Inspiration card for Chalk N Stock

Well it is inspiration day for me at chalk n stock and here is my inspiration for you today!

All shading and colouring and distressing on this card has been done using CHALKS!!  Yes that's right, so easy and so quick!!  I Embossed the cogs background onto white card and then used 2 shades of brown chalk to give it a distressed look by rubbing it on with cotton wool.  I then backed the piece with brown card. The bronze metal flowers and clock charm are from my stash and the mini gems are also from my stash

Close up of the image, I have used a gold pen for the metallic look of the earing, arm band and wing.

Side/inside view

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.co.uk/ open

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ anything goes

http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/vickie-challenges.html anything goes

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://www.tammyscrapincorner.com/ anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

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NIKKI 

DT post for OSAAT #145 'Blog Hop'

Welcome to our Blog hop here at OSAAT, here is the blog hop order list,

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complete the hop to win ll the images used in the hop,
find a letter or number on each of the blogs on this list for another chance to win, or leave just a message on one blog for a chance of winning the image used in the cretion on tht blog.

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Choccy DT Coordinator
Jill
Josephine
Ali
Nataliya
Vicky
Nikki
Susan
Hazel
Trisha
Mandy
CraftyGirl
Tracey
Cg
Karen

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Here is my project for the hop

I have made a wall Hanger for my eldest son as a Christmas decoration as I have already made my youngest son one.  I have used marianne creatables die for the larger circle and a nesties die for the red inner circle and an xcut die for the circle in the centre which I have embossed with a snowflake embossing foldler

Full view of the hanger with my son's name 'Theo' 

close up, 

Close up of this fab 'Happy santa' image by delicious doodles at the stitchy bear store, I have coloured it with pro markers and glitter glue for the sparkle!!

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Please enjoy the hop !

I will be entering this banner into the following challenges

http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://www.comeandgetitchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ anything Christmas

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ Christmas

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ any thing goes

http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.co.uk/ Christmas

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/ Go digital

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Santa

http://anythingbutacard.com/ Anything but a card

http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes

http://cupcakecraftroom.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything goes for christmas

http://notrealstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ Christmas

http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything but a card

http://blog.oozak.com/ Anything goes plus red

http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/ Christmas 

http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/challenges Anything goes plus ribbon

http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ Anything but a card

thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

DT post for forever night challenges 'How dark can you go'

Welcome to a new challenge at Forever Night Challenges and our theme this week is 

'How dark can you go'

Our sponsor is

Strange skin

And here is my Hand covered and decorated notepad

I have covered this notepad  in black card and then decorated using a spotted black piece of paper, some white ribbon, an xcut lace border punch at the top of the pad and black gems to decorate, I have used a dotty embossing folder for the next layer and the image has been printed and coloured on the last layer.  The image is a Sassy studios image called 'Little Honey's Maleficent'  and I have coloured her with pro markers

Side view

I will be entering this note pad into the following challenges

Thanks for stopping by

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ no blue

http://creativemomentsbloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ anything goes

http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/vickie-challenges.html anything goes

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

HUgs

NIKKI

DT post for Chalk N Stock 'Anything goes'

Welcome to our challenge this fortnight at chalk N stock and it really is 'Anything goes' this week!!  I was a little ahead of myself last week!!  Anyway our sponsors are Bugaboo for this challenge

and here is my card

I have used some old paper from my stash for the background, I think it is a Dove craft pack, but so much of it has gone now, and the cover too I cannot be sure!!, I have used a Nesties die circle and added some ribbon from my stash across the centre.  The happy birthday sentiment I created on my computer

Side view

This gorgeous digi is called 'pretty Puppy' by bugaboo and I have coloured her in chalks, the gems are also from my stash

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.co.uk/ sparkle and bling

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ anything goes

http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/vickie-challenges.html anything goes

http://papermakeupstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ sparkle

http://lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

HUgs

NIKKI

DT card for Craft Room Challenge 'Make a tag'

Well it is good to be back for this fortnights challenge at Craft Room Challenge and the theme this fortnight is

'Make a tag'

our Sponsor is Flonz craft

And here is my tag

The santa is a rubber stamped sugar nellie image.  I have used Marianne creatables die cuts for the 2 larger circular layers and spellbinders scalloped circle and xcut circle for the other 2 layers.  The circle I have embossed with a snowflake embossing folder. The santa image has been cut out and attached with foam pads and coloured with foam pads and glitter glue .  The holly dies are from marianne creatables and I have added mini gems for the berries.

