1

Hello! For this card I paper pieced my fingers to the bone using the new set from MyCreativeTime called All Around Everything Accessories. Isn't this bikini adorable?! :) 
I stamped the sentiment from the new All Around Everything set onto the Scallop and Stitched Circle Die

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!
 ***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!
 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag me in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, April 19th during the Stamp Release Blog Hop  happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log on to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

p.s. For the dots I used the Extra Small Polka Dot stamp from PeachyKeenStamps.



Saturday, April 14, 2012

PeachyKeen SALE...Friends furever

Hello! For my card today I used adorable Tear Kitty Die from PeachyKeenStamps and gave the kitty the cutest face ever from the NEW set called Here Kitty Kitty. SOOOO CUTE!!! 
The sentiment is from the Classy and Fabulous set from MyCreativeTime

Be sure to pop over to PeachyKeenStamps.com to see more NEW sets...AND to shop the awesome SALE!!!! woo hoo for a PeachyKeen sale!!! Happy Shopping!!!!!


Thursday, April 12, 2012

simply beautiful

Hello and happy Thursday! For my card today I used my new Ole Cricut Cartidge to cut out the pretty lady. I used my gypsy to hide her face so I could stamp a face from the Laughy Taffy set from PeachyKeenStamps. I colored her lips and then went over them with a sakura clear pen to add gloss. 
I white heat embossed the sentiment from the Camera Shy set from MyCreativeTime. Emma is featuring two sets this month as her favorites...so...Camera Shy and My Teacher Rocks are on sale until April 30th at Midnight PST. Cool, huh?! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. the papers are from the graceful collection by Echo Park.

Monday, April 9, 2012

Happy Birthday

Hello! Last week when my Nana was here visiting she was looking through the Sophie cricut cartridge and fell in love with this rose. So I cut it out and made a quick card for her to take home with her. I cut both layers of the rose out of white cardstock. I used tons of distress inks to color it up. Sorry, but I don't remember all of them. I then did some spritzing with copper perfect pearls and water in a mini mister.
I just quickly hand cut the leaves and stamped them with the Script Type Backgrounds from MyCreativeTime. I again used a bunch of distress inks to color them up. Flicked on some water while the ink was still really wet to get the splotchy look. I embossed the back panel with the Textile cuttlebug folder. The sentiment is from the Gift Card Sentiments set also from MyCreativeTime


♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. sorry the pics look weird. 




Thursday, April 5, 2012

hope your birthday is...AND Peachy fun tonight!!!

Hello! Here is a super simple card I made using some new PeachyKeenStamps. The pretty butterfly is from the Everyday Pop Up Cards cricut cartridge. I cut it out in white and inked it with distress inks. Then I misted it with perfect pearls and water in a mini mister. I only stuck down the middle so the wings could kind of hover off the card. 
This card has my new FAVORITE stamp on it. :)

Please join us tonight at 6pm Central {7 EST} at the PeachyKeenStamps Ning site for our release party! There will be lots of fun and PRIZES :) 

♥ Nikki ♥

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

PeachyKeen Sneaks! :)

It's PeachyKeenStamps sneak time again! You are gonna flip out over this release!!! 
This card and this next one were made with the new April Stamp Kit of the Month AND the new Peachy Picks Kit....
Psst there are three stamps used on this card ;)
And just for fun....here's another one ;)
Again made with the new April Stamp Kit of the Month and the new Peachy Picks Kit...and some off the other new releases. :)

You likey? Me lovey!!! Head over to the PeachyKeenStamps Blog to see more sneaks!


♥ Nikki ♥