Winter Fun

I'm so happy with how this turned out and it will be perfect for the post too seeing I've left it flat just used lots of glittery embellishments and all that sparkles.

Snowmen like to build themselves new friends too.

Challenges - High Hopes - Christmas in July

DL. Art - Christmas In July

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Christmas

Sweet Stamps - Christmas Greenery
Craftin Desert Diva's Christmas Linky Party

Recipe - Stamps High Hopes,Studio G. Dies - Sizzix,Quickutz. Embossing Powder - Wow 

Pixie Stick Glitter. Markers -Spectrum,Faber Castel,Prismacolor. Papers MME.

Thanks for popping in

hugs Nikki

WOYWW

WOYWW time pop into Julia's and check out everyone Else's space you'll see from tidy to messy to everything new stash how to organize in small to HUGE spaces.

My Space is a spare room which I'm loving it's not really exciting but I like it and it's a work in progress, constantly in progress.  I'm still not done and I love to have things easy to reach but tucked away neat and matchy matchy which means I shouldn't be crafting lol so many different things and they all take up space and they come in so many awkward sizes. I've started stripping the door that will be chopped into two panels that will be my desk base so exciting but SLOW to do.

So here's my space this week ... WARNING there is some sort Christmas always about our right now are some of my fave studio G Christmas stamps I love that they are small and work well with little cards these are just the sentiments only I have a few other pages of Christmas seeing I make the most of them.  

So I've pulled out to show off my whole space seeing that I'm hoping to work more on the desk base and change it around. Plus to prove I'm not always super neat lol. Below I have my boxes filled with ribbons, tapes, glues & glitter glues, Binders Stamps & Sticker embellishments. 

On the floor my 12 by 12 in a wooden box and also a paint box with a little chandelier I picked up at an antique fair for an amazing price. 

With this door being two new sides I've been removing the paint off it and then sand it down to clean it all up I'll eventually seal it up not sure if I want a clear coat or a little darker stain to this lovely old oak door. 

So this is what I've been up to check out everyone else's space at Julia's 

and have a wonderful day 

hugs Nikki 

Card Topper

This week was a challenge for me seeing I don't normally use a lot of gold in anything but I did make it work with what I do own the paper is is an vintage fabric sheet I've had for years and Yah to embossing powders they just helped me along so much. You can win some Sassy Studios digis this week at Incy Wincy come on by and play along using White on White with Gold

**This topper is For Sale too email if you want this**

Challenges - Incy Wincy - White on White with Gold 8/4

Crafting from the Heart - Anything*Top Pick*

My Craft Creations - Always Anything Goes 8/2

Pile it On - Embossing 8/3

That Craft Place - Anything 8/3

Crafting at the Weekend- Anything

Crafty Catz - Anything

4 Krafty Girlz- Anything

Crafty Ribbons - Anything + Ribbon

Wonderful Wed - Anything

Digi Sassy Studio - Sentiment Mark's Finest. Dies - Quickutz.

Embossing - Stampin UP Gold, Frantage

Markers - Shinhan

Everything else from stash

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Gift Card

 Just a cute little Just for you card, this is just the perfect size for a gift. I used a MFT Sketch to create this up I hand cut the little banners seeing they are so easy to create 

Challenges - MFT Sketch (below)

Docelela Creations- Anything Goes 8/8

Wags n Whiskers - Polka Dots 8/8

Stamps MFT Image and Sentiment

Papers Recollections, K&Co

Inks Studio G

Dies QuickCutz

Markers - Faber Castel, Shinhan

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

Building a Friend

How cute is this guy from High Hopes he's building himself a friend.

I just love snowmen they are so much fun even making them but as a kid you always struggled with those super big snowballs to make a snowman.

This is a bright card for someones mantel at Christmas :)

 Even did the Inside

Challenges

High Hopes - Green,Blue, White/Cream 7/29

Ghaph'it - Christmas Colours 8/8

Southern Girls - Christmas is a Coming 8/1

Delightful Challenges - Ribbon 7/30
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes 8/1

Sparkles Forum Creating a Scene 7/30

Recipe

Stamps - High Hopes - "Making Friends" , Whimsy & Studio G Sentiments.

Inks - Versafine,Tim Holtz,Studio G. Die - Whimsy
Markers - Faber Castel,Specturm,ShinHan.
Papers - S.E.I, Basic Grey,MME

Brads Making Memories
Everything else from Stash

Thanks for stopping in 

hugs Nikki 

Crackled Ornament

Well I thought I would try making a Cracked Ornament with my stamp from SOME ODD GIRL even have a monthly link up to show off their stamps too.

 I have a few for my own tree at home, I love them but I did learn a few things about crackle effect  on a card.  I made a red ornament (matching her hair) then used the crackle on top let it dry came back to a neon Bright orange ornament and so I went over it all over again with a red marker to remake it red which it did but it's a bright red instead of dark. Now I'm, happy with how it turned out. Next time I'll guess I'll try sealing in the colours first.

Challenges
City Crafter - Christmas in July 7/28
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Christmas in July 7/29
Holly Jolly Christmas - Deck the Halls 7/29
Lil Red Wagon - Christmas in July 7/30
Papertake Weekly - Jolly Holiday 7/29
CHCCE - Anything Xmas 8/1
CHPP - Pattern Paper 8/1
Kreativeinkauf - Holiday

Stamp -Some Odd Girl,Recollections.

Dies - Spellbinder,Whimsy

Punch EK Success.

Inks - Shinhan

Crackle Clear Paint.

thanks for looking

hugs Nikki 

WOYWW

So Here's my space this week I'd like to say I've been as productive as last week but I've been doing a lot of dusting around here we are on the last of demo and that dust gets everywhere I mop the floors everyday just to keep it somewhat under control. It kind of helps we are both excited that we might get the cleaning under control where sweeping and dusting isn't hourly sometimes. 

Rant over here's my desk

DAMMIT CAT MOVE YOUR BUTT !!!

This was on Monday when I wasn't giving him enough attention I guess I walked in the room and watched him look at me and then climb right up on the desk and Plop his butt right down on the mat. 

Here's my space today  - Working on a card just because and the bright red Happy Mail going to my lucky winner !! Below 

WINNER

Last Week I offered up a little Candy the Answer of what I'm addicted to is brads !!!

Kay got it right so I'll be popping that in the card full of brads in the post to her.

Congrats and don't worry if you didn't win I'm sure I'll be doing another one really soon I just have to get some stuff together

 Happy Belated Birthday Mail !!

This is on my floor Kay also sent me a couple feathers but while I was trying to take the picture someone could smell them and was trying to go through the stash to grab what he thought was surely his toy and not mine lol (Saved and Stashed away)

She also included a fantastic book which I can't wait to read once I have a little more time :)

and The card she took the picture herself it is so pretty the way the light casts down on St. Francis -Saint of Animals. Which soon our 3 squirrels will be moved into the outside box which will be attached to a tree so they can make a go on their own.

I'll pop around to as many peeps as I can 

hugs Nikki 

Simple Birthday Wishes

This week at Incy Wincy we have a sketch for you and you can win some Digis from Heather Ellis you might notice her digis are also in stamps too sold from My Favorite Stamps.

So here is my take on our sketch and I always never use them but they sure do make it easier to create so I hope you'll be joining us this week.
Happy Birthday to my friends Samantha too HUGGS !!!

Challenges
Incy Wincy - Sketch  (Below)
Glitter n Sparkle - Happy Birthday

Creative Corner - Love of ribbon 7/25
Sister Act - Anything
The Crazy Challenge - Die Cuts and Punches
Whoopsi Daisy - Lots of Pink

Recipe - Stamp Heather Ellis - MFT,Martha Stewart,Popcorn the Bear,Friskars

Papers - Recollections. Dies - Spellbinders
Clear embossing on the tag.

Punch MS (cut into Banner)

Markers - ShinHan, Derwent Water Colours 

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

Sweet Thank you card

Here's a little thank you card one of the ladies that go to my gym, She is just so sweet.

I even made a box envelope for it I hope she likes the card.

Challenges - DL Art - Thank you 7/22

Fairy Tale - Use a Digital Stamp

Fussy and Fancy - All about the girls 8/1

That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers - Brads 7/25

Papers - Recollections,Basic Grey,MME,K& Co

Flowers Wild Orchid, Wiltons Stamens,

Sizzix Die Cuts. MS Punch.