I will be entering this tag into the following challenges

http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ traditional christmas colours

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.co.uk/ use red

http://paperplaytime.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas colours

http://theprettylittleribbonshop.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas time

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

DT card for OSAAT #143 'More than 1 fold'

Welcome to another challenge at OSAAT this week and our challenge is 

'More than one fold'

Our sponsor is

and here is my card

I have just used a scrap piece of red card I had lying on my desk and used it to create the base of a double easel card.  I haven't even measured  it so I don't know what size it is it just looked right!!

I have then die cut 2 xcut scalloped hearts and 2 xcut normal hearts to create the easel and embossed the black heart centres with a heart embossing folder, all the images, base heart included are from Reece's scrap pieces, a set called 'I'm too old for you' at the stitchy bear store.

I have coloured the images with pro markers

Close up of girl

Side view

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://greatimpressionsstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://herecometheboysblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://atcswithattitude.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ shaped cards

http://funwithshapesandmore.blogspot.co.uk/ hearts

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/  anything goes

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

HUGS

NIKKI

DT card for Gingerloft challenge 'Christmas or winter'

Welcome to another new challenge at Gingerloft this fortnight and our theme is 

'Christmas or winter'

as always we are sponsored by gingerlft digital stamps.

Here is my card

Dove craft christmas papers in blue! Nellie snellen die cuts, Sentiment created on my computer

'Snowman hug digi by Gingerloft, coloured with pro markers and glitter glue!

Marianne creatables die cut snowflake and gems form stash

side/inside view

Close up

Close up

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ die cuts

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://nomatterwhichchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas cards

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

DT project for Forever Night challenge 'Add Lace'

Welcome to a new challenge at Forever Night Challenge and our theme this week is

'Add Lace'

Our sponsor for this challenge is Sassy studios 

and here is my Wall canvas

I have painted the canvas in white acrylic paint, waited for it to dry, then painted black spots , which I highlighted with a white sakura gelly roll pen once dry.  I have used large gems on either side of the image and then small square gems down the side, I have also used a gem chain across the top and bottom

This fabulous image is called Cruella by Sassy studios, I have coloured the image in pro markers and added black glitter to make the spots on the coat

Side view

I will be entering this wall hanging into the following challenges

http://www.addictedtostamps-challenge.blogspot.com.au/ markers

http://creativemomentsbloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://papelitosstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ anything goes

http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.co.uk/ anything but a card

http://365cards.blogspot.co.uk/ polka dots

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.co.uk/ use circles

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ spots and dots

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ girly

http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.co.uk/ sparkle

http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.co.uk/ anything but a card

http://anythingbutacard.com/ anything but a card

http://notrealstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ anything but a card

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

DT post for OSAAT #142 Anything goes

Welcome to our new challenge at OSAAT this week and our theme is 

'Anything goes'

Our sponsor is

Rick St  Dennis

and Stitchy bear

Here are my 2 projects for this week

This fabulous image is from Rick St Dennis, I have made it into a wall hanger

The image has been coloured in pro markers and glitter glue, the poinsettia is a Marianne creatables die

Sentiments created on a computer

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/  christmas

http://www.platypuscreekdigitals.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas flowers

http://ribbongirls.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas projects

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ advent

http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://myshericrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ tis the season

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.co.uk/ santa claus is coming

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ anything christmasy but a card

Papers from a do craft Christmas paper pack, digi from Lili Diva at the stitchy bear store called Skating snowman, coloured in pro markers and glitter glue.  Snowflake die cut is a marianne creatables die, pearl gem from my stash.

