Happy Birthday

Welcome to another beautiful morning, the daffodils are blooming and the sun is shining, Spring must be here!!

So on to todays card

The backing papers are again from K & company called 'Classic K McKenna'  the gems, ribbon and lace are from my stash.  The 3 scalloped circles are from nestabilities dies

The image is a Kenny K digi stamp called 'Queen's cutie' from the Glam gang collection and has been coloured with pro markers

The 3 flowers are from wild orchid craft and the ribbon has been tied on my bow shaper

The sentiment has been created on my computer and cut out with a 1.5" circle punch then inked and a pearl gem has been added.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ 'Sketch'

http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/ ' Lace ribbons and bows'

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ 'Tripletastic'

Hope you like it.

Nikki

Easter Wishes

Good morning everyone, and what a beautiful morning it is.  Not even that cold out there today!  I had some great news yesterday,  I have been chosen to be a guest designer on one stitch at a time challenge blog on the 3rd of April so keep your eyes open for that one!! 
And on to today's card.

The backing papers are from K and Company called 'Roam' and I have layered them onto yellow paper.  I have used the largest Nellie Snellen multiframe oval for the image to sit on and inked it, then used liquid pearls on the scallops.

The image is from Karen's doodles called 'Fairy princess' and has been coloured with pro markers, glittered then a few mini gems have been added for the earing and the shoe flower centres.

The daffodils are from Wild orchid crafts and the leaves have been hand punched.

The sentiment was created on my computer, then cut out with a small nestabilities scalloped circle die, inked then liquid pearled!

I have used a fiskars border punch for the lace effect down the side and added some pearl gems to decorate.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/ sketch

http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ 'Spring'

http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Green'

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Yellow and green'

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Green'

http://ccmonthlychallenge.blogspot.com/ Easter

Hope you like it

Nikki

new baby boy

Well it is another lovely day out there, but still a bit chilly!  Keep those crafting fingers well wrapped up in this cold weather, we don't want to waste any of our special crafting time do we?!

And on to todays card

The gingham backing card I had in my stash, the frame for the image is a sizzix origional scalloped rectangle frame, and I have embossed the frame with a dots folder. Pearl gems have been added in each corner.

The image is a stamp from Lili of the valley, and has been coloured with pro markers.  The sentiment was created on my computer and cut out with the small nestabilities scalloped oval. 

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/ 'For a baby'

  http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ 'P is for pearls'

http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Clean snd simple'

http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/ 'keep it simple'

Hope you like it

Nikki

Thanks a Bunch!

Good evening every one, I hope you have all had a good weekend.  I have been away and just got back, so here is today's post.  I am going to be quick 'cause I can hardly keep my eyes open!!

The sketch for this card is from 'Fussy & fancy' challenge blog.  The backing papers  are from Pink petticoat called 'Vintage Rose' and I have matted and layered with Pink and blue card.

The Stamped image is from Fizzy Moon Celebrations Thanks a bunch stamp set, and has been coloured with pro markers.

I have used a Fiskars lace border punch for the trim and decorated with mini gems.  The sentiment is from the same stamp pack as the image and has been punched out and inked.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Sketch'

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ 'Girlie'

Hope you like it

Nikki

Shaped card!

Well post 2 of the day and I have to be quick as I am going away for the weekend so this is tomorrows post half a day early!!

The shaped card is called Kitty cat from paper cellar.  I have used a background paper from Papermanis Capsule collection ' Mono Paper pack'.

I have used ribbon around the neck as a collar and added gems, then added a cat charm from my stash.

The cat has been stamped using one of the Do crafts pampered pets stamps called 'Queen of cats' and I have coloured it with pro markers and added some gems, then cut it out and attatched to the card with foam pads.

I will be entering this card into the following challenge.

http://www.totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ Shaped cards.

Hope you like it.

Nikki

Mum's mother's day card!

Well not such a sunny morning this morning, but at least my son didn't get any rain yesterday on his trip, and came back very happy with 5 fossils! 

And onto today's card.

