Aliens!

Am on a roll today!!  Here is another.

The backing papers for this card come from Crafters companion for the boys.  I have lyered them in

co ordinating colours

The digis and sentiment are all from a digi stamp company called Digi's by Phooka

I have coloured them with pro markers

Punched out the sentiment and inked it

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ Alien-space

http://doitwithdigischallenge.blogspot.com/ One for the boys

Hope you like it.  Come again soon.  No more posts for today I promise!!

Nikki

Pastels

Good afternoon, hubbies back at work today so here is today's crafting so far! 

The papers for this are freebies from a magazine I bought yesterday The stack is called Papercraft essentials Sweet wishes paper stack.  I have matted it with yellow paper and used a heart border punch on the bottome layer.

the image is from Karens doodles called 'fairy fun' and you can find it here  I have coloured her with pro markers and added gems on the flowers in hair and on shoes.  She is mounted onto scalloped circle nesties.

Closer picture.

this flower is a stamp!  I found it in my stash this morning as I was hunting for something else.  I got it free at a craft fair a couple of years ago when I bought something else and have never used it!!  I am so pleased with the outcome I think you will be seeing more of it!  I have added a button with thread for the centre.

The inside uses the same papers and nesties and of course the same flower.

The sentiment is a lili of the valley one and the little flowers stamped around theoutside are from a fizzy moon set.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Pastels

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/ Gatefold

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ U is for underneath

http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/  Decorate the inside of the card

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ aqua green purple and white

http://ecpchallenges.blogspot.com/ Pastels

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ Not square

Thanks for stooping by I hope you liked it.

Nikki

DT post for Gingerloft 'Plant a Tree'

Good morning again,  here is my second design team project of the morning, this time for Gingerloft challenges.  The theme for the next 2 weeks is 'Plant a tree'  Have a tree somewhere in your projrct, as a main image or part of it.  Come and join in the fun and you could win 3 digistamps from http://www.gingerloft.blogspot.com/ .

Here is my card

I decided to try my hand at a double easle for this one, am pleased with the result, but when it folds down the 2 trees  are longer than the card so I am going to have to make a box to fit it in!  Haven't had chance yet.  I have used an embossed card from my stash for the main layer and matted it onto brown card.  I have used a greenish ribbon in the corners and across the easle.

i combined 2 digi's for this one  'Tree on hill'

and 'flowering tree digi'.  I have treated them both the same, I cut them out with the largest Nellie Snellen Scalloped rectangle die, Then inked with green ink, then brown ink right on the edge.  I have used black pearl gems for the flowers in the tree and used liquid pearls on the scallops.  They have both been attatched with foam pads.

The sentiment is a freebie found using a web search on a quotes site. I have used Flowers from Wild orchid crafts to embellish. 

I hope you like it.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://squigglefly.blogspot.com/ Shaped cards

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ Vintage easle card

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ Shaped card( I know I don't qualify!)

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.com/ Texture

http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/ Ribbons

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ Its so distressing

http://rainbowladyschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Let's feel it

http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Fancy folds

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.sewmanychallenges.com/ Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Nikki

DT project for OSAAT 'Anything goes'

Good morning everyone.  Well we have all had a few problems this week with ourbeloved Blogger but hopefully thay are all behing us now!  :o)

This week over at One Stitch at a Time Our challenge is ' Anything goes'

We have another great sponsor this week
 
http://www.joannasheen.com/
Who has donated a £10 voucher for the winner so come on over and play and join in the fun.

Don't forget if you spend £10 or more in the Stitchy bear digital stamp store you can get Mays Collab for free, which has some fab fathers day and sporting images in it.
 

So onto today's project, and I call it a project because for once its not a card!.  It's an altered Notebook.

Well where do I start?  I was lucky enough to be able to use the 'Garden fairies pack' for this project Just click on the lick it will take you straight to it.  The papers are stunning and I have used the pinkish/purpleish ones to go with the fairy, printed them onto photo paper for a shiny look and layered them on plack paper. I have then used a fiskars border punch to do the border.  Before sticking the bottom layer on the front panel down I have used pink cross stitche thread and wrapped it aroud the panel.

The fairy is just gorgeous and I have printed her 4 more times and decoupaged her.  I have tied black and pink ribbon to the spirals and have used a longer piece of black ribbon to use as a page marker and have used pearlgems on the paper lace ribbon.

Here is the back panel a little closer and I have kept everything flat on here or you wouldn't be able to write!!  :o)

here is the docoupaged fairy

These flowers were all part of the kit, I have printed them out in different sizes, cut them out, attatched them with silicon, used  a black pearl gem for the center and punched out black leaves and die cut 2 shiney black swirls.