Side/inside view

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ non traditional christmas

http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.co.uk/ non traditional christmas

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas sparkle

http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.co.uk/ a card with a snowman

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/ blue and white

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ snowmen

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

DT project for Forever night challenges 'Anything goes'

Welcome back with team A for another great challenge here at Forever Night and the challenge this week is

'Anything goes'

Our  Sponsor this week is the fabulous Bugaboo

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

And here is my project, a Hand covered note pad and pen :o)

Freebie Halloween papers by bearly mine designs, Pro craft spider and bat die , pen and uncovered notepad from the Range.

Side view

Close up of image called Halloween brat dracula from bugaboo coloured with pro markers

I will be entering this Hand covered notepad into the following challenges

http://simplycreatechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://creativemomentsbloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/ free for all

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.co.uk/ kids and teens

http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://craftybootschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

DT post for Chalk N Stock 'Anything goes'

Welcome to our new challenge at Chalk n Stock this fortnight and the theme is

'Anything goes'

So a long as you use chalk somewhere on your project you can make anything!

Here is my card

Freebie papers from a magazine , ornament die cut from marianne designs, the fabulous bugaboo image is called SASJJornament. I have coloured the image in Chalks

Side/inside view

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://tandastamps.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/ red white and green

http://papermakeupstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://thepapergirlschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas/winter

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/ christmas

http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://pictureandscrap.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

http://liveandlovecrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ christmas

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

Sale at Stitchy bear stores

The perfect place to find hundreds of digi stamps  all at 50%

Stitchy bear stores

Hugs

NIKKI

DT Post for OSAAT #141 'Fabric ribbon or lace'

Welcome to a new challenge at OSAAT and the challenge this week is 

'Fabric, ribbon or lace'

Our sponsor is

Here is my card

I have used some old papers from my stash, not sure who they are from!  I have edged the ribbon with 2 pieces of black lace,  The image , from Floppy Latte in the stitchy bear store', has been cut out using Xcut oval die and has been layered onto an xcut scalloped oval die cut in black, I have used liquid pearls to embellish both the scallops and the image, The smaller oval has bee created in the same way and it hangs fromthe larger image using jump rings

side/inside view

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ ribbon and or lace

http://joannasheenchallenge.blogspot.ca/ anything goes

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ silhouette

http://pausedreamenjoychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/ girls only

http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/stamp-challenge.html anything goes

http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ make it girly

Thanks for stopping by

HUgs

NIKKI

DT Card for Gingerloft ' Leaves'

Welcome to our new challenge at Gingerloft this fortnight and our challenge is 

'Leaves'

As always we are sponsored by Gingerloft digi stamps

Here is my card

Flowering tree digi from Gingerloft, sentiment created on my computer, and marianne creatables leaves and flowers die cuts

Side/inside view

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://heckofachallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ 50 shades of autumn

http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ mono

http://polkadoodle.blogspot.co.uk/ any die will do

http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/ birthdays

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

DT card for Forever night challenges #55

Welcome to this weeks challenge with team B 

'Use the colour purple'

Our sponsor this week is Dilly Beans 

http://sillydillybeans.blogspot.co.uk/

And here is my card

I have used a clockworks embossing folder for the background and spellbinders cogs dies.  The sentiment is from a set by unknown maker :o(

Side/inside view

This fabulous robot image is called 'sprockets heart ' from Dilly beans and has been coloured with pro markers

This card will be entered into the following challenges

http://creativemomentsbloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/  anything goes

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ square cards

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs

NIKKI

DT Inspiration piece for 'Chalk N Stock'

Welcome to my new inspiration piece for Chalk N Stock this week and I have created a hand covered notepad for you :o)

Uncovered notepads are from The Range.

Backing papers are from Bearly mine designs.

Cross stitch thread is from my stash, as is the bat charm and card candi

Side view

I love the monochrome look so that is what I have done here using Black chalk to create the distressed look around the edge, the image, a bugaboo digi called 'Deaconwings'  has been coloured with pro markers and the wings have been glitter glued as has the heart.

I will be entering this notepad into the following challenges

http://papelitosstamps.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes

http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/ anything goes

http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.co.uk/ anything but a card

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.co.uk/ anything but a card

http://chalk-ah-lot.blogspot.co.uk/ anything goes, with chalk

http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.co.uk/ wings

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ monochrome

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ B &W

Thanks for stopping by

HUgs

NIKKI