What's One more

With all the snow we've been getting how can you not still be in the Christmas spirit :) This is also the progressive challenge Image for Sasayaki Glitter Facebook challenge too Which I coloured up using my Prismacolour Pencils and some oderless solvent. Tried to add more stuff to it but it ended looking best CAS.

Challenges

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Christmas 1/6

Winter Wonderland -  Anything Christmas 1/5

CRAFT - AG

Crimbo Crackers - AG

Crafting by design - Christmas

Crafty Creations - AG

Simon Says Wed - AG

Merry Christmas - Anything Christmas

Use your Stuff - AG 1/8

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki 

Little Vintage Christmas

Sometimes you need a REALLY flat and Light Christmas Card ... so you can add goodies inside
I only used Artistic Stamper Pine Tree  Used my Tim Holtz Inks and stamped them in a bunch of colours to create a forest, Santa Stamp My sister sent me and the Sentiment is unknown too got it in a swap.  The Snow is all White Embossing Powder to give it a soft but shiny look .

Challenges - Artistic Stamper - Christmas + Use Stamps
Card Mania - Christmas
CCAYL - AG + Christmas
CHCCE =  Christmas

CCC - Christmas is Coming
Let's Craft and Create - Anything Christmas
Paradise of Stamps - AG #61 + Stamping

Sweet Stampers - AG

A Vintage Journey - Winter Wonderland

QKR Stampede - Santa
Winter Wonderland - Christmas -1/5

Thanks for looking

and Merry Christmas
Hugs Nikki

Christmas is getting so close !!!

Well Christmas is getting her closer and closer and I hope your all set to go
So this challenge is Red and Green it doesn't have to be Christmas but why not lo
I've used Bugaboo on both my cards

Challenges
Show Us your Pussies - Meowy Christmas
Addicted to Stamps - Season's Greetings
Pile it On - Holiday Colours
Crafty Cardmakers- Christmas
The Paper Girls - Holiday Fun
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - AG + Critter

This one the Green ribbon looks  a little brown but it is a nice deep green. I've merged 2 images
together to make this card and added in a little more detail on the girls face she needed to smile
Like the bear

Challenges
Passion for Promarkers - Add a Sentiment + Promarkers  1/2
Holly and Ivy CC - AG+ Christmas 1/7
A perfect Time to Craft - AG
Christmas Cards All Year Round - Chistmas
Animal Friends - AG + Animal
Winter Wonderland - Traditional Christmas Colours
Jingle Belles - Holiday Wrap up

Thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

Winter Bookmarks

There is something about handmade bookmarks that when you tuck them in a book it makes it that much better. Even when I drop some books off at those little free libraries I like to tuck in the odd one for who ever reads my book next and I hope they like both 

Plus this is a great way to use up my bits of scraps

Winter Lovers Coffee Blog Hop  - Winter Coffee Tea

CRAFT - Christmas

Craftaholics R Us - Embossing
Crafting by Design - Christmas

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Winter Coffee Hop

It's that time of year where the Coffee Lovers Blog hop is on and this time it's winter themed

we have to thank the wonderful Amy for hosting this as we all know this week she sleeps,eats and breathes this hop it's so popular now I don't know how she does it TOTALLY AMAZED!!!

I'm using a image from Limited Runs -Coffee Cup Snowed in

I fussy Cut out the image and lost the handle so it's a cup without one now lol

But I love the BG paper with this one for sure 

Challenges

Coffee Lovers Blog hop - Winter/Cofeee /Tea

Dare2Bartzy - Spirit of the Season

Glitter and Sparkle - Wintery
Simon Says Monday - Winter Christmas
Crazy Challenge - Christmas is coming

Thanks for looking
hugs Nikki 

Hot Wintery Cuppa Tea

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop is on and here I am using Limited Runs Freebie Image 

I've Coloured it up with a mixture of Chalks,Pencil Crayons and Markers too

On the Tag I've used a Joy Clair (Coffee Lovers Set)

It's been double embossed once the words then gone over it with a clear embossing that give it a slightly blurred effect that looks really great almost a little bit like a watercolour

Pop over and get your Freebie and use it in the hop it would be fab to see 

and one lucky person will win this card with a few other goodies to go with it

So leave a comment 

as I go and hop along and enjoy a nice Minty Tea this time around

Challenges -

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Winter/Coffees/Teas/

613 Ave Create - Christmas Winter
Corrosive - AG

All Sorts - Snowflakes

Crafty Calendar - Christmas

Colour Crazy  AG

QKR  Stampede - AG or Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Winter Wonderland - AG

Hugs Nikki

Silver and Gold

Fabrika Fantasy is our sponsor this challenge for Incy Wincy this round and we want you to mix silver and gold together. I used gold glittery paper and tons of silver embossing along with making the fish gold and silver mixed together. This whole card sparkles

Challenges
Anything Goes at
Crafty Creations , Crafty Gals Corner ,Little Miss Muffet  ,Southern Girls,
House that stamps built - Glitter
Moo Mania - Heat Embossing
Sunny Day Crafting - Water


Thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

Little More Christmas

So here is another Christmas Card Featuring a Limited Runs Image

This is Called Pine Tree with Bird Set comes with and without the little Bird in the tree

So you can use it as a Background image if you wanted

This has been Coloured up with Markers and H20 twinkling paints the sky just sparkles

Challenges

12/16  Visions of Sugarplums  - Christmas/Winter Theme

Crafty Calendar - Christmas 12/28

Scrap and craft anything Christmas 1/1

Challenge up your life -Trees

Merry Christmas challenge Ag+Christmas 

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Nikki 

Friendly Blue Jay

This is one of favorite Christmas cards this year I'm loving all the soft blues that I love the little bird on her had to cute. 

Challenges 

Anything Goes @

4 Crafty Chicks ,  Crimbo Crackers  , Crafty Creations

Craftaholics , Crafty Gals , Creative Moments , Simon Says , A snowflakes Promise

Aud's -Christmas and A Sentiment

Star Stampz - add some sparkle

Merry Christmas - Anything Christmas

thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Christmas Penguins

Here is Penguin #2  from Limited Runs he's one of the newest images too Happy Waving Penguin 

just perfect to great someone. I like to make flat cards so they can be posted off with a few goodies inside when ever I send to my crafty friends

Challenges 

Simon Says Wed - AG

 A snowflakes Promise - AG

Crafty Sentiment - AG
CHCC -AG + Christmas

thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Penguins and Christmas

Here is a new Image from Limited Runs it's Penguin #1 

Colouring Penguins can be a challenge at times seeing you want to give them some sort of shading what I did this time was coloured him all up dark and then used a colourless blender to lighten the Ink on him and I think it works perfectly on giving him shades without using a lot of colours

I also altered the Ribbon by using some markers on the edges to make it blend in more 

Challenges

Christmas Card  - AG + Christmas - Awating Winner

Come and Get It - Animal

Ribbon Girls - Ribbon + Image

Crazy 4 Challenges Christmas or Winter

Crafting with Dragonflies Non Traditional Christmas Colours

Colour Crazy - AG

Simply Papercraft _ AG 12/26

Craft Rocket - Christmas is Coming

Move it Along with the Times  - Christmas Animals

Crafts by Design - Christmas

thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Snowy Fox

Here is a New Image from Limited Runs it is called Snowy Fox you can pick him up for only $2 too.

This is coloured up with Markers and Watercolours for the sky and a little blue bow to finish it all off I love to use a brad for the center when I can to not see a knot looks cleaner to me :) 

Challenges

As you like it Challenge - Fave Christmas Colour - Why - Blue It's such a beautiful colour that stands out I love the way it looks 

Craft Rocket - Christmas is Coming

Moving Along with the Times - Christmas Animals

Crafty By Designs - Christmas

Creative Moments - AG 

Paper Shelter - Christmas Card

Merry Christmas - Anything Christmas

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything with a Critter

Card Mania - Anything Goes

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything with a Bow

Daisy Chain - Christmas Winter

Stempelsonnen - AG that is Handcoloured

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

Zombie Girl

Let the Zombie Parade continue along. I love that her eyes are white it's a blind Zombie

So this is the last one in this little series I've done so far.
Can't Wait for Halloween but I still don't know what I'll be

