DT post for Craft-Room Challenge 'Valentines'

Welcome to a new year of challenges at Craft room and our first challenge of the year has been chosen by me, and it is

'Valentines'

Our sponsor is

and here is my card

Do crafts cupcake papers

Side/inside view

Lili of the valley rubber stamp coloured with pro markers

Lili of the valley sentiment and heart charm from my stash

Flowers and pearls from my stash, leaves are a marianne creatables die cut

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/ use dies or punches

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

http://www.craftybloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/ flowers

http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.co.uk/ love

http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/ love is in the air

http://thepaperplayers.blogspot.co.uk/ love is  in the air

http://avadareschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ valentines/love

Thanks for stopping by

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NIKKI

DT Post for OSAAT #145 'New'

Welcome to a New year and a 'NEW' challenge here at OSAAT this week 

our theme is 

'NEW'

Our sponsor is


and here is my card

Papers from K&Company ROAM paper pack

Side inside view

Image from gingerloft at the Stitchy bear store called 'Acorn house', coloured in Pro markers

Lili of the valley sentiment stamp

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ what's new

http://mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ all about the new

http://sugarcreekhollow.blogspot.co.uk/ celebrate the new

http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.co.uk/ something new

http://jellyparkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ old and new

http://sweetnsassydigis.blogspot.co.uk/ something new

http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/ something new

http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ new beginnings

http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.co.uk/ new beginnings

Thanks for stopping by

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NIKKI

Nephew's Birthday card

Well January is a big month in our family for birthdays, as mine is there too, but my sponge bob mad soon to be 4 year old nephew also has his birthday then too and here is his card

Freebie papers from a magazine ages ago!! matted with yellow and blue card. Sentiment created on my computer.

Side inside view

Sponge bob image found on the internet doing an image search, coloured in pro markers and cut out, then attached with foam pads for a 3D effect.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/sentimental-friday.html anything goes with sentiment

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

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

http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ birthday

Thanks for stopping by

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NIKKI

Birthday card for my sister

Well I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year, I have been very lazy and done very little crafting or blogging over the holiday period as I was so busy organising family and things so this is my first blog for the New Year and it is for my Sister as it is her birthday this month, I hope you like it :o)

Unknown paper from my stash and blue ribbon from my stash

Side/Inside view

Beautiful digi from Aurorella from the devian art website, the image is called 'butterfly dream', coloured with pro markers

Memory box butterfly die cut

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

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

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

http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/ Anythiing goes

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

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

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

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

Thanks for stopping by

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NIKKI

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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