So the themes for this card are, say it with flowers, a card for mum and an Easle card.  3 different challenges, one card my mum will love! 

The backing papers are fromDo crafts called 'Hanovarian linen pack', I have layered them onto pink sugar paper, and on the top 2 layers I have punched a lace boarder down one side and added a piece of lace above it.

The stamp is from Lili of the valley and has been coloured with pro markers.  The image has been stamped onto a Nellie snellen multiframe die cut and inked around the edge in pink ink, with blue liquid pearls to decorate.

The flowers are mostly from Wild orchid, with a couple i found in my stash!

The sentiment verse I found on a website, and printed onto my computer, then cut out with a nellie snellen die, it has been inked and pearled in the same way as the first one.

And here is the box for it!  Told you I was going to start making them all together!!

The mothers day stamp was a freebie from a magazine.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Say it with flowers'

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ 'Easle cards'

Hope you like it.

Nikki

Go Green!

Good morning everyone, I hope you are all well.  What beautiful weather we are having at the moment.  My son is away on a school trip today, fossil hunting.  Whats' the betting that this lovely weather turns to rain this afternoon when he is on the beach!!  lol

So here is today's card.

The backing papers are from Papermania Capsule collection 'Aqua paper pack'

I have inked around the edges of the papers with brown ink.

I have used a dots embossing folder for the top matting layer and inked it with green ink.

The largest Nellie Snellen multi frame has been used to cut out the image.

The image is from Karens doodles and has been coloured with pro markers. I have used liquid pearls to decorate the frame.

The sentiment was printed on my computer, but was a freebie digi stamp set that  i cannot remember where i got it from, so if anyone knows please tell me as I want to find it again!!  I have inked wuth green and brown ink.

The charms, a wrench and spanner have been attatched with jump rings.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://karensdoodleschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ 'Go green'

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/ 'Going green'

http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/ 'colour challenge'

Hope you like it.

Nikki

Anniversary

Well post 2 for the day.  Didn't think I would get around to this challenge, but had and hour to myself when Jake went off to sleep so here it is.

The black card has been embossed with a swirls embossing folder, then layered onto white and black card.  The image has also been layered on to black and white card then attached to the black embossed piece using foam pads.  A ribbon has been attatched and the anniversary sentiment and then the whole topper has been attatched to a square card.

The image has been printed onto photo paper from my computer ans is from the  Joanna Sheen 'Dancing with shadows' CD

To you both is a stamp that has been stamped onto the smallest nestabilities scalloped oval die, from Papermania's Anniversary sentiments stamp set. The die cut has been inked around the edge and die cut swirls have been added to decorate.  The die for the swirls is a Marianne creatables die

Happy Anniversay sentiment has been printed on the coputer then matted onto white card and attatched to the topper with foam oads. Gems have been added to 2 corners.  3 pearl gems have been added to either side of the card top and bottom and a black rose from Wild orchid crafts has been added to the bottom left corner.

I will be entering this card into the following challenge

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/  'Anniversary theme'

Hope you like it

Nikki

Card for a Teenager!

Well not such a nice day out there today folks, but at least it isn't raining.  Yet!!  lol.   My new Greeting farm stamps turned up in the post yesterday,  I am sooo excited I love them!!  Here's a piccie for you to see.

Fab aren't they!!

So anyway onto today's card which I of course had to use one of my new stamps!

So, the backing papers are from Dove craft called 'Funky Vintage' and I have layered them onto black card/ paper for the lace effect on the top 2 layers.  I have used liquid pearls to decorate the lace effect and blacke pearl gems on the top layer.

The stamped image is from the greeting farm creeper crew set called 'Friday' and I have coloured her with pro markers and cut her out and attatched her to the card using Foam pads.

The sentiment hasbeen created on my computer , cut out with a '1.5" circular pucnh, inked with pink ink, then black ink for a distressed vintage look

The charm dangle I have made using swarkovsky(not sure how to spell it!!) crystals, a silver bead and a silver plated DIVA charm, then attatched it to the lace ribbon across the middle.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Card for a teenager'

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Anything with a vintage or shabby Theme'

Hope you like it.

Nikki

Wild West!

Hello every one in blogland, and what another beautiful morning it is, not too cold either.  I have been busy making boxes since yesterday for all of those cards that won't fit in envelopes because the flowers are too big .  15 of them i had to make!!  I have decided I must make them all when I make the card in future(wonder how long that will last!!  he he!)  Now all I have to do is decorate them.  Aghhhhh! Oh well shouldn't take more than a week!

So now for todays card

The backing papers are from Paper cellar called 'Victorian burgundy',  I have used the circle scalloped largest nestabilities die as a base for the image to sit on and have inked it with brown ink.  I have used metalic gems in the 2 corners, and a lace punch to decorate the section across  the middle.  I have used an embossing folder to decorate the white nestabilities cut out.

The image is from Kenny K called 'Mae West' and has been coloured with pro markers then cut out.

The flowers are from wild orchid crafts, and the leaves have been hand punched.

The sentiment was created on my computer then cut out with a small nestabilities die and the charm has been added to the paper lace section.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://doitwithdigis.blogspot.com/?xyz=16 'Wild west'

http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ 'Sketch'

Hope you like it. 

please leave a comment.

Nikki

Gothic

What a beautiful day!  A bit nippy but the sun has shone all day so far.  Spring is on the way! 

So here is today's card.

The backing papers are from paper cellar called 'Black and white', They have been matted onto purple card.  I have used a Nellie snellen multi frame for the base of the image.  The sketch for the card is from Kenny K crafty girlz challenge.

The digistamp I have used is called Vikkilicious by Kenny K and has been coloured with pro markers.

the flowers are from wild orchid crafts and the charm is from my stash. Don't know whereI got it!!

The lace and gem plastic ribbon is again from my stash,  I got them from a craft fair, but don't know which company supplied them.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/ 'Sketch'

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ 'Gothic' DTC

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

http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ 'Digi day'

Hope you like it

Nikki

My son's friends birthday card!

Well not so early today but here is the card for todays challenges.

The backing papers were free from a magazine I don't know how many years ago!  I found them in my stash and thought it was about time I used them!!.  They have been layered onto light green card and the corners have been rounded using a corner punch.

The image is a stamp from Whipper Snapper called ' girl and teddy bear'  and has been coloured with pro markers.  It has been stamped onto a nellie snellen multiframe die then I have used liquid pearls around the scallops and inked around the edge with green ink.

The flowers have been made using a marianne creatables die and I have used a scalloped circular punch for the center and stamped the name......

And age into the centre.

Hope you like it.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/ 'Kids'

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ 'special birthday'

Please leave a comment.

Nikki

Spring!

Well it is early for my post today, I had time to make the card yesterday for a change! and am posting while eating my breakfast.  I was supposed to be having a lie in today but my 2 darling sons have both woken up in very miserable moods and are making too many moans and screams for me to sleep!!!  zzzzZZZZZZ.

Anyway enough about me, here is todays card.

The papers are from Pink Petticoat called ' Vintage Rose' and have been matted with pink paper and pale green card.  The image has been stamped onto white card then cut out with a scalloped circle nestability die.

The stamp is a Penny Black stamp called ' Embrace' and I have coloured with pro markers.

The flowers as always are from Wild orchid craft, and the swirls/leaves are a Marianne creatables die.

The sentiment has been created on my computer and cut out with the smallest nestabilities scalloped circle then inked in the same pink as the larger circle.

The lace I found in my stash as I did the pearls.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges.

http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.com/ 'Spring'

http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.com/ 'Welcome spring'

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ 'Signs of spring'

http://www.totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ 'Pearls and lace'

http://deliciousdoodleschallenge.blogspot.com/ 'The card YOU want'

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ 'Four legged friends'

http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/ 'Sprintime'

Hope you like the card

I have tried to combine it with several challenges this time as my time seems to be very short lately!

Nikki