Challenges

Glitter and Sparkle - Fall Colours 11/15

Hiding in my Craft room - Fall Colours

Fussy and Fancy - Soo Spooky

Addicted to Stamps Autumn

Victorine Originals - Mood Board below 11/9

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Crafty Christmas

We can all use a crafty Christmas card for someone who is crafty so here is mine using an Alicia Bel Image from the facebook challenge  

I just went with simple red and White but had to give her blue hair just cause I felt like it
Challenges
Abc Christmas - - X marks the Spot
CHCC - AG + Christmas

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - AG + Christmas
Snowflakes Promise - AG +Christmas

Crafty Creations - AG

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Christmas is a coming!!!

So I'm not in a mad rush to make a bunch Christmas Cards up here's a little simple one using lots of wintery blues. and zero Christmas Papers :)

Challenges 

ABC Christmas - X for Spots

Christmas at Sweet Stampin - AG + Christmas

Paper Shelter - Use a Digi

Merry Christmas - AG + Christmas

\Snowflakes Promise - AG

Retarte - AG #109

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Quirky Art Deco Owl

Here is the 9th Progressive image from Limited Runs Face book Group

He's just so cheeky sticking his tongue out. But I just love the way this turned out coloured with pencils which I find gives it a little extra texture to the image

You can buy this image here for only $1 too till Nov 13th

Crafting with an Attitude - AG
Little Miss Muffet - AG
Creates and Makes - AG
Retarte - 108 AG
TTCRD - AG
Craftaholics R US- AG

Thanks for looking hugs Nikki

Dressing Up for Halloween

For our challenge at Incy Wincy we want to play dress up so
Here's a little Halloween Card I made up and using Sheepski Design - Clair Bear.
I used up one of my old basic Grey papers that are no longer made but it was nice to use up some old papers.

Challenges
Angie's Digi - Spooky/Scary
Come and Get it  - Purple,Orange and Black 11/4
Crafty Friends - AG
Sisterhood of Snarky - Z= Zombie
Colour Crazy - AG
Creative Fingers - AG


Next Card I'm using Damian from Limited Runs I love his Huge Teeth and Claws

Dare2Bartzy - Fall Colours 11/5
Dragonfly Journeys - Halloween
Pile it on - Spiders/Cobwebs 11/12
Ribbon Girls- Ribbon + Image
A gem of a Challenge - Spots/or Stripes + Halloween
Victorine Originals - -Halloween Mood Board **WON**

Thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

Little Froggie

This is an image from Sasayaki glitter  isn't he a cute little froggie and now I've got one more Christmas card so many more to make yikes I am so far behind I'm sure I'll just go nuts and make a bunch one day just have to colour up a lot of images and away I go

Challenges -

Anything Goes @
Snowflakes Promise 10/29 , Crafting from the Heart , Create and Inspire 

Anything Goes Chirstmas @
Winter wonderland , 12 Months of Christmas 11/1 , CHCC  11/1

2 Crafty Critter - Anything with A Critter 11/1
Crafter's Cafe - Die Cuts / Punches

Thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

Mini Bat

This here is Mini Bat From Limited Runs isn't he just adorable. I joined in an ATC swap and need a little card to cover over and protect it as it makes it way to it's new home. I find I like a simple card some days  but it still has a lot going on it the Moon is double embossed once the words with black and then I went over top with a matte embossing powder to brighten the colours of it.

Challenges - 

Crafty Calendar - Halloween 10/29

Colour Crazy AG

Creative Knockouts - AG

Cute Card Thurs - Ag

Southern Girls - Stripey Days

Cookie Challenge - Colour - Grey Orange Black

Simon Says - World Card Making Day

Simon Says Monday - A walk on the dark side

Sisterhood of Crafters - Use your Dies

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Zombies part 2

Here's one more zombie card. When colouring  zombies I love grabbing those odd colours to colour his skin tones I use a lot of greys ,blues, greens,yellow and browns on them.  I also wanted super bloodshot eyes too, which I love how they turned out.

So here's to halloween zombies and more to come... brains!!!! 

Challenges

Dare2BArtzy - Fall Colours

DL Art - Halloween
Double D - Fright Night

Simon Says Mon - A walk on the Wild Side

Thanks for looking and there will be more
zombies on their way !!!

hugs Nikki

Zombies part 1

Halloween is on its way and I always like to make a few cards .. which I will have to mail shortly 

I've been using up all those left over bits and bobbles that have been in my area for just way to long

along with the papers that just HAD to be cut up for this and those that know me know I love my oddities

Challenges - NBUS - I'm being a good girl and using my stash that's been sitting here 

forever Darnell !!! 

Double D - Based on image colours below

Scrap from your Heart - Halloween 11/1

RubberNecker - Anything Goes  10/9

thanks for popping in 

hugs Nikki

LET'S CELEBRATE

Celebrations is the challenge over at Incy Wincy and we have two sponsors for you to win prizes at

DiddyBag and Sasayaki Glitter. I\m in need for Christmas cards so here's one more for the pile and It's flat just in case I want to pop it in the post. Plus with out challenge title how is is not the perfect wintery sentiment to use for it.

Challenges

Nbus - papers and Ribbon all new even pulled out my rarely used dies
Simon Says Wed - AG

Meery Christmas Challenge - AG Christmas

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #5

It's the last day so I made up a little tag to go into a giveaway I'm doing for the hop

didn't want to write in the card so I'll add a small card tag to it :)

If you want to try you luck  in the giveaway it's here under the coffee blog hop and you can grab a free digi too while it's still up.

Coffee Lovers Fall Blog hop - Coffee theme

CAS - Use a Die Cut

Fussy and Fancy - Fall Colours

RRR - Ag + Ribbon

Craftaholics R US  Fall Colours

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #4

This is the Freebie from Limited Runs from the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Summer Addition.

Now found in the store for only $2.00 and he comes in a coloured version too for the same price.

The Paper I've had for ages and coloured him all in pencils. 

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop - Coffee and Fall

Creates and Makes - AG

thanks for looking

hugs Nikki 

Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #3

Here's my 3rd Creation for the fall Coffee lovers Blog Hop. I've used a Limited Runs image Cat Nip tea and the Free sentiment from this Coffee blog Hop.

Fall Lovers Coffee Blog Hop - 

Show us your Pussies - AG + CAT  **top3**

Artistic Inspirations - AG 

Colour Inspiration Monday - Handcoloured images

Polkadoodles F- AG

Use your Stuff - Pets

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Christmas is a coming !!!

At Incy Wincy we are trying to help you get a head with a few extra Christmas cards this season cause lets be honest it's nice to have them done early or just have one on hand JUST in Case !!!!

So the sponsors this challenge are Dr Digi and Star Stampz. I'm a huge fan of unusual Christmas Cards so here's what I made this round. Now who says your image has to be Christmas just something that can be turned into Christmas lol.  None of the paper is for Christmas either but it works for it.

Challenges 
Dragonfly Dreams - Pattern Paper
Corrosive - AG
Simply Papercraft - AG
CHCC -  AG Christmas
2nd Card is from Star Stampz the image screams Christmas but none of the papers are and the border paper I went over a paper with my markers just to make it work used LOTS of embossing powders to make a snowy effect on it the tag has been distressed with ink

Challenges
Christmas at Sweet Stampin  - AG + Christms
Merry Christms - AG + Christmas
The Ribbon Girls -AG + Ribbon
Merry Monday - Add a tag

thanks for looking
hugs Nikki 

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #2

Here's my 2nd  Coffee Lovers card and I've used another Image from Limited Runs and it's in a set right now on sale in a set. I've also used some of my newest coffee stamps from Joy Clair and the cups in the background and the sentiment. 

Challenges 

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Fall and Coffee

Allsorts - Feels like Autumn

Really Reasonable Ribbon - AG + ribbon

Crafty Galore Encore - AG

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop #1

Coffee lovers blog hop is going on right now and Limited Runs is proud to bring one of the many fabulous sponsors to this wonderful hop.

So here is my first creation using Limited Runs fall freebie 

Plus if you go to Limited Runs You can win this card.

Challenges 

Coffee lovers - Fall &coffee

A bit more time to Craft AG 

Crafty Awesomeness  AG 

Creatalicious AG + Leaves

Kreativeinkauf Leaves

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Nikki 

WOYWW + Finished Window

Happy WOYWW 

The coffee is my Mocha Almond Coffee MMMMmmmm!!! 

So this week I'm going through my stash for my little sort seeing it drives me crazy when it gets to be messy (for me to deal with) I'm working on some Halloween creations and have to get my butt in gear for the "Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop" which starts on the 15th but I should have all my stuff done in time.

So here's my desk I just got my new Joy Clair Coffee stamps in the post today. Just putting them into my binder that is getting heavier !! Will have to sort through it and destash if I can.

Well I finally finished the last set of windows .. YAH!!! I would say just for now with my luck I'll come home to a few holes in the walls and a DH looking at me saying Honey I think a window needs to go there ... It has happened MORE THEN ONCE !!! lol

Outside View

Inside View

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Cupcakes and Birthdays

Our Challenge for you this time at Incy Wincy (Sept 4 to Sept 17th)  is this delish Photo with all those yummy shakes in it.

Our Sponsor is Lemon Shortbread and you can win 3 digi of your choice from the shop. So let this photo inspire you to create something and play along with us

 

There are just some days where you want to do something different and using all this purple and Yellows are just what I ended up doing when It came to finishing colouring this image up and I used up some ribbons that I've been holding on forever it seems just waiting for this card

Challenges
The Ribbon Girls  AG
Crafting with Dragonflies  happy birthday with cake ** top 3**
A bit more time to Craft AG
Colouring in Scrapland- AG
Make my Monday - Something for a Child (This was for a 2 year old )
Thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

WOYWW

Happy WOYWW well here is my space and I'm on to my last window which I will be soldering right after this post so I can get on to the messy part tommorrow of adding in the cement which is what stops a window from rattling in it's place and to stop air flow. Not that I have to worry these will be in front of Thermal windows so they will add a small amount of added protection but they are just to look pretty :)
Everything had been brought back in and the floors are done , some things need to be put where they belong but it's mostly put back together so it will do for now.

So I will again try to get around to as many of you as I can 

thanks for Visiting :)

hugs Nikki

ATC

This is one of the ATC's I've been making lately. They are fun to make and swap with other this one I've had requests for remakes a few times now this is Blue Eye #5 my most popular design 

and it's all been Hand painted and Drawn out using Watercolours and Gel Marker for eye lashes.
I really enjoy drawing eyes and now with the watercolours it adds so much more depth

Challenges
Simon Says Mon - Make an ATC

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki 

WILD SIDE

Our Challenge at Incy WIncy is Let's see your Wild Side and we mean use something and Quirky and have fun with it.  I've used Rick St Dennis image Caroling Zombies I can picture it in my head BRAINS Brains Fa la la la Brains lol

So I had to make a second card seeing I made it up with 2 different sentiments and I do have friends that will enjoy a good zombie Christmas card

Challenges - 

Colour Inspiration Monday - AG + Handcolouring

Christmas Card Challenge - AG Christmas

ABC Christmas - Red  

Simon Says wed - Add a Sentiment

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

WOYWW

I'm not sure today I really have a desk. More like a pile here and one over there one down the hall and few in the spare room my stuff is all over in tiny little piles and it will eventually find it's home again but the floors are down to last few rows and the room has been repainted seeing I'm a messy girl lol 

LEAD when it hits the walls leaves a mark ... Paint when flicked goes everywhere and Yep that's my story lol Artists need creative spaces where they can MUCK about !!! After 26 Years he's getting use to it most days some days I can just drive him nuts Oh and the carpet has a layer of PLASTIC under it to protect the floors ... Wonder why that is lol

My Desk - Poor Mascots just chucked about :P

 Sewing Supplies all my stamps and ATC albums (In and Going Out) 

My Fave is the antique Shot gun box for my 12 by 12 papers 

Below is my grandmas Sewing table with some thread that she use to use way back when

 Pencils and Markers Scrap Paper box

 Odds and Ends 

 Top Part of my desk 

Stained glass supplies I need to make windows Love that it fits into a small box

Guess I'll go give my stash a sort :) 

Hugs Nikki

thanks for looking I'll pop around if I can