CTMH Stamp

Lacy sunshine - Digi

Recollections Ribbon. 

Inks - Tim Holtz,Studio G.

Markers - Shinhan,Specturm

thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Inspired by Time

There are times when you just want to create something to inspire you and this is what I did just played around WOW's Challenge this month was to create something with Time and it made me use some stamps I've had for a while and never got around to playing with such a shame they need to be played with more. I've also used a lot of die cuts and embossing and Metal Findings. The Clocks turned out amazing I stamped the brown one in brown but found it a little faded so I went over it lightly in places with a fine black,brown,gold and white markers to make it stand out more uses inks to age it Afterwords I embossed it and made all the colours vibrant and now this is hanging in my space on my little wall to inspire me. 

Challenges

WOW - Embossing + Time 8/1
A Vintage Journey - Dies and Distressing 7/25

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything 7/24
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything 7/23
A girl who Crafts - Anything 8/1
Paper Wings - Embossing 8/1

Recipe 

Stamps Hero Arts. Embossing - Wow Verdigris and Stampin up Clear.

Inks - Memento,Versafine.Tim Holtz

Die - Quickutz

Brads - Making Memories,Recollections.

Everything else from stash and some of it is super old to.

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

WOYWW + Little candy

Check out everyone's spaces at WOYWW 

Here is my space this week, I've been busy one of the girls I work with bought a couple sweaters and thought they looked nice when she bought them, but she was wrong so she gave them to me thinking I might like em well I didn't. I don't know who they would have looked good on so I re-purposed them into PURSES they have a faux suede lining inside and I just have to make straps for them both I'm so loving the green one.

I've also been trying to make my space a little more neater and organized so my stash isn't the 1st thing you see so it is still a work in progress. I'm hoping to find something vintage with drawers in it.

Close up of the purses the same type of sweater but slightly different sewing to each and different embellishment. I need to find some vintage big buttons so I can make some more. Finding them is going to take a while :)

Close up of the purses and my new cloud embossing folder on the left so much fun that will be.

To make my space more uniformed I've redone my little boxes all over to match together

 Made all new labels and they have little numbers stamped on them they hold all of my paper flowers and assorted embellishments inks and Washi tapes. My sister sent me a bunch of washi for my birthday and they will be used up I even made my 1st ever washi tape card I love the way it looks and it was so quick to make.

 This is my washi tape card with some ever so sweet butterfly embellishments from Carole they worked perfectly and she made them so colourful that all I had to do was attach them and make up the little tag thank you on it. Well let's thank someone who follows my blog inside is a surprise of my fave embellishments ... it's something I love and have to stop myself from getting more. Can you guess what I'm talking about??

Please follow along and  leave a little comment and your in also if you can post a link on your side bar that would be great but not a requirement.  I'll pick a winner next week on Wed. 

Thanks for popping in and I'll visit as many desks as I can

hugs Nikki 

Who Knew Fairy Dust was TOXIC !!!

This week at Incy Wincy we are sponsored by The Stamping Chef and we want to see all your STRINGS & THINGS (ribbon, thread, string, fibre, etc.)   How funny is this fairy she just made me smile when I saw here so I made up a peek a boo card so it's a little on the funny side

Inside

Challenges Incy Wincy Strings and things

Glitter N Sparkle - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scrap - Anything

Crafting at the Weekend - anything

Pumpkin Spice - Anything\

Top Tip Tues - Magical

Divas by Design - Things with Wings

Moving along with the Times - Girls just wanna have fun

Recipe 

Digi - Stamping Chef. Paper from Stash. Ribbon May Arts. Fiber from stash

Dies- Stampin Up. Ink Studio G. Markers Spectrum, Sakura Gel Pen
Bling From stash

Sledding James

Here's James Again he's so cute I always make a bunch with him for Christmas so easy to colour up

and I altered the background by adding some more stamps and embossed some snowflakes to give it more of an Xmas feeling and to make it work better together with the other papers plus if I'm running low on Xmas papers I just alter them to become Christmas papers

Inky Chicks  - Christmas in July 11/21

Addicted to Stamps and More - Holiday 11/16

Hambo Hoedown - Christmas in July 11/31
Graphit - Christmas Colours 11/25
Winter Wonderland - 3 of 3 - Snowflakes 11/18
Jingle Belles Rock - SOS - Ribbon,Papers,Snowflakes are 4 years old OMG 11/16
Shopping our Stash - SOS - Ribbon,Papers,Snowflakes are 4 years old OMG 11/16
CHNC - Make your Mark 11/12

Recipe Stamps LOTV,Whimsy,Artistic Stampers,Recollections

Dies Spellbinder, Whimsy

Embossing Wow, Hero arts
Markers - ShinHan

Inks Memento, Versafine, Tim Holtz

Buttons from Stash

Papers MME & Basic Grey

Thanks for looking hugs Nikki 

WOYWW

It's WOYWW time and here's desk and today I got home today to some happy mail a little package of Die cuts from Carole that I'll be putting to good use I own none of these so it will be so sweet to play with some new ones. A new High Hopes stamp I won from a challenge ... it's a snowman so xmas cards will be made :P a new LOTV stamp and one more WOYWW5  ATC from Kyla she made 17 of them WOW!!! 

Here's a close up of Kyla's ATC love her sewing on it :) and the butterfly has a great shine to it.

So what's on your desk looking like this week 

and share it over at Julia's and have fun desk hopping 

hugs Nikki

I'll be better this week for comments last week got away from me and 

became super busy with all this stuff at home ahh life takes us all away from blogland :) 

Project Life - all about the Aliens

I was lucky to have won last week at High Hopes and was asked to be a Guest Designer so the challenge they have this week is Anything Goes so off I went to snag some of my High hopes stamps to figure out who will be the lucky one featured this week and I've created 4 little Project life cards and using some of Dustin Pikes "Space Alien set" from High Hopes  How much fun is this set I didn't use the whole set but did have fun using what I did. 

Click on each image for a close up

 

Challenges - High Hopes - Anything Goes GD 8/14

AAA Cards - CAS + WaterColours 7/11
Sparkle and Sprinkle - Anything Goes with Glitter,Embossing or Flocking

Crafty Catz - Star or Stripes or Both
Graph'it Anything Goes with a Marker 7/11\
Clarity Stamp - Anything 

Recipe - High Hopes -Space alien Set,

Markers - Shinhan,Spectrum,Prismacolor.

Watercolour Paints with sheen to them

Recollections Mini Star Brads

Embossing - Wow Blue Lagoon , Stampin up Clear

Sakura Gel Pen for Highlights

Thanks for popping in 

hugs Nikki

Lazy Summer Days

Check out my stash for Sale here

This week we want to see some Summer Time activities and My fave is to be outside in the garden and relaxing. We do have to get rid of a couple pine trees that didn't make it through last winter and boy are they looking DEAD at the moment and a huge haven for bugs. 

Challenges - Incy Wincy - Summer Time activities

Love to Scrap - Anything 

Craftin Desert Diva - Summer Link up Party

Fussy and Fancy - Summertime

Great Impressions - July - Animal Friends 8/1

Scribble and Scrap - Anything Goes

Paper Creators Crafts - Anything
Brown Sugar - Anything

Crafting at the Weekend  Anything goes

Sister Act - Anything

Recipe - Digi -Zlatoena Designs,Limited Runs.

Tim Holtz embossing Pad. American Crafts Twin

Vintage Button,

Studio G Inks. 

Markers Spectrum,Deserres.

thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

WOYWW

Happy Canada Day to my Fellow Canadians :) It's been a beautiful Hot day that was just perfect to hang out in. So here is my space again still neat and tidy I did find some sweet MME brads over at local store(in the red Caddy with all my 6 by 6 papers) and some how they ended up on my desk now just to use them on something 

Of course more images I'm colouring up and my newest stamp that I won playing at Wags and Wiskers just cut around and ready to be inked up. To my right is my attempt at making a Ribbon box 

it's not bad at all used some may arts 4 in burlap ribbon and 2 flower rosettes (only had 2 left lol)

and sewed it all up on my machine it didn't turn out to bad and there is a little cup that doesn't look that pretty hiding inside but it matches my desk so I like it for now 

 Not the greatest sewing job but it works

So check out everyone else's spaces at WOYWW 

hugs Nikki