Happiness !!! Tucked in a snowy mountain with a hot tub lol

Here is one of the Newest Images from Limited Runs You can snag this huge scene which is perfect just for any winter time card.  the little Snowman is a LOTV stamp. I coloured this up using Inks and markers to give it a blended look along with a touch of watercolours

Challenges Incy Wincy Happiness - Jan 4th

TTCRD - AG - Jan 7th

Shopping our Stash - Happy Holidays Jan 6

Everybody Art - Winter Landscape .

Holly and Ivy  AG Christmas Jan 12\

Crafting Happiness - Christmas

Crafty Cardmakers - Christmas

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Black N White + One Colour

Wow It's been a while since I actually blogged but here is my creation for Incy Wincy this round

You can win $10 From Oddball too Have fun creating

hugs Nikki

WOYWW

Hey all here is my little space this week
I haven't been doing so much its been busy hanging out with friends. Managed to make a few new digital images for  my little shop Limited Runs they will be added in later this week. So here is my  space got my atc card with some lovely tags and a stunning card from Cindy thank you.

My cards from Cindy

Here is my little space 

Close up of todays mail from my swap groups. 

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Nikki 

Woyww

Here is my little corner late to share Sorry so late it's still Wed here 

As you can see My ATC Album is on the left and the finished WOYWW lonely #10 card all set to go to PearshapedChris but I need her address Hint hint 

Sorry I'm such rubbish on getting around these days really sneak by me quickly

that and I think I"m leaving comments on my notepad and NOPE nothing I'm typing

and getting nowhere 

so thanks for visiting 

hugs Nikki

WOYWW 10 YEARS !!!

I Know it's been forever it seems but I had to join into Woyww For the big 10 year celebration 

I'm still around just not been on my blog much been still creating stuff and mostly drawing out a lot of ATC cards to swap with online groups so it has been fun trading with other artists for sure my collection of WOYWW cards are in the little dark blue box up on the top shelf on my desk it has room for lots more so If you would like to trade with me I will make a few custom cards up for this special occasion

Here are a couple buttons for the celebration

Right Click and Save as 

Here is my little space

and a close up of the one I'm starting on for who ever I trade with 

Julia thanks for making this a wonderful journey of sneaking around and peeking

around at other's spaces 

Thank you for looking

Hugs Nikki

Coffee card

The summer spring coffee hop is on so I thought to paint a little picture up for the challenge.  Using watercolours and twinkling H2O paints.

Coffee Hop 

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Nikki

Just for the boys

Our Challenge this round at Incy Wincy is all about the boys, this is one of the newest images from Limited Runs  - Lighthouse #1 ,  We also have another Sponsor Fabrika Fantasy too so you will have 2 chances to win. Here's a little ATC I made up using Watercolours to colour it up.

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Reviews - Monte Marte Watercolours

Here is my little Review on Monte Marte Watercolours Paint Two Seasons.  I bought these paints on sale too good of a deal to not give them a try and these are not to bad they are a soft wash of colours they have some great tones for those that like to paint  softer looking colours. You can find them on Amazon Here . But I bought these for only $8 at Homesense so you can find for a cheaper price if you just look around.

This set has a Gold and Silver Colour in them too which is a nice little bonus for those who what to try out a metal colour.

Stock Photo Used

I just made up a quick little sample sheet of all that come in this set to 

give you an idea of what they have. Leaving the colours as full pigment as I could

These paints aren't bad and Some of the colours feel like they been mixed with White,

and aren't that transparent as a pure colour but work good for shading.

Below is a example of the paints as you can see they feel muted to me little bolder in real life but this gives you an idea.

Sorry the Photo Went MIA when I paint up another will share it here

Pros about these
Had Metallic colours included which is a nice surprise and like the washed out colour pallet to play with.
Few Cons about these

Now I did notice a few of the  paints have a funny little smell when I used them from the tube and put it on a pallet but that went away once it dried up must be something they use in the process to create the paint. Also Might be the fact the the only thing keeping the air out of them is the lid not sealed air tight.

I also put some paint in half pans they seem to be very shiny and don't like staying in them very well and fall out a lot , they look like plastic paint. They still work fine just funny they won't stay in the pans if dropped about. Also they have been in there for a couple days and everytime I've opened the container you can smell the off gases what do they use to make them stink?

So over all these are pretty low end paints but great for a student learning and they will paint just lightly like they all are mixed with white

The paints also didn't seem to be mixed very well as water came out at first then paint showing separation or the way the store handled them

Would I buy these again maybe have to think about it.

To the Moon

Our challenge this week is to use Ribbon and I didn't want to take away from the colouring I did on this image it seems a little magical with the watercoloured BG. I've been becoming addicted to use watercolours.  So you can work with a digital image and play with your watercolours to get some sweet effects.

thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

 

Thanks

Sometimes you just have to say thanks

So here's a quick little card. I did have to add in some shading on the thanks die cut. 

But this way i can send a few extra goodies with this light weight card

Challenges 

Simon Says Wed - no stamps

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Nikki 

Make it Girly and enjoy a coffee

Our Challenge at Incy Wincy is make it Girly and we have 2 sponsors to get a chance to win

Little Blue Button and My Besties I've chosen to work with Little Blue Button this round

I actually own very little purple paper and this was the 1st 2 sheets I grabed so I went with it and made up this card she's coloured with a mix of ink and pencil crayons to give a softer effect 

Coffee Sentiment is from Joy Clair Stamps

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

New Girl

Here is a New image from Limited Runs and  her name is Candance

I've created two different styles just by colouring her different. She now looks like two

different People.

Both of these are ATC cards.

Crafty Creations - AG

Crafty Addicts - AG

TTCRD - AG

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Kitty's are Coming !!

Finishing off my Guest Design work for Kinda Cute. this month. It's been fun playing with these adorable images.  This is from Cat Digital Stamp Set ,  I'm using them all up making some no line colourings of these cute kittys so I thought to make a set of matching cards 

FYI for those trying this print it in the lightest shade so you can still see the image and use pencils over the edges or markers to give it a hand drawn feeling
these are all done with pencils and a fine tip micron pen which I thought was lighter but turned out darker but it worked out fine 

Micron Pen used for top hair

Challenges 

Anything Goes @
Dragon Fly Dreams  Corrosive  , Polka Doodles, Southern Girls

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Coffee Bear

Here's my 2nd Post for Kinda Cute this month

using Bear with Cup and who doesn't love a good cuppa and I've coloured this up with

pencil crayons and used the last of my coffee paper that I had been holding on to for a while 

but I really love this paper and it's not made anymore so alas had to use it 

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Christmas Bird

So A little exciting news I don't do this to often but I'm a guest Designer for Kinda Cute this month it's fun working with others Images and just show them off so here you go

Is it to soon for Christmas cards well tough lol here is my creation from Kinda Cute using
Christmas Bird this is my 1st of 3 posts that will be popping up this month on my blog !!

so keep your eyes out for the rest of them

Coloured up with pencil crayons blended down with Gamsol and used a little 

gold gel marker on the bobble

thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki