Here Kitty !!

This week at Incy Wincy we have a sketch for you and we are using a digi from All Dressed up I've used this adorable kitty and one of the smallest Sentiment stamp I own this is in a little row and I just inked the last one up so glad it went where I wanted it to go :)

Challenges - Incy Wincy Sketch - below

Double Click Skittles - Use any Animal
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG
Brown Sugar - AG
Crafty Sentiments - CAS
Deep Ocean - Our Furry Friends

Thanks for looking hugs Nikki

WOYWW + Winners

It's WOYWW time again and here's my space going through and organizing my rubber seeing there some are some not stamped out so I can have a quick glace on the other side to see how it looks etc

So I'm trying to group them with those with foam, no foam then into companies/holidays it's a process that works most of the time lol. 

I am always amazed at baby wipes and how they clean our stamps remove marker ink and manage to be safe enough to use on your skin to remove a mess. 

 So here's a close up of those I'm rearranging at the moment it's a wide assortment for sure and seeing I don't own enough of each to get there own individual pages I just try my best to theme them up one way or another :)  looks like foam vs no foam at the moment lol

Winners of my little RAK day giveaway are Lynda Beazley and Eliza congrats please send me your emails so I can get you prizes to you both

Elusionary60 at hotmail.com

Happy WOYWW and I'll pop around to as many people as I can 

hugs Nikki

Long flowing Red Hair

This week at Incy Wincy we want to see distressing mine is pretty subtle in it but I did distress the edges and painted over a lite wash of white over the BG  and then used my water colours in a very fun way not in the lines I like to say and I always love looking at this style it's so much more left to imagination it seems.

Challenges - Incy Wincy Distressing

Come and Get it - Layer it On

Graph'it Spring or  Greens 2/27

Cute Card Thursday - Floral Delight

Throwback Thursday - Any Thing Green . I'm using a lot of old stash these flowers and papers I've had for years and thought it was time to use em up finally

Image Aurora Wings  Paper - K n Co, Brazzil, WOJ hemp twine. Flowers - Forever in time

Derwent Water colours. Brads BG, Bling and charm from stash

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki 

I still have candy to give away here  

Winter butterflies

How often can you ever use butterflies and snowflakes in one card well I couldn't help myself when I started this one the sentiment just makes it work. I also had to colour in my little punched butterflies they where a little one dimensional for me so this is leading to me making 6 more cards similar to this one just with different papers so here is my sample card.

The embossing powder is huge "Bling Bling"  from WOW it does not need help sticking down 

but I do use the heat gun from underneath seeing it can blow off everywhere lets just say I vacuumed up after in my space glitter gets everywhere :)

Challenges - 

Casing Christmas - Photo Inspired Top 5
Crafting for all Seasons -Dies/Punches
Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Only Words 3/10
Loves Rubber Stamps Let it Sparkle
Top Tip Tues - Rubber Stamps Only
Tues Throwdown - Use Metal

Recipe

Quietfire Stamps Snowflakes are the Butterflies Set
, Embossing Powder- Ranger,WOW, Ribbons from Stash

Bling Ribbon - recollections, Ink Heidi Swapp, Dies - Spellbinders  Punch EKsuccess, 

Brads Recollections, Papers MME Recollections

Thanks for looking
and I have a Rak Here
hugs Nikki 

WOYWW +it's RAK DAY!!!

 Happy WOYWW here's my space this week working on a few cards for a set of 6 of them still need to stamp the sentiment and get them all together they are winter cards So below I've included a pull out of my whole space and I've labeled it all up for you to see what is what in each box and the one flowers going left to right is on the top drawer the bottom drawer has in it some dew drops and stuff like that :)
Did you know that Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day this will go till next Wed

for two GC to Limited Runs for $5.00 

My WHOLE SPACE!!!

It's winter every space has tissue in it lol 

My coffee is by the computer seeing I love to live dangerously 

and my chair is really squeaky but I love it :)

Also check out my sale page if you have the time

hugs Nikki

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

Just a Touch of Colour

Our Sponsor this week is Milk n Coffee and we want to see white on white with a touch of colour. I've coloured my image with a pencil just to shade the little peeps and snowman and used Pencil crayons to add the touch of colour I found them to be a little rough so I went over them with a pale marker just to blend the pencil together.

Side view

Challenges Incy Wincy - White on white touch of colour

Completely Christmas AG

Winter Wonderland - for a Child

Love to Scrap - AG

Craft a Scene - Winter
Crafty Calendar - AG

Recipe - Digi Milk and Coffee 

Coloured -Pencils, Shinhan Marker

Dies - Sizzix

Embossing Spellbinders

Acrylic Snowflakes

Glitterglue 

thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

WOYWW & Winner

So It's WOYWW and here's my space a little more colourful then last week but almost the same. I coloured in the little birds and covered the offensive Christmas word over lol for some of you who think it's way to early to create them so soon. I just had a blast colouring these guys up and couldn't make them all the same.

Also A little happy mail on my desk from GranMargaret amd Darnell thank you both for the sweet cards made my Mon and then Tues for sure :)

Just finished building some kitchen cabinets took so much longer then I wanted to UGG!!

let's just say no wall or floor is ever perfectly LEVEL, and when they tell you the wrong thing on the directions bloody frustrating at least the other half is a contractor or I'd still be there trying to figure out what is going on wrong with it all (2 person job for sure)

WINNER IS !!!!!

The lucky winner of that brown envelope on my desk is Zsuzsa Karoly-Smith

send me your snail mail and I'll pop it in the post

elusionary60 at hotmail.com

Also Holley is having a giveaway here today of some Limited Runs Digi check out her blog

Super Close up of this CUTIE !!!!

Happy WOYWW and 

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

hugs Nikki

Couple of Bookmarks

POLKA DOODLES is this weeks sponsor and I've created 2 little bookmarks
I've coloured them all messy like with water colours I've been in a more dreamy mood when I've been painting this time and I like the effect they look way better in real life the camera just misses a little of the depth.

Challenges - Incy Wincy - Die or A Punch

Anything But a Card - Friendship
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - AG
That Craft Place - AG
Open Minded No Pink,No Red
Creative Chicks No Cards AG
CHPP - AG
Stemplegarten - Anything But a Card

Digi - Polka Doodles, Stamps Studio G

Punches MS,Stampin Up

Brads - Recollections

Papers, K and Co. Basic Grey, Brazzil, MME

Fibers from stash.

Inks Memento

Paint  Derwent Inktense

Mini Cards

Just Updated my stash for sale added in a whole bunch of stuff please check it out

Also I have a little Rak below in the WOYWW post it's winner called on Wed

Here are a couple Christmas Mini Cards Great for Presents in my books Will be using them for sure 

Challenges 

Casing Christmas - Photo Inspired

Winter Wonderland - KISS

Merry Monday - Bows

A Girl who Crafts AG

CHCCE - AG Christmas

thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

WOYWW + RAK

Happy Wed and here's my desk this week and I've still got an unclaimed Rak so I'll pick a new winner this week from this weeks comment it's just a fun bit of mystery xmas stash to pop off to anywhere in the world it's not much seeing I'm trying to keep it in an envelope but it's a few fun things to play with. Underneath it is a few winter birds all set to be coloured up for some fun little cards.There's also above it my WOYWW block... STILL untouched or altered I keep saying I might stain it or do something but I've done nothing to it other then attach a magnet to it's underside, Check out everyone else's space at Julia's

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

hugs Nikki 

And Welcome to my new followers too :) 

There's always one in the bunch

That just stands out !! I like the idea of making one of these sunflowers just pop off the page 

they've been fussy cut into place and there is a little wooden toothpick holding up the sign. This picture just doesn't show how bright the sunflower looks to the rest of the bunch.

Challenges - High Hopes - AG - Mar 2
Loves Rubber Stamps - AG

Papertake Weekly - AG
TTCRD - AG

Simon Says WED- AG

Passion your craft - AG

Stamps - High Hopes, Hero Arts, 

Die - Clearly Besotted

Ribbon from Stash, Papers MME

Inks Tim Holtz,Memento 

Markers - Shinhan Touch

2 in One Post !!

This week we are sponsored by STITCHY BEAR DIGI OUTLET  and I've created two cards using one of there stores images from Ginger Loft's - O Winter Trees. This image I altered the colour when I printed it to a rusty green and then used a lot of distress inks and sprays to alter the papers and make them more unique. I love the effect it causes on the image very dream like quality.

Join us in our Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week you can find it below.

Challenges -
Incy Wincy - Brads, 3 Papers & Ribbon

Casing Christmas - Inspired by Photo *WON*
Baffies Kreativladen - AG
Crafty Gals Corner - Try Something New - Used Acetate and Sprayed it with Paints then Dropped
the image into it love the unique effect it created 

Here's my 2nd Card using a Stitchy Bear Stamp - Bah Hum Bug
I did Digitally Colour this image in and then went over it a little extra with my markers to shade it
even more. Seeing it lacked the shading I wanted.

Challenges - Incy Wincy - Use a Punch, Something that Sparkles, Ribbon
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Lots of Layers
Card Mania - Add some Red 2/28

 Tree Card -Digi -Ginger Loft - O Winter Trees, Stamp - Inkadinkado.

Brads - Recolletions, Ribbon May Arts and Fibers
Santa Card - Digi Stitchy Bear - Bah Hum Bug
Stamp Studio G, Papers Recollections,Tim Holtz,
Punch - Stampin Up, EK Success
From Stash - Ribbon,Pearls, Button

Inks - Tim Holtz, Studio Calico, Versafine. 

Papers - Recollections, Basic Grey,MME

thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Happy Birthday

It's time to get some other fun cards made and enjoy my mini break from Christmas cards :) 

Here's a birthday card I've made for someone special that likes BLING !!! 

the dress has a shimmer on it that makes it look really kewl in this picture. 

The Digi is from LIMITED RUNS called Melinda I love her wild mane of hair. 

Challenges 

4 Crafty Chicks - AG

Dream it Up - Birthday Wishes 2/1

Seize the Birthday -AG 3/10

Southern Girls - Sparkle and Shine 3/15

Baffies Kreativladen - AG

Paper Shelter -Lots of Layers

Penny's Paper Crafty - AG

Simon Says - AG

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - Fave Embellishment "BRADS"

Digi Limited Runs

Stamp - Bo Bunny

Papers - MME,Tim Holtz,Recollections.

Embossing Spellbinders

Brad -MME 

Markers - Shinhan,Spectrum

Sparking Watercolour paint

Everything else from Stash

thanks for looking 

hugs 

Nikki

Little Xmas

Last Card for this month to get ahead for Christmas based this on CASE-ing Christmas their sketch 

Altered it a bit by using one of my Tim Holtz Tags and attaching it to the card to give it a little extra something. I like how this turned out used the last of my little bling ornaments too 

Challenges - CASE-ing Christmas  - Photo Inspired 

Christmas Card - AG

CHCCE - AG 

thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

WOYWW + Winners

WOYWW it's that time again to show off our spaces check out Julia's place to know what's going on link in my side bar and I've actually made a tut for how to make a Oatmeal box Ink holder Check it out in this POST Hopefully it makes sense cause that's a 50/50 chance there lol. Here's the new one added in and refinished to match in my space.

So here's my space this week

Doing a little colouring I won this image so how could I not play with it a few times and to the left is a card I'm working on for my DT hidden of course. I threw all my bling into a little black box so it can be hidden away when I'm not using it. I own more then I thought.
Up top of my space I found an really old piggy bank from when I was a kid this guy is ugly according to my other half but I love that he's been around for as long as I have even if his hair is falling out lol

but that's just me he has a few nickles and dimes from when I was little in it still so I cleaned him up and put him on display just to say see I do like him lol 

Cleaned off my inspiration area wanted a change and it all had to go 

Close up of the images I was working on found out when I tried to do no lines that when I wanted to do the bubbles I first embossed them with clear then put over top glossy effects 

it can change some of the colours to a really light look on them which I didn't want the 

other image is sill being worked on and I'm trying her as very fair skinned so far

a lot of blending to create this soft look and so far I'm happy with them 

WINNERS !!!

Oh and before I forget my Winners

Still need to hear from Briget Larsen from last week

and also I will need to hear from Whimcess AKA Barbara Diane

Can you both Please send me your snail mail addresses and

I'll pop those mini Rak's in the post

Happy WOYWW 

and I'll try to visit as many peeps as I can 

hugs Nikki