I hope you like it!

http://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/ Flowers

http://toptiptuesday.blogspot.com/ Flower frenzy

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ May flowers

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ Anything but a card

http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/ Twine

http://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ No sentiment

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ Flowers

http://dutchdare-cardchallenges.blogspot.com/ Winged things

http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/ Make it shiney

http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/ Pink, fairy, lace(paper) & pearls

http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by.

Nikki

New craft challenge blog

Well no card so far for me today, have finally had my husband home for the day so no crafting for me, but I have found a New Craft challenge blog
http://craft-roomchallenge.blogspot.com/

They are also looking for a design team so if you fancy it pop on over and take a look.

I am going to have a go, as I love crafting I hust have to try it!

Here are my 3 cards

All very recent projects.  Hope they are good enough

:o)

Nikki

Check it out!

Well if you are up reading this when it gets posted you are either in another country or an insomniac.  Either way good morning to you all!

This card has been created for Raise the Bar challenge this week as I am one of the Guest Bar tenders after coming top 3 last week.  The theme this week is  Apples and oranges( orange and green).  I hope you like my interpretation of the theme.

The sketch for this card was from a spoonful of sugar, but I got distracted and accidently changed it a bit!  The lovely papers are again from Pink petticoat.  The doily is from my stash and has been inked with orange and green.

This gorgeous stamp is another one of my winnings :o)  It is a sugar Nellie stamp called Party frills from the Simply sassy range.  I have coloured her with pro markers and cut her out with a Nellie snellen multiframe die that has been inked with green and liquid pearled with orange.  The skirt has been glittered. And I have paper pieced the socks and Bows in her hair and on the shoes.

These stamped flowers are from the do crafts doodles set and have been cut out and attatched with foam pads and a gem added to the middle.  The leaves have been punched.

The happy bithday sentiment is a stamp from my stash but I couldn't tell you where I got it from!

i will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ Sketch

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ 'Check it out!'  Checks and plaid

http://cupcakecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ Gingham and roses(will flowers do?)

http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/ Girlie

http://kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com/ Lots of layers

http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Childhood memories

http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/ Girls with curls

http://www.letsinkitup.blogspot.com/ Embellish it!

Thank you for stopping by.  Come back soon

Nikki

White on white.

Good evening, here is today's effort although I'm not sure how much I like this one! 

There is an embossed Unicorn on here but I'm not sure how well the picture shows it!!  The sketch for this is from Priscilla Styles Midnight madness.  I have embossed the strips with a swirls embossing folder.

Does this show the unicorn any better?  I have the sun shining on my screen at the mo so can't see it anyway!

The flowers ar Marianne creatable die cuts apart from the smaller one in the centre.  I have used pearl gems and clear minigems to embellish and punched the leaves.

Let me know what you think  :o)

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/search/label/challenge Anything goes

http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/ sketch

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/  White on white

http://creativecowgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.palspaperarts.com/ Photo insp

See you soon.

Nikki

GDT post for Digi doodle shop's best Blue and pink!

Good morning everyone.  It is great to be here today showing you my Guest design creation for Digi doodles shop's best.  I had a great time making this card so I hope you like it!

I have used Pink petticoat digi papers for this card, and I have combined 2 images from digi doodles  too!I also thought as the papers and digis were a bit victorian I would use some lovely lace in the corners.  For the panel across the centre I have used a fiskars lace punch.

 

This digi is 'Vintage vanity' I have cut it out with a circular scalloped nestie which has been inked and liquid pearled, as has the lareger scalloped circle underneath.  I have coloured the image with pro markers and have used mini gems for the drawer handles and Glossy accents for the mirror and seat.

This image is '1800 vintage dress' which I have again coloured with pro markers and cut her out and attatched with foam pads.

The Charms are from my stash!

The swirls are Marianne creatables die cuts and have been adorned with gems.

I hope you like it, it was so much fun to make.

I hope to enter this card into the following challenges

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/ Lace

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ Tes Chic

http://nettiegsdandydigitalgems-challengeblo.blogspot.com/ Everyday is mothers day

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ Scallops

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ Punches or dies

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/ Diecuts

http://thesisterhoodofcrafters.blogspot.com/ Let it shine

Thanks for stopping by

Nikki

Flashback friday Wedding card

Well thhis is a blast from the past!  The challenge this week at Flashback friday is an old wedding card! This card was first posted in August 2010.

This card was made using the lili of the valley wedding couple stamp, a sizzix origional scalloped frame, pro markers, and a marrianne creatables ribbon boarder

This is the challenge I am entering it into!

http://flashbackfridaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking


Nikki

Steam punk and Machines!

Good afternoon everyone.  Well I must apologise for not posting yesterday.  I made 4 cards, but not one of them could be used yet as they were all for design teams or guest design slots.  You will see one of them tomorrow over at Digi doodles so keep your eyes open for that!

So for todays card I thought I would try the Steampunk and machines challenge at crafty cardmakers.  Now I don't know much about this style but here is my attempt!

So I used the sketch from Pink elephant to base this card on.  And instead of design papers I used 2 different embossing folders, dots and a cuttle bug folder(not sure what it's called but it's from their princess collection!)

I have combined 2 digi images for this card,   'Chain & Cog' and 'Steampunk fairy'both from the same designer Delicious Doodles.  You can find her over at the stitchy bear store!

I have layered both digi's so they stand out and have attatched some metal beads/charms to the cogs and mini gems to a cog and the chain.  The fairy has been coloured with pro markers and glittered on the wings with mini gems for decortation.

The sentiment has been punched and inked, and the charm has been attatched to the ribbon and bow.

The buttons have been threaded with cross stitch thread and the rebel sentiment has been embossed then inked.

I hope you like my attempt!  I will be entering this card into the following challenges:-

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ Steam punk and machines

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/ Buttons

http://houseofgilli.blogspot.com/ Black white and one other colour

http://paperplaychallenges.blogspot.com/ Make a tall card

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/ sketch

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/ circles

http://ladybugscraftsinkchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Black white and one other colour

http://creativecraftworld.blogspot.com/ Anything but square

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ Buttons and bows

http://ynschallenges.blogspot.com/ Pop it up

Thanks for popping over.

Nikki

Boyz to men!

Good evening everyone.  I thought I would treat you all to another card today as my first post today was so early!!

I was given a theme for this card as the wonderful dad that will recieve this loves vintage tractors.  So as I had none in my stash of stamps or in my decoupage sheets I had to hunt the good  old internet.  And this is the image I came up with.  I have used an embossed card as a backing sheet for the card and inked the edge for a distressed look.

The tractor has been printed 3 times and decoupaged and the first one has been cut out with a nesties die, inked around the edge with brown and black.

The sentiments have been punched......

and distressed in the same way.

Quick and simples!

Hope you like it.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://cardsformen.blogspot.com/ For someone special

http://crazychallenge.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://pollycraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Boyz to men

http://www.stampsruschallenges.blogspot.com/ Masculine

http://sweetstampsblog.blogspot.com/ Olden days or vintage

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ No design papers

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/  Someone special

http://just-hanna-stamps.blogspot.com/ No design papers

http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/ For a loved one

http://craftyannschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Birthday

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Distressing

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ Bithdays

http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Monochromatic

Thanks for stopping by.  Hugs XXX

Nikki

Daisy doodles Guest designer! I like driving in my car!

Well good morning folks.  It is 5am and I am afraid I am still sleeping!  But I have scheduled this post to come out at the right time!  I am so lucky to be able to design for http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ This Month and my first creation is for  the challenge :- Use green pink, blue and Kraft(brown).  Why don't you come on over and have a play this month.  :o).

I have used the Love bug digi set for this one and I loved it. It is soo cute and has a car for male and female.  I used the cutie little female for this one.  The backing papers are from Pink petticoat and I have used brown card and a fiskars heart boarder punch for the middle panel.

I have coloured the image with pro markers and added a few gems to the flowers and glitter pen to the windshield.

The sentiment is from the same digi set I have just printed it, cut it out, inked around the edge and layered it onto brown card, and added a few minigems to the heart.  The charm is from my stash.

Well I hope you like it,  I had a blast making it, and look forward to next weeks!

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://www.southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/ Lets hear it for the girls

http://stampinsanity.com/ Bling it on

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/ Bug themed ( It is a Beetle! )

http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.com/ Summer

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/ Song title 'I like driving in my car!'

http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.com/ Flowers

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ Quote/sentiment

http://colorthrowdown.blogspot.com/ Pink, brown blue, tan

http://prairiefairyfridays.blogspot.com/ For the girls

http://floweretstamplar.blogspot.com/ Spring & green

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://raisethebarchallenge.blogspot.com/ Flower power

http://basicgreychallenges.blogspot.com/ Charms

http://challengeupyourlife.blogspot.com/ Travel related

Thanks for visiting, come back soon.

